Keynote Series
By Victor Hall
The Keynote Series is part of our Easy Reading series which can be accessed on our Christian Resources site. We hope these small publications will be useful Bible study aids for Christians and seekers alike. The Keynote Series is written by Victor Hall who is a member of the full-time ministry team at Brisbane Christian Fellowship. Vic is a regular speaker at BCF. Vic Hall has authored many of the Christian books available through Vision One.
The 'Keynote' Series is built on sermons by Vic Hall, of Brisbane Christian Fellowship. The word ‘keynote’ is often used to describe a strategic address. However, the symbolism of a ‘key’ and ‘note’ are also important Biblical themes. Jesus spoke of giving us the ‘keys of the kingdom’. And Paul described the importance of making a clear and distinct sound. With ‘keys’ and a clear ‘note’, we’ll know how to prepare ourselves for the days ahead.
The Words of Eternal Life
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My plan in this booklet is to discuss something of the nature of the life that God is giving to us; the zoe life from above. This will involve an examination of what our lives will be like in the new heavens and new earth.
Clearly, there is much to understand and I will focus particularly on the apostle John’s account of this life. In fact, we will see that John documents the discussion by Christ Himself on how this life is appropriated. John records this in his Gospel and epistles. This is truly the gospel proclaimed throughout the New Testament and this is the gospel that God is opening up to us here and now. We’re looking at the appropriation of life from above, and we should keep this focus as the background to our lives from week to week. ...Read More
The Word comes Speaking
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I have had a burden, born in the Holy Spirit, to express again a precept that seems to have been largely lost in the last thirty years. It is that very basic aspect of our understanding of the gospel – the ‘new birth’. How is the gospel proposition transacted? What is the relationship between the new birth transaction and our adoption as sons of God? Have we or have we not participated in this transaction? To this end, my theme in this meditation is that the word comes speaking; a word of God comes speaking, calling into existence that which does not yet exist. I would ask you to ‘reason with me’ as we search this matter out together. Isa 1:18. ...Read More
The Heavenly House
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This meditation is focussed on the ‘heavenly house’, which is the inheritance of eternal zoe life. The apostle Paul described this life as a ‘house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens’. 2 Cor 5:1. Our eternal ‘house’, as Paul used the term, is the full expression of our sonship in the new heavens and new earth. We’ll find this to be a most glorious theme in the Scriptures. There is a heavenly house prepared for all believers. For the moment, this house is hidden with Christ in the bosom of the Father. In this life-time, we sojourn in a temporary tent, or a body of weakness. However, when Christ returns, all believers will receive the glorious inheritance of their resurrection body. With this in view, our primary interest is: how do we arrive at this body of resurrection? ...Read More
Religion without Zoe
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While travelling overseas recently, I had cause to think again about why we exist as a congregation in the body of Christ here in this city. As I interacted with church folk in various places, I was reminded of the horror of living a religious life without access to the eternal life that comes from above – zoe life. So, in this short meditation I will seek to refresh us in our understanding of these basics of the gospel. And I ask as you read this, ‘What is your view of the Christian religion? How established are you in this most fundamental aspect of the gospel – zoe life?’ ...Read More
Believing for Fulfilment
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My theme in this booklet is Mary’s faith. Our starting point will be the story of Mary’s interaction with the angel Gabriel as he brought the word of the Lord to her. We will begin in the Gospel of Luke chapter one. The reports of these stories are short, but they are full of content to do with eternal consequences. So let’s look at the detail of this interaction. Some of the statements I make may startle you a little as to the reality of Mary’s faith as she responded to the word of the messenger sent from God. We are only just beginning to realise the full implications for all believers in her response to this word. ...Read More
Anxiety to Offering
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I would say, in terms of an overview of the whole of Scripture, that there are just two ways, or two modes, of existence. On the one hand, there is the life and peace that comes through offering. By this means, lost predestination – the forgetfulness of exclusion – is remembered again and recovered by being joined to Christ’s offering. Alternatively, there is the evil of Babylon – anxiety and sorrow, the forgetfulness of exclusion from the covenant purpose of the Lord. ...Read More
Library
- The Words of Eternal Life 08-Jul-2011
- The Word comes Speaking 08-Jul-2011
- The Heavenly House 08-Jul-2011
- Religion without Zoe 08-Jul-2011
- Believing for Fulfilment 08-Jul-2011
- Anxiety to Offering 08-Jul-2011
