Notes from Sunday evening teaching.

For some time in 2008 our Sunday evening teaching focussed on the Life and Teachings of Jesus. Although we have diverted onto other areas we feel God wants us to cover we have not abandoned this series and will be returning to it in the future.

Jesus is our role-model as Christians. Although he was the Son of God, he laid aside his status as God and became fully man. The miracles he performed he did not do as God, but as a man, and so his life demonstrates what is possible for a human being, fully yielded to God. Jesus said so himself when he promised that his followers would not only do the same works as him, but do even greater things (John 14:12).

Our goal therefore, as disciples of Jesus, is to live our lives on earth in the same way as him, and this practical and relevant teaching series aims to equip each one of us to live a "naturally supernatural" lifestyle.

See What's On to see when the teachings will be taking place - normally two Sunday evenings a month, but we do aim to keep our Sunday evening program flexible.

These resources are in Adobe Acrobat format and you will need to have Acrobat Reader installed on your PC to read them. This software can be downloaded free of charge from the Adobe website.

01 Introduction & The Early Years (pdf, 15.9 KB)
An introduction to the central theme of Jesus' teaching, the kingdom of God, and a look at the only recorded incident of Jesus' childhood, demonstrating his humanity.

02 Journey to Destiny (pdf, 27.3 KB)
A call to "enjoy the journey" towards the destiny that God has for us as his children with reference to the 18 "hidden" years of Jesus' life between age 12 and 30.

03 Baptised and Anointed (pdf, 27.9 KB)
A look at Jesus' baptism in water by John, and his anointing by the Holy Spirit as pattern for the foundations (baptism in water and the Spirit) that must be in place in our lives if we are to fulfill our destiny and calling.

04 Affirmation of Sonship (pdf, 20.8 KB)
The signifiance of Jesus' affirmation by the Father as his beloved son ('huios') and a look at God's plan to make us into mature 'sons' that will accomplish his plan and purpose here on earth.

05 Temptation (Part 1) (pdf, 31.2 KB)
A look at how Jesus' sonship was tested as the Holy Spirit led him into the wilderness to be tempted by Satan - and the lessons this has for us.

06 Temptation (Part 2) (pdf, 19.8 KB)
A further look at how Jesus resisted the temptations of the devil with reference to how we should use the armour of God to stand firm against his attack on our lives.

07 Full of Grace and Truth (pdf, 19.2 KB)
A look at the introduction to John's gospel with particularly reference to Jesus as "perfect theology", the introducer of the new covenant era of grace and truth - and a fresh definition of grace.

08 Come up Higher (Jean Brand) (pdf, 14.2 KB)
Guest speaker, Jean Brand, introduces the Sermon on the Mount, showing that it is not an impossible to keep set of rules and regulations, but an invitation to "come up higher" and view our lives from God's perspective.

09 Developing a Kingdom Mindset (pdf, 25.1 KB)
Continuing our introduction to the Sermon on the Mount with a look at the first beatitude "the poor in spirit" as a call to have our minds renewed so that we begin see things from God's kingdom perspective.

10 Beauty for Ashes (pdf, 36.3 KB)
A look at the second beatitude and how God brings blessing and happiness (beauty) into our lives through times of hardship, loss and mourning (ashes).

11 Inheriting the Earth (pdf, 31.1 KB)
A look at the third beatitude and at the type of people (the meek) who fully enter into the inheritance that God has for them, both in this life and the life to come.