Insights
Weekly messages of hope and encouragement.
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.
Can we live the way of Christ?
We are not meant to live in fear and we are not meant to live isolated lives, and so the question is, given that culture is such a prevailing force, how can we live counter-culturally?
Can we ‘Adam and Eve’ it?
There is nothing wrong with the acquisition of knowledge but we are to do so remembering that it is God’s world filled with God’s creatures, and we are to do so on God’s terms.
How powerful is God?
We live in a world where there is unimaginable pain and suffering, and we are not to be bystanders, imploring a remote God to divinely intervene.
Are you a Mary or a Martha?
The way of Jesus, the ‘one thing’, is a the way of humility and obedience to God, and we are all invited to join the way.
Who is my neighbour?
When an expert in the law correctly identified the one who was a neighbour to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers, Jesus had only one reply. “Go and do likewise.”
How can I be more self-controlled?
Over time you will know the transforming power of God, that you might become more self-controlled, and become the person that God created you to be.
Who has the keys to the kingdom?
I am convinced that God will not leave us as we are, but call us to collectively shine like lights in a dark world, opening the doors of the kingdom to those that have previously been excluded.
Did the miracles of Jesus really happen and what do they mean?
The story of Jesus is the story of a God who came in person to confront and subvert all that would oppress us and seek to control us and we need not be afraid.
Are God and Love the same thing?
“God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.” (Romans 5.4b)
How do I know if I’m filled with the Holy Spirit?
May we be open to allowing the Spirit who lives in us to transform us from the inside out, and also to allow the Spirit who lives in us to reach out to others with God’s love.
How do we stand out to stand firm?
If you have little left of yourselves to give, and are physically or emotionally worn out, hang in there, for you are not alone.
How can we be led by the Spirit
God-given visions happen when we give permission for the Spirit of God to speak to us and we allow ourselves to imagine how things could be in the future.
In what way was John’s revelation radical?
John paints a picture of how things will be for a great multitude that no-one can count from every nation, tribe, people, and language.
What can we learn from Peter?
We can see ourselves reflected in the story of Simon Peter — a story where we drop everything to be with Jesus, discover that Jesus values us, that through his resurrection we are forgiven, and that our love, however flawed, is enough.
What is our ‘new work’ in Christ?
What does your church do collectively to declare Jesus Christ as Saviour and to bless the community that it serves?
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