The Justice of Jesus is the second in a four part series compiled by Scott Higgins and Baptist Care Big Idea: Jesus fulfilled the prophetic hope that God would set the world to right. We see this in his ministry as he liberated people from things that oppressed and bound them (sin, Satan, poverty, disease,…
The World We Want to See – this is a series compiled by Scott Higgins alongside Baptist Care relating particularly to justice. Some of the additional resources I have utilised are from the writings of Miroslav Volf; Tim Keller; Nicholas Wolterstorff; and Jurgen Moltmann. Text: Isaiah 58:1–14 (NLT) ople, the Lord has told you what is…
Covenant people of God – God entered into a series of formal relationships with various human partners in order to ultimately rescue the world through Jesus. Romans 15:4 (NLT) Such things were written in the Scriptures long ago to teach us. They give us hope and encouragement as we wait patiently for God’s promises. Nehemiah 8 is…
Discouragement and fear. One last shot. The wall is completed. Israel has withstood the constant threat of imminent attack from enemies to the north, south, east, or west. They had names – Sanballat, Tobiah the Ammonite, Geshem the Arab, and the Ashdodites. Nehemiah 4:8–9 (The Message) 8 They put their heads together and decided to…
Opposition from all sides. Trust in God and keep your powder dry – Oliver Cromwell Someone once said, “There are three kinds of people in the world – those who don’t know what’s happening, those who watch what’s happening, and those who make things happen.” Romans 15:4 (NLT) Such things were written in the Scriptures…
Trust in God and keep your power dry – Oliver Cromwell The phrase has been used by the likes of Bill Clinton; Margaret Mead wrote a book titled (1942) And keep your powder dry: an anthropologists looks at America. It was repeated in World War II with the saying and song “Praise the Lord and…
Nehemiah (“Yahweh comforts”) – rebuild, restore, renew Someone once said, “There are three kinds of people in the world – those who don’t know what’s happening, those who watch what’s happening, and those who make things happen.” Introduction (prayer) People cry for all sorts of reasons… few Crows supporters… Spanish soccer coach… remember when prime…
Nehemiah (“Yahweh comforts”) – rebuild, restore, renew Romans 15:4 (NLT) Such things were written in the Scriptures long ago to teach us. They give us hope and encouragement as we wait patiently for God’s promises. 1 Corinthians 10:11 (NLT) All these events happened to them as examples for us. They were written down to warn…
Legends, George Taplin friend of the Ngarrindjeri Taplin, George (1831–1879) was born on 24 August 1831 at Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England. Committed Christian and Congregationalist, from the age of 15 he had desired to become an overseas missionary. He arrived in Adelaide in the Anna Maria on 12 October 1849 and worked as a labourer and as a lawyer’s…
Legends, The Barley Five Mothers day_five barley loaves 132 years ago in 1885 Silas Mead, first pastor of Flinders Street Baptist Church in Adelaide, preached from John 6 on feeding the 5000 and likened the first missionaries they were sending to the ‘five barley loaves’. The implication being that the work these five women were…