When God Chooses to Forget

24th November 2024
The perfect, all-knowing God makes an extraordinary choice - He chooses not to remember the forgiven sins of His people. This seeming paradox reveals the heart of the Gospel message. When we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us, treating us as though our transgressions never occurred. He removes them "as far as the east is from the west," establishing a new relationship with His people through Christ's sacrificial work on the cross. This divine forgetfulness applies not only to our past sins before conversion but also to our ongoing stumbles as Christians, allowing us to walk in true freedom and joy with our Heavenly Father. The key, nonetheless, is that His forgiveness first requires our repentance and confession. The opposite truth also applies: "He that covers his sins shall not prosper, but he that confesses and forsakes them shall find mercy." Proverbs 28:13.
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Passage: Jeremiah 31:31-34, Proverbs 28:13
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Anger and Murder

3rd March 2024
"In our passage today in Matthew's Gospel, it is about anger and murder. And so that's what we're talking about today."
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Passage: Matthew 5:21-22
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Shining Like Stars: The Path to Church Unity

15th January 2023
"The unity that will shine out amongst the community, the unity that will help foster reconciliation is going to be underpinned by people clinging to the word of life, together clinging to the gospel, the message of Jesus. That kind of church community, one that is a community of people together seeking Jesus, seeking to understand his word, seeking to live out the grace of the gospel. It's that kind of church that shines as lights in the world, shines like stars in the darkness. The church can still shine like stars in this dark and depraved world by clinging to the word of life in gospel-shaped unity."
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Passage: Philippians 2:12-18
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