Foundations

We look at Psalm 126 and discover that we are in fact dependent on everything we do, but in particular for our families, shelter and security.

As part of Psalm 126, the people prayed to God for restoration, protection and other blessings. May we do likewise, acknowledging God in our lives.

This Psalm reflects the joy of the people as they realise God's blessings to them as they walk to the feast in Jerusalem. Likewise, we also have a large number of blessings for which we can be equally thankful.

With reference to Psalm 125 from the Bible, we explore God's Mercy and His Justice.

The psalms of Ascent that we are looking at were sung in Biblical times by the Israelites as they travelled toward s Jerusalem for festivities. We look today at the Protection the God promises us in Psalm 125.

Psalm 124 confirms that our God is an ever present Help in times of trouble. A very encouraging psalm indeed.

Psalm 120 is rather gloomy, but that is why we should look closely at it - it is true too life.

Psalm 122 in the Bible gives reasons why the Children of Israel went up to Jerusalem to Worship God, and it provides modern day Christians with reasons why we should Worship in a similar frame of mind.

If you are in the habit of regularly going to church on a Sunday, Why do you go? And when you go, do you go cheerfully, or do you complain? We look at Psaml 122 from the Bible.

We look at the theme of God's Constant Protection over the lives of His people. Our focus for this study is Psaml 121 from the Bible.

This week and next week we will look at the theme of God's Protection over the lives of His people. Our focus for this study is Psaml 121 from the Bible.

Through God's interaction with Jonah after the preservation of Nineveh, Jonah had to learn to let his contentment be independent of his surrounding circumstances. Likewise, we need to be happy regardless of the circumstances in which we find ourselves.

The Bible story of Jonah is qute well known. When Jonah preached to Nineveh, the city repented. God then showed compassion to the city. When Jonah is bitter about this, God shows compassion to Jonah, and teaches him a lesson.

We have been considering the very real repentance of the people of Nineveh, after they received a message from God. How should we respond to God's message of forgiveness to us?

After the Ninevites received the message from God, given through the prophet Jonah, they truely repented from their sins. We can learn from that.

Jonah has been told to take a message to the city of Nineveh in Assyria, to a people renouned for their evil acts. What message does he have from God?

Jonah has been told to take a message to the city of Nineveh in Assyria, to a people renouned for their evil acts. What message does he have from God?

We have been considering the very real repentance of the people of Nineveh, after they received a message from God. How should we respond to God's message of forgiveness to us?

As we consider the tale of the prophet Jonah in the Bible, we look at the various sins commeted by Jonah after he presented the message from God to Nineveh, and how they could apply to our own behaviour..

Today we look in greater detail at the prayer that Jonah offered to God from the belly of the fish. This prayer is given as a general example of how Christians should pray to God.

Jonah prayed to God from the belly of the big fish. The prayer Jonah is recorded in the Bible to serve as an example to us modern day Christians.

We look at the New Testament references that quote the story of Jonah and the big fish. Jesus refers to this in the book of Matthew, offering it as a sign to the Pharisees as a sign of His mission on earth.

But the Lord commanded a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was inside the fish three days and three nights." This statement from the Bible is often ridiculed by those who do not believe the Bible.

This week we will look at how Jonah responded to "being found", and also the sailors' response to the amazing things that were going on.

We look at the remarkable things that happened when Jonah attempted to run away from God.

We consider what we can learn about God, Jonah and ourselves from the openiing verses of the Bible book of Jonah. Jonah attempts to run away from God.

Today we begin a new series considering the Bible book of Jonah.

The last program based on words from Ecclesiasthes from the Bible. The writer calls this "the conclusion of the matter."

Our study of Ecclesiasthes has brought us words that have been somewhat depressing, but also others that are full of hope. We follow the author now as he wraps up his teachings.

In today's program, we will be thinking about what we need to do before "the silver cord is severed and the golden bowl is broken.

The pursuit of happiness can be a real driving force in people's lives. The writer of Ecclesiasthes has some advice on being happy.

In the Bible passage that we look at today, we are urged to be generous with what God has given us, to be bold in our decisions, and to be humble recognising that we cannot understand everything about the ways of God in our lives.

There is always some uncertainty about the future. This makes planning an d decision making hard. We take advice from the book of Ecclesiasthes on what decisions we should make for our future.

We discuss the unpredictability of life, and therefore what we should do to best use the limited time of life that we have been given.

Enjoy the Life God gives you - Part 1

Consider what God has Done - Part 2

We again look at the Bible book of Ecclesiasthes. The writer encourages us to seek the Wisdom of God, and comnpares Wisdom with an inheritance of land. Quotes: " The fear of the Lord is the begining of Wisdom." and "Wisdom preserves those who have it."

Wealth won't satisfy you, and it won't make you happy. The more you have, the more you want. By nature, we are all greedy. If you gather wealth, you could lose it overnight. And when you die, you have to leave it all behind.

Whoever loves money, never has enough, whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income. We check up on what the Bible book of Ecclesiasthes has to say about wealth. These verses ask "As goods increase, what benefit are they to the owner except to feast his eyes on them?"

Looking at the teachings of the Bible book of Ecclesiastes, we take a further look at what our attitute should be as we go to church, pray and make promisses before God.

Looking at the teachings of the Bible book of Ecclesiastes, we look at what our attitute should be as we go to church.

We present a short Christmas message for you.

In the run-up to Christmas, we follow Mary, the mother of Jesus, as she visits her relative, Elizabeth. There are significant implications stemming from this visit.

In the run-up to Christmas, we look at the significance of the message carried by the angel Gabriel to Mary, the mother of Jesus.

We consider the futility of concentrating too much on work, at the expense of good relationships.God made us as social beings, searching for friendship. We need other people in our lives. This is of course especially true if we make Jesus our companion.

In previous programs, we looked at the meaningless toil of those who live without God. Now let us look at the conduct of the believer. The Bible teaches that companionship is to be highly valued on earth.

The unbeliever lives as though there is no God. He has no justice, no future, no rest, no comfort. The world stands in rebellion against God. But there is a better world coming, where there will be no suffering or death.

In this part of the Bible book of Ecclesiasthes, the write describes the world from the perspective of the unbeliever. But there is going to be a day of judgement when Jesus returns.

The concept of Eternity is certainly difficult to fathom. What does it mean that God has "set this concept in our hearts?"

This passage of the Bible speaks about the passage of time. What can we learn from this?

Last week we followed the writer of Ecclesiastes in his search for happiness and satisfaction. What did he find? What were his conclusions?