Insights
Weekly messages of hope and encouragement.
Is sex outside marriage a sin?
In this special edition Insight and Podcast, Rev Gav explores this age old question.
How do we live God’s future in the present?
One of the recurring themes in the Bible is that of exile and return.
Why do we want Christmas to be perfect?
I wonder why we sometimes look at the Christmas Story through rose-tinted glasses.
Should we believe in the virgin birth?
There is a way to read the nativity that is neither literalistic nor allegorical.
Without John would there have been Jesus?
It is never too late for any of us to reflect on our lives and repent, turning our direction towards God.
What does it mean that Christ is Sovereign?
No matter what your past, what baggage you are carrying, or what problems you have, you are welcome here.
How do we endure hardships?
It is normal and right to feel anger when we experience injustice, but it is what we do with that anger that matters.
Why is remembrance important?
Remembering acts of self-sacrifice during times of abhorrent war, can ultimately point us to a God who loves us and who has given self for us.
What does Jesus say about resurrection?
Resurrection is about raising (from the dead) AND revolution (vindication of the righteous)!
What is salvation?
Jesus calls us by name, asks us to ‘come down’ from our positions of authority and oppression of the poor, and to commune with him.
How do we break free from oppressive systems?
The path to redemption — for us and for all creation — starts with the admission of our own guilt and the role we play within a corrupt, broken, and unjust system.
What does it mean to fish in the margins?
Today’s Bible Reading speaks right to the heart of Fab Church and who we are, whether we are visitors, guests, or members!
What does it mean to have faith?
It is not the size of our faith that is important but what kind of faith we possess.
What kind of priests should we be?
Are we convinced that the way of Jesus is the way of inclusion and love — to welcome the poor, marginalised, oppressed, and downtrodden?
What should be our response?
The way of Jesus Christ is radically inclusive, and we, the church, have a duty to put Christ first in everything.
What is Sexual Immorality?
As agents for God, in the name of Jesus Christ, we offer forgiveness for past sins and a welcome to those who have been marginalised because of their sexuality, sexual practices, relationships, or gender.
What on earth is hell?
There are two places referred to as ‘hell’ in our English Bibles and neither of them are a spiritual place where souls are tortured in the afterlife!
How do we live the right way up in an upside-down world?
We are called to live the right way up in an upside-down world, and to humbly live out the way of Jesus wherever we may find ourselves.
How and where should we be Jesus to the world?
Dear friends, go and be fabulous; go and be Jesus, because the world needs you.
What does it mean to be family?
We are forming a new kind of family here at FAB Church, and we are getting to know, and learning to love, our new siblings, our new parents, and our new children.
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