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iRelate
Teaching Series: Autumn 2012
True life is defined by relationship. Jesus declared that this life is discovered only by knowing him, and his Father. He put it like this:
“Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent” (John 17:3).
It’s not what we are, or where we’ve been or even what we’ve done that brings life. It’s knowing Him, and out of that knowing Him we are to know others. We were made in His image to relate. Firstly to Him, and then to everyone else. The life He gives, we share. It’s all relationship.
In this iRelate series we shall explore some of these dominant relationships that make up our lives.
Simon Harris, Senior Minister
| Hospitality | Hospitality is one of the ways we can show God and be like God (Readings: Romans 12:9-16, Hebrews 13:1-8) |
Simon Harris | 09 Dec 2012 |  |
| Friendship | Friendship is a vital element of discipleship, and a key part of Christian life | Simon Harris | 02 Dec 2012 | |
| Sexuality and Pornography | Sexuality and Pornography are not common sermon topics, but they are important (Reading: 1 Corinthians 6:12 - 7:5) |
Simon Harris | 26 Nov 2012 | |
| Across All Divides | The radical love of Jesus is a love that crosses the divide between friend and enemy (Reading: Matthew 5:38-48) |
Simon Harris | 11 Nov 2012 | |
| Communion | Communion is a key relationship in Christian community, and it's based on a few basic principles (Readings: Mark 4:12:26, Ephesians 1:3-7, 1 Corinthians 11:23-28) |
Simon Harris | 04 Nov 2012 | |
| Faith | How does life in the 21st century affect our faith? (Readings: Matthew 6:25-34, Matthew 16:5-12, Matthew 17:14-20) |
Eddie Vass | 28 Oct 2012 | |
| His Story Through My Story | Paul told God's story through the story of his life (Reading: Acts 17:16-26) |
Linda Pepper | 21 Oct 2012 |  |
| Parenting | Parenting is moving children from dependence on us to dependence on God (Readings: Deutoronomy 6:1-12, Matthew 19:13-15, Hosea 11:1-11) |
Simon Harris | 14 Oct 2012 | |
| Singleness | Being single is not just the absence of marriage, it's an opportunity to live a life devoted to God (Reading: 1 Corinthians 7:1-9) |
Simon Harris | 07 Oct 2012 | |
| Marriage | Marriage reflects the relationships in the Trinity, and relies on a servant attitude (Readings: John 4: 7-26, John 4: 39-42) |
Simon Harris | 30 Sep 2012 | |
| iRelate ... to the world | God promised Abraham he would bless everyone from all nations, Solomon prayed that God would answer the prayers of visiting foreigners, and Christ called his followers to go and make disciples of everyone (Readings: 1 Kings 8: 22-30, 1 Kings 8: 41-43) |
David Pepper | 23 Sep 2012 | |
| The fruits of our labours | offering the first fruit of the harvest to God shows a relationship of trust, dependence and expectancy (Reading: Leviticus 23) |
Simon Harris | 16 Sep 2012 | |
| To be known in His image | If God is relational, and we are created in his image, we are relational too. (Reading: Phil 2:1-18) |
Simon Harris | 09 Sep 2012 | |
| To Know Him | Getting to know the triune Godhead, and the relationships at the core of existence (Reading: John 3:1-20) |
Simon Harris | 02 Sep 2012 | |
Sunday 2nd September
To know him
This service includes communion
Sunday 9th September
To be known in his image
Sunday 16th September (Harvest Sunday)
The fruits of our labours
Sunday 23rd September
Guest Preacher: Dave Pepper
Sunday 30th September
Marriage
Sunday 7th October
Singleness
This service will include communion
Sunday 14th October
Parenting
Sunday 21st October
Guest Preacher: Linda Pepper
Sunday 28th October
Guest Preacher: Eddie Vass
Sunday 4th November
Mentoring
This service will include communion
Sunday 11th November (Remembrance Sunday)
Across all divides
This service will include a corporate act of remembrance
Sunday 18th November
Sexuality
Sunday 25th November
Pornography
Sunday 2nd December
Friendship
This service will include communion
Sunday 9th December
Hospitality