Peace on Earth? | Part 2 | Kingdom vs. Empire
Did Jesus come to bring peace to the earth, or to start a revolution?Was He a peace-maker or a trouble-maker? We usually talk about Christmas in soft and peaceful terms. But in this message, Koen will show how the Incarnation was in fact a declaration of war against the empire darkness, and how celebrating Christmas…
Read MorePeace on Earth? | Part 1 | The Three Dimensions Of Advent
Peace on earth? Yeah… not this Christmas. There are currently 32 armed conflicts in the world, and with all the anxiety and burnout we can’t say that people really have a sense of internal peace either. In this message, we will walk through the three dimensions of Advent – remembering with thankfulness that Christ came…
Read MoreWhat about Israel?
What is the church’s relationship with Israel? And how should we, as the people of God’s Kingdom position ourselves in a time when the ongoing conflict in Israel-Palestine is escalating once again? In this message, we’re trying to give you a Biblical framework for looking at the current situation, to help you to look at…
Read MoreIn The World Not Of The World | Part 1 | Exiles
In this message series that we have called “In the world, not of the world”, we are going to discuss four different postures or roles that will help us to fulfil this purpose Jesus has for us in this world. Today, we are talking about our roles as exiles, connecting to Jeremiah’s prophetic words in…
Read MoreFasting | Part 4 | Stand with the Poor
The life of a disciple of Jesus, including all its rhythms and practices – such as we are discussing in this sermon series – are never only about the individual’s flourishing. Not only are those who eat the fruit of your flourishing relationship with God the main beneficiaries of your spiritual formation. The journey of…
Read MoreFasting | Part 3 | Amplify our Prayers
Fasting and praying is just something we are called to do out of faith and obedience. And there is something that fasting unlocks, something that we access, something that Fasting is a mighty weapon God has given us to amplify our prayers, to be heard on high and to hear from on high. And perhaps…
Read MoreFasting | Part 2 | Growing in holiness
John Wesley once said: “Why are we not more holy? Because we are enthusiasts that want the ends without the means.” Growing in holiness is a lifelong journey. And the practices – including fasting – provide the pathway on that journey to continue to grow and work out your salvation. In this message we are…
Read MoreFasting | Part 1 | Offering ourselves to God
This is the opening message of a four part series with Practicing the Way about Fasting. Every world religion, and even Western non-religious spirituality recognises the physical and spiritual benefits of fasting. Also as Christians, we stand in a long tradition of fasting; the prophets, the apostles, the church fathers, the saints, reformers and revivalists…
Read MoreGospel Community | Part 5 | Say Yes to the Dress!
True change starts with a deep change on the inside. Instead of throwing all our willpower and resources at changing the ‘what’, it should start with the ‘why’ – a purpose, a motivation, a perspective. In his letter to the Corinthians, Paul gives us a very powerful ‘why’ for growing in Christlikeness. As he talks…
Read MoreGospel Community | Part 4 | Set Free
The Colossean church had a big problem with two different cultural powers that were distracting them from their new life in Christ; the gnostics with their elaborate philosophies and rituals, and the zealous Jewish Christians who thought that also Gentile believers should live by the law of Moses. Paul tells the church in Colossae, in…
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