Preached on Sunday 2nd January 2022 by Matthew Baines
A one-off sermon
Sermon Notes:
1. Participation
2. Three pitfalls:
• Paganism
• Pantheism
• Pelagianism
3. Payoff
1 Thessalonians 1
Preached on Sunday 2nd January 2022 by Peter Dickson
A one-off sermon
The Cradle that Rocked the World (Haggai 2:1-9)
Preached on Sunday 26th December 2021, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor
A one-off sermon for Boxing Day
Sermon Notes:
God in the manger: the smallest of temples
Worth less than nothing in our earthly eyes (v1-3)
Worth more than all our earthly treasure (v4-9)
Merrily Rested (Lessons and Carols 2021)
Preached on Sunday 19th December 2021, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor
A one-off talk from our service of Lessons & Carols, from Matthew 1:21
Sermon Notes:
A weary world: humanity longs for rest and rejoicing
A Suffering Saviour: Jesus was born to shoulder your burden
…So come, and Rest Merrily with us!
7. Our Father: Sovereign, Strong & Wonderful (Matthew 6:13)
Preached on Sunday 12th December 2021, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
The seventh in a series of seven sermons on the Lord’s Prayer
Sermon Notes:
Prayer changes us…
(…but should we be praying this bit?)
1. Prayer argues:
We pray because we delight in our Father
2. Prayer praises:
We delight in our Father as we pray
3. Prayer trusts:
The more we delight, the more we’re encouraged to pray
6. 'Til Dawn Appeareth (Matthew 6:13)
Preached on Sunday 5th December 2021, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
The sixth in a series of six sermons on the Lord’s Prayer
Sermon Notes:
1. Lead us:
When I fear the paths are slippery, hold my hand
2. Deliver us:
When it feels like darkness has swallowed me, snatch me away
5. The joy we run from (Matthew 6:12)
Preached on Sunday 28th November 2021, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
The fifth in a series of six sermons on the Lord’s Prayer
Sermon Notes:
1. A daily mercy: the rich released from debt
2. A daily mirror: the reconciled released from bitterness
4. Extravagant Enoughness (Matthew 6:11)
Preached on Sunday 14th November 2021, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
The fourth in a series of six sermons on the Lord’s Prayer
Sermon Notes:
Our daily bread...
1. Grace for what we cannot grab: “give us”
• A forfeited right
• A fatherly providence
• Recognise our dependence on His grace
2. Trust for what we cannot hoard: “this day”
• Ask expectantly — trusting his love
• Receive thankfully — trusting his wisdom
• Share joyfully — trusting his generosity
3. The Gospel Time-Warp (Matthew 6:10)
Preached on Sunday 14th November 2021, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
The third in a series of six sermons on the Lord’s Prayer
Sermon Notes:
Putting the end of the story into our hearts today: too ambitious to pray?
1. Your kingdom come: Win our hearts for heaven ( v10a)
2. Your will be done: Rule in our hearts on earth (v10b)
2. The strangest thing we ever pray (Matthew 6:9c)
Preached on Sunday 7th November2021, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
The second in a series of six sermons on the Lord’s Prayer
Sermon Notes:
Jesus’ very first petition:
1.The weirdest prayer
2. The faintest growl
3. The truest purpose
Joyful Living (Proverbs 15:13-17)
Preached on Sunday 31st October 2021, by Paul Brennan
A one-off sermon on Proverbs 15:13-17
Sermon Notes:
1. Who am I to you? (Matthew 6:9b)
Preached on Sunday 24th October2021, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
The first in a series of six sermons on the Lord’s Prayer
Sermon Notes:
Who you are clinging to shapes how you will pray…
1.Father: We pray because we are loved
2. Our Father: We Pray because we are loved together
3. Our Heavenly Father: We pray because we are loved by a Lord, not a Daddy
Nothing is too hard for the Lord (Genesis 18:1-15)
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)