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Psalm 143:10: Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground.   The Prayers of David David prayed for a lot of things, as the Psalms clearly show. He prayed for vindication, for forgiveness, for mercy, for blessing, for God to search his heart, for God to raise him up and to rescue him. We could easily spend a whole series unpacking the prayers of David. Here I just want to focus on one area – praying for God’s will. So, we want to know his will, and we want to know how to do it. Let’s take a moment right now to pray this prayer. Think of a situation that it can apply to. Then I’ll reinforce the prayer with some teaching, and we’ll pray it again. What can we learn from this prayer of David?   1: It shows we’re born again We would not be praying this prayer if we did not believe. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. (Isaiah 53:6) Without God, we have no reason to seek

A few notes from part 1 and part 2: Luke 11 1 One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. He sets the example. They’ve seen him, they see it’s important because it’s such a big part of his life. So they ask... When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” We don’t know what John taught his disciples but we now know he taught them to pray. Perhaps the next prayer is some of what John would have taught his disciples, asking God’s kingdom to come on earth as it is in heaven. That would be right up John’s street. The messiah is coming! Pray that it may be as God wills. 2 He said to them, “When you pray, say: “‘Father, Know who God is hallowed be your name, Put God in his rightful place your kingdom come. Reset your priorities  3 Give us each day our daily bread. Then bring your needs to him 4 Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. Deal with sin daily, both incoming and outgoing And lea

1 Chronicles 4: 1 The descendants of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Karmi, Hur and Shobal… 7 The sons of Helah: Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan, 8 and Koz, who was the father of Anub and Hazzobebah and of the clans of Aharhel son of Harum. 9 Jabez was more honourable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez saying, ‘I gave birth to him in pain.’ 10 Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, ‘Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.’ And God granted his request. 11 Kelub, Shuhah’s brother, was the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton. 12 Eshton was the father of Beth Rapha, Paseah and Tehinnah the father of Ir Nahash. These were the men of Rekah…   Buried in the list Our main text here is verses 9 and 10, but I’ve shown a few others above to give you a feel of what the rest of the chapter is like. You know what it’s like when you’re diligently disciplining yourself to read the whole bible through and you get to one of

In part 2 of our series on first steps in the Christian life, Dr David Petts explains the importance of believer's baptism by full immersion.

In the first of a 3 part series on First Steps in the Christian Life, Dr David Petts begins with the hard-hitting message that God wants everybody everywhere to repent!

Shine Jesus Shine In my teens I was involved in what was called a “Make Way!” march. I hid behind a drumkit on a flatbed lorry one Saturday afternoon, while we banged out Christian songs as people marched behind singing. It was a great event that brought all the churches of the town together. I don’t know how many people got saved though. What I do know is that the next morning one of my friends asked me about it in school. “Yeah, that would have been me you saw.” “Oh it wasn’t me, it was my dad. He came home saying, ‘I was trying to get into the bookies to place a bet and I couldn’t get in. I was blocked by your mate Jon Petts on the drums and everybody singing Jesus wants me for a **** sunbeam.’” I have been involved in many forms of street evangelism. They have ranged from super-cringe to not so cringy. Sometimes I cringe unnecessarily because I just feel awkward. Don’t judge, I’m human. What is evangelism? Evangelism is, “The spreading of the Christian gospel by public preaching or personal witness,”

Fight or flight Walking home from school as a child I saw up ahead some older youths blocking my path. As I got nearer, I saw that they were deliberately causing an obstruction and looking directly at me. I was little. They were big. I didn’t know them, and I don’t think they knew me. But for some reason – they were probably just bored and wanted to have some fun scaring a little kid – they chose to be very intimidating. If I ran away, I’d be further from home. If I chose to fight, I’d not survive. We are told that when under pressure there are generally two alternatives - fight or flight. We all have moments of pressure in our lives, the washing machine breaks down and you can’t afford to get it fixed, a loved one is rushed into hospital, someone keeps intimidating you. Are you the sort of person to get aggressive and confrontational, or do you hide behind the sofa? Is your instinct to run from trouble or attack? While I was confronted with this group of youths, I didn’t know about the fight of flight op

The Prayers of the Righteous   The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. (James 5:16)   Session 2 – A wife for Isaac – Praying for Guidance Genesis 24 Abraham was now very old, and the Lord had blessed him in every way. 2 He said to the senior servant in his household, the one in charge of all that he had, ‘Put your hand under my thigh. 3 I want you to swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living, 4 but will go to my country and my own relatives and get a wife for my son Isaac.’ 5 The servant asked him, ‘What if the woman is unwilling to come back with me to this land? Shall I then take your son back to the country you came from?’ 6 ‘Make sure that you do not take my son back there,’ Abraham said. 7 ‘The Lord, the God of heaven, who brought me out of my father’s household and my native land and who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, “To your offspring I will give thi

Listen here to the latest preaching from Paul Black (Sunday 15th September 2019).

The Devil’s Playbook, Part 5 – Division   Sermon notes:   So far: So far we have looked at what a playbook is and that the devil has one. We are not unaware of his schemes. He comes to kill, steal and destroy, he is roaming like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour. We do not battle with flesh and blood but with unseen powers. Here are some of the chapters that I believe are in the devil’s playbook. Distraction – from loving God, people to all sorts of things to do with lust and pride Doubt – doubting God and his character Despondency – wanting to give up This time: Division Division Definitions The action of separating something into parts or the process of being separated. Difference or disagreement between two or more groups, typically producing tension. Notice from point 1 that it can be a process. Division does not happen overnight, even if a final split looks sudden. There is always a process of separating individual parts, one at a time. Notice from point 2 that it is not ami

The Prayers of the Righteous The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. (James 5:16)   Session 1 – Abraham prays for Sodom Genesis 18 16 When the men got up to leave, they looked down towards Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them on their way. 17 Then the Lord said, ‘Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do? 18 Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and all nations on earth will be blessed through him. 19 For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just, so that the Lord will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.’ 20 Then the Lord said, ‘The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous 21 that I will go down and see if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. If not, I will know.’ 22 The men turned away and went towards Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the Lord. 23 Then Abraham app

The latest preaching from David Petts at Brixham Community Church. 1st September 2019.

David Petts preaching on 7 reasons for praising the Lord based on Psalm 146

  Sermon Notes:   So far: What a playbook is and that the devil has one. We are not unaware of his schemes. He comes to kill, steal and destroy, he is roaming like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour. We do not battle with flesh and blood but with unseen powers. Distraction – from loving God, people to all sorts of things to do with lust and pride Doubt – doubting God and his character This time: Despondency Next time: Division When we looked at distraction, we saw that the enemy comes in the way of our preferred focus of loving God, loving people and making disciples. He comes with the lust of the flesh – things that appeal to our emotions, the lust of the eyes – things that distract with instant appeal and the pride of life – things that make us look better to other people and ourselves, but not to God. When we studied doubt we saw that this tool of the devil has a two-pronged attack – first to see if we can doubt God’s existence and if that doesn’t work to doubt his character. For the

Listen to the audio of Paul Black's message, "The woman who thought she was untouchable, the man who thought he was unsaveable and the Saviour who knew they were wrong" When we carry the presence of God with us we can see God change people's lives through us, however desperate their situation may seem.

Prayer is so important! Listen to this encouraging and excellent teaching on the Lord's Prayer to help you develop your prayer life.