St John’s Diamond Creek Talks

Standing Firm in Prayer & Work || Tim Johnson || 2 Thessalonians 3

For the last couple of weeks, we’ve been thinking about holding on, and standing firm in our faith. Today, Tim wraps up our series in 2 Thessalonians with the end of Paul’s letter, encouraging the church in Thessaloniki to stand firm in prayer and work.
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Standing Firm Against False Teaching || Joel Snibson || 2 Thessalonians 2

What do you hold onto in times of struggle?
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Praying for your friends || Delle Matthews || 2 Thessalonians 1

Throughout this series, we’ll continue to see how the Thessalonians are enduring persecution and threatened by wrong teaching. Paul’s letter encourages them to stand firm in their faith and to keep going with Jesus.
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When will suffering end? || Tim Johnson || Job 42

When will it end? When we’re in the midst of suffering, it seems to go on forever. But today, we’ll see the end of Job’s suffering, as we also come to the end of the book of Job, and the end of this series on the problem of suffering.
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What would you ask God? || Tim Johnson || Job 38:1-21 & 40:1-14

When you get to heaven, what’s the first question you’ll ask God?
In today’s talk, we’re looking at Job’s questioning of God. Why has God allowed suffering to run rife in Job’s life, and more broadly, why is there suffering in the world at all? 
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Are you allowed to shout at God? || Tim Johnson || Job 30

Jesus shouted “MY GOD MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME!?” as he hung on the cross. But are we, as God’s created beings, allowed to talk to God in that way? Are we allowed to shout at God, get angry at God, lament with God?
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What do you say to someone who is suffering? || Tim Johnson || Job 2:11-13 & 4:1-21

What do you say to someone who is suffering? It’s a privilege, but a hard situation to be in – to care for someone in their time of need. As we continue our series in the book of Job, exploring the problem of suffering, we’re about to meet Job’s friends, who are ready and keen to support their friend in his time of need.
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The Problem of Suffering || Tim Johnson || Job 1:1-2:10

You don't have to look far to see suffering in our world. But how could an all-loving and all-powerful God allow suffering to continue?
 
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Living flipped lives || Delle Matthews || Luke 19:1-10

Zacchaeus was restored, and his life flipped upside down as he responded to Jesus’ grace and mercy on him. We too are called to live changed lives of repentance, thankful to God for all he has done for us.
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Where do you put your trust? || Joel Snibson || Luke 18:35-43

With all the safety nets around us - Centrelink, the NDIS, Superannuation - it can be all too easy to slip into a pattern of self-reliance, instead of trusting in Jesus.
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