St John’s Diamond Creek Talks

Jesus' Important Task for Us || Delle Matthews || Luke 24:36-49

Casper, Slimer, Bruce Willis in The Sixth Sense- ghosts appear throughout pop culture and we generally accept some rules around ghosts. They can be seen and heard, but usually can’t interact with physical objects, and definitely can’t eat or drink.
The idea of Ghosts goes back a long way into human history though, and in today’s passage we see the risen Jesus working to convince his disciples that he isn’t a ghost, but a fully resurrected body.
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Teaching & Table || Joel Snibson || Luke 24:13-35

Diving into a superhero movie these days can feel disorientating. You might not have read issue 486 of The Amazing Spiderman from 1982, and so are missing some important context for the new movie! Fortunately, your nerdy friend can explain things to you as you go – filling in details and throwbacks that were, at the time, foreshadowing things that are happening now.
Our passage today isn’t exactly like that, but what we do see is the risen Jesus joining dots from right throughout the Old Testament, pointing all the way through generations upon generations to what is happening right there in the 1st century- Jesus’ resurrection and the victory over death that’s just been won.
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Easter 2024 || Maddy Bialecki || Luke 24:1-12

A new day has dawned, where Jesus has conquered sin and death. Together with Christians all over the world, today we proclaim: Christ is risen. He is risen indeed!
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Righteousness from faith || Joel Snibson || Romans 4:1-25

Where do we put our trust, and how do we justify ourselves? Are your actions accounting for your ‘goodness’? You’re probably a good person! That’s all it takes, right?
We’re wrapping up our look through the start of Romans today, and Joel explores the gift of righteousness Jesus offers.
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Grace Alone. Jesus Alone. Faith Alone. || Tim Johnson || Romans 3:21-31

So far in our series through Romans, Paul has painted a bleak picture. But today, we come to two of the most hope-filled words in the whole bible.
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What do you see in the Mirror? || Joel Snibson || Romans 3:9-20

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Nothing to Boast || Tim Johnson || Romans 2:17-3:8

How do you identify? Anglican? Christian? No religion? And does it matter?
So far in our look at the book of Romans, we’ve seen how we all need the good news of Jesus, and that Jesus is also our ultimate judge. Today, Tim’s looking at whether or not our ‘religion’ and religious practices make a difference, or not.
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God's Judgement || Delle Matthews || Romans 2:1-16

God is an inescapable judge, a righteous judge, and a fair judge.
We’re continuing our series on the Power of the Gospel, with our Life Groups Minister Delle Matthews opening up Romans chapter 2.
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Our Need for the Gospel || Maddy Bialecki || Romans 1:18-32

Today we’re continuing our look through the book of Romans, a first-century letter to the church there, written by Paul. In this talk, Maddy takes a deep dive into why we desperately need the Gospel.
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Not Ashamed of the Gospel || Joel Snibson || Romans 1:8-17

Today we’re continuing our look through the book of Romans, a first-century letter to the church there, written by Paul. In this talk, Joel explores three ways Paul is in a posture for sharing the gospel or good news about Jesus: that he’s not ashamed, he's obligated, and he's so eager.
 
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