Preached on 8th November 2020 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor
A brief reflection for Remembrance Sunday
Readings: Deuteronomy 6:4–12, Luke 23:32-43
On memory...
We long for remembrance, because we are human
Memory values our past
Memory values our future
Our memories fail, because we are human
Memory is a wonderful but finite gift
God also gives us means to preserve our memory of himself
True hope lies in the one who remembers us
Preached on 1st November 2020 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
The eleventh talk in the "How to win at Christianity" series.
Sermon Notes:
- A ring or a noose?
- Paul’s aim: pastoral wisdom, that frees us from anxiety
However you decide...
You are free
This world is dying
Life in it is difficult
So devote that life to Jesus
Preached on 25th October 2020 by Peter Dickson.
A one-off sermon on Jonah 1:1-17.
Sermon Notes
We can be very serious about getting away from The Lord
Our God is surprisingly resourceful
What greater sign could ever be given us?
Preached on 18th October 2020 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
The tenth talk in the "How to win at Christianity" series.
Sermon Notes:
How do we find contentment, in a world of disposable things?
In a broken world, it’s enough...
1. …to fight for Jesus’ faithfulness (v10-11)
• so don’t dispose of your marriage!
2. …to live in Jesus’ peacefulness (v12-16)
• so don’t devalue your marriage!
3. …to belong to a better master (v17-24)
• so don’t despise your freedom!
Preached on 11th October 2020 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
The ninth talk in the "How to win at Christianity" series.
Sermon Notes:
Good, better, best: a game of Spiritual Twister
A reassuringly complicated response
How do we “glorify God in our body”?
1. If God has given you marriage: make love, not prayers! (v1-7)
The command: a cross-shaped bedroom (v3-4)
The concession: a cautious exception (v5-6
Unwrap your own gift! (v7)
2. If God has given you independence: be wise about your weakness! (v8-9)
Preached on 4th October 2020 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
The eight talk in the "How to win at Christianity" series.
Sermon Notes:
On the love of our bodies...
Christianity: an earthy, bodily religion.
1. What you’ve got wrong (12-14)
Your life is more significant than you realise.
2. What you don’t know (15-17)
Your relationships are more powerful than they feel.
3. What it means now (18-20)
Your body is ‘you’, but not ‘yours.’
So flee...
So glorify...
Preached on 27th September 2020 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
The seventh talk in the "How to win at Christianity" series.
Sermon Notes:
A tragedy: Christians who don’t know where they’ve come from, or where they are going.
How might we become non-verbal heretics?
1. What we tell the world
– “We don’t believe in the last judgement”
church is a place full of squabbles (v1-6)
– “We don’t believe in the cross”
church is a place for the strong (v7-8)
2. What we tell ourselves
– “We don’t believe in the last judgement”
Jesus doesn’t care about wrong (v9-10)
– “We don’t believe in the cross”
Jesus doesn’t know how to wash (v11)
Preached on 20th September 2020 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
The sixth talk in the "How to win at Christianity" series.
Sermon Notes:
The real scandal in Corinth:
One Corinthian disease, right through the letter
How do chapters 5 & 6 relate to it?
Dealing with sin in the church is hugely painful… so why bother?
1. Some real ‘judgement’: A loving heart (v1-5)
For his sake: your love for the sinner demands it
2. Some real ‘knowledge’: A fresh start (v6-8)
For your sake: the health of God’s temple demands it
3. Some real ‘spirituality’: A brotherly part (v9-13)
For the world’s sake: the mission you share demands it