2014

The Incarnational Love of God

Programme for the Year 2014.pdf

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Introducing this Year’s Theme

Incarnational Love and Grace
John 1:14, 16 – 18 [John 1: 14 – 18]
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Servant Songs in Isaiah

Servant Song 1
Isaiah 42: 1 – 6 [Isaiah 42: 1 – 3]
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Servant Song 2
Isaiah 49: 1 – 7 [Isaiah 49: 5 – 6]
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Servant Song 3
Isaiah 50: 4 – 9 [Isaiah 50: 4 – 5]
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Servant Song 4a
Isaiah 52: 13 – 53: 6 [Isaiah 53: 5 – 6]
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Servant Song 4b
Isaiah 53: 7 - 12 [ Isaiah 53: 10 - 11]
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Hymn of Praise to Christ

Hymn of Praise to Christ (1)
Hebrews 1: 1 – 4 [Hebrews 1: 1 – 3]
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Hymn of Praise To Christ (2A)
Philippians 2: 5 – 8 [Philippians 2: 6 – 8]
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Hymn of Praise to Christ (2B)
Philippians 2: 9 – 11 [Philippians 2: 9 – 11]
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Hymn of Praise to Christ (3)
Colossians 1: 15 – 20 [Colossians 1: 15 – 17]
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Hymn of Praise to Christ (4)
1 Timothy 3: 16 [1 Timothy 3: 16]
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Hymn of Praise to Christ (5)
John 1: 1 – 18 [John 1: 1 – 4, 14]
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God’s Judgement and Grace in Genesis 1 – 8

Creation
Genesis 1: 1 – 2: 2 [Psalm 104: 24 – 25]
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The Fall
Genesis 2: 4 – 3: 24 [Romans 3: 23 – 24]
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Cain and Abel
Genesis 4: 1 – 16 [Romans 13: 9 – 10]
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Noah
Genesis 6: 1 – 8:22 [Hebrews 11: 7 – 8]
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Jesus’ Empathy with People

A Man with a Dreaded Skin Disease
Mark 1: 40 – 45 [Mark 1: 40 – 41]
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A Dead Girl and a Sick Woman
Mark 5: 21 – 43 [Acts 10: 36 – 38]
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A Deaf Man
Mark 7: 31 – 37 [Luke 7: 21 – 22]
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A Prostitute
Luke 7: 36 – 50 [Luke 7: 47 – 50]
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A Tax Collector
Luke 19: 1 – 10 [Mark 2: 15 – 17]
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God’s Grace in Ephesians 1 – 4

The Grace of Spiritual Blessings
Ephesians 1: 1 – 14 [Ephesians 1: 3 – 6]
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The Grace of Knowledge and Wisdom
Ephesians 1: 15 – 23 [Ephesians 1: 17 – 18]
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The Grace of Salvation and New Life
Ephesians 2: 1 – 10 [Ephesians 2: 8 – 10]
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The Grace of Reconciliation
Ephesians 2: 11 – 22 [Ephesians 2: 13 – 14]
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God’s Grace to Paul
Ephesians 3: 1 – 13 [Ephesians 3: 7 – 7]
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The Grace of Love that Leads to Fullness
Ephesians 3: 14 – 21 [Ephesians 3: 16 – 19]
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The Grace of Unity in Diversity
Ephesians 4: 1 – 16, 32 [Ephesians 4: 2 – 7]
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God’s Loving Kindness in the Psalms

Praise for the Lord’s Love
Psalm 103 [Psalm 103: 17 – 18]
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A Lament in Loneliness
Psalm 42 & 43 [Psalm 42: 1 – 2, 5]
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Thanksgiving for Victory from the Lord
Psalm 118 [Psalm 118: 21, 28 – 29]
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Christmas: Good News of Great Joy

Good News of Great Joy (Samuel Marsden’s sermon in NZ 1814)
Luke 2: 1 – 20 [Luke 2: 10 – 11]

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2 Chronicles 20: 1 – 30, Psalm 124
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Paul's Voyage and Shipwreck
Acts 27: 1 – 28:14

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