Mike Hewett's talk on the Cross to the group

Today we had a quest speaker. Mike Hewett, from Church for The City- East London. He spoke from Colossians 2:13-15.

He gave four points:

1. We were dead. Dead people are not able to respond, or feel, or experience. So we were not able to feel or experience or hear God because we were spiritually dead. We were dead in our trespasses. When we trespass we go where are not meant to go or do what we are meant to do. But God made us alive through Christ’s death on the cross and His resurrection.
   


2. We have been forgiven Our sin has been cleared. Jesus said “he, who has been forgiven much, loves much.” We had a massive amount of sin against us but it is ALL forgiven.
   


3. God cancelled the written code All the rules and all the penalties for not following those rules have been cancelled, thus there was no debt outstanding.
   
   
4. The Cross triumphed The shame of our sin has turned tables and shamed Satan. Christ at His weakest, most vulnerable, loneliest, has won the victory through the Cross.

Haiti Earthquake Appeal

It was quite an amount we collected for the Haiti Earthquake Appeal. £2,049.14.

Wumi did a brilliant job so a big THANK YOU to her for volunteering. And to her manager for being tollerent.

Andy took photographs of us that will go in "Pulling Together"

The Cross of Christ - Overview Bible Study

The Cross of Christ is the single most important event in human history. The cross spans time and affects before it and since it. It is a place for sacrifice, a payment for sin, place of victory. In the Bible it is foretold in Genesis, the first book. And the rest of the old testament speaks of it extensively.

Looking forward to the Cross

• The Curse of the Serpent Genesis 3:15
  
• The Passover Lamb Ex 12:21-28
  
• Look and Live Numbers 21:8-9 (John 3:14)
  
• The Law requires blood Heb 9:22
  
• The Scapegoat Lev 16:8-10
  
• The Words of the Cross Psalm 22
  
• The suffering servant Is 53
  

The Event of the Cross

• Christ crucified Luke 23:26 ff

The Mercy of the Cross

• "Father Forgive” Luke 23:34
  
• “Today you will be with me in paradise” Luke 23:35-43

The Victory of the Cross

• “It is finished” John 19:30
• Disarmed the powers Col 2:15

A Stumbling Block

• 1 Cor 1:23

Our Cross

• Take up his cross Luke 9:23
  
• I have been crucified with Christ Gal 2:20
  

When I survey the wondrous cross
On which the Prince of glory died,
My richest gain I count but loss,
And pour contempt on all my pride.