Virtue 1 - How Do I Live?
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- Written by: George Hemmings
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Mark 10:17-27
This is the first in a series of sermons at St. Thomas' based upon Tom Wright's book 'Virtue Reborn.'
What must I do to inherit eternal life? That’s the question that’s at the heart of today’s passage. It’s the question the rich young man rushes up to ask Jesus. But it’s also the haunting question that’s in all our hearts’ isn’t it? What must I do? Or, what on earth am I here for? These aren’t easy questions to ask, even harder to answer. Where do we go to find those answers?
Series: Theme: Virtue
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- Written by: Chris Appleby
Virtue
A Series based on Tom Wright's book 'Virtue Reborn.'
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What Must I do? |
Mark 10:17-27 |
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The Transformation of Character |
Romans 6:1-14 |
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Priests & Rulers |
1 Peter 2:1-10 |
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The Kingdom Coming and the People Prepared |
Matt 5:3-11 |
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Brain Surgery |
Colossians 3:1-17 |
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Virtues, Fruit & Body |
Gal 5:19-23 |
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The Royal Priesthood in Action |
1 Pet 2:4-12 |
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The Virtuous Circle |
Heb 12:1-3 |
Micah 6:1-8 - The Kingdom Lived
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- Written by: Ruth Newmarch
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Micah 6:1-8
A grim statistic haunts South Africa. The South Africa Medical Research Council reports that a woman is killed by an intimate partner every eight hours. In response, a development agency has a program called Channels of Hope, tackling gender inequality. Recently two young academics, one a Melbourne woman, have been evaluating the success of this program. They've found themselves wrestling with the argument that religious and secular spheres don't mix. This is not true to the lived experience of people they've interviewed.
Micah 4:1-4; 5:2-5 - Kingdom Restored
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- Written by: George Hemmings
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Micah 4:1-4
Before we came to St. Thomas’, Sarah and I were at Deep Creek. It had been Sarah’s home church for about 12 years and after we were married I started a student placement there. So when Deep Creek decided to sell their old pews to buy new seats, we leapt at the chance. We had grand plans for it, but the pew sat in our garage for a couple of years until this past summer, when we finally got around to restoring it. Now to be fair, we’d tackled a number of other projects in the meantime. Over the years we’d restored two cabinets, a dresser and two cots. (Not to mention having three kids!) So we kind of knew what we were doing.
I wonder if you’ve had any experience restoring or rebuilding something? Taking something that was broken, or worn, or used and bringing new life into it. Maybe you’ve tried tackling something bigger than a piece of furniture, like a house. Or maybe just seen it on TV.
Micah 2:1-11 The Kingdom Defiled
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- Written by: George Hemmings
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Micah 2:1-11
It doesn’t take a genius to realise there’s something wrong with our world. I mean, I guess on the surface things look pretty good. We live in an age of wealth and prosperity, of innovation and exploration. Our day to day lives are pretty peaceful. Sure we’ve had our share of questionable leaders in the past, but the current guy’s better than anyone we’ve had in the last 30 years. Who’d want to go back to having Ahaz as King of Judah? He was a king who didn’t walk in the way of the Lord, if there was ever one. There were shrines going up to Baal everywhere, pagan sacrifices in the temple. There was even talk that he made his sons pass through fire like the you know who do. We’re lucky Hezekiah survived and took the throne after Ahaz died. Talk about chalk and cheese! He’s nothing like his father. You can tell Hezekiah’s a man after God’s own heart, he’s working to clean up the streets of Jerusalem and restore right worship in the land.
Series: 33: Micah
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- Written by: Chris Appleby
Micah
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The Kingdom Defiled |
Micah 2:1-11 |
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The Kingdom Restored |
Micah 4:1-4; 5:2-5 |
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The Kingdom Lived |
Micah 6:6-8 |
Matthew 18:10-22 - Lost Sheep and Broken Fellowship
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- Written by: George Hemmings
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Matthew 18:10-22
When I was growing up we ran sheep on our farm. Now sheep all, mostly, look the same. But there’s one sheep I’ll never forget. It was a ram actually, and we took to calling him Houdini because no matter what paddock he was put in, he wouldn’t stay in it for long! Even when we fixed the fences and added another strand of wire to make them taller, he always managed to get out. Whenever we went to count the sheep he’d be gone, so we’d have to start looking for him. First we’d try in with the ewes, but often once he’d frolicked with them for a while he’d move on. Sometimes make his way the entire length of the property. It became quite a chore, finding him, chasing him, catching him and bringing him back, knowing that in a few days he’d just as likely have gotten out again! After the thrill of the chase wore off, I didn’t often feel like rejoicing when I found him!
Read more: Matthew 18:10-22 - Lost Sheep and Broken Fellowship
