HE KNOWS  

Hebrews 4:11-16


Nothing is hidden from Him. He knows those times when we begin to panic. He knows when we become overwhelmed by anxiety. He sees the heaviness and weight we feel when sin enslaves and destroys our freedom. He knows our thoughts, our intention’s, and our motivation. These verses are not meant to lead to crippling insecurity causing us to run from God and to hide like Adam did. Instead they are a wonderful invitation.

These verses hold out three keys to ensure we run towards Him and not away from in our time of need.
 

RIGHT THINKING


If your confession is that Jesus loves some future version of me, some impressive, strong, fixed me then you won’t run to Him. You will try and fix yourself. Our confession needs to be we cannot make ourselves right for you God.” Every one of us needs help. We are not God. We have needs. We have weaknesses. We have confusion. We have limitations of all kinds. Holding fast your confession is saying “We cannot fix ourselves. I am qualified by an act of God Alone. Since He already knows everything, I can stop wearing the mask, stop pretending and come and be real with Him. Grace and mercy grace isn’t taken hold of where we are not real about our needs. 
 

HE UNDERSTANDS 


Jesus looks at the guilt, looks at the shame, looks at the distress, looks at the desperation and sympathizes with us. He can sympathize with us because He was really impacted and touched by the reality of temptation. All the temptations that you face and that I face, all of them, every one of them, all of the temptations that hit you and hit me, Christ knew them. 

So when His word begins to lead us into deeper rest and joy by exposing where we are weak and we feel the weight and the distress of where we fall short. The writer says run boldly towards Him. He can sympathize, He’s not out of touch with our reality. Though 100% God He was also 100% man. Take Gethsemane He felt the full weight of the temptation. The temptation to say  “Let’s get out of here”, in ten minutes I’m going to be grabbed and then executed tomorrow. Let’s go, let’s go. But He prays, and prays, received grace and was obedient.

Because He knows He can be a merciful and gracious high priest. But not gushy and sentimental. He is the conquering Christ. Jesus knows the battle.  He felt the tug, experienced it all, but never sinned, He fought it all the way to the end and he defeated the monster of temptation every time.  Now He has passed through the heavens and is seated in the place of ALL authority in the universe says draw near and receive: Grace, help, strength, victory, confidence, I can fortify you, I can help you press through, my grace and mercy will be your adequacy. We grow, mature and develop, as we learn to draw from Him.

We start our Christian life in the Kids pool splashing around in the shallows, and as we  lean increasingly into Him we  can go into the big pool, maybe jumping off the boards. He celebrates every moment, like a parent celebrates their child’s first step. Knowing this produces confidence, and courage to run towards Him. God says I’ve called you to swim in deeper water there’s life over here if you want it, Approach my power with confidence. Walk right up And get what I’m so ready to give. 

Jamie Lee, 09/02/2015
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Welcome! Whether you've just moved to the area, or have lived here all your life, we hope our website helps you to find out everything you want to know about our Church.

 

Some key information about the church...

 

Where & when does the church meet?

The church meets every Sunday at 11:00 am for our Sunday Service. There is plenty of free parking around the CCK building. We are walking distance from Plumstead Train station and local buses. It’s good to get to the meeting 15 minutes early to enjoy a fresh cup of coffee before the service starts.

We meet at the church building in the middle of Plumstead

The address is:

46 Lakedale Road
Plumstead
London
SE18 1PS

You can see a map on our contact us page.

 

What should I expect when I visit the church?

You will receive a very warm welcome particularly from our Welcome Team who will be able to answer your questions and direct you to where you need to go.

Sunday is special because it’s the main opportunity in the week for the whole church family to gather, worship God, enjoy his manifest presence together, minister to one-another, receive encouragement and exhortation from God’s word and be refreshed by God’s Spirit and one-another’s friendship and support.

There will be approximately 45 mins of singing with opportunity for church members to pray, prophesy or read a passage from the bible. After the notices there will be a preach, we take time to understand the bible’s message and how this can teach us about God, about ourselves, about the world that we live in and about what authentic Christian lifestyle looks like in practice. At the end of the preach there is always a chance to respond.

Tea, coffee and biscuits are served after the service where there is plenty of time to meet new people and ask more questions.

 

What happens to the kids at church?

As a family church we are thrilled to have people of all ages involved in our Sunday morning meetings. Typically, after worshiping together for 30 minutes or so, the children and young people will leave for their own activities.

We have a fantastic programme for the kids at the Church for ages 0–14. Children stay with their parents at the start of the service as we worship (sing songs!) together for the first part of the morning. Someone will announce when the children need to go to their programme.

For more information about what happens in the children's work please visit the relevant age groups for you under church life.

Is there a dress code?

No! Please just be yourself and come dressed in your 'normal' clothes.

 

Will I have to join in?

Not at all!
You are free to simply observe or participate as much as feels comfortable for you.

 

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