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Churros  y PalomitasChurros y Palomitas1923 T2E06 - Las montañas, dientes de los monstruosEn el rancho, Cara pone orden ante las quejas de la familia que está harta de comer frijoles, olvidando que entre los lobos y el invierno no hay muchas opciones. A pesar de los problemas, finalmente la casa se siente llena y viva, con los Dutton y la familia de Zane en el mismo lugar. Entonces llega el Sheriff McDowell con noticias: Spencer viene en camino… y probablemente Whitefield también lo sabe, ya que las operadoras telefónicas no se caracterizan por ser discretas. Con esta información, empiezan los preparativos para mandar distintos equipos a las estaciones cercanas para q...2025-04-0700 minUna de vaqueros: El podcast de YellowstoneUna de vaqueros: El podcast de Yellowstone1923 T2E06 - Las montañas, dientes de los monstruosEn el rancho, Cara pone orden ante las quejas de la familia que está harta de comer frijoles, olvidando que entre los lobos y el invierno no hay muchas opciones. A pesar de los problemas, finalmente la casa se siente llena y viva, con los Dutton y la familia de Zane en el mismo lugar. Entonces llega el Sheriff McDowell con noticias: Spencer viene en camino… y probablemente Whitefield también lo sabe, ya que las operadoras telefónicas no se caracterizan por ser discretas. Con esta información, empiezan los preparativos para mandar distintos equipos a las estaciones cercanas para q...2025-04-0708 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastHubs: What are they all about?Jeremy Simpkins and Dan Maton give us a brief introduction to what our new Hubs are all about.2020-11-2926 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastResponding to TrialsHow do we respond to the trials of life? We are to respond with joy, not because the trials are enjoyable in themselves but because we recognise what God is doing through them. Let's allow perseverance to finish its work.2020-09-0620 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastPeter's Escape from PrisonJesus would have us recognize our king, follow our king and pray to our king.2020-08-2322 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastAnother Wake Up Call!We are reminded of the importance of being spiritually awake and alert. There has been a long wait for Jesus to return, and we need to be careful how we handle this wait - the reason for the delay is so that everybody can hear the gospel. We need to be prepared - we can't rely on the spirituality or prayerfulness of others.2020-08-1625 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastBearing Fruit in the Year of FamineThe year 2020 is a year of drought, but the righteous are not anxious in the year of drought because their delight in the Lord in whom they trust.2020-08-0224 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastServing Like JesusJesus was the heavenly Son of Man of Daniel 7 and yet he came to serve. not to be served. He was glorified as he was lifted upon the cross, with a thief on either side of him. James and John didn't know what they were asking for when they asked to sit on either side of him.2020-07-2621 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastSalt, Light and TroubleSalt is a preservative, and it brings out the flavour. We are meant to be different from the world, but our danger is compromise . We should be more defiant than we are. We should challenge things in the world that need challenging, even though we will experience kickback for this.2020-07-1929 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastFor Such a Time as ThisPerhaps we are meant to be experiencing the things we are experiencing. We might ask of this is the right time, but Joseph was faithful in the here and now - as a slave, as a prisoner and as a leader in Egypt. God is with us in all our circumstances.2020-07-1225 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastGideon - identity, action and faithGod can use us whoever we are. Whatever the problems around us, the real problem is our sin, and God wants us to deal with this and to walk faithfully with him.2020-07-0522 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastWake UpPerhaps we need a wake-up call. A church can fall asleep by lying down (assuming a low profile), getting comfy (living for pleasure), and staying still (not acting on what we hear). A church can make sure it's woken up by standing up (making it clear we're with Jesus), getting dressed (getting rid of sin) and having breakfast (being sustained by God's Word, not our own will-power). It is worth waking up because we get the opportunity to walk with Jesus and will be honoured by Jesus before the Father.2020-06-2824 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastHis Grace is SufficientJesus doesn't ensure that bad things don't happen but that they don't separate us from the love of God. God's plan for us is not that we don't face danger but that we depend on his grace.2020-06-2123 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastSupernatural GenerosityWe should consider supernatural generosity, and not believe the myths that having more money makes it easier to give, that I don't have the gift of generosity, that giving should always be spontaneous and that we should give without expecting something in return.2020-06-1423 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastGrace to Lead and SubmitThere are some things we have to wait for, but there are other we don't have to wait for. We can celebrate what God has already done. We already have total forgiveness, ongoing transformation and a new identity and relationship with God.2020-06-0726 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastCelebrating the New CovenantBeing a shepherd is not glamorous or prestigious, but it's what God calls leaders to be. Jesus left his disciples an example, by washing their feet. We should submit to right authority - not unquestionable obedience to dictatorial decrees.2020-05-3126 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastGrace to ServeWe are called to love one another, by which everyone will know we are Jesus' disciples. God has given gifts to each one of us, and we should use