Messages
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Current Series, Jan 15 to Feb 12
The Gospel - Are We There Yet? (Colossians)
What is the gospel? Literally, it means "Good news"; The Bible reveals to us this Good News, that Jesus Christ came to earth, fully God, fully man, to bring us back into a free and full relationship with God. He did this through his death and resurrection. The entire New Testament reveals this good news, first through the biographical accounts of Jesus' life (the 4 Gospels) and then explained to us through the letters of his followers, the apostles. Through our study in the book of Colossians (one of Paul's letters to a young church), we will discover how rich and expansive the gospel really is, completely transforming our lives today and yet still promising a final fullness in the future.
The Gospel - Are We There Yet? (Colossians)
2012-02-12 - Gospel Conversation
2012-02-05 - Work
2012-01-29 - Community
2012-01-22 - Resurrection
2012-01-15 - Reconciliation
2012 Call to Prayer
2012-01-08 - Call to Prayer
Christmas Eve
2011-12-24 - A Most Unlikely Story
Guinea Trip Report
2011-11-20 - Guinea Team
URCC Vision
2011-10-30 - October Update
Firewood gods
2011-10-23 - Power
2011-10-16 - Leisure
2011-10-09 - Wealth
2011-10-02 - Introduction - Isaiah 44
Effective Prayer - Jonathan Graf
2011-09-25 - The Ultimate Answer to Prayer
2011-09-24 - Do Our Prayers for Missions Make a Difference?
2011-09-24 - Praying Kingdom Prayers
2011-09-23 - Keys to an Effective Prayer Life
Guest Speaker - Mike Linnen
2011-08-28 - Acts 10
Gideon
2011-08-14 - Faith, Fear and Fleece - Gideon
Exodus
2011-08-07 - 2 Men and the Glory of God
Modern Family (Joseph & his brothers)
2011-07-17 - The Refinement of Joseph - Gen 39-41
2011-07-10 - Introducing Joseph & Judah - Gen 37-38
2011-07-03 - Introduction & Overview
The Fear Factor - Jonah
2011-06-26 - The Fear of Others
2011-06-19 - The Fear of Self
2011-06-12 - The Fear of Failure
Renewing Our Vision
2011-06-05 - Renewing Our Vision
One Thing I Do Know
2011-05-22 - One Thing I Do Know
The Real Jesus
2011-05-15 - Why does any of this matter to me?
2011-05-08 - If God is love, why is there so much suffering?
2011-05-01 - Was Jesus really God?
2011-04-24 - Did Jesus really rise from the dead?
2011-04-17 - Who is Jesus, really?
2011-04-10 - Don't all religions lead to the same end?
James - Keeping it real
2011-04-03 - Real Community (4:13 - 5:20)
2011-03-27 - In the Real World (James 3:13-4:12)
2011-03-20 - Real Words (James 3:1-12)
2011-03-13 - Real Action (James 2:1-13)
2011-03-06 - Real Faith (James 2:14-26)
2011-02-27 - Real Trials (James 1:2-18)
Spiritual Disciplines
2011-02-20 - Fasting
2011-02-13 - Giving
2011-02-06 - Celebration
2011-01-23 - Scripture
2011-01-16 - Sabbath
2011-01-09 - Prayer
Galatians
2010-11-21 - Free to be generous (Gal 6:1-10)
2010-11-14 - Free to bear fruit (Gal 5:22-26)
2010-11-07 - Free from sin (Gal 5:16-21)
2010-10-31 - Free to love your neighbour (Gal 5:13-15)
2010-10-24 - Free from the past (Gal 3:23-4:11)
5th Year Celebration
2010-10-17 - Celebrating what God has done at URCC
Galatians
2010-10-10 - Free from the Law (Gal 2:15-3:14)
2010-10-03 - Free to be Included (Gal 2:1-14)
2010-09-26 - Free to be Dogmatic and Irreligious (Gal 1:6-24)
2010-09-19 - A letter of Freedom (Gal 1:1-4)
Vision
2010-09-12 - Moving Forward, Moving Outward
Old is still Gold
2010-09-05 - Joel
2010-08-22 - Ecclesiastes
2010-08-15 - Psalms and Proverbs
2010-08-08 - Malachi
2010-08-01 - Jonah
2010-07-25 - Micah
2010-07-18 - Hosea
2010-07-11 - Isaiah
Reason for God
2009-10-25 - Can you really take the Bible literally?
2009-10-18 - Has science disproved Christianity?
2009-10-04 - How could a loving God send people to hell?
2009-09-20 - Isn't Absolute Truth the enemy of freedom?
2009-09-13 - How could a good God allow suffering?
2009-09-06 - How can there be just one true religion?
Past Series
The Upside Down Kingdom
The Christmas story is one that many of us are familiar with; the birth of Jesus Christ. We've perhaps seen it acted out in pageants or displayed in miniature nativity scenes, shepherds, angels, cattle, Mary, Joseph and the manger. But it isn't simply the literal birth of Jesus that we celebrate at Christmas. It is the fact that his birth was the beginning of a Kingdom, in which Jesus is King. Yet even these words can conjure up familiar ideas of what Kingship and Kingdoms mean. Interestingly, what we find through the Christmas story are clues that the Kingdom of Jesus is unlike any other. In fact, it's not going to far to say that this Kingdom is an upside down Kingdom, built on values that run counter to the ancient world into which Jesus was born, and counter still to our culture today. Join us for the Advent Season at Upper Room, as we explore the true nature of Jesus' Upside Down Kingdom.
Firewood gods
When you hear the word "idol", what comes to mind? Likely for most of us the word "idol" has religious or historical connotations; something made of wood or stone or precious metals. Some of these are preserved in museums, others are still worshipped today. But the truth is, we all have interactions with idols every day by virtue of this fact: we all worship something. We all give our time, energy, imagination and resources to something. The question to ask is this: does that which we hold most precious actually deserve our highest affection? An idol is something that we give our money and time and energy to but which is actually not worthy of it. How do we know what is worthy of our affection? Join us for our series; "Firewood gods".
