There is one God who exists eternally in three Persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, working together in all that God does. Creation, redemption, and indwelling power are not separate tasks for separate Persons, but shared expressions of the one divine nature. The fullness of the Godhead dwells bodily in Christ, and through the Spirit He lives within believers. To have Christ is to have the Father and the Spirit also, and from that assurance springs the deep peace of heart that can say with certainty, "It is well with my soul."
The fullness of God dwells bodily in Christ, and through Him, believers receive everything needed for salvation and spiritual life. When we come to Christ, we receive not just a portion of God's presence, but the complete indwelling of His Spirit. Just as Jesus experienced being born of the Spirit, anointed by the Spirit, filled with the Spirit, and raised by the Spirit, these same happenings are granted to all who trust in Him. Our journey is not about acquiring additional blessings beyond Christ, but rather discovering the depths of what we already possess in Him.
The Lord Jesus Christ contains within Himself the complete fullness of God's deity in bodily form. When we receive Christ as Saviour, we receive all of God's grace and truth - not merely a portion. Just as God revealed Himself to Moses as full of steadfast love and faithfulness, these same divine attributes are perfectly expressed in Jesus. There is no need to seek additional spiritual experiences beyond Christ, for in Him dwells all the fullness of God. This foundational truth provides assurance of salvation and forms the basis for genuine Christian fellowship across denominational lines.
In this sermon, we explore the nature of covetousness through the lens of Joseph's trials in Egypt and the later teachings of Jesus and Paul. Highlighting the deep nature of the intentions of the heart, the sermon illustrates how covetousness extends beyond mere sight to encompass a deeper, wrongful desire to have what is not rightfully ours. By examining Biblical passages, the sermon provides guidance on overcoming such temptations and stresses the importance of aligning our desires with God’s will to lead a righteous Christian life.
"For our Christian Bible is... is both in Old and New Testaments, both are a part of what it is to be into the Christian Bible, but there are many misunderstandings as to how the Old and the New go together. And so he'd asked a question with regard to that, and I'd had a previous service where the actual passage was from Galatians in Chapter 3, and we're going to start from that spot again, because I think I've said some things. I may have said something about this to the evening service, but I want for the morning service in particular to understand that there's something very important about how the Old Covenant and the New Covenant go together, and how the Old is an introduction to the New, but there is something to be learned."
"I don't know if you've ever had seen what happens when people are affected in this way by ice. But it's very interesting to compare a story in the Bible that we're going to look at tonight. It's in Luke. Chapter 8. We read the story of a man... A man who shows some very violent and very self-destructive behaviours."
Bible Text: Genesis 1:26-30, 9:6, Hebrews 1:1-4, Ephesians 4:24, Colossians 3:10, 2 Corinthians 3:18 | Speaker: Rev Dr Jim Gibson
Bible Text: Romans 6:1-4, 12:1-8, Ephesians 4:17-24, Colossians 3:1-10 | Speaker: Rev Dr Jim Gibson
Bible Text: Colossians 1:14-16, John 12:32-37, 2 Corinthians 5:17-19 | Speaker: Rev Dr Jim Gibson