these gifts to serve one another, to the glory of God.2020-05-2424 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastNot Missing God's GraceGod's grace is secure, but we need to make sure we respond well. We must make sure we've truly received his grace, that we practice it by living it out, and that we look forward and anticipate its harvest.2020-05-1721 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastFinding GraceWe can have confidence in approaching God because he is on the throne, because Christ has opened the way, and because knows what it is like to be human. We approach God by praying, whether we feel like it or not, focusing on him, remembering that he knows best, and not worrying about the length of our prayers.2020-05-1022 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastGrace that TransformsGrace teaches us to say "no" to ungodliness, but it does more than this, it works in us to help us to be more like Jesus.2020-05-0319 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastA Fruitful VineLike Joseph, the church is called to be a fruitful vine, bearing fruit within our culture and amongst the nations. We may feel forgotten in Lockdown, but God has no more forgotten us than he forgot Joseph in prison. Whilst in prison, Joseph showed God's love when he noticed the sadness of his fellow prisoners, he continued to believe in the supernatural, and he continued to believe in the sovereignty of God.2020-04-2617 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastThe Consequences of Justification by FaithWe have been justified by faith. This is a done deal, and three facts follow from this: We have peace with God (not just a feeling, but reconciliation); we stand in grace (we are not just saved by grace but we live by grace); and we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.2020-04-1922 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastSee and BelieveOn Easter Sunday, Mary, Peter and John found the stone rolled from Jesus' tomb, not so that he could get out but so that they could see he was no longer there. We should stop, look and listen, to enable us to believe. If we have lost our focus, it's time to focus again on Jesus.2020-04-1230 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastOur Problem and the Price PaidThe problem is that we are not basically good people who sometimes do wrong things but that we are utterly rebellious against God and deserve to die. The price paid was Jesus, who took upon himself all our sin and died on the cross. Our response is to praise God.2020-04-0524 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastOur Secure Position in ChristPeter wants to remind us of our secure position in Christ, from which we need never fall so long as we continue to trust in him. He also urges us to grow in grace, which we can do by focusing on Jesus and fixing our thoughts on him, by making a list of everything he has done in our lives and thanking him for it, by seeing suffering and hardship as an opportunity to depend on God, and by talking to God about everything on good days and bad days.2020-03-2921 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastBeing InseparableWe are inseparable from Jesus, and we devote ourselves to him by devoting ourselves to the Scriptures, sharing with one another, breaking bread to remember the death of Jesus, and prayer.2020-03-2227 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastThe Cross and Spiritual LeadershipThe church is urged to have a unity that derives first of all from a right understanding of the cross. The cross shows us that Spiritual leadership doesn't involve being at the top of a pyramid but at the bottom. Leaders are the servants of Christ, the stewards of the mysteries of God, the scum of the earth, and father-like.2020-03-1545 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastThe Temple of GodThe temple, or sanctuary, is where God's presence is. Jesus is the ultimate temple of God. The church corporately is also God's temple, as are our individual bodies. Ananias and Sapphira (in Acts 5) and Simon the sorcerer (in Acts 8) are examples where people had to be dealt with harshly by God because they were in effect destroying God's temple.2020-03-0850 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastBuilding with Stones or StrawJesus is our foundation. We can build on this foundation using either stones or straw, and what we build will be tested on quality not quantity.2020-03-0133 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastWhen the Church Gets ClunkyThere was a real and serious problem in the church where vulnerable people were going hungry. The leaders recognise the problem, but they also recognise their own limitations, so they delegate responsibly to others.2020-02-2336 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastActing on FaithFaith is not just believing that God will do things, but acting on that belief. In order to remain strong and courageous, we must immerse ourselves in the Word and stay together.2020-02-1635 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastActing on Faith (North)Faith is not just believing that God will do things, but acting on that belief. In order to remain strong and courageous, we must immerse ourselves in the Word and stay together.2020-02-1638 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastWe Are God's FieldLeaders are not VIPs or celebrities, but servants. We are God's field, and it is God who works in us.2020-02-0934 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastThe Spirit and the WordThe truth of Paul's message was revealed to the Corinthians by the Holy Spirit. Salvation is revealed by the Word and the Spirit. The Holy Spirit knows, reveals, inspires and illuminates.2020-02-0240 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastGathering Together as a ChurchThe church is a community of worship and a people of praise. When we gather together as a church, praise bubbles up in us because of what God has done for us.2020-01-2650 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastGod's Power Works Through WeaknessGod's power works through weakness - he work in weak people with a weak message preached by weak