Advent 2022 - Shalom on Streatham Vale Baptist Church

Shalom: Perfectionism and Redemption

info@streathamvalebaptist.org.uk (Pastor Alex Camp) — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

We so often strive for perfection in our lives. Either out of a desire to be the best, to win the approval of others because of our pride and arrogance; or out of fear and shame of our inadequacies and failings. But we have a God who sets us free from the need to strive for perfection. God offers us His Shalom, which makes us complete, whole, loved and valued by God. Will you let go of the need for perfection and instead rest secure in God’s Shalom?

Shalom: Exhaustion and Rest

info@streathamvalebaptist.org.uk (Pastor Alex Camp) — Sun, 04 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

It is the second week of Advent and we continue our advent series looking at Shalom - peace, renewal, completeness. The Shalom of God can permeate every aspect of our lives if we allow Him to. Let us take time to reflect on how God’s Shalom can help us in our exhaustion and fatigue. God offers us rest, renewal, and peace - will you accept His offer?

Luke 2:16-20 Exodus 20:8-11 Matthew 11:25-30

Shalom: Fear and anxiety

info@streathamvalebaptist.org.uk (Pastor Alex Camp) — Sun, 27 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000

It is the first week of Advent and we begin our advent series looking at Shalom - peace, renewal, completeness. The Shalom of God can permeate every aspect of our lives if we allow Him to. Let us take time to reflect on how God’s Shalom can help us overcome our fears and anxieties.

Psalm 23 Philippians 4:7

Quote Shalom is what love looks like in the flesh. The embodiment of love in the context of a broken creation, shalom is a hint at what was, what should be, and what will one day be again. Where sin disintegrates and isolates, shalom brings together and restores. Where fear and shame throw up walls and put on masks, shalom breaks down barriers and frees us from the pretence of our false selves.” Jamie Arpin-Ricci, Vulnerable Faith: Missional Living in the Radical Way of St. Patrick