This week in our Life Group we looked at the difference between the symptoms of our sin (e.g. anger); the triggers that cause sin (e.g. pressure); and the root issue behind the sin (e.g. fear of failure). If we’re to see lasting change in our lives we need to get good at looking into our hearts, to the […]
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LIFE GROUP: You Can Change – Chapter 3 (Tim Chester)
This week in our Life Group we looked at the key distinction between the law and the gospel, both for justification (being right with God) and sanctification (becoming like God). We change not by working hard, but by coming to Jesus again and again. In chapter three of You Can Change, Tim Chester drives home very forcefully that after salvation we often […]
LIFE GROUPS: You Can Change – Chapter 2 (Tim Chester)
This week in our Life Group we looked at what I consider the most important question when it comes to seeing change in your life: “Why would you like to change?” Tim Chester helpfully examines our motivation for change and highlights that if we are changing for the wrong reasons, whilst our behaviour might change, we will not […]
LIFE GROUPS: You Can Change – Chapter 1 (Tim Chester)
In our church we have small same-sex groups that focus on changing areas of our lives where we want to reflect Christ more. We call them Life Groups because we want to intentionally form the life of Christ in one another. This life can be summed up by the fruit of the Spirit that Paul talks about […]