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A World in Chaos (Judges 19:1-30)

A World in Chaos (Judges 19:1-30)

What exactly does our world need? 

This whole account in Judges 19 is told in plain language and that can be so jarring for us. It is a shocking tale of grotesque morality presented in plain prose. 

It poses a question for us: How normal is evil? Do we know that we have normalised evil around us, such that we look at what is evil, wicked, cruel, shameful and bat not an eyelid? 

Does your worldview have a category for evil? Or is everything a matter of choice, lifestyle, social structures and forces? 

Doubts About Good News (John 20:24-31)

Doubts About Good News (John 20:24-31)

This is the first of six studies that will focus on some common questions that people might have. This study will focus on doubt, and it important that we start here because arguably, doubt undergirds the rest of the studies.

Not only is doubt pervasive, but doubt left unaddressed is a dangerous thing. It festers and spreads.

The goal of this study is simple — that we, like Thomas, may believe that Jesus is the Christ. John himself tells us plainly