Condell Park Bible Church

Pr. Glenn Matthews - Our Heavenly Home

"Father forgive them; for they know not what they do." Luke 23:34 1) The Appeal A) "Father..." i) What the word "Father" tells us about Jesus ii) What the word "Father" teslls us about ourselves B) "...Forgive Them..." i) Jesus practiced the same thing He preached ii) Jesus fulfilled Old Testament prophercy iii) Jesus paid the price for our forgiveness 2) The Answer

Big Idea: Jesus was fully submitted to His Father's plan and would allow no one or nothing to prevent it from coming to pass.

Big Idea: God has a personalised care plan designed to provide us with the comfort that we desperately need in times of suffering and sadness.

Pr. Brendan Fischer - Unexpected Response to God's Word Big Idea: We need to be faithful in sharing the word of God because often there are surprising responses to it.

Pr Brendan Fischer - Beware the Smear Campaign Big Idea: the Wicked One will often launch smear campaigns against God when we are suffering, which are designed to get us to question and doubt the character and plans of God.

1 "Godliness is profitable unto all things" I Tim 4:7-8 2. "Godliness with contentment is great gain" I Tim 6:6 3. Danger of "having a form of godliness" II Tim 3:5 4. "Great is the mystery of godliness" I Tim 3:15

What's it all about? In order to persevere in Christian service we need the grace of God to enable and empower us. 1- A Teacher - Vs 2 2- A Soldier- vs 3-4 3- An Athlete- vs 5 4- A Farmer- vs 6

Big Idea: The way of wisdom is to receive correction graciously and respond to it appropriately. How we respond to correction is one of the clearest indicators as to whether we are wise of foolish, for only the wise are correctable. 1. Receiving Correcting Counsel 2. Rejecting Correcting Counsel How to receive correction graciously: i. Be swift tohear and slow to speak ii. Don't get defensive iii. Don't get angry and argumentative iv. Offer apologies v. Be thankful vi. Think it through vii. Repentance and confession

Interpretive Guidlines: i. This is a poetic masterpiece ii. This was written for men iii. The Hebrew Verb tense iv. It's a portrait in a particular historical context v. Wisdom principles displayed in one's personal context 1. For the Men 2. For the Women

Pr. Brendan Fischer - The Wise Avoid Envy

Big idea: the wise will not sow discord amongst the bretheren becuase it is something that our Lord hates. General Observations: 1-Body parts 2-How we treat others 3-Designed to provoke self-reflection Interpretive Guardrails: 1- This list is not exhaustive 2- This is a climatic list 1- What is meant by brethren? 2- How do we cause discord and disharmony? 3- How do we overcome disunity and discord?

Alex Weaver - Would God Mention You?