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Encounter the Truth
Through faithful teaching of the Scriptures, we seek to facilitate encounters with the truth of God’s Word – and ultimately, with the Lord Jesus Christ, who is the Truth that came down from heaven. Our prayer is that those who do not yet know Jesus will come to a saving knowledge of the truth, that believers will be grounded in the truth, and that local churches will be encouraged in their witness to the truth.
Episodes
- Encounter the Truth
Speaking Hope to Your Soul (Part 1 of 2) | Songs of the Heart
The psalmist who wrote Psalm 42 is far from home—he feels far from the people and the Lord he loves—and he is facing opposition in a hostile land. He is…
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Waiting for the Lord (Part 2 of 2) | Songs of the Heart
We see bad people not only getting away with doing bad things, but prospering and flourishing as they do so. And if we’re honest, it gets to us at least some…
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Waiting for the Lord (Part 1 of 2) | Songs of the Heart
We see bad people not only getting away with doing bad things, but prospering and flourishing as they do so. And if we’re honest, it gets to us at least some…
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Taking Refuge in the Lord (Part 2 of 2) | Songs of the Heart
David knows that the Lord is committed to protecting those of his covenant community; he knows that God is a God of faithfulness to his people; a God of mercy…
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Taking Refuge in the Lord (Part 1 of 2) | Songs of the Heart
David knows that the Lord is committed to protecting those of his covenant community; he knows that God is a God of faithfulness to his people; a God of mercy…
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The Patient God (Part 2 of 2) | Who Is Like Our God?
Patience is vital to our understanding of who God is and what he is like. Were it not for God’s patience, you and I would not be here at all. Each one of us is…
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The Patient God (Part 1 of 2) | Who Is Like Our God?
Patience is vital to our understanding of who God is and what he is like. Were it not for God’s patience, you and I would not be here at all. Each one of us is…
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The Generous God (Part 2 of 2) | Who Is Like Our God?
Our God is fundamentally and in his character a generous God. His inclination is not in the direction of miserliness—but in the direction of bounty. That’s an…
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The Generous God (Part 1 of 2) | Who Is Like Our God?
Our God is fundamentally and in his character a generous God. His inclination is not in the direction of miserliness—but in the direction of bounty. That’s an…
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The Jealous God (Part 2 of 2) | Who Is Like Our God?
Whereas the world’s megalomaniacs grab hold of power and glory out of an ugly selfish ambition—whereas they grasp for something that is not theirs—the Bible…
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The Jealous God (Part 1 of 2) | Who Is Like Our God?
Whereas the world’s megalomaniacs grab hold of power and glory out of an ugly selfish ambition—whereas they grasp for something that is not theirs—the Bible…
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The Gracious and Merciful God (Part 2 of 2) | Who Is Like Our God?
If there is a distinction between grace and mercy—it is that God’s mercy speaks of his goodness to us in our misery and distress when we cannot save ourselves…
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The Gracious and Merciful God (Part 1 of 2) | Who Is Like Our God?
If there is a distinction between grace and mercy—it is that God’s mercy speaks of his goodness to us in our misery and distress when we cannot save ourselves…
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The Just and Righteous God (Part 2 of 2) | Who Is Like Our God?
God’s “righteousness” is his character of total rightness, integrity, goodness and truth—and his “justice” is his expression of that character in his…
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The Just and Righteous God (Part 1 of 2) | Who Is Like Our God?
God’s “righteousness” is his character of total rightness, integrity, goodness and truth—and his “justice” is his expression of that character in his…
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The Faithful God (Part 2 of 2) | Who Is Like Our God?
There is something deeply attractive to us about the faithfulness of God. Faithfulness is something we value and long for—but so often fail to see in our…
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The Faithful God (Part 1 of 2) | Who Is Like Our God?
There is something deeply attractive to us about the faithfulness of God. Faithfulness is something we value and long for—but so often fail to see in our…
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The Holy God (Part 2 of 2) | Who Is Like Our God?
The holiness of God is supremely important to understanding who he truly is. As some have said before me, God’s holiness is his “attribute of attributes.” It…
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The Holy God (Part 1 of 2) | Who Is Like Our God?
