Rob Norman: 1 Corinthians| Only Through The Cross
This season we are in is a time of preparation and opportunity. The aftermath of this demonic virus and demonic fear that has come with it may well see a revival so huge we can’t contain it. But only if the church prepares herself and looks with kingdom eyes.
Rob Norman: 1 Corinthians| The Wisdom & Power of God
What we’re seeing today is a world that has been found wanting for wisdom. The is no shortage of experts and no shortage of knowledge, but wisdom is a scarce commodity. We must pray for our leaders everyday to receive wisdom from God.
Rob Norman: 1 Corinthians| Background & Introduction
To extract the most from a letter such as 1 Corinthians it is important, we, as best as we can, immerse ourselves in the culture to which this letter was delivered. If we try to superficially read Scripture through 21st century eyes we will be limited by our worldview. When this happens, we limit what God is saying and we run the risk of getting it completely wrong.
Corey Akeley: Personal Calling
Corey shares the story of his calling to pastoral ministry.
Andy Steere: The Great Commission – ‘As You Go’
Andy looks at the real emphasis of The Great Commission – Discipleship.
Rob Norman: Our Vision| 1000 Years
God is calling us to build fortified Institutions that can withstand the inevitable constantly changing society we live in and stand in the World for the next 1000 years (more-or-less until Jesus returns).
Rob Norman: Priorities | Marketplace
The Marketplace is where we interact with the world on a daily basis. We are a church in the marketplace. Our vision to take ministry to the marketplace removes the separation between the sacred and the secular which is a form dualism.
This means: Our missiology (the way we do missions) must be consistent with our ecclesiology (the way we do church).
Rob Norman: Priorities | Ministry
Ministry is a primary natural outcome of training, i.e., ministry happens as a direct consequence of training. Training and ministry go hand-in-hand.
Rob Norman: Priorities | Training
Our priority to train believers flows out of a deep conviction that the great commission calls for the church to “make disciples”.
Rob Norman: Priorities | Prayer
The Bible certainly affirms prayer as being vital in the life of every believer. Prayer is as fundamental to our spiritual survival as oxygen is to our physical survival. Even more than this; prayer, or the lack of prayer, effects every part of our lives.
Rob Norman: Priorities | Family
Family is a God-ordained institution that only works when we follow His blueprint for building the family institution. Our vision is an institution building aspiration that seeks to realign families with God’s original design.
Rob Norman: Priorities | Worship
Worship places us in a posture of submission to the Father from which all other priorities and practices flow. I would go as far as to say that worship is at the very heart of every true disciple’s relationship with God.
Rob Norman: Priorities | Scripture
Priorities are where we invest the bulk of our time, energy and money. These are the pillars that we build life and ministry on. Scripture is foundational to all we say and do.
Rob Norman: Looking Ahead | 2020 Vision
In optometry, 2020 vision is a measure of visual acuity or sharpness of vision. 2020 may also be prophetic in terms of the unfolding sharpness of our vision.
Rob Norman: Advent| God Became Flesh
‘The Word became flesh (John 1:14) is this is the lynch pin of the Christian confession. Jesus did not cease to be God when he was born into the World as a human baby. He was not all-of-a-sudden God minus the bits that don’t fit into a baby. Jesus is the ‘One and Only’.
Rob Norman: Our Core Values| The Works of God
There are many churches that preach a Gospel that is devoid of the miraculous kingdom works of Jesus. Even, Charismatic churches, often default to a position that is aimed at attracting people to church by providing a presentation.
Our preference if to provide a demonstrating of the power of God through the works of Jesus. This is the reason we have a ministry time.
Rob Norman: Our Core Values| The People of God
People are God’s most valuable possession and as such we are committed to helping people, just like you and me, to grow in their faith in and service to Jesus and His Church.
Rob Norman: Our Core Values| The Presence of God
The reason we ‘pursue’ the presence of God, as a priority, is that the presence of God is intrinsically valuable and worthy of pursuit.
Rob Norman: Our Core Values| The Word of God
Our treatment of the word of God flows out of our deep roots into Conservative Evangelical orthodoxy. What does this mean?
Corey Akeley: Truth & The Resurrection
Corey looks at the glaring truths and crazy myths that surround the fact of the resurrection
Rob Norman: Hebrews| The Way Ahead
Heptathlon?
Hebrews 13:11-25
Hebrews calls believers to move on: The way ahead is –
Rob Norman: Hebrews| How To Win A
Heptathlon?
Hebrews 13:1-10
This first part of Hebrews chapter 13 lays some very important foundations for the church. The Christian life is portrayed as a race that we must win, and we win it by finishing everything Jesus calls us to.
What we haven’t realized, perhaps until now, is that the race is a heptathlon.
Rob Norman: Hebrews| understanding God’s Grace
Hebrews 12
Hebrews paints the picture of a kingdom that is on a continuum; rather than discrete periods or ‘dispensations’ where God behaved differently and had different expectations of His people. In other words; the OT and the NT are a part of the same narrative; the God of the OT is the same as the God of the NT.