Newcastle Baptist Church

Text: 2 Thess 1:11-12 Description: Our prayers should give all the Glory to God not ourselves.

Text: 2 Thess 1:11-12 Description: Our prayers should give all the Glory to God not ourselves.

Our Lord Jesus Christ didn't just come to teach that God forgave us, His death on the cross bears testimony on how far God was prepared to forgive us.

Passage: 2 Thessalonians 1:6-10 Description: Paul is calling us to be steadfast and to stand firm in our faith despite great afflictions because God promised a rest far greater than we can ever imagine.

2 Thessalonians 1:6-10 God's righteous judgement brings retribution to the wicked and rest to the righteous.

2 Thessalonians 1:5-10, The Thessalonian affliction is not reason for worry, Paul gives reasons for comfort.

2 thess 1:1-4

Col 3: 22-25

Redeemed Eph 1:1-6

Passage: 2 Thessalonians Description: Because the Lord Jesus is certainly coming again, His church must stand steadfast till the final bell — encouraged in her suffering, enlightened about her future, and exhorted in her daily walk.

Passage: 1 Thess 5:25-28

Passage: 1 Thess 5:25-28

Passage: 1 Thess 28:5-23-24 Description: The Christian life is a race run on rocky ground. Yes, we stumble. We trip over the same roots that caught us last month. We run with a limp, and some days we crawl on this crushing narrow road. If finishing this race depended on the steadiness of our own feet, not one of us would cross the line. But God is immovable and never stumbles. He never trips, never tires, never loses His grip, never walks away from a work He's begun. We can fully rely on His shatterproof ability and tireless faithfulness to work out our soul-cleansing sanctification.

Passage: 1 Thess 5:22 Description: In a world ready for another flood type wipeout event, the church has fallen into a dangerous 'acceptance' of evil instead of hatred of evil.

Passage: 1 Thess 5v19-22

Passage: Acts 18: 18 to 19: 1-17 Believers are of Christ through GOD'S grace as the church is of Christ through GOD'S will.

Passage: 1 Thess 5:18 and Psalm 100 Because God has done so much for us, we must stop being so ungrateful and be thankful to the Lord with worship for all He does in preparing us for eternity.

Passage: Acts 1:6-11 For the power of the Gospel to have it's full transforming effect in our lives. We must know that Jesus not only became man, died, rose again. But also that He didn't remain on earth out of heaven, but He went back to God as our ascended Saviour. If we understand the importance of this it will make us respond to it's power, not simply act the form.

Passage: 1 Thess 5:17 Christ is returning and we must be ready. To live ready for Christ we have some responsibilities toward God we should, living a life of prayer not living a life filled with actions is how we live ready.

As and when temptation arises against us, we must remember that the way Jesus dealt with His temptation, has left us a distinct, habitual pattern of behavior and a routine that we must practice to accomplish our victory against temptation Matthew 4: v1-11

Passage: 1 Thess 5:16-22 Description: Biblical Joy in God is not a feeling produced by favorable circumstances, it is a deliberate, faith-driven response to the unchanging reality of Who God is. What He has don in Christ, and what he promises for eternity, sustained by the Holy Spirit and deepened, not destroyed by suffering.

Passage: Selected passages Description: Baptism is a God-ordained, Christ-honoring public declaration of a believer's union with Jesus Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection to a new life.

Passage: 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 Description: The biblical gospel is the announcement of four great realities — the character of God, the sinfulness of man, the saving work of Jesus Christ, and the required response of faith and repentance. Get these four truths right, and you have the gospel. Neglect any one of them, and you have something less than the gospel, which is to say, no saving gospel at all.

Passage: Heb 2:9-16 We cannot comprehend the idea that God would become man. Even less, how can the anointed of God, the Messiah, be victim of death?

Passage: Philippians 2:5-9 Jesus was fully God, with all the power, glory, and authority that comes with it, yet He chose to set it all aside and come as a humble slave. That wasn't weakness; that was the most radical act of love the world has ever seen. And now Paul says: that's the attitude we're called to live by. Three praiseworthy attributes of Christ the humble slave 1: Christ the humble slave was: Equal with God 2: Christ the humble slave was: Empty of Self 3: Christ the humble slave was: Entirely Obedient

Passage: The Gospels Jesus is the rightful yet humble King. He is the worthy ruler of our lives, and He is worthy to be obeyed.