messengers. Hence we should boast in God, not in ourselves. We should think of our time of worship as a time of boasting in God.2020-01-1944 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastDealing with DivisionPaul desired to see the church holy and united, but there was a problem of division in the church at Corinth. Paul's response is to appeal to them in the name of Christ, to encourage them to fix their eyes on Jesus, and to draw their attention to the Cross and to the one who died for us.2020-01-1244 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastGod Calls UsGod calls people. He calls us to a purpose. We are also called to belong, we are called to be saints, and we are called to fellowship.2020-01-0541 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastGreat Darkness Covered the LandGreat darkness covered the land when Jesus was born. Herod was an example of this. The religious people, who knew the Bible, made no effort to search for the Messiah. We must not fix our eyes on the evil that surrounds us, but on Jesus.2019-12-2945 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastJoseph's Response to Mary's PregnancyJoseph was a righteous man. He knows what Leviticus and Deuteronomy say about adultery and divorce, but he decides not to humiliate Mary. He was not asking for God to speak to him in a dream, but God gives him a dream anyway.2019-12-2229 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastThe Angel Visits MaryMary receives promises relating to God's favour, God's presence, God's mission and God's empowering. She is greatly troubled, she is puzzled, but she submits to God's will.2019-12-0840 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastThe Genealogy of JesusMatthew begins with Jesus' genealogy to show that Jesus is the promised king for whom the generations were waiting. Matthew shows God's grace by including evil men in the ancestry, and he shows that God welcomes everybody by including Gentile women.2019-12-0147 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastSheep Without a ShepherdGod was Jacob's shepherd all his life. He is a shepherd deliverer, a shepherd warrior and a kingly shepherd. The shepherd sought and found us, and collectively we are his flock. Our mission is to take the gospel to the people of the nation and our communities, who are like sheep without a shepherd.2019-11-2438 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastThe Vine and the BranchesJust as a power tool can do nothing without electricity but a lot with it, so we can do nothing without Jesus but so long as we remain in him we can bear much fruit. He chose us, and all we have to do is to remain in him and allow him to prune us.2019-11-1745 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastThe Way, the Truth and the LifeJesus can calm our troubles. He tells us that we can trust in him, that he is preparing a room for us in Heaven, that he is coming back to take us to be with him, and that he is the underlying reality behind the appearance.2019-11-1038 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastThe Resurrection and the LifeJesus doesn't say "I will resurrect you and I will give you life" but "I am the resurrection and the life". He wants to invade our lives now, not just in the future, so that we experience the resurrection and the life today.2019-11-0348 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastThe Gate and the Good ShepherdJesus is the Good Shepherd, and he is the Gate through which his sheep must come. David fought for his sheep because they were his, but Jesus lays down his life for his sheep.2019-10-2745 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastThe Light of the WorldJesus rescued us not just from the darkness in the world around us, but also from the darkness in our own hearts. We can walk in darkness or we can have the light of life by following Jesus and obeying his teaching.2019-10-2045 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastResponding to an Encounter with JesusJesus doesn't come to us to help us fight our battles for so that we can join him in his battle. When we encounter Jesus, we should respond with new worship, a new submission, a new devotion, a new vision a new unity and a new exercise of faith.2019-10-1348 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastSeek God Who SatisfiesGod loves the hungry, he tests those who have all they want, and even when we go through difficulties in this life he satisfies those who believe in him. So let's not just seek good things, or good works, or miracles, but instead, seek God himself.2019-10-0644 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastJesus and the Samaritan WomanJesus sacrificially loves the Samaritan woman where she is, knowing her history and lifestyle.2019-09-2928 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastFocusing on the Eternal WordWe are encouraged to focus on Jesus, not just in his incarnation but as the eternal word. He didn't come to fill a "God-shaped hole" in our lives, but to make us children of God.2019-09-2241 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastTotal ForgivenessFollowing Jacob's death, the brothers wonder if Joseph has really forgiven them. He has: and followers of Jesus need not ask the same question of God - they have been totally forgiven by him. Christians don't need to live with a nagging sense of guilt but can know the fullness of God's grace and peace.2019-09-1539 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastJacob Blesses His SonsThrough Jacob's final words we see that the plans of God work out despite the sins and actions of humans. Through Judah's offspring, Christ, we see the original curse enacted due to Adam's sin and impacting all of us, is overcome through Christ's sacrifice. This reconciles us with God and allows us to love a holy life for him.2019-09-0837 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastJacob's Faith-Filled BlessingJacob believes God and his promise, he relies on the faithfulness of God, and trusts in God's sovereign choice. We are called to walk in his footsteps believing God for tomorrow as well as for the rest of our lives.2019-09-0146 