The holiness of God is supremely important to understanding who he truly is. As some have said before me, God’s holiness is his “attribute of attributes.” It…
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The Loving God (Part 2 of 2) | Who Is Like Our God?
No love is more important to us than the love of God himself. Beyond the love of spouse or parent or friend is the significance of the love of God. Nothing…
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The Loving God (Part 1 of 2) | Who Is Like Our God?
No love is more important to us than the love of God himself. Beyond the love of spouse or parent or friend is the significance of the love of God. Nothing…
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The Good God (Part 2 of 2) | Who Is Like Our God?
Our God is always good, entirely good, uncompromisingly good in every way. And for us who long to find true goodness—to know reliable goodness—that simple but…
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The Good God (Part 1 of 2) | Who Is Like Our God?
Our God is always good, entirely good, uncompromisingly good in every way. And for us who long to find true goodness—to know reliable goodness—that simple but…
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The Glorious God (Part 2 of 2) | Who Is Like Our God?
At the most fundamental level, the term “glory” speaks of the excellence of God himself: his worth and his beauty, the perfection of his character, his…
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The Glorious God (Part 1 of 2) | Who Is Like Our God?
At the most fundamental level, the term “glory” speaks of the excellence of God himself: his worth and his beauty, the perfection of his character, his…
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The Omnipresent God (Part 2 of 2) | Who Is Like Our God?
Essential to our humanity is our limitation when it comes to space. But not so with God. Essential to his divinity is his ability to be in all places at…
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The Omnipresent God (Part 1 of 2) | Who Is Like Our God?
Essential to our humanity is our limitation when it comes to space. But not so with God. Essential to his divinity is his ability to be in all places at…
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The All-Knowing, All-Wise God (Part 2 of 2) | Who Is Like Our God?
Being eternal and unchanging, God knows all things and never grows in his knowledge; he is never surprised by anything; his degree of insight and understanding…
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The All-Knowing, All-Wise God (Part 1 of 2) | Who Is Like Our God?
Being eternal and unchanging, God knows all things and never grows in his knowledge; he is never surprised by anything; his degree of insight and understanding…
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The Incomprehensible God (Part 2 of 2) | Who Is Like Our God?
We can know God and, as believers, we do know God. But Christians have long used the language of “incomprehensibility” to express the truth that it is…
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The Incomprehensible God (Part 1 of 2) | Who Is Like Our God?
We can know God and, as believers, we do know God. But Christians have long used the language of “incomprehensibility” to express the truth that it is…
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The Independent God (Part 2 of 2) | Who Is Like Our God?
Everything in this world draws its strength, integrity—its very existence—from something else. Everything, that is, except God himself. He truly is independent…
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The Independent God (Part 1 of 2) | Who Is Like Our God?
Everything in this world draws its strength, integrity—its very existence—from something else. Everything, that is, except God himself. He truly is independent…
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The Unchanging God (Part 2 of 2) | Who Is Like Our God?
Everything in this world draws its strength, integrity—its very existence—from something else. Everything, that is, except God himself. He truly is independent…
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The Unchanging God (Part 1 of 2) | Who Is Like Our God?
As human beings, we are changing and declining daily; our world itself is changing and will not last. But against that rather depressing backdrop, the Psalmist…
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The Omnipotent God (Part 2 of 2) | Who Is Like Our God?
Who can understand the power of the Almighty God? None of us fully can. Our perception of the extent and greatness of his power is so limited—and it certainly…
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The Omnipotent God (Part 1 of 2) | Who Is Like Our God?
Who can understand the power of the Almighty God? None of us fully can. Our perception of the extent and greatness of his power is so limited—and it certainly…
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The Eternal God (Part 2 of 2) | Who Is Like Our God?
Many of our difficulties in the Christian life stem from the fact that we don’t really know God as we ought to know him. Our view of God is too small—too…
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The Eternal God (Part 1 of 2) | Who Is Like Our God?
