Episodes
Wednesday Oct 01, 2014
Glimpses 01
Wednesday Oct 01, 2014
Wednesday Oct 01, 2014
Introduction
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The Bible as you may or may not know is the story of God dealing with His creation. From the earth's beginnings there is a story portrayed in the Bible of the interaction between God and people. The Bible is broken into two sections: the Old Testament which contains 39 books and the New Testament which contains 27 books. The God of the Old Testament is the same God as that in the New Testament. It may surprise some people, but Jesus never actually makes an appearance in the Old Testament!However, there is the concept of some sort of saviour or messianic figure throughout. As Christians, we believe that this Messiah or Saviour is Jesus Christ. In this series, we will glimpse at the story of God's interaction with people from the beginnings to the end - the entire history of the world - beginning to end.
I think one of the best ways to summarise the Old Testament in 7 quick studies, is to look at the covenants or promises that God made with certain people through history. Then we will go to look at the four Gospels or writings about Jesus Christ before doing the majority of this series, looking at the man Jesus Christ. How and why He is the man of all history! What were or are Covenants in a biblical sense?
Covenants were common in all kinds of life, and not just between God and humanity. For instance where a powerful nation had taken over a weaker nation, a covenant was in place to give benefits from the powerful nation to the weaker nation, such as protection as well as sanctions if the weaker nation rebelled. There were covenants between equal partners in deals similar to contracts of law today. The Covenants we shall look at from the Old Testament, regarding the relationship between God and humanity, had several things about them.
- God always took the initiative - sometimes by surprise as in with Abraham or in Noah's case, through his obedience.
- God has promised certain commitments and has given His solemn promise to fulfil His end of the bargain.
- God waits for a response from humanity. God does not coerce or force but waits for humanity to take the responsibility of replying and acquiescing to God's covenantal promises.
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Ask Dave - Question 11
Monday Sep 29, 2014
Monday Sep 29, 2014
Question 11
What did Partakers do in 2013?
(as interviewed by Mrs Heidi Trotman)
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Friday Prayers 26 September 2014
Friday Sep 26, 2014
Friday Sep 26, 2014
Partakers Friday Prayers!
26th September 2014
We pray together and when Christians pray together, from different nations, different churches and different denominations - that reveals Church unity! Come! Let us pray together!
A Prayer of Thomas Aquinas
help me to be obedient without reserve,
poor without servility,
chaste without compromise,
humble without pretence,
joyful without depravity,
serious without affectation,
active without frivolity,
submissive without bitterness,
truthful without duplicity,
fruitful in good works without presumption,
quick to revive my neighbour without haughtiness,
and quick to edify others by word and example without simulation.
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Grant me, O Lord,
an ever-watchful heart that no alien thought can lure away from You;
a noble heart that no base love can sully;
an upright heart that no perverse intention can lead astray;
an invincible heart that no distress can overcome;
an unfettered heart that no impetuous desires can enchain.
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O Lord my God, also bestow upon me understanding to know You,
zeal to seek You,
wisdom to find You,
a life that is pleasing to You,
unshakable perseverance,
and a hope that will one day take hold of You.
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May I also receive the benefits of your grace,
in order to taste your heavenly joys and contemplate your glory.
Amen.
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Ask Dave - Question 10
Monday Sep 22, 2014
Monday Sep 22, 2014
Question 10
How did Partakers start and why?
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Ask Dave - Question 9
Monday Sep 15, 2014
Monday Sep 15, 2014
Question 9
How did you become a Christian?
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Friday Prayers 12 September 2014
Friday Sep 12, 2014
Friday Sep 12, 2014
Partakers Friday Prayers!
12th September 2014
We pray together and when Christians pray together, from different nations, different churches and different denominations - that reveals Church unity! Come! Let us pray together!
Order of Prayer Service
Opening Prayer
1 John 1:8-10
Confession
Lord's Prayer
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Prayers for those facing challenging situation
Prayers for those grieving & in despair
Prayers for those imprisoned
Prayers for Churches Worldwide
Prayers for the world
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Time for your own prayers
The Creed
Benediction
Closing Prayer
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Wednesday Sep 10, 2014
WOW Jesus
Wednesday Sep 10, 2014
Wednesday Sep 10, 2014
Jesus Christ, the most extraordinary person who ever lived, who never wrote a book but has more books written about him than any other subject! History is split into BC and AD in honor of him! Jesus Christ, the God-man, who gives a WOW factor to anybody who will bow the knee and serve Him.
