‘Do you ever think ‘God’s grace means it doesn’t matter if I sin because God will forgive me anyway?’ I suspect we all think some version of this from time to time… So does sin matter? The answer of Hosea 2 is an emphatic ‘Yes’. For sin is not simply breaking God’s law. It is … Continue reading Hosea: A Redeeming Love Study 2 (Christine C)
A Redeeming Love – A Redeemed Identity As the Scriptures say, “A man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.” This is a great mystery, but it is an illustration of the way Christ and the church are one. Eph 5.31-32 After our intro … Continue reading Hosea: A Redeeming Love Talk 1 (Hollie G)
A Redeeming Love – A Redeemed Identity Hosea 1 & 3 | CBC Ladies Bible Study | Oct 2024 We are embarking on an epic journey where we get a front seat to see the passion of God! Thought Hosea we will see the jealousy of God, his heartbreak, his commitment, his enthusiasm and his … Continue reading Hosea: A Redeeming Love Study 1 (Hollie G)
Here we are at the end of the letter of 1st John. What a year it has been! When we studied the gospel of John two years ago, I gained a new appreciation for the apostle John and his heart for revealing who Jesus truly was to his readers. He really wore his heart on … Continue reading 1 John: Knowing Jesus Talk 7 (Hannah S)
Confidence – 1 John 5 John returns to most of the themes he has developed in this last chapter of his letter. Throughout this series of studies, we have talked about the ‘pulse-checks’ or ‘tests’ which give assurance to the true believer and these are once again revisited. John was writing to a church beset … Continue reading 1 John: Knowing Jesus Study 7 (Hannah S)
1 John 4 Abiding in Christ 1 John 4 offers a simple truth: our love shapes us. And if you were at retreat, you’ll recall this: love is both the cause and the cure of sin. Because, as we explored, the very core of sin is not bad behaviours or bad theology – it’s bad … Continue reading 1 John: Knowing Jesus Talk 6 (Hollie G)
Abiding1 John 4 | CBC Ladies Bible Study | May 2024 1 John 4 is one of the New Testament’s most focused discussions on love, but what is love? A feeling? A work? Something you try hard at and force? Something you can start and stop? Whoever you are, wherever you live, whatever you do … Continue reading 1 John: Knowing Jesus Study 6 (Hollie G)
Compelled By Love 1 John. The book of assurance. The book of true assurance, something we can confidently stand firm on. We can believe that what John has to say is the truth, because he was a witness to Jesus: his life, death and resurrection. He is testifying to that truth and he is making … Continue reading 1 John: Knowing Jesus Talk 5 (Vicki K)
1 John 3: 11-24 1 John is a New Testament book written by the apostle John, who was a witness to Jesus’ ministry, teachings, death and resurrection so we can be assured that what he is saying is true. This book is to give us the confidence as believers in Jesus, to fully know we … Continue reading 1 John: Knowing Jesus Study 5 (Vicki K)
I was excited when I found out we were going to be looking at 1 John this year because, as Ruth said last time, it was written by the author of the gospel of John which we studied two years ago. And this was one of my favourite years, remember the ‘I AM’ statements? My … Continue reading 1 John: Knowing Jesus Talk 4 (Christine C)