Kopfbereich

Romans 3:9-20

Burden Lifting

Sometimes we carry burdens of guilt, shame, anger, unforgiveness without ever realising it. We get so used to the weight, so used to the pain and inconvenience that it feels normal. Spiritually we all carry the scar that comes from running away from God. We may deny it, we may ignore it, we may try and compensate for it by trying to be good. But true freedom only comes from admitting our guilt both to God and ourselves. This is the first step of humility towards forgiveness, reconciliation and freedom with God. the Rev

God can take your shame away

Exercises

These exercises will help you understand where and how God can truly set you free. Click on ‘Read more below’

06 Humble Pride

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Romans 2:17-3:8

‘Whatever’ and ‘it’s all good’

The there are two current phrases which are commonly used today. The first is ‘whatever’ and it is used instead of saying “I don’t care.” You might express your concern or your advice to someone and in response you get ‘Whatever.” Sadly we say the same thing to God, he sent Jesus to rescue us and our response is ‘whatever.’ The other phrase that is common is “It’s all good” which is a way of saying that something even though inconvenient, hurtful and annoying is not troubling, it’s not a problem. But sometimes it really isn’t ‘all good.’ Sometimes we experience real tragedy and real crises and a quip phrase like ‘it’s all good.’ doesn’t cut it. Real hope comes from a willingness to hear what God has to say without telling ‘whatever’ or pretending that ‘it’s all good.’ the Rev

Sometimes we say 'Whatever' to God

Exercises

If you would like to live in the real world rather than saying 'whatever' to God or pretending that you or your life is better than it is then here are some exercises that will help you. Click on ‘Read more below’

05 Affirm God's Fairness

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Luke 7:36-50 and Romans 2:1-16

Excuse Free

Pretending can be tiring. Pretending with yourself is even harder. Reality has a nasty way of reminding us that we are not in control, we aren’t as attractive, as popular, as nice, as good as we like to think of ourselves. Sometimes we change the rules so we can feel better about ourselves, we lied so as not to hurt someone, we stole because we were desperate. Other times we knock people down so that we feel on top. What we need is to love and live the gospel because our faith in Christ removes the need to make excuses, of pretending. In Christ we are perfect, in Christ we are whole, we are beautiful to God and so we don’t need to pretend to be better than we are or to knock other people down. the Rev

Learn to be yourself, take your mask off

Exercises

The best person to be is yourself. Otherwise you will have to make a lot of excuses. Learn the significance of believing in Jesus by doing the following excercises. Click on ‘Read more below’

04 Love and Live the Gospel

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Psalm 1 and Romans 1:16-32

Important answers

Why is the gospel so important? If God is powerful and good why is there so much suffering and evil in the world? Why is there so much confusion in the world, why are there so many different religions and theories? What about people who haven’t heard of God, are they also under God’s wrath? Come to think of it what exactly does God’s wrath look like, what does it do and how is God’s love connected to his wrath? the Rev

Why is the gospel so important?

Exercises

Jesus Christ came to enable us to see God, that is why he is call the 'light of the world.' Through studying and living the gospel you will grow in your experience of God. Click on ‘Read more below’

03 Live the Gospel

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Luke 7:36-50 and 2 Peter 1-11

Time travel and the gospel

Ever done something really stupid or painful and wished you could go back in time and change what you did? Like the time I made my knee collapse outwards. But we can’t go back and we have to learn to live with the consequences of our actions. However, with the gospel it is possible to change what we have done in the past. Christ life, death and resurrection enables us to be forgiven of all the wrongs we have ever done and to be considered by God to have only done what is right. So that is changing the past which also gives us hope for the future. Past and Future are wonderfully changed by the power of God to Salvation. Both Past and Future converge together to change the present, to change our lives now from bad to good, from frustrating to rewarding, from confusing to making sense. The gospel is powerful in the past, in the present and in the future. the Rev

Traveling in Time and Space

Exercises

The Tardis is bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. So is the gospel, simple to say but takes a life time to practice. Start exercising now. Click on ‘Read more below’

02 Live the Gospel

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Romans 1:8-15 and Romans 15:14-33

Why? Why? Why?

Why is a good question? Little kids love asking it again and again because they are curious, they want to understand the world they live in. As we grow older we can get so busy that we forget to ask ‘why?’ A life lived fruitfully is a life that understands ‘why?’ To answer the question you need the right way of understanding the world and the right way of interpreting what you see. Let me help you live the gospel by learning to see with spiritual clarity so that you can answer ‘Why?’ the Rev

Ask yourself why?

Exercises

Getting good at answering the question ‘why?’ involves instruction, practice and real life experience. To help you I have written some exercises to help you be instructed, help you practice and live the gospel in real life. Click on ‘Read more below’

01 Live the Gospel

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