Passage: 1 Thessalonians 5:14-15 Five responsibilities every member of the church carries toward one another, so that we might be found ready at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Warn the Wrong 2 Encourage the Discouraged 3 Help the Weak 4 Endure with Longsuffering 5 Do Good Always

Passage: 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13 In a dark disrupted world, the health of the church firstly, depends on the congregation's loving, work-grounded recognition and extraordinary esteem of its Christ-appointed, labor-defined leaders, which in turn produces genuine communal peace.

the thread that runs from the first verse to the last: because you belong to the day, live like children of the day.  Passage: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 Paul unfolds this in three movements. First, he describes the day that will shatter the world's false peace. (vv. 1-3) Second, he declares the identity that sets believers apart from the darkness. (vv. 4-5) Third, he lays out the life that befits the children of God. (vv. 6-11) The call: Live Wide Awake in a World Fast Asleep

As history continues to unfold the eternally planned purposes of God, one event looms large on the horizon: The Day of the Lord. The Thessalonians were worried that they missed it. Therefore Paul answers them providing certainty that they didn't.

Seeking what is right in their own eyes (v2-10) - The people of Dan had lost their inheritance through their disobedience to God - Josh 19:40-48; Josh 23:9-14; Jud 1:34 - The Danites were looking for false signs of affirmation for their actions - Deut 13:1-5 Doing what is right in their own eyes (v 11 - 29) - The people of Dan and the Levite violate Gods commandments - Deut 5:19, Matt 6:24; Deut 20:10. - Beware of those who do evil under the guise of religious piety - Matt 7:15; 2 Tim 3:5 Worshipping what is right in their own eyes (v 1, 30 - 31) - False worship is established in opposition to true worship as Shiloh - Josh 18:1 - Israel have abandoned God as their king - Deut 17:14-20, 1 Sam 8:7-8; Deut 5:32-33

7 Prayer rules for overcoming trouble. 1. A troubled heart: Be truthful about your troubled heart. (vv. 1-8) 2. A troubled Society: Be truthful about your troubled society. (vv. 9-11) 3. A troubled friend: Acknowledge your disappointment's. 4. Punishment for trouble: Release you Anger and Let God be the avenger (v. 15) 5. A turn from trouble: Reach out to God - not self - with Confidence (vv. 16 - 19) 6. Recognize Trouble's Character: Don't get consumed by your troubles (vv. 20-21) 7. The Solution to a Troubled Heart - Rely On, Fear, And Trust God (vv. 22-23)

Newcastle Imprint Pastor's Conference 2026: Getting it right.

Newcastle Imprint Pastor's Conference 2026: Getting it right.

Newcastle Imprint Pastor's Conference 2026: Getting it right.

Newcastle Imprint Pastor's Conference 2026: Getting it right.

Examining a healthy way to view the rapture. 1 Thessalonians 4: 13-17

The 'Eternal State' refers to the final, unending condition of things after God's plan of the ages is complete.

Seven exhortations to you concerning your elders

Death is not the end but a doorway: Scripture shows three states of our existence (the current life, the intermediate state after death, and the eternal state after resurrection), all leading to one of the two final outcomes: everlasting joy with God or everlasting judgement apart from him.

Passage: 1 Samuel 8:1-20 Lessons from Israel's foolish decision for a king.

Passage: James 3:2-5 Controlling our tongues is a clear indicator of spiritual maturity and a way to master self discipline in all areas of life. As disciples of Christ, we are called to control our speech, so that our lives reflect the transformative work of God eithing us.

Andrew Zekveld - Visiting Pastor from Living Hope

Passage - Romans 1:16-17 The Gospel isn't something to be ashamed of. It emboldens, transforms and will remain timeless.

Passage - James 3: 1 Teaching is a serious responsibility. It calls for humility, integrity, and a genuine commitment to live out the truths we share with others.

James presents the next proof of living faith through the Test of the Tongue. As an introduction we will look at why the tongue is so important. Passage - James 3: 1-12

Genuine Faith is evidenced by works, serving as proof of it's authenticity.

Three keys to living wisely

Selected Passages

Passage Isiah 1 v 18-20 Though our sins are red as crimson stained hands, Christ can wash it white as snow.