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Entries from November 2007

SCPC Podcast, Romans 9-16 ‘Transformed’ Series: Talk 6, Transformed Time, Romans 13:8-14

November 25th, 2007 · No Comments

In this bible talk from Romans 13:8-14 by Steve Cree, we continue to dig deeper into the TRANSFORMATION God’s mercy in Jesus brings to our lives. This passage takes all the changes we’ve already been challenged about in Romans and adds to them a great note of urgency: the day of salvation is nearly upon [...]

 
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Tags: challenge · change · coming · dawn · debt · near · podcast · prepare · romans · slumber · thinking · time · transform · transformation · transformed

the golden compass: to boycott or embrace?

November 21st, 2007 · 15 Comments

Every so often a book or movie comes out that gets lots of Christians all hot under the collar. The last notable example was The DaVinci Code which caused quite a stir first as a “novel” and then as a blockbuster Hollywood movie. Well hold onto your hats because here we go again!
This “holiday season” [...]

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Tags: acts · acts 19 · atheism · authority · golden compass · gospel · movies

SCPC Podcast, Romans 9-16 ‘Transformed’ Series: Talk 5, Transformed Citizens, Romans 13:1-7

November 18th, 2007 · 13 Comments

In this bible talk from Romans 13:1-7 by Steve Cree, we continue to dig deeper into the TRANSFORMATION God’s mercy in Jesus brings to our lives. As we stop rebelling against God’s authority in our lives, that transformation will be seen in a transformed way of relating to other authorities he has placed over us. [...]

 
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Tags: authority · citizens · govern · government · law · podcast · respect · response · romans · rulers · submission · transformation · transformed

2008…

November 16th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Those in the SCPC church family who follow their 2007 calendar closely will see that the 2008 calendar will be out Sunday week. That means there’s a lot of planning going on right now, trying to get a shape for next year with our bible talk program and all the other things we need to [...]

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Tags: 1 Corinthians · 2008 · calendar · connect · grow · hospitality · serve

SCPC Podcast, Romans 9-16 ‘Transformed’ Series: Talk 4, Transformed Attitude, Romans 12:9-21

November 11th, 2007 · 7 Comments

In this bible talk from Romans 12:9-21 by Steve Cree, we continue to dig deeper into the TRANSFORMATION God’s mercy in Jesus brings to our lives. It starts with transformed RELATIONSHIPS. And that requires transformed ATTITUDE. It’s about renewed minds. It’s about renewed attitudes. That’s what it takes for renewed relationships.
Key Verse
Be devoted to one [...]

 
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Tags: attitude · bible talk · podcast · relationships · renewal · romans · transformation · transformed

SCPC Podcast, Romans 9-16 ‘Transformed’ Series: Talk 3, Transformed Relationships, Romans 12:3-8

November 4th, 2007 · 11 Comments

In this bible talk from Romans 12:3-8 by Steve Cree, we dig deeper into the TRANSFORMATION God’s mercy in Jesus brings to our lives. The first place that transformation will be seen is in transformed RELATIONSHIPS.
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Tags: mercy · relationships · romans · transformation

Love My Church

November 1st, 2007 · 11 Comments

Well its about time I logged a blog, and while that doesn’t sound like a particularly pleasant thing to do, it will be great to share some thoughts and ideas over the coming months.
We recently unveiled our new church mission statement: connect. grow. serve. While it has been terrific to focus on that, its amazing [...]

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Tags: church · love · mission · pineapples · transformation · transformed · video

Transformed Christmas?

November 1st, 2007 · 4 Comments

So the Calendar seems to have just flipped over to November. And I had that sinking feeling, “Christmas again?!”. It’s a shame that an event meant be about remembering the birth of our Lord and Saviour should provoke that in me. And that all sorts of thoughts quite removed from Jesus flood my mind instead. [...]

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Tags: Christmas · commercial · romans · transformed