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Understanding the Time pt 5 – The Second Coming
As Jesus describes His second coming in Matthew 24 He creates a challenging tension – you won’t be able to predict when it’s going to happen, but you’ll need to be ready for it when...
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Eschatology 101
In this workshop Mike unpacks some key terms relating to what the Bible says about the end of this age and then describes the four main ways of understanding the end-times prophecies of Scripture. Use...
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Understanding the Time pt 4 – the abomination of desolation
As Jesus continues to prepare His followers for life between His ascension and return, He tells them to be watching for a terrible event called the abomination of desolation that was prophesied by Daniel 6...
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Woes into Wows pt 4 – Reconciliation
Reconciliation Week is an important part of the Australian calendar as we seek to understand and address the impacts of colonisation on the first nations of this land. Reconciliation is a theme that is central...
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Woes into Wows pt 1: From a few in the spotlight to a Church that burns bright
Matthew 23 is well known for the “woes” that Jesus speaks to the Scribes and Pharisees. The chapter is taken up with a stinging rebuke from Jesus, so it’s not the place you’d naturally turn...
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Not what you were expecting? How the King God sent is greater than the king we are looking for.
After being tested by the religious leaders 3 times as they tried to prove to the crowds that Jesus could not possibly be the promised Messiah; Jesus now tests the religious leaders with a question...
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The Empire Strikes Back ep4: The Greatest Commandment
Matthew 22:34-40 tells us about the last test from the religious leaders who are trying to split Jesus off from the crowds who love Him. They’ve tried money, politics & religion. This last test is...
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The Empire Strikes Back ep3: Marriage
As the Sadducees tried to trip Jesus up with a question about the Scriptures and the life to come, He first dealt with their flawed approach to the Scriptures. Having explored that last week we...
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The Empire Strikes Back ep1: God and Government
As the religious leaders respond to Jesus’ words of judgement in chapter 21 & the start of chapter 22, they realise that His popularity with the masses prevents them from acting openly. They devise several...
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Signs of Life or Death – Matthew 21:23–22:14
After Jesus clears out the commercial operations in the temple courts the religious leaders come to challenge his authority. Who does he think he is to waltz in there and take charge like that? Jesus...