Preached on Sunday 16th January 2022 by Rob Cardew
The first sermon in an occasional series on the book of James: No Direction Home
Sermon Notes:
1. God’s people live as exiles from their true home
2. God’s truth is wild, so we are prone to wander
3. God’s forgiveness awaits those who return
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
Preached on Sunday 2nd January 2022 by Peter Dickson
A one-off sermon
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)
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!
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
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
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
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
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)
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
Preached on Sunday 31st October 2021, by Paul Brennan
A one-off sermon on Proverbs 15:13-17
Sermon Notes:
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
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
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)
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)