By Mars Hill Blog in Sermons, Religion & Spirituality | 06th November 2018
Over the last few years vampire type moves have been very popular in our cinemas - from Interview with a vampire to Van Hellsing to the more recent Twilight series. The fascination with the extra ordinary has always motivated peoples imagination. Even the early church where branded as crazy and weird because of practise they did called communion, The Lords Supper and also known as the eucharist meaning thanksgiving. Christians would drink wine which was Jesus blood and eat bread which was Jesus body, and so people literally thoughts they were drinking real blood and eating real human flesh and that these Christians were some kind of cannibal or vampire. The Chinese whispers went around as they totally missed the point of what these Followers of Jesus were actually doing. So why is this practice so important and significant? What are Christians actually doing? And what does it all mean?...
By Mars Hill Church in Soul Food, Religion & Spirituality | 06th November 2018
Introduction:Over the last few years vampire type moves have been very popular in our cinemas - from Interview with a vampire to Van Hellsing to the more recent Twilight series. The fascination with the extra ordinary has always motivated peoples imagination. Even the early church where branded as crazy and weird because of practise they did called communion, The Lords Supper and also known as the eucharist meaning thanksgiving. Christians would drink wine which was Jesus blood and eat bread which was Jesus body, and so people literally thoughts they were drinking real blood and eating real human flesh and that these Christians were some kind of cannibal or vampire. The Chinese whispers went around as they totally missed the point of what these Followers of Jesus were actually doing. So why is this practice so important and significant? What are Christians actually doing? And what does it all mean?
Key Verse:For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body, which is for[ you. Do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.(1 Corinthians 11v23-26).
Some Thoughts:So what is so significant about communion? Why is it important for us to share this meal together as Christians? What does the New Covenant mean for you today? How can you live in the love and oneness that this represents?...
By Mars Hill Blog in Sermons, Religion & Spirituality | 31st October 2018
Micah our youngest use to have a favourite phrase every time his older brother or sister tried to boss him around or tell him what to do. He would say ‘You’re not the boss of me’. Unfortunately it crept into his reply to me and Lucy when he didn’t want to do something we asked of him. Inherently we don’t always like the idea of someone telling us what to do. Some of us are better depending on our personalities, but everyone whether we realise it or not find ourselves pushing against authority. And even that word for some sends shudders down your spine. The word Authority isn’t liked, yes the bible is full of this concept of authority and submission and todays passage brings this to light....
By Mars Hill Church in Soul Food, Religion & Spirituality | 31st October 2018
Introduction:Micah our youngest use to have a favourite phrase every time his older brother or sister tried to boss him around or tell him what to do. He would say ‘You’re not the boss of me’. Unfortunately it crept into his reply to me and Lucy when he didn’t want to do something we asked of him. Inherently we don’t always like the idea of someone telling us what to do. Some of us are better depending on our personalities, but everyone whether we realise it or not find ourselves pushing against authority. And even that word for some sends shudders down your spine. The word Authority isn’t liked, yes the bible is full of this concept of authority and submission and todays passage brings this to light.
Key Verse:Now I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions even as I delivered them to you. But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife is her husband, and the head of Christ is God.(1 Corinthians 11v2-3).
Some Thoughts:What does it mean to be under the authority of God? In what ways do you kick against this and in what ways do you embrace this? How can you find your freedom and purpose through Gods authority of protecting you and of raising you up?...
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