Category: How to Live as a Christian

Raising Children: Final part of How to Live as a Christian course

Posted on by Phill Sacre

The final part of the course looks at how we should raise children. Passing the faith on to the next generation is key – how do we do it?

In this session we cover:

  • What the Bible says about children and families;
  • Some practical ways that parents can pass their faith on to children;
  • Some practical ways that the church can help;
  • Resources to help you.

This brings to a close the How to Live as a Christian course, which is now available to complete on the website or the app.

The How to Live as a Christian series is designed to help new (and not-so-new) Christians get up to speed about living in the way God wants us to. It’s designed to be practical, so that it’s not just all about the theory. You can now do the course on the website here.

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Marriage & Sex – Living as a Christian part 8

Posted on by Phill Sacre

This is the only one of the How to Live as a Christian series where we think about specific sins. Why should we think about marriage and sex, and how do we obey Christ in this way?

In this session we cover:

  • Why the Bible considers sexual sin an important issue;
  • God’s definition of marriage;
  • What sexual sin is – especially in our society today;
  • How we can find forgiveness;
  • How we can uphold marriage.

This is part eight of the “How to Live as a Christian” video course. In due course, this will be available as a as a course for you to complete as part of the teaching programme.

The How to Live as a Christian series is designed to help new (and not-so-new) Christians get up to speed about living in the way God wants us to. It’s designed to be practical, so that it’s not just all about the theory. You can check out all the videos so far on the YouTube playlist, or if you prefer you can read the whole series.

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Giving & Money – Living as a Christian part 7

Posted on by Phill Sacre

In this video we look at the issue of money and giving. The Bible has a lot to say about how we use our money, and it’s an important part of the Christian life.

In this session we cover:

  • What the Bible has to say about money and the love of money;
  • The Old Testament principle of tithing;
  • The New Testament principle of generosity;
  • How we should put that into practice today.

This is part 7 of the “How to Live as a Christian” video course. In due course, this will be available as a as a course for you to complete as part of the teaching programme.

The How to Live as a Christian series is designed to help new (and not-so-new) Christians get up to speed about living in the way God wants us to. It’s designed to be practical, so that it’s not just all about the theory. You can check out all the videos so far on the YouTube playlist, or if you prefer you can read the whole series.

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Serving others – Living as a Christian part 6

Posted on by Phill Sacre

In this video we think about how we can serve others – our church, our neighbours, and our community.

This is part 6 of the “How to Live as a Christian” video course. In due course, this will be available as a as a course for you to complete as part of the teaching programme.

The How to Live as a Christian series is designed to help new (and not-so-new) Christians get up to speed about living in the way God wants us to. It’s designed to be practical, so that it’s not just all about the theory. You can check out all the videos so far on the YouTube playlist, or if you prefer you can read the whole series.

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Taking Communion – Living as a Christian part 5

Posted on by Phill Sacre

What is communion and why is it important? In this video we think about communion – how we should take it, how often, and how important it is or isn’t.

This is part 5 of the “How to Live as a Christian” video course. In due course, this will be available as a as a course for you to complete as part of the teaching programme.

The How to Live as a Christian series is designed to help new (and not-so-new) Christians get up to speed about living in the way God wants us to. It’s designed to be practical, so that it’s not just all about the theory. You can check out all the videos so far on the YouTube playlist, or if you prefer you can read the whole series.

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Why bother going to church?

Posted on by Phill Sacre

Why is it important to go to church? Isn’t it impractical with modern life? Why should we bother? Here I give four reasons why it’s important to be a part of church!

This is the fourth part of the How to Live as a Christian course. This is a course aimed at beginners or those new to faith about the basics of living a Christian life.

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How to read the Bible for beginners

Posted on by Phill Sacre

As a beginner, how do you start to read the Bible? And where should you start? And what version of the Bible should you use? All these questions, and more, covered here! This is the third part of the How to Live as a Christian video course. This is a course aimed at beginners or those new to faith about the basics of living a Christian life.

If you’re interested in Christianity and reading the Bible but you don’t know where to start, this would be good for you.

I mention this in the video, but if you’d like some help I have just started a Learn to read the Bible series. This is aimed at helping beginners to start reading the Bible for themselves. The idea is to help you learn to read the Bible for yourself. It’s not about giving you all the answers, but how to think so you can read the Bible on your own.

All the resources to help you get started reading the Bible are listed on this page.

Through the Bible Through the Year by John Stott

The particular book I mentioned is Through the Bible Through the Year by John Stott.

This is a very helpful book which takes you through the whole Bible in a year. He gives you a short verse to read every day with a couple of paragraphs about it. I think it’s a brilliant resource for people new to the Bible. The late John Stott was a wonderful Bible teacher with a gift for communication.

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How to live as a Christian series complete

Posted on by Phill Sacre

I have finished the “How to Live as a Christian” series! All nine parts of the course have now been completed. The final five are about Communion, Service, Money, Marriage and Parenting.

All of these things are important aspects of the Christian life which it’s important to get a handle on to live life as a Christian. This series has been written particularly with people new to faith in mind. You can see the whole thing on the series page.

Once you’ve done that, why not try signing up for the teaching programme, where you can do a course like the Heidelberg Catechism – a comprehensive overview of the Christian faith?

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