Many of our difficulties in the Christian life stem from the fact that we don’t really know God as we ought to know him. Our view of God is too small—too…
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King | Name Above All Names
The child of the manger has come to rule. To reckon with the message of Christmas, we must learn not only to trust in the Saviour who came, but to bow before…
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Emmanuel (Part 2 of 2) | Name Above All Names
Sin has separated us from the God who made us. Rather than living in friendship with him, we are excluded from the blessings of his presence. But Jesus came to…
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Emmanuel (Part 1 of 2) | Name Above All Names
Sin has separated us from the God who made us. Rather than living in friendship with him, we are excluded from the blessings of his presence. But Jesus came to…
- Encounter the Truth
Jesus | Name Above All Names
The child of the manger has come that he might save his people from their sins. That was God’s message and God’s design, right from the start.
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Christ (Part 2 of 2) | Name Above All Names
Jesus came as the long-awaited Messiah—the promised King of Israel, who would bring to fulfilment the promises of God for a needy and oppressed people. And for…
- Encounter the Truth
Christ (Part 1 of 2) | Name Above All Names
Jesus came as the long-awaited Messiah—the promised King of Israel, who would bring to fulfilment the promises of God for a needy and oppressed people. And for…
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Two Ways to Live (Part 2 of 2) | Sermon on the Mount
Here Jesus focuses on our response to his Word—and the eternal implications of that response. We need to avoid false teachers as being very dangerous, we need…
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Two Ways to Live (Part 1 of 2) | Sermon on the Mount
Here Jesus focuses on our response to his Word—and the eternal implications of that response. We need to avoid false teachers as being very dangerous, we need…
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Speaking Wisely (Part 2 of 2) | Sermon on the Mount
As our heavenly Father treats us with grace and kindness, Jesus calls us to treat others with grace and kindness (and not judgmentalism). This sums up the…
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Speaking Wisely (Part 1 of 2) | Sermon on the Mount
As our heavenly Father treats us with grace and kindness, Jesus calls us to treat others with grace and kindness (and not judgmentalism). This sums up the…
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Investing Wisely (Part 2 of 2) | Sermon on the Mount
In a culture obsessed by material gain and material security, Jesus calls us to use our money to store up treasures in heaven—and as we do so, to train our…
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Investing Wisely (Part 1 of 2) | Sermon on the Mount
In a culture obsessed by material gain and material security, Jesus calls us to use our money to store up treasures in heaven—and as we do so, to train our…
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Invisible Religion (Part 2 of 2) | Sermon on the Mount
Jesus addresses a group of people who are very concerned that their religious acts should be seen and observed by others. He insists that their religious acts…
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Invisible Religion (Part 1 of 2) | Sermon on the Mount
Jesus addresses a group of people who are very concerned that their religious acts should be seen and observed by others. He insists that their religious acts…
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Living Out True Righteousness (Part 2 of 2) | Sermon on the Mount
This section of chapter 5 is showing us that we need a Saviour who can deal with our guilt. As he outlines this kingdom ethic, Jesus is actually telling us how…
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Living Out True Righteousness (Part 1 of 2) | Sermon on the Mount
This section of chapter 5 is showing us that we need a Saviour who can deal with our guilt. As he outlines this kingdom ethic, Jesus is actually telling us how…
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Attaining True Righteousness (Part 2 of 2) | Sermon on the Mount
Although some thought Jesus overturned the Law of Moses, he insists that he has come to fulfil it. His teaching on the Law’s requirements sets a standard of…
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Attaining True Righteousness (Part 1 of 2) | Sermon on the Mount
Although some thought Jesus overturned the Law of Moses, he insists that he has come to fulfil it. His teaching on the Law’s requirements sets a standard of…
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Seeking True Blessing (Part 2 of 2) | Sermon on the Mount
While the world thinks blessing is found in aggressive self-advancement and self-preservation, Jesus teaches the surprising and counter-cultural message that…
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Seeking True Blessing (Part 1 of 2) | Sermon on the Mount
While the world thinks blessing is found in aggressive self-advancement and self-preservation, Jesus teaches the surprising and counter-cultural message that…
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Standing Firm in Unsteady Times (Part 2 of 2) | Faith Under Fire
Peter is writing to believers who are living in the midst of a storm and coping with the uncomfortable sensation of being unsteadied by the winds swirling…