Good Work: Work and Rest April 13, 2025 Tim Adeney Rest, Creation, Redemption, Work, Sabbath Matthew, Exodus Exodus 20:8-11 Matthew 11:28-12:8 ‘I’ll rest when I’m dead’ Rest and Creation Rest and Redemption Real Rest
Good Work: Work and Mission April 6, 2025 Tim Adeney Mission, Talking About Jesus, Commissioned, God Working through Us, Good Work Matthew, 1 Peter, Titus Matthew 28:18-20 Titus 2:11-14 1 Peter 2:9-12 Mission Work Blessing Work Backdrop: Full-time ministry Mission and Blessing Work working together Blessing to Mission Mission to Blessing A model for mission
Good Work: Organising Work March 30, 2025 Tim Adeney Love, Belonging to Christ, Work, The Fall, Good Work, Working together Genesis 11:1-9 Romans 12:3-8 1 Corinthians 16:1-4 Organising? The Good of Working together Work enabling work When work is enabled The Peril of Working Together The peril of achieving good work The peril of abandoning good work Organising Love
Good Work: Work as Love March 23, 2025 Tim Adeney Co-workers in Christ, Work, People 1 Peter, Ecclesiastes Ecclesiastes 2:4-11 1 Peter 4:7-11
Good Work: Work and Creation March 16, 2025 Tim Adeney Christianity in Practice, Creation, Work, Action, The Fall Genesis Genesis 1:24-2:25 Thinking about work Work Created (‘Creation Work’) The creation mandate The first work (naming) God’s work and God’s creation God’s work and our work ‘Creation work’ Work Frustrated (‘Fall Work’) Frustrated and frustrating Work continues Fall work The End of Work (‘Redemption Work’) Creation, Fall, Redemption
Proverbs 24:3 and Luke 16:1-10 November 24, 2024 Tim Adeney Wisdom, Christianity in Practice Luke, Proverbs Proverbs 24:3 Luke 16:1-10 The significance of wisdom The source of wisdom ‘By wisdom a house is built’ ‘built’ ‘a house’ Welcome wisdom
Gift, Gratitude, and Stewardship – 3 November 12, 2023 Tim Adeney Thanksgiving, Gifts, Gratitude, Discipleship Luke Luke 12:35-48 Coherent picture made of lots of individual pictures Observation, opportunities, and knowledge
Gift, Gratitude and Stewardship – 2 November 5, 2023 Tim Adeney Thanksgiving, Gratitude Colossians Colossians 1:1-14 Thankfulness to God Thankful for good gifts What happens when we are thankful
Gift, Gratitude and Stewardship – 1 October 28, 2023 Tim Adeney Gifts, Gratitude, Grace Ephesians, Titus Ephesians 2:1-10, Titus 2:11-15 We can baulk at how unfair gifts are we can baulk at the idea that gifts come with obligation and responsibility Gifts are not only for ourselves but also for each other
Rejoice in The Lord May 7, 2023 Tim Adeney Thanksgiving, Suffering, Joy, Confidence, Lord's People Philippians Philippians 3:1-4:9