Author Archive for Geoff Leader

About Geoff Leader

 Living in the Light

How often do we miss the point? How often do we exchange one set of ideals for another because the packaging has better marketing or brighter colours? Our lives are constantly being bombarded with the message “if your focus only shifted from that to this”, then our lives would be fuller, richer and happier. Our social media profiles are filled with hashtags like #fitspiration, #followforfollow & #KardashianLife - but how much time do we spend following a half truth that doesn’t bring about lasting and purposeful life? It’s of course perfectly fine to to be inspired to be fitter, healthier,...

 With God in mission: The Language of The Kingdom

If you look carefully through the Bible, there are certain stories and themes that crop up again and again. The Israelites had preserved and passed down these stories through their generations, to speak pictures and insight about who their God was and why they worshipped Him. They used beautiful imagery and metaphors to talk of a God who was for the powerless, on the side of the oppressed and was faithful to the faithful. So when our modern culture examines some of these stories, its good to have some understanding and acumen into what was going on at the time...

 Johns Gospel: The Reality in Resurrection

Senior Assistant Pastor Geoff Leader leads us through Jesus’ fourth appearance after his resurrection, continuing in our series, Johns Gospel. Unlike earlier parts of John, which transpired mainly in Jerusalem, this account begins with the resurrected Jesus and seven of his disciples on the beach of the Sea of Tiberius....

 A Cretans Guide

Jesus was full for grace and gives the hope of salvation to all people. Grace came at a great cost to God and is a free gift to all who believe. God gives the holy spirit as a deposit of salvation. As a result we should not conform but be...

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