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Here in this short video, I introduce my own WOW factor about Jesus. Jesus who promises salvation and how He still challenges and loves people today.
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I also have a seminar, WOWJesus, which I would also love to bring to your church or group. Contact details are below and at the end of the video. I look forward to hearing from you and how we can work together. Thank you.
Monday Sep 08, 2014
Partakers WOW Clinic
Monday Sep 08, 2014
Monday Sep 08, 2014
We would love to bring this to you! Partakers WOW Clinic! An interactive seminar for about 90 minutes, designed specifically for christian groups and churches about being online and using Digital Space and Social Media for the glory of God!
We aim for you to make the best use of all the online world and Social Media can offer! We share about the how, why, who, what, the benefits and liabilities! How can you, your group or your church make the best use of Facebook, Twitter or YouTube?
If you are wanting to host a WOWClinic, please do contact us! Contact details, further videos and information are on the WOWClinic home page: http://wowclinic.co.uk
Thanks you!
Thursday Sep 04, 2014
Freedom - John 14v1-6
Thursday Sep 04, 2014
Thursday Sep 04, 2014
Last week I spoke at the funeral for a friend's father... Here is the text of what I shared there from John 14:1-6
John 14:1-6
‘Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going.’
Thomas said to him, ‘Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?’
Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
Jesus is with his friends. It is the night before Jesus will die on a cross. But death will not be the end of Him. For we know from the historical record, that Jesus will rise from the dead and then ascend back to the right hand side of God.
Jesus has told them He is going away (John 14:3-4) to prepare a place for all those that follow Him! This place, we call heaven, is described here as a mansion! A great big house with many rooms for many people! WOW!
Jesus promised us “I am going to prepare a place for you“ (John 14:1-4). Jesus has been working on it for almost 2000 years to this point in time!! Heaven is a beautiful place, prepared for all Christian Disciples, to live forever and ever with Jesus the King! When we get to heaven, Jesus has prepared a place for those who love Him, trust Him and obey Him as King. He is expecting us, wanting to lavish His love upon us. We know He loves us now, but that is only in part. When we are with Him eternally, we shall have the full picture of Jesus. He is with us now in Spirit, but then we shall be with Him physically and face to face.
This Jesus claimed to be the Life – that is Life and energy & activity!
This Jesus claimed to be the Truth - The revelation source and foundation of all truth is God/Jesus
In this passage, Jesus also claimed that He alone was the way to the Father. When Jesus issued this statement, the stress of the sentence automatically falls on the words “the way”. Jesus Christ has exposed the barrier of sin and death, which prevents a person from entering God’s presence. He explodes this same barrier when a person entrusts in Him for their eternal salvation. He is the road that leads to life. Not only is he the way, but he is also the truth and the life. All of God’s truth is embodied in Jesus Christ who, as both fully God and fully human, was also the ever-living God. Nobody can claim access to God the Father, except through Jesus himself. Other religions may contain some element of truth about God, but there is no other way to God but through Jesus Christ. He is the means of access to God for all people of all cultures and all backgrounds. Jesus welcomes all, so that in his singular exclusive claims there is an inclusive embrace of all. As Jesus goes on to say in John 14:7, because we know him we also know God the Father.
God is love. How do we know God is love? Christians have a God who knows the pain of death and suffering. We have a God who is sympathetic to our own suffering. Jesus, who was God, became man. He was born. He lived. He died. He rose again to new life. He ascended back to God. Christians, those who follow Jesus will also rise again from the dead into new life and ascend to be with God eternally.
Jesus and me. Jesus - an anchor in turbulent times. Jesus was a comfort in times of distress such as when my own father died about 21 years ago. He always comforts me.
I have died twice as an adult. 2003 from a stroke and 2007 from septicaemia. I have been sent back twice. But one day I will die. When I do, I will then have new life because of Jesus and then be more alive than ever!
Our father, brother and friend here, is now more alive than he has even been because he loved and believed in Jesus.
Jesus was his hope.
Jesus is my hope.
Is Jesus your hope?