Preaching Programme

March 2010

Rethinking Repentance

The call to repentance lies at the heart of the Christian gospel and is reflected in the act of confession that occurs near the start of most of our services at Christ Church. Sometimes reduced to personal contrition, ‘repentance’ is actually a far broader term referring to our lives being actively turned around by God. During this series we will take a deeper look at the meaning of repentance reflecting upon what will actually change in our conduct if we take repentance seriously.

7 March What does Repentance mean? Luke 3:1-20 Stephen Kuhrt
14 March Repentance and Relationships 1 John 3:11-24 Stephen Kuhrt
21 March Repentance and Money 2 Corinthians 8:1-15 Helen Hancock
28 March Repentance and Palm Sunday Luke 19:28-44 Peter Coombs
April 2010

What Easter Changes

Many of us will already realise that the significance of Easter goes beyond the chance to eat chocolate eggs (possibly after forty days of avoiding such things!). However we can still be tempted to see the significance of Easter purely in terms of securing our personal destiny which can then lead to a rather individualised understanding of both ‘the Gospel’ and our Christian life. Seeking to avoid this danger (and conscious of the looming General Election), we will therefore reflect at both the 9.30 and 11.00 services upon the significance of Easter for both our personal destiny and that of the world. Integral to this will be consideration of the radical implications of this for both our private and public lives, as individuals and also as God’s people.

Easter Day Easter: Rethinking Past, Present and Future 1 Peter 1: 3-12 Stephen Kuhrt
11 April My personal destiny Helen Hancock
18 April My Perspective on Politics Stephen Kuhrt
25 April APCM Sunday: Joint Service at 9.30am Stephen Kuhrt

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