s.thomas the apostle, elson: small church, big heart god is here make yourselves at home
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S.Thomas the Apostle, Elson: Small Church, Big Heart
God is hereMake yourselves at home
S.Thomas the Apostle, Elson: Small Church, Big Heart
Beatitudes 2: Repenting of our Sins
S.Thomas the Apostle, Elson: Small Church, Big Heart
Make yourselves at home
• Coffee and wine: help yourself as you wish
• Toilets by front door• No such thing as a stupid question• We share things here secure in the
knowledge that they remain here• We undertake to support and pray for
our mutual and collective growth in faith
S.Thomas the Apostle, Elson: Small Church, Big Heart
In the name of the +Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit
Amen!
S.Thomas the Apostle, Elson: Small Church, Big Heart
Christian Joy
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Can you share a time when you have mourned
for (felt sorrow over, grieved) something or
someone?You do not have to, if you do not wish to
S.Thomas the Apostle, Elson: Small Church, Big Heart
Matthew 5:4
S.Thomas the Apostle, Elson: Small Church, Big Heart
What does this Beatitude tell us about the heart of
God?
S.Thomas the Apostle, Elson: Small Church, Big Heart
What are some evasions that people use to avoid
mourning their sins?
S.Thomas the Apostle, Elson: Small Church, Big Heart
What forms might Godly mourning over sin take?
S.Thomas the Apostle, Elson: Small Church, Big Heart
What is the difference between self-pity and
genuine grieving over sin?
S.Thomas the Apostle, Elson: Small Church, Big Heart
How has the Lord comforted you, when you
have grieved over sin?
S.Thomas the Apostle, Elson: Small Church, Big Heart
Romans 7:21-25
The letter of Paul to the Christian Community in Rome
written around AD55-57
S.Thomas the Apostle, Elson: Small Church, Big Heart
Paul was mourning over his own sin when he wrote
this. What words & phrases throughout this passage highlight the
struggle Paul is experiencing?
S.Thomas the Apostle, Elson: Small Church, Big Heart
How could Paul still call himself “wretched” (v24)
S.Thomas the Apostle, Elson: Small Church, Big Heart
What was the only solution Paul saw for his wretchedness (v24-25) ?
S.Thomas the Apostle, Elson: Small Church, Big Heart
Most of us who are known as Christians are living an outwardly respectable life. Why is it so difficult for us to admit inner sin, either to ourselves or to others?
S.Thomas the Apostle, Elson: Small Church, Big Heart
Paul wrote about the inner struggle between God’s law and the law of sin at work in his body, How do you empathaise with his
struggle?
S.Thomas the Apostle, Elson: Small Church, Big Heart
In your own life what forms has that “war”
taken?
S.Thomas the Apostle, Elson: Small Church, Big Heart
In your own life what forms has Christ’s “rescue” taken?
S.Thomas the Apostle, Elson: Small Church, Big Heart
Thanks be to God – through Jesus Christ our
Lord, for…
S.Thomas the Apostle, Elson: Small Church, Big Heart
Let us pray...
S.Thomas the Apostle, Elson: Small Church, Big Heart
Thanks be to God – through Jesus Christ our
Lord, for…
S.Thomas the Apostle, Elson: Small Church, Big Heart
Our Father, who art in heaven,hallowed be thy name;thy kingdom come;thy will be done;on earth as it is in heaven.Give us this day our daily bread.And forgive us our trespasses,as we forgive those who trespass against us.And lead us not into temptation;but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory,for ever and ever. Amen.
S.Thomas the Apostle, Elson: Small Church, Big Heart
Let us bow our heads and pray for God’s Blessing...
S.Thomas the Apostle, Elson: Small Church, Big Heart
Amen