Suffering is the hardest thing to cope with in life – especially long-term or chronic suffering. The only thing that keeps us going is hope – hope that one day things will change. In this passage, Paul shows us how God gives us hope through Jesus Christ, and how that changes the way that we suffer.
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Last week we thought about how and why we struggle with sin. This week we are looking at the solution to those problems: the Holy Spirit. Christians now have an obligation – not to the flesh, to our sinful nature, but to the Spirit.
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I am away this week for Church with UTB, so I have suggested a sermon which I recorded in our church a couple of years ago about the Holy Spirit. (Sunday 28th May this year is Pentecost Sunday). I will be back on Sunday 4th June, and I have recorded a new sermon which will be available then.
Apologies that this sermon is audio-only.
For a one-off Pentecost special, you might appreciate this session on the Holy Spirit from the Apostle’s Creed course.
Please do have a look at the Church with UTB page for a printable order of service and an online tool to help you find all the right videos / links etc.
Not everyone can understand the Bible. In this video we look at why that is, and what we should do to be able to understand the Bible.
The previous session “What is the Bible? – why the Bible matters” is available here.
If you’d like to find out more about the Bible, you can try a course here on the website or subscribe to the Understand the Bible YouTube channel.
In this session we look at the Holy Spirit and find out whether the Spirit is like the Force from Star Wars, and what he does in our lives.
When it’s complete, this course will be available on the courses page.
Why would anyone bother to be a Christian? Because there is a truth and a power about the Christian life, and the Holy Spirit, which is not found anywhere else. But how do we put that in to practice?
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If God forgives us anyway, why should we do good? If we have freedom, how should we use it? In this passage we see how freedom in Christ gives us a new motivation and a new power to obey.
You might like to read the passage first. Due to a technical hitch only the audio is available!
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What is the Christian life all about? Is it just about keeping the rules? Or do we live as if it was? In this passage from Galatians we see how it’s either grace OR law – they are mutually exclusive.
Read the passage online here.
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If God forgives us anyway, can’t we just do what we like? What’s our motivation to do good? In this session we focus on what it means to live a Christian life. We think about how God’s grace changes us, and how the Holy Spirit helps us.
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What can we know about the Holy Spirit, and why does it matter to us as Christians? The Apostle’s Creed doesn’t have much detail about the Spirit but in this session we look at a few Bible verses which help introduce us to the work of the Spirit.
There is just one Q&A in this session, as the Apostles’ Creed only has the line: “I believe in the Holy Spirit”! But we look into it in a bit more detail, as it’s vital to understand the Holy Spirit in the Christian life.
We focus in on these points:
If you enjoy this, you can do the whole series right here on the website, or on the app (see links on the right hand side of the page). Alternatively, I am uploading them regularly to YouTube and Facebook. All sessions on YouTube are available on this playlist.