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastJacob Meets PharaohWe can find our identity in our name, or profession, or the football team we support, but our identity is as a son of God.2019-08-1844 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastJacob Decides to go to EgyptGod takes our brokeness and mistakes and can rebuild our lives, as we look to him and walk his way.2019-08-0442 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastA Church for the NationsGod has called us to be a church for the nations: to be sent out to bless the nations; and to reach the nations and tribes at the end of our street, and the end of our comfort zone.2019-07-2841 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastGiving and Receiving ForgivenessJoseph forgave his brothers with weeping and embraces, but years later they weren't totally sure he'd truly forgiven them. We can find it hard to accept God's forgiveness but he has truly forgiven us.2019-07-2130 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastJoseph Tests His BrothersJoseph tests his brothers to see whether they have changed or whether they will allow Benjamin to become a slave. Judah shows that he has changed, and is willing to bear Benjamin's punishment himself - just as Jesus bore our punishment.2019-07-1438 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastDealing with FearJacob is paralysed with fear, which prevents him from walking in faith and leads to him blaming others. If we don't recognise Jesus then we too will be trapped in fear - it is Jesus who drives out fear.2019-07-0747 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastCatching the Little FoxesThe foxes represent small things that might be overlooked, but in fact are destructive, distracting or discouraging. We should catch them by staying close to the King (Jesus) and his bride (the Church).2019-06-3039 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastJoseph's brothers go to EgyptJoseph's brothers have been living with the guilt and shame of what they did to him, and God uses him to bring them to repentance. Jacob thinks everything is against him because he is walking by sight not by faith.2019-06-2342 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastGod Working in All ThingsGod is sovereign and works in the things that grieve him and the things that please him. He is merciful, kind and our judge. Our response to to believe him and point others to him.2019-06-1650 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastFrom Prison to PalaceJoseph didn't do anything to get to the palace except serve God. God had been working on his character, overseeing people and events throughout Joseph's life. Like Joseph, we were slaves, but have been rescued by Jesus.2019-06-0935 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastUnfulfilled DreamsGod speaks through dreams. Joseph had two dreams at the age of 17 and waited over 11 years for them to be fulfilled. In his difficulties he trusted God, who was working things out according to his own timing.2019-06-0252 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastJoseph: Dealing with Dying DreamsWhen we are struggling and our dreams are dying, God is still blessing us and he is still with us. So when we are tempted to self-pity we should recall all the blessing we've had and every answered prayer.2019-05-2638 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastThe Problem With Self-RighteousnessJudah was self-righteous, and tried to blame everybody else. But God dealt with his self-righteousness and he had to acknowledge that Tamar was more righteous than he himself was.2019-05-1943 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastJoseph is Rejected by His BrothersWe must deal with our anger, pain and jealousy, repenting if necessary. We must bring our guilt and regret to Jesus. And we must trust in God's sovereign plan to work out everything for good.2019-05-1249 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastJoseph and His BrothersThis is a true story about the family of God, a big story about the sovereignty of God and a love story about the Son of God.2019-05-0536 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastSix ValuesJesus calls us to be friends and family, and people of faith. We are called for fruitfulness by the filling of the Spirit, and to proclaim freedom.2019-04-2840 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastEaster SundayThe resurrection of Jesus was the greatest demonstration of power ever. This power is still at work in us. God's makes his power known in us when we reach the point where we don't know what to do.2019-04-2138 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastJesus enters JerusalemAs Jesus entered the Jerusalem, the crowds were looking for a king and the Pharisees were looking for a way to get rid of him, but Jesus entered on a donkey, a king who had to die.2019-04-1442 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastGod's Work in Different SituationsGod works through the frustrations of Paul and his companions to bring them to Philippi, and he then works in different situations to touch the lives of Lydia, the slave girl and the jailer.2019-04-0752 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastA Global FamilyThe truth of the gospel is that Christ died for everyone. He created a diverse world and wants a diverse church, and we need God's grace to welcome everybody, even those who are different from us.2019-03-3157 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastA Holy FamilyJesus is the cornerstone and we are the living stones that make up the building, and members of his body. We should therefore be a holy family, a people of light, a people who look like Jesus.2019-03-2437 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastThe Family of GodGod calls us to be a united family. Unity is achieved by God, who is united in the Trinity. We are to make every effort to maintain unity, by being gentle and humble, patient, and in love2019-03-1743 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastA People of WorshipWorship is based on a foundation of grace, and is fuelled by the Word and the Spirit. It includes praising God with our lips