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God‘s story is the story of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. But it‘s also humanity‘s story, the story of a world fallen and blown apart and of a world reshaped and restored. It‘s the beginning of all beginnings and the end of all ends. Join Brent Siddall and the Rev Ian ‘Reido‘ Reid as they explore God, time, salvation and the cosmos. Explore the stories of Western culture as they pivot and interact with the main narrative of salvation history.
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Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
Brent and Ian discuss Hebrews 12:1-13
Are you struggling to keep believing in Jesus? Are you having trouble keeping going in the Christian faith?
- (1:03) Hebrews is addressed to Christians who are struggling to persevere;
- (3:54) What the writer advises us to do to put our eyes on Jesus;
- (4:30) Running and race imagery in the passage;
- (4:55) What to do with things that are keeping us from Jesus;
- (6:23) Fixing our eyes on Jesus;
- (7:02) Persevering and enduring hardship;
- (10:55) God using suffering for the purpose of discipline;
- (11:20) Why Christians suffer;
- (13:35) The goal of God’s discipline;
- (16:00) We’re being trained for heaven;
- (18:30) How discipline produces a harvest of righteousness and peace;
- (22:35) The Christian race is a team effort;
- (24:20) How pastors can train their churches to run the race.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Palmerston North - Grace Presbyterian Church of New Zealand
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