Bob explains to us the meaning of Exile and Peace: Exile is everywhere that is not the place where we are supposed to be.
Peace, “shalom”, on the other hand is when God provides you with wholeness, and everything is as it should be.
Hear the story of Joshua, David, Salomon, Daniel, Nehemia and the ultimate Prince of Shalom: Jesus. Listen to how these people experienced their own exile and shalom.
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Gill takes us on a journey with the Israelites, who came out of slavery and walked into freedom. She beautifully makes the link between their captivity in slavery and our captivity in sin.
Because the Israelites had sacrificed a lamb, the angel of death “passed them over”. In the same way, because Jesus paid the ultimate sacrifice, we are “passed over by death” and set free to worship.
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Matt Bell asks fundamental questions like “Where do we come from?”, “Why are we here?” and “What is the meaning of life?”. He explores the answer “We are made by God, for God and in the image of God”. Even when things go wrong, like Adam and Eve trusting the snake more than God, the creator gives hope for a future by pointing to Jesus and eternity.
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Zoe and Paul Bell introduce us to the new series: THE BIBLE and give us an overview of its history, content, meaning, importance and application. The Bible is the most selling book by far, it tells the story of humanity and is inspired by God himself.
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Zoe Bell tells us about the Mount of Olives, where Jesus spent time to pray. She invites us to reflect on the importance of prayer, silence, solitude and withdrawing into God’s presence. You can listen to Zoe’s full encouraging talk by clicking on the video below:
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Bob introduces us to Mount Zion, a place where God was, is and will reside. It is a place where Joy, Hope, Forgiveness, Worship and Love is found. To find out whether it is actually a mountain or not, listen to Bob’s talk by clicking on the button below.
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Matt takes us up Mount Moriah together with Abraham who miraculously learnt “On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.” (Gen 22 vs 14 NLT). Matt continues to explain how God tests us, wants to see obedience and how, ultimately, God provides.
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Dave explains the context in which Moses meets God on Mount Sinai. Overwhelmed with his tasks leading the people of Israel, Moses needs to be taken out and given a different viewpoint from God. The encounter on the mountain with God gives Moses a different perspective. This can mean effort. To hear more about it, see Dave’s full talk by clicking the button below.
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Matt explains with quotes from John the Baptist, Paul, Peter and Jesus himself that “what happens today” is “weirdly wonderful and wonderfully weird”. Baptism is a physical, symbolic and spiritual event which we celebrate today, hearing three touching testimonies.
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Matt explains the vision and mission statement of Ashwood church: To be a spiritually healthy and growing church and to help people find and follow Jesus.
Zoe introduces the 2022 Vision for Ashwood to us that is embedded in this : “Climbing Higher - Seeing Beyond”.
This year, we will be looking at mountain experiences in the bible, how we can meet God corporately and individually, how we can help each other grow and how we can carry the good news down the mountains to the people in need of receiving them.
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