Talks

Pentecost Sunday!  The birthday of the church – when the Holy Spirit was poured out on all people for the first time!
Matt explained that in Ashwood we believe in the Spirit and the Word of God.
In honour of launching the Bible course, Matt interviewed a panel of 4 people in our church family, to inspire us to be rooted in the bible which is God’s Word to us!
As a church we believe…
... that God’s word is a lamp to guide our feet and a light for our paths (Psalm 119:105)
... that all Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realise what is wrong in our lives (2 Timothy 3:16-17)
... that the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword (Hebrews 4:12)
... that the grass withers and the flowers fade, but the word of our God stands forever (Isaiah 40:8)
... that the Scriptures give us hope and encouragement (Romans 15:4)

The panel shared their thoughts on these questions:
- Why are you so passionate about the Bible?
- How do you read the Bible? (i.e. what is your rhythm?)
- What advice would you give to someone who is new to the Bible?
- What do you find difficult about in the Bible and how do you deal with that?
... and shared with us a personal story about how the Bible helped them in their lives.

At the end of the meeting we prayed that we would have a fresh HUNGER for God’s Word, be ROOTED in scripture and be people of the SPIRIT.
Let’s pray that together again today!