Social Set Theory (Centered-Set) in Doing Church
How we use Social Theory, especially the Centered-Set Model, in how we do church. It’s misuse and consequent misunderstanding has led to these points of clarification.
Living the Life God Intended – Talk 12 – Hated, Love & Maturity
Jesus’ teaching on love, rather than hatred of enemies, is the culmination of God’s character of perfect love formed in his followers.
Living the Life God Intended – Talk 11 – Retaliation & Resistance
This teaching of Jesus is about retaliation and violence when others act unjustly toward you. He teaches a way of responding (non-violent resistance) that exposes the evil, embarrasses the perpetrator, and affirms the dignity of the victim/survivor.
Living the Life God Intended – Talk 10 – Manipulation & Truth Telling
Oaths, Swearing and Truthfulness, Matt 5:33-37 To hear the audio teaching of these notes, click on Living The Life God Intended, Talk 10: Manipulation & Truth in Communication In this text Jesus says that healthy community, good communication in life, is not...Baby Jesus – Hope of the World
Baby Jesus is the hope of the world. This Christmas meditation focusses on the dramatic contrasts that Luke presents in his nativity story.
Living The Life God Intended – Talk 9 – Divorce & Remarriage
To listen to the audio teaching of these notes click… “Living the Life God intended” – Talk 9 Marriage, Divorce Reasons and Remarriage, Matt 5:31-32 In teaching on life in the Kingdom of Heaven (KOH) – the life that God intended for all...Living the Life God Intended – Talk 8 – Lust & Purity
To live the life God intended we have to manage anger and sexuality, among other important psycho-relational realities. To listen to the audio teaching of these notes click on: “Living the Life God Intended” – Relating in Lust or Purity? – Talk...Living The Life God Intended – Talk 7 – Anger & Relationships
This seventh in the series ‘Living The Life God Intended’ looks at the first way in which Jesus and his followers fulfill The Law & The Prophets. To listen to the audio teaching click… “Living The Life God Intended” – Talk 7 Murder &...Living the Life God Intended – Talk 6 – Fulfilling God’s Law
This sixth teaching on ‘Living The Life God Intended’ looks at Jesus’ mission: to fulfill The Law and The Prophets in his own life, and in his Kingdom of Heaven community of learners.
Living the Life God Intended – Talk 5 – Being Salt & Light
This fifth teaching is about being “the salt” in society and “the light” to the nation – by living the life God intended – life under God’s rule and reign.
Living The Life God Intended – Talks 3 & 4 – “Blessed be…”
This third and fourth talk on Living the Life God Intended is about the “blessed be’s” of Jesus… the different kinds of people who are blessed because the Kingdom of Heaven has come to them.
Living the Life God Intended – Talk 2 – The Kingdom of Heaven
This second teaching in Living The Life God Intended deals with Jesus’ understanding and proclamation of the Kingdom of Heaven, and the life that we can live by being under God’s rule and reign.
Living The Life God Intended – Intro 1
Living The Life God Intended is a new series that expounds Jesus’ teachings in ‘The Sermon on the Mount’ – on how to live the kind of life that God intended – made possible in his Kingdom!
Call of Pastoral Vocation & Spiritual Leadership
There are seven essential dimensions to the call or vocation of pastoral and spiritual leadership
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