Campbell Street Church

We should be like God, who wants to see people saved, and not like Jonah, who wants to see them punished because he doesn’t think they deserve to be saved.

God would always rather show compassion rather than punish people. We see it in the story of Jonah. But we see it most clearly in the death of Jesus on the cross.

There's a big difference between KNOWING IT and LIVING IT. Jonah could say “salvation comes from God”, but it didn’t have much impact on his life.

Mercy, love and eternal life come through Jesus Christ. But for those who reject Jesus, destruction awaits. So continue to build up your faith in Jesus.

Following Jesus’ commandment to walk in love strengthens our faith, so we will be able to resist deceivers and the devil.

Philemon is about being in God's family with other believers and that 'The Gospel is about love and grace, and we should treat others with love and grace.

The book of Judges closes with its darkest stories. The writer offers an editorial comment 4 times in this section: "In those days there was no king ...". This explains what is wrong with Israel ... and what they need.

The Judges foreshadow what God will do through the saviour he sends. The things that happened to Israel are there as a lesson for us.

God uses an unusual method, an unusual weapon and an unusual person to bring about his plan to rescues his people. Israel were taking God for granted. We need to remember that all we have comes to us from God’s hand

Israel are in the land … but unwilling to finish the job of driving out the nations who are still there. And part of the problem is that you don’t inherit faith and trust in the promises of God. The Bible says the trials/struggles in the Christian life are there to help us grow & mature.

The book of Joshua closes … and leaves you wondering if the people will continue to be faithful. And sadly, we know that Israel were unable to be faithful. The differences with the new covenant is that God gives us his Holy Spirit to enable us to be faithful.

The Gibeonites manage to con their way into being part of God’s people. God will never turn people away who genuinely seek him and trust his promises.

Sometimes trusting God’s promises and living faithful lives may seem silly … and we may be tempted to trust our own instincts. Thinking we know better than God is a dangerous thing to think.

The word that under-girds the book of Joshua is "promises". Right from the opening chapter we are reminded of the promises God made to gather his people and give them the land they will live in. The people can move ahead with confidence because they know God is faithful to his promises.

Romans 12 is the turning point in the book of Romans. Paul has gone to great lengths to explain the Gospel message he preaches and starting in Romans 12 Paul explains how we should respond to God's mercy to us in Jesus.

Jesus (and the writers of the Gospels) were well aware that the crucifixion of Jesus was also his coronation ... when he is made King.

The Scouts motto is "Be Prepared" ... but be prepared for what? Jesus tells us to be prepared, what to be prepared for and how to be prepared.

Jesus arrival in Jerusalem is filled with irony. The king and saviour of God’s people arrives riding a donkey. The crowds are cheering … but in a few days they will be calling for him to be crucified.