Lent Talks: Finding God in Ordinary Life

A series of evenings examining 6 key tools for finding God in everyday life.

Audio and slides of the talks are available below, and/or the Apple Keynotes for the talks can be downloaded from a GoogleDrive folder here


(1) Sanctifying Ordinary Life

God has entered ordinary life by becoming incarnate in Jesus. As a result, every aspect of ordinary life can be a place where we can find Him and be something that is brought to Him
A Word document summary of the talk is available here
A PDF of the talk slides can be viewed here

(2) A 'Plan of Life'

Holiness does not happen by accident! This evening's session will examine how to develop "a plan of life" that is a specific and progressive strategy for adapting the tools used by the saints into something small and do-able enough for you to meet God in the hours of your day.
A table mapping out this 'plan of life' can be viewed here
A PDF of the talk slides can be viewed here

(3) Being 'sons in the Son'

The goal of the Christian life is to become adopted as a child of God, adopted in Christ as 'sons in the Son'. This doctrine underpins our whole identity as Christians and determines what we are seeking for in 'holiness'.
A PDF of the talk slides can be viewed here






(4) Order and 'the Heroic Minute'

Living a 'life in the Spirit' does not mean living a life of disorder! Tonight's session will examine how to identify the 'hinges' that enable us to put patterns of order and discipline into our lives -the order we need if we are to be free for Christ to enter in.
A PDF of the talk slides can be viewed here





(5) A Personal Relationship with Jesus Christ

Do I relate to God in the impersonal remote manner characterized by Islam, Buddhism or the pre-Christian religions? Or do I know and love Him personally, "as a friend knows a friend"?
A PDF of the talk slides can be viewed here

(6) Self Denial and Mortification: the path to new life

Before entering into Holy Week, our final session will look at the place of self-denial and mortification. 'Mortification' means dying to ourselves that Christ might come to life in us.
A PDF of the talk slides can be viewed here