Part 3 of our Christmas series, “The soul felt it’s worth”.
Preached on 25th December 2018 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor
2. Fall on your knees! (Matthew 2:1-12)
Part 2 of our Christmas series, “The soul felt it’s worth”.
Preached on 23rd December 2018 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor
1. Long lay the world (Matthew 1:1-23)
Part 1 of our Christmas series, “The soul felt it’s worth”.
Preached on 16th December 2018 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor
Act IV | Love's Last Surprise: a tale of scandalous mercy (Ezekiel 16:53-63)
Preached on 9th December 2018 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
Sermon 4 from ”Unrequited Love: A Tragedy in Four Acts”.
Sermon Notes
What is more humbling than disgrace?
1. God's mercy has a scandalous scope
2. God's mercy has a scandalous goal
3. God's mercy has a scandalous cost
Act III | Love Lost: a tale of dark disgrace (Ezekiel 16:35-52)
Preached on 2nd December 2018 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
Sermon 3 from ”Unrequited Love: A Tragedy in Four Acts”.
Sermon Notes
Three ugly truths about the judgement we deserve
1. God’s judgement exposes an ugly truth v35-43
What we really are, but for God’s grace
• Naked
• Helpless
2. God’s judgement ridicules an ugly pretence v44-52
How we really compare, but for God’s grace
3. God’s judgement cries out for an ugly solution v41,42
What we really deserve, but for God’s grace
Act II | Love Scorned: a tale of callous betrayal (Ezekiel 16:15-34)
Preached on 25th November 2018 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
Sermon 2, from Unrequited Love: A Tragedy in Four Acts
Sermon Notes
What idolatry isn’t
• Sexual sin
• “Loving good things too much”
Three signs of a sin-sick heart:
1. We forget our rags
A lingering hardness towards God’s grace
2. We abuse God’s riches
A habitual pull towards the immediate and the material
3. We never have enough
A chronic incapacity for thankful contentment
Act I | Love Lavished: a tale of extravagant grace (Ezekiel 16:1-14)
Preached on 18th November 2018 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
Sermon 1 from "Unrequited Love: A Tragedy in Four Acts".
Sermon Notes
Why tell them a story like this?
1. God gives life to the unloved v1-7
2. God gives beauty to the broken v8-14
3. God’s church is no princess v15
Psalm 16: Words to die well with
Preached on 11th November 2018 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
Sermon 16, from:Psalms | Book 1: Christ's battle for the kingdom
Sermon Notes
On apostolic rabbits and Old Testament hats…
Peter: Acts 2:25-32
Paul: Acts 13:34-39
A unified theme: the joy of Yahweh’s King in His lord and saviour
1. Jesus died with His trust in God’s Lordship
2. Jesus died with His joy in God’s goodness
3. Jesus died with His eyes on God’s face
4. Jesus died with God’s people on His lips
Psalm 15: Belonging in the Safe Space
Preached on 4th November 2018 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
Sermon 15, from: Psalms | Book 1: Christ's battle for the kingdom
The most outrageous prayer in the Bible (Psalm 86)
A one off Sermon by John Ellis from Grace Church Dundee
Preached on the 28th October 2018
A Tale of Two Vineyards: ii. The Costly Vintage (Isaiah 27)
Preached on 21st October 2018 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
Sermon 2 from “A Tale of Two Vineyards".
Sermon Notes
Wounding love…
1. The fierce determination of God’s love v2-6
2. The fierce discipline of God’s love v7-11
Re-thinking God’s discipline
A Tale of Two Vineyards: i. Grapes of Wrath (Isaiah 5:1-7)
Preached on 14th October 2018 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
Sermon 1 from "A Tale of Two Vineyards".
Psalm 14: The voices in my heart
Preached on 7th October 2018 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
Sermon 14, from:Psalms | Book 1: Christ's battle for the kingdom
Three surprises for a world full of fools…
1. What God makes of us v1-3
2. What God feels for us v4-6
3. What God plans for us v7
Psalm 13: Singing with a lump in your throat
Preached on 30th September 2018 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
Sermon 13, from:Psalms | Book 1: Christ's battle for the kingdom
Sermon Notes:
What you feel
What you Know
What you do
Reveal what you feel
Rehearse what you know
Rejoice in what you can
One thing is needed (Mark 10:13-31)
Preached on 23rd September 2018 by Peter Dickson
Psalm 12: A God who is not like us
Preached on 16th September 2018 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
Sermon 12, from:Psalms | Book 1: Christ's battle for the kingdom
Sermon Notes
The sounds of a dirty culture:
A cacophony of untrustworthy words v1-4
One pure and perfect voice v5-8
What about us?
i. We’re caught up in the dirty culture
ii. We’re called by the Master’s Voice