By Mars Hill Blog in Sermons, Religion & Spirituality | 9 hours ago
Are you living as though any day could be the last? Are you living with the tension of heaven is just around the corner? Are you living with eternity in your heart? Are you planning, preparing, running for the day that you meet Jesus. We are told that he is coming again. The early followers believed Jesus would come back before they died - they would say to each other Maranatha - Jesus is coming soon. There was excitement, delight, wonder and worship. Paul put it like this it is better for me to go to be with Jesus, but at this present time, its more needed for me to be here. Or he put it another way - for me to live is Christ and to die is gain.
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By Mars Hill Blog in Sermons, Religion & Spirituality | 6 days ago
Israel have been hurt and hurt bad - basically their relatives are coming against them, rather than helping them. The Edomites were descendants of Esua, Jacobs twin, whom Israel descended from. They were to be friends and allies, yet Edom had got proud, they didn’t believe they needed anyone, and in their pride thought they were untouchable even by God, so they persecuted the Israelites. Last week we saw how pride starts in the heart and plays out in; your position, in what you have, over your relationships, over your knowledge/intellect, over your strength/abilities. We will now see more ways in which pride affects our life, and how humility is the option that brings Grace - Gods riches, blessings and freedom to our lives.
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By Mars Hill Church in Soul Food, Religion & Spirituality | 6 days ago
Introduction:Israel have been hurt and hurt bad - basically their relatives are coming against them, rather than helping them. The Edomites were descendants of Esua, Jacobs twin, whom Israel descended from. They were to be friends and allies, yet Edom had got proud, they didn’t believe they needed anyone, and in their pride thought they were untouchable even by God, so they persecuted the Israelites. Last week we saw how pride starts in the heart and plays out in; your position, in what you have, over your relationships, over your knowledge/intellect, over your strength/abilities. We will now see more ways in which pride affects our life, and how humility is the option that brings Grace - Gods riches, blessings and freedom to our lives.
Key Verse:But do not gloat over the day of your brother in the day of his misfortune; do not rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their ruin; do not boast in the day of distress. (Obadiah v12)
Some Thoughts:How can we live so that our fears and insecurities don’t lead to pride. What insecurities does God need to replace with his love and truth? How can we extend this love to people even those who wrong us, so that we even want what’s best for them?...
By Mars Hill Blog in Sermons, Religion & Spirituality | 16th May 2019
Pride comes before a fall - Proverbs 16v18, and even a fool! Pride is something that can cause a whole load of trouble, makes us self assured and self centred. It causes us to become arrogant, which is dangerous. This is something that God continually warns us of. So today we will see that God through the prophet obadiah addresses the issues of pride among the Edomites, the descendants of Esau, a man who through his pride gave up his brith right....
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