Preached on Sunday 17th October 2021, by David Ely.
A one-off sermon on Genesis 18:1-15
Sermon Notes:
1. Cutting the callus of faithless despair; Sarah
2. Do you believe there are things God can’t do?
3. Courage - God is good for what he’s promised
28. Pucker up, buttercup (1 Corinthians 16)
Preached on Sunday 10th October 2021 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
Our twenty-eighth sermon in the series "How to win at Christianity" .
1. Follow me:
Love with a cost (v1-9)
2. Follow them:
The love right under your nose (v10-18)
3. Follow us:
Love with a kiss (v19-24)
27. The Life of the Dead (1 Corinthians 15:35-58)
Preached on Sunday 3rd October 2021 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
Our twenty-seventh sermon in the series "How to win at Christianity" .
On meaning and emptiness
1. What an astonishing world teaches:
God’s work is full of radical reversal (v35-41)
2 What an astonishing Gospel confirms:
Our future in Jesus is one of radical reversal (v42-49)
3. What an astonishing God gives:
Glory and value to a life of lowly toil (v50-58)
26. The League of the Dead (1 Corinthians 15:12-34)
Preached on Sunday 26th September 2021 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
Our twenty-sixth sermon in the series "How to win at Christianity" .
How to win: Paul’s answer
1. Your hope is pitifully small (v12-19)
2. God’s project is wonderfully big (v20-28)
3. So fall in with the league of the dead! (v29-32)
25. The Lord of the Dead (1 Corinthians 15:1-11)
Preached on Sunday 19th September 2021 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
Our twenty-fifth sermon in the series "How to win at Christianity" .
Where does Jesus fit in the Corinthian picture of the Christian life?
Chapter 15: bigger on the inside
What is it actually about?
Why leave it till last?
1. What you received:
A once-dead Messiah, sacrificed for you (v1-7)
2. Who you believed:
A deathly Apostle, spent for you (v8-11)
24. For the Many (1 Corinthinans 14:20-40)
Preached on Sunday 12th September 2021 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
Our twenty-fourth sermon in the series "How to win at Christianity" .
1. Love teaches grownups to think of others (20-25)
2. Love teaches grownups to hold our tongues (26-35)
“tongues” (27-28)
Prophecy (29-33)
Questions (34-35)
3. Love teaches grownups how much we owe (36-40)
Freedom from Flattery (Galatians 1:1-10)
Preached on Sunday 5th September 2021, by Pete Dickson
A one-off sermon in Galatians
Jesus: The doctor who gives us what we need (Mark 1:40 - 2:17)
Preached on Sunday 15th August 2021, by Terry McCutcheon
A one-off sermon in Mark
Blessed is The One Who is Forgiven (Psalm 32)
Preached on Sunday 15th August 2021, by Rob Cardew.
A one-off sermon in Psalm 32
Sermon Notes
Blessed is the One Who is Forgiven v1-2
Confession is Taking Responsibility for Disobedience v3-4
Forgiveness is Receiving the Gift of Deliverance v5-7
Obedience is Giving our Life to The Lord v8-10
Blessed is the One Who is Forgiven v11
Faith Shaped by The Reality of God (Hebrews 11:23-27)
Preached on Sunday 8th August 2021, by Rob Cardew.
A one-off sermon in Hebrews 11
Sermon Notes
Faith Means Seeing God’s Power Over Death
Faith Means Seeing God’s People as Family
Faith Means Seeing God’s Presence in Christ
How Does knowing the reality of God’s presence, power and promise shape the lives of these people?
Living in Joy (Isaiah 12)
Preached on Sunday 1st August 2021, by Sean Brennan.
A one-off sermon in Isaiah 12
Beware of deceit and dilution (Matthew 13: 24-52)
Preached on Sunday 25th July 2021, by Peter Dickson.
A one-off sermon in Matthew 13
Looking inward, outward and onwards (John 17:20-26)
Preached on Sunday 18th July 2021, by Stephen Ballingall.
The third of three summer sermons in John 17
Out of this World! (John 17:6-19)
Preached on Sunday 11th July 2021, by Stephen Ballingall.
The second of three summer sermons in John 17
The Immortal God's Bucket List (John 17:1-5)
Preached on Sunday 4th July 2021, by Stephen Ballingall.
The first of four summer sermons in John 17
23. Building Back Babel (1 Corinthians 14:1-19)
Preached on Sunday 27th June 2021 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
Our twenty-third sermon in the series "How to win at Christianity" .
On muskets and pikestaffs…
Divisive speech: pride, confusion and judgement
1. Two gifts, and two goals
“Tongues”
“Prophecy”
The heart of the matter (v4)
2. Self-Directed Worship: Building Babel
Lifeless (when we were made for life and meaning)
Alienating (when “barbarians” are meant to be brothers)
Elitist (when “idiots” are meant to be insiders)