Agora Church

Christmas | Part 3 Made For Relationship

Last week Craig brought out how the creation calls us into worship. That God, in Jesus has not only given life to our world, he preserves our world – He holds all things together and He was still doing so  even when He was a little person in Mary’s womb or dying on the cross.
 
This week we were reminded about how throughout the Bible God repeats his promise to his people that he is with them through every situation they encounter. And that promise is true for us today! God made us for relationship with him and provides his presence to help, encourage and comfort us. How would your day look different today if you were to truly grasp this truth!?

Christmas | Part 2 Creation

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Today we are looking at God as creator and will think about the diversity and beauty of God's creation. A 'simple' question - why did God create so much that we cannot see or understand?

Christmas | Part 1 Trinity

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We are starting our series leading up to Christmas. Woooooooo! We are working through the first eight posters in the windows of the auditorium.

Today we're looking at the mind-bending reality of the Trinity. Do the members of the Trinity have independent thought or not, considering they are of one essence?

Story of the Bible | Part 5

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Today we will finish off the 'Story of the Bible' series. We will look at the development of the church and some of the wild end-times truths we see in the Bible.

Story of the Bible | Part 4

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The Bible can seem like a book of many stories. We can be like little children playing with jigsaw pieces and not realising they're designed to fit together into one big, over-arching story. Until we see the picture on the lid! Pastor Craig has been showing us the lid.

Today we meet Jesus Christ in the unfolding story. Who is He? Why is He the glorious high point of biblical history and the crucial turning point of human history? Most importantly, who is He to you? Whatever your answer, could it ever be enough?

The Story of the Bible | Part 3

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Today we will be carrying on looking at the 'story of the Bible'. We are going to look at the conquest of Israel and Judah and see that there are many similarities to some of the struggles we have as Christians today. The second half of the Old Testament in 30 minutes - can it be done?????

The Story of the Bible | Part 2

Last Sunday we looked at an overview of the whole Bible in just over 30 minutes. We discussed key themes of imago dei and therefore God's desire to be with His people. 

This Sunday we looked at - Baptisms and the Exodus of Israel.
In my list of tricky subjects to combine this is way up there. But, when you look into the amazing story of plagues and frogs and darkness, the Passover, and the exodus of Israel from Egypt you will go 'Whoa! So many similarities' to baptism and the salvation Jesus offers. 

Story of the Bible | Imago Dei

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Today we are beginning a new series looking at an overview of the Bible. First, we'll start with the easy task of summarising the entire Bible in 30 mins - ekk. An interesting exercise to do and find the core threads that weave their way through the Bible.

Life of David

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Today, we look at the life of David and how he learned to trust the Lord both when life was out of control and when circumstances turned in his favour and he had the power to influence the outcome.

James | Part 5

This Sunday we finished James 5 and looked at the power of prayer. Is there ever a time in our life when we shouldn't pray? What things that we deal with are just too big for God and prayer?