Sermons
Am I What Has Happened To Me?
| Image and Identity / 4 |
The way we view ourselves and the way others view us have profound impacts on our sense of identity. In our series looking at Image and Identity, we are looking this week at the influence our past experiences have on our identity. Am I what has happened to me? Am I defined by my past? As we look at these questions, we examine the life of Joseph; and we see how he is transformed in life, not just by circumstances but by the power of God. Read more
The way we view ourselves and the way others view us have profound impacts on our sense of identity. In our series looking at Image and Identity, we are looking this week at the influence our past experiences have on our identity. Am I what has happened to me? Am I defined by my past? As we look at these questions, we examine the life of Joseph; and we see how he is transformed in life, not just by circumstances but by the power of God. Read more
Am I Who I Know?
| Image and Identity / 3 |
The way we view ourselves and the way others view us have profound impacts on our sense of identity. In our series looking at Image and Identity, we are looking this week at the influence other people have on our identity? Do we get our identity by seeing the way we are reflected in the eyes of others? Whose voice do we listen to? Who speaks the truth about who we are? Read more
The way we view ourselves and the way others view us have profound impacts on our sense of identity. In our series looking at Image and Identity, we are looking this week at the influence other people have on our identity? Do we get our identity by seeing the way we are reflected in the eyes of others? Whose voice do we listen to? Who speaks the truth about who we are? Read more
Who Am I?
| Image and Identity / 2 |
The way we view ourselves and the way others view us have profound impacts on our sense of identity. In our series looking at Image and Identity, we are looking this week at how we know who we are? What is it that gives us our identity? Where do we get our identity from? Psalm 139 If this topic causes you any distress or you need to talk, please contact me, I am always happy to talk. Read more
The way we view ourselves and the way others view us have profound impacts on our sense of identity. In our series looking at Image and Identity, we are looking this week at how we know who we are? What is it that gives us our identity? Where do we get our identity from? Psalm 139 If this topic causes you any distress or you need to talk, please contact me, I am always happy to talk. Read more
Perception
| Image and Identity / 1 |
The way we view ourselves and the way others view us have profound impacts on our sense of identity. Join us as we begin our series in February, looking at image and identity. This week we will look a little into the differences in the way the world looks at people and the way God looks at people. 1 Samuel 16:1-13 1 Peter 3:3-4 If this topic causes you any distress or you need to talk, please contact me, I am always happy to talk. Read more
The way we view ourselves and the way others view us have profound impacts on our sense of identity. Join us as we begin our series in February, looking at image and identity. This week we will look a little into the differences in the way the world looks at people and the way God looks at people. 1 Samuel 16:1-13 1 Peter 3:3-4 If this topic causes you any distress or you need to talk, please contact me, I am always happy to talk. Read more
Making a Difference with Our Gifts
God has blessed you mightily with gifts and talents. And He asks you to use those gifts for His Kingdom. Let us reflect upon the idea of making a difference with the gifts God gives us. How can we use our gifts to serve others? 1 Peter 4:7-11 James 1:16-18 Matthew 22: 37-40 Mark 12:31
God has blessed you mightily with gifts and talents. And He asks you to use those gifts for His Kingdom. Let us reflect upon the idea of making a difference with the gifts God gives us. How can we use our gifts to serve others? 1 Peter 4:7-11 James 1:16-18 Matthew 22: 37-40 Mark 12:31
Seeking God
Knowing God and being united to Him is the most precious treasure we could ever have or imagine. Paul wrote “What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things.” Knowing Christ, and being part of His Kingdom is the best thing we can ever know. So how are you seeking God this year? Read more
Knowing God and being united to Him is the most precious treasure we could ever have or imagine. Paul wrote “What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things.” Knowing Christ, and being part of His Kingdom is the best thing we can ever know. So how are you seeking God this year? Read more
Recognising our Identity in Christ
We constantly try to reinvent ourselves so that we fit in more, find acceptance or satisfaction. But we can only find our true identity in Christ, who redeems us and welcomes us into the family of God. Through Jesus, we are a new creation, we are loved, chosen, children of God. How does this impact the way you view the world? Take time to reflect upon this as you go about your week this week. Read more
We constantly try to reinvent ourselves so that we fit in more, find acceptance or satisfaction. But we can only find our true identity in Christ, who redeems us and welcomes us into the family of God. Through Jesus, we are a new creation, we are loved, chosen, children of God. How does this impact the way you view the world? Take time to reflect upon this as you go about your week this week. Read more
Forgiving the Past to Heal the Future
As we continue to journey into this New Year, take time to reflect on the year that has just been, to allow God to heal the wounds of the past. When we are hurt or betrayed, we can be tempted to either try to bury it, sweeping it under the carpet and trying to ignore the pain coming from that wound. Or we become angry or resentful, allowing bitterness to build up in us. Read more
As we continue to journey into this New Year, take time to reflect on the year that has just been, to allow God to heal the wounds of the past. When we are hurt or betrayed, we can be tempted to either try to bury it, sweeping it under the carpet and trying to ignore the pain coming from that wound. Or we become angry or resentful, allowing bitterness to build up in us. Read more
Enter the New Year with Thanksgiving
Happy New Year! I pray that this year you will experience God’s blessings abundantly and that you would grow closer and closer to God each day. As we enter the New Year, let’s take time to reflect on the year that has just been, to look back with gratitude and thankfulness to God. Let God guide you as you consider how to use the things He has taught you for this new year. Read more
Happy New Year! I pray that this year you will experience God’s blessings abundantly and that you would grow closer and closer to God each day. As we enter the New Year, let’s take time to reflect on the year that has just been, to look back with gratitude and thankfulness to God. Let God guide you as you consider how to use the things He has taught you for this new year. Read more
Are you prepared for Christmas?
| Christmas Day 2021 |
Merry Christmas!! From us at Streatham Vale Baptist Church, we pray that you have a joyful, peaceful and blessed Christmas. We pray too that the wonderful news of Christmas Day, of Jesus Christ born to us, will stay with you all year long. Prepare not just your homes for guests, but your hearts for Jesus. Allow God into your heart as you listen to this reflection Luke 2:1-7
Merry Christmas!! From us at Streatham Vale Baptist Church, we pray that you have a joyful, peaceful and blessed Christmas. We pray too that the wonderful news of Christmas Day, of Jesus Christ born to us, will stay with you all year long. Prepare not just your homes for guests, but your hearts for Jesus. Allow God into your heart as you listen to this reflection Luke 2:1-7
