18. Beautiful (no matter what they say): 1 Corinthians 11:2-16

Preached on 2nd May 2021 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.

Our second week digging into a tricky but profoundly helpful passage,
and our eighteenth talk in the "How to win at Christianity" series.

Men and Women have been created differently, with a relational order we should honour and visibly express — especially (but not only) when we worship before a watching cosmos.

1. Shame: What is beautiful can become ugly. (v3-6)

2. Glory: What seems ugly should be our beauty. (v7-12)

3. Decency: What feels arbitrary is often rooted in nature. (v13-16)

4. Deep and joyful obedience: what would it look like?

  • Outward display

  • Inward demeanour

17. On hats, hearts, and being human (1 Corinthians 11:2-16)

Preached on 25th April 2021 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.

The seventeenth talk in the "How to win at Christianity" series.

Clearing the ground...

Communicative clothing

Complexity and clarity

Context: the glory of God

Recognising our assumptions...

  1. Hats or hair?

  2. Women or wives?

  3. Church or world?

  4. Lecturer or Lord?

Men and Women have been created differently, with a relational order we should honour and visibly express — especially (but not only) when we worship before a watching cosmos.

"Don't be Afraid" (Luke 4:38 - 5:15)

Preached on Sunday 18th April 2021, by Peter Dickson.

A one-off sermon on Luke 7:36-50

Sermon Notes:

“Don’t be afraid” — why not?

1. Resolute purpose in the midst of chaos (4:38-44)

“That is why I was sent”

2. Revealed truth in the midst of life (5:1-11)

“Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man”

3. Reversal of death in a fallen world (5:12-16)

“Be clean!”

Psalm 41: The King Who Cares

Preached on Sunday 11th April 2021, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.

Psalms | Book 1: Christ's battle for the kingdom

Sermon Notes:

v1-3. The Good God:
God blesses those who share his care.

v4-10. The Good King:
The caring king, in need of a caring God.

v11-13. The Good News:
God delights in his king, and upholds him forever.


Psalm 40: The Song of the Risen King

Preached on Easter Sunday 2021, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.

Psalms | Book 1: Christ's battle for the kingdom

Sermon Notes:

Listening in to the New Creation…

  - The One and the Many

  - Call and Response 

v1-10. Call:  The Song of the Risen King

v11-17. Response:  The Cry of His Still-Dying People

Psalm 39: How to pray with a mouth full of bitterness

Preached on Sunday 21st March 2021, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.

Psalms | Book 1: Christ's battle for the kingdom

Sermon Notes:

v1-3 He holds it in:
but bitterness burns under our tongue.

v4-6 He longs to learn:
how quickly life slips through our fingers

v7-13 He lets it out:
because forgiveness brings a smile to our face.