A Series of Unfortunate Events
Preached on Sunday 12th February 2023, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor
The ninth sermon of our series in the book of Esther:
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Remember, rehearse, and rejoice in your rest!
• Says Mordecai (20-22)
• Say all God’s people everywhere (23-28)
• Say God’s ‘priest’ and ‘king’ together (29-32)
… Because the Good God still holds the dice
… Because his Good King still holds the future
Preached on Sunday 5th February 2023, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor
The eighth sermon of our series in the book of Esther:
A Series of Unfortunate Events
1. In every corner of the world, 8:3-17
the great unwind of sorrow is decreed
2. In every human heart, 9:1-19
the great destruction of hatred is delivered
Preached on Sunday 29th January 2023, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor
The seventh sermon of our series in the book of Esther:
A Series of Unfortunate Events
1. A queen who ties her fate to her people
2. A king who ties his honour to his bride
3. A traitor who ties his noose around his neck
In this God’s world…
• his justice will always be wonderfully fitting
• his Son will always be wonderfully favoured
• his honour will always be wonderfully upheld
Preached on Sunday 15th January 2023, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor
The sixth sermon of our series in the book of Esther:
A Series of Unfortunate Events
1. Providence: 1-5
God orders all things with beautiful timing
2. Pride: 6-9
God allows human egos to beautifully bloat
3. Pleasure: 10-14
God honours his own with a beautiful delight
Preached on Sunday 4th December 2022, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor
The fifth sermon of our series in the book of Esther:
A Series of Unfortunate Events
The Queen’s Gambit 1-8
The Snake’s Gallows 9-14
Preached on Sunday 27 November 2022, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor
The fourth sermon of our series in the book of Esther:
A Series of Unfortunate Events
The ears that tears couldn’t reach (v1-9):
We need someone who belongs on both sides of the door
The choice to be their voice (v10-17):
There is a terrible cost to being that someone
The reason she could risk:
God’s heroes and heroines don’t have to save the day
Preached on Sunday 13th November 2022, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor
The third sermon of our series in the book of Esther:
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Facing the terror:
1. A hate-filled void 1-6
2. A terror-striking obsession 7-11
3. A hope-destroying power 12-15
When everything is lost: know who is writing the story
Preached on Sunday 6th November 2022, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor
The second sermon of our series in the book of Esther:
A Series of Unfortunate Events
An ugly parade of beauty
God’s People: caught in a contest we can’t control, where the strong and selfish reign.
A beautiful impaling of ugliness
God’s People: combatants in a battle we cannot see, where sinners are blessed, and serpents are bludgeoned.