In Romans 7 we heard how our human nature is wrecked by sin. We can’t do the good we want. Instead we do things we hate. But this week we start Romans 8. Where we hear how Jesus saves us out of that by his Spirit. How does that work? The post Romans 8:1-17 | Life by the Spirit of Christ appeared first on Village Church - Kelvin Grove.…

In Romans 6 we’ve heard Paul say that because of Christ’s death for us, we now have a new life of living for God. This week Romans 7 raises the question: What’s the place of God’s law in this new life? Do we live for God by trying really hard to obey to his law? What happens if we do try that? The post Romans 7 | Law; What Is It Good For? appeared …

Last week we heard the start of Romans 6, that we’re united with Christ, so we should consider ourselves dead to sin and alive to God. But what should we actually DO with our lives now? Do we just sit there trying really hard not to sin anymore? Sam will take us through the rest of Romans 6 The post Romans 6 – Slaves to Righteousness appeared first…

We’ve heard so much in Romans 1-5 about how totally forigiving God is because Jesus died for our sins. As Philip takes us into Romans 6, the question is: with all this great forgiveness on offer, why wouldn’t we just keep sinning? The post Romans 6 – The Hope of Holiness appeared first on Village Church - Kelvin Grove.…

During school holidays we take a break from Romans to look at Raising & Reaching. Today Sam is talking about passing the gospel on to the next generation. It raises the question for all of us: How are we making sure the next generation is growing to know Jesus? The post Raising the Next Generation appeared first on Village Church - Kelvin Grove.…

We continue our series on Paul’s letter to the church in Rome, all about the good news of Jesus. As we continue in chapter 5, we see just HOW CERTAIN is the HOPE we have in Jesus. As we see all the brokenness of this world, Paul will say the salvation of Jesus is even bigger! The post Romans 5:12-21 | Great Grace appeared first on Village Church - …

When the hardest things in life come at us, we can feel shaken. But in Romans 5, we get a picture of the clear and certain hope that we have in Christ, anchored in our past justification and our future hope of glory. Philip helps us to see the bridge that we stand on, anchored between these two realities, where God holds us and grows us, even (or e…

After hearing the great promise of righteousness by faith in Christ, Paul goes back to see how this was true even before Christ, looking to Abraham as the key example. Jeremy helps us to see the power of faith to give us life before God. The post One Faith, One Family (Romans 4) appeared first on Village Church - Kelvin Grove.…

Sam goes through how friendship and fellowship with one another is affected by and experienced through the vapour of life. The post Ecclesiastes 4 – Fellowship in the Vapour appeared first on Village Church - Kelvin Grove.By Village Church

Philip explores the seasons of our lives – the good and the bad – and how God draws them together. The post Ecclesiastes 3 | Life Itself is Vapour appeared first on Village Church - Kelvin Grove.By Village Church

Jeremy continues our series in Ecclesiastes as the Teacher decides to explore what can be gained from pursuing pleasure, wisdom and achievement under the sun. The post Ecclesiastes 2 appeared first on Village Church - Kelvin Grove.By Village Church

Jeremy kicks off our new series in Ecclesiastes by exploring the wisdom of ‘the Teacher’ as he considers the meaning of life under the sun – if any can be gained from it. The post Ecclesiastes 1 appeared first on Village Church - Kelvin Grove.By Village Church

In this one-off talk to kick off our term, Sam helps us to hear about the value and power of friendship, and how Christ calls us to walk closely in friendship with one another. The post Friendship (Ecclesiastes 4) appeared first on Village Church - Kelvin Grove.By Village Church

In our final talk in Matthew, Sam takes us through just how lifechanging Jesus’ being raised was for the first witnesses and us today. The post The Son Raised | Matthew 27:55-28:20 appeared first on Village Church - Kelvin Grove.By Village Church

This week Sam continues to look at how Jesus takes our shame upon himself by being humiliated and beaten by the Roman and Jewish leaders. Warning: this passage deals with some themes that some might find upsetting. The post The Son Shamed II | Matthew 27:1-31 appeared first on Village Church - Kelvin Grove.…

Jeremy takes us through the kangaroo court set up to find any way to convict Jesus and sentence him to death. At the same time, Peter waits outside. The post The Son Shamed (I) | Matthew 26:57-75 appeared first on Village Church - Kelvin Grove.By Village Church

In His darkest moment, when He needs His friends most, Jesus is either abandoned or betrayed by His closest friends. Jeremy goes through this passage this week delving into what Jesus has done for everyone in this moment. The post The Son Abandoned | Matthew 26:30-56 appeared first on Village Church - Kelvin Grove.…

This week Philip takes us through the Passover meal Jesus has with his closest friends and disciples. The post The Son Honoured II | Matthew 26:17-29 appeared first on Village Church - Kelvin Grove.By Village Church

Jeremy takes us through the anointing of Jesus as the Pharisees plot to kill him. The post The Son Honoured | Matthew 26:1-16 appeared first on Village Church - Kelvin Grove.By Village Church

“Who is then that faithful and wise servant…?” Philip continues our series in Matthew this week by unpacking Jesus’ parables that help to dig deeper about who and what we do as his people, ready for his return. The post The Son’s Return | Matthew 24:45-25:13 appeared first on Village Church - Kelvin Grove.…

This week Sam unpacks Jesus’ predictions for Jerusalem and us and what that might mean for how we live our lives in Christ. The post The Son’s Coming | Matthew 24:1-44 appeared first on Village Church - Kelvin Grove.By Village Church

No one likes a hypocrite – including Jesus. This week Sam unpacks what Jesus has to say to hypocrites. The post The Son’s Verdict | Matthew 23 appeared first on Village Church - Kelvin Grove.By Village Church

A wedding feast, tested loyalties and a theological riddle. Jeremy continues our series in Matthew as Jesus is put to the test by the religious leaders of his day. The post Matthew 22:1-46 | The Son’s Test appeared first on Village Church - Kelvin Grove.By Village Church

Jeremy kicks off our final series in Matthew unpacking a withered fig tree, what it means to have a fruitful life and faith that can move a mountain. The post Matthew 21:18-46 – The Son’s Harvest appeared first on Village Church - Kelvin Grove.By Village Church

As we get into the year, Colossians has so much to help us think about what we want for this year; for what God wants from us, and for how we can be praying for growth this year. But ultimately, Colossians 1 wants our vision to be caught up with a vision of glory and worship of Jesus. The post The Glorious Christ (Colossians 1) appeared first on Vi…