The Son and the Sunrise (Malachi 4:2)

Preached on April 21st 2019 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor

Easter Sunday Message from Malachi 4:2

Sermon notes:

The darkness before sunrise:

i. A truth gulf (1:2)

ii. A holiness gulf (2:7,13)

iii. A relationship gulf (2:17, 3:2)

The dawn of Jesus’ New Day:

1. Righteousness shines on the unforgiven

2. Healing shines on the broken

3. Joy shines on the despairing

8. The church that killed with kindness (1 Timothy 5:1-16)

Preached on 17th March 2019 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.

Sermon 8, from:1 Timothy | Our Charge

Sermon Notes

A caring family commends Jesus to the world:

• Serve the servants

• Don’t indulge the indulgent!

1. When a widow isn’t a widow…

• Circumstances

• Heart

2. When kindness isn’t kind…

i. When it damages the dependent

ii. When it neglects the needy

iii. When it disgusts the decent

iv. When it releases the responsible

v. When it robs the rescuers

6. What God has joined Together (1 Timothy 3:8-13)

Preached on 3rd March 2019 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.

Sermon 6, from: 1 Timothy | Our Charge

Sermon Notes:

Sermon 1: “Move on, nothing to see here!”

Problem: who is the Servant?

• In Acts 6?

• In the wider New Testament?

• In the context of 1 Timothy?

Sermon 2: Three things Paul holds closely together

1. Leadership and the master’s voice

2. Leadership and the master’s death

3. Leadership and the led