but is much more than this.2019-03-1038 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastPeople of the SpiritJesus invites those who are thirsty to come to him and drink, and promises that streams of living water would flow through those who believe in him.2019-03-0334 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastPeople of FaithWe are to be a people of faith in the gospel, a people of faith by learning from Abraham, and a people of faith in the future. Click [here](/vision-nights) to hear the linked Vision Night session on this subject.2019-02-2448 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastPeople of the WordChristians are people of the Word. We are to value the Word, meditate on it and live it out. Click [here](/vision-nights) to hear the linked Vision Night session on this subject.2019-02-1750 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastPeople on a MissionJesus sends us to make disciples - we are to go, we are to baptise, we are to speak about Jesus and we are to teach others. He commissions us even when we doubt, and he promises to be with us. Click [here](/vision-nights) to hear the linked Vision Night session on this subject.2019-02-1038 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastJesus Meets Us Where We AreEven though the disciples have gone back to their old way of life, Jesus meets them where they are and blesses them. He knows we're human, and he reinstates us when we fail.2019-02-0338 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastReaching People With LoveJesus doesn't call us to follow him to safe places but to follow him wherever he leads. He calls us to reach people, and we can do that by showing them love. [Audio to follow]2019-01-271h 04City Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastCultural World-ViewsWhen taking the gospel to people from different cultures, we need to understand whether they come from an "innocence/guilt" culture, an "honour/shame" culture or a "fear/power" culture. We need to be careful of reading "honour/shame" passages in the Bible as "innocence/guilt" passages.2019-01-2041 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastGod is with usGod tells Joshua to be strong and courageous, because he is with him. We need to hear God's exhortation to be strong and courageous because God is with us in all circumstances.2019-01-1340 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastThe Praying ProphetHow do we live by faith in dark times? We should keep on praying. Like Habakkuk, we should recount what God had done in the past, not become detached from the troubles around us, and commit ourselves to rejoicing whatever happens.2019-01-0639 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastTrusting in GodWe never get beyond the need to trust in God. We will be fruitless if we trust in man.2018-12-3041 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastThe Listening ProphetHabakkuk doesn't just rush to God with a complaint; he determines to wait on God and listen to this answer.2018-12-1643 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastPraying for God to Equip UsThe writer finishes the letter by requesting that his readers pray for him and bear with his word of exhortation. He also prays to the God of peace and of power, that God will equip his readers through his Word, his Church and his Spirit, to the glory of God.2018-12-0931 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastThe Complaining ProphetHabakkuk confronts God when it looks as if God has forsaken the covenant. Like him, our faith should enable us to wrestle with God when we are perplexed. This involves taking the problem to God, being honest with God about our questions, not prescribing the answers, and learning to wait when God does not respond straight away.2018-12-0242 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastGuarding What's Been Entrusted To UsWe must guard the treasure we have received by remembering its value and putting it to work. NB - The sound quality improves after a minute or so2018-11-2521 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastExhortations to HolinessWe are called to live a certain way because we have come to the holy one who makes us holy. The exhortations in this passage are not just a list of rules but are part of our DNA.2018-11-1840 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastGod and MoneyPaul's plea is for contentment, not to think too much of money or whether we have to much or too little, but instead to worship God, who is our treasure.2018-11-1142 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastMen of GodLike Timothy, we are men and women of God, holy people and children of God, and so we are encouraged to live accordingly.2018-11-0431 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastThe New ExodusJesus has inaugurated a new exodus. God's calling us to to enlarge the borders of our tent, and our children will go to the nations.2018-10-2851 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastLove of MoneyThe gospel leads to godliness, being content with the essentials. If we drift from the the gospel we will be led in a totally different direction, where we are greedy for money.2018-10-2146 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastBaptised in WaterDan talks us through the importance of water baptism for believers and follows of Jesus.2017-06-1426 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastPaul's Passion for the GospelPaul is passionate both about the glorious gospel of grace, which is received by faith, and also about the church, and so he urges Timothy to remain where he is to ensure that the church doesn't move on from the gospel. [Download Dan's slides](https://d2lpchbt6qg0df.cloudfront.net/uploads/1_Timothy_intro.pptx)2017-05-0736 minCity Church Sheffield PodcastCity Church Sheffield PodcastLet the word of Christ dwell in you richlyThe Bible is not so much an "instruction manual for life", but it is a rich treasure which we can store up in order to encounter Jesus and know him better. Dan unpacks the benefits of letting the word dwell in us richly and provides some practical suggestions for how to go about doing so.2015-08-0939 min