Preached on Sunday 8th May 2022 by Rob Cardew
The fifth sermon in an occasional series on the book of James: No Direction Home
Sermon Notes:
Love Born of desire shows partiality (1-7)
Love born of mercy shows mercy (8-13)
4. Living in the world and loving God
Preached on Sunday 1st May 2022 by Rob Cardew
The fourth sermon in an occasional series on the book of James: No Direction Home
Sermon Notes:
1.God’s word leads to living in purity and truth (19-21)
2. God’s word leads to a special selfless love (22-27)
8. How to be less, and still have more (John 3:22-36)
Preached on Sunday 24th April 2022, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor
The eighth sermon of our series in the Gospel of John: From the Father’s Heart
1. Rejoice when only Jesus gets the Bride (22-30)
2. Rejoice in what only Jesus can give her (31-36)
2. The Dawn Overcomes (Lam 3)
Preached on Easter Sunday, 17th April 2022, by Rupert Hunt Taylor
1. Hope Buried: 15-18
When God is angry, human hope is stifled in the grave
2. Hope Remembered 19-24
Because God is God, hope can always be found in Him
3. Hope Shared 25-27
Because Jesus rose, we can trust God’s goodness to us
1. The Enemy Has Triumphed (Lam 1)
Preached on Palm Sunday, 10th April 2022, by Rupert Hunt Taylor
A soundtrack to the suffering of exile
1. The Crimson Stain
• Lonely isolation
• Shameful degradation
• Bitter realisation
“Is there any sorrow like my sorrow?” (v12)
2. The Crucified Saviour
• Departed majesty
• Desecrated temple
• Deriding foes
7. The most shocking verse in the Bible (John 3:16-21)
Preached on Sunday 3rd April 2022, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor
The seventh sermon of our series in the Gospel of John: From the Father’s Heart
1. “For” | The shocking result of God’s love (16a)
The giving over to death of his only Son
2.“World” | The shocking reach of God’s love (16a)
This entire, dark, God-hating world
3. “Whoever” | The shocking reason for God’s love (16b-17)
The salvation of anyone… who looks with faith at the cross
• A very moral man? (3:1-15)
• A very immoral woman? (4:7-42)
4. “Loved” | The shocking response to God’s love (18-21)
The rejection of goodness, or the embrace of exposure
6. What Jesus sees in our hearts (John 2:23-3:15)
Preached on Sunday 27th March 2022, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor
The sixth sermon of our series in the Gospel of John: From the Father’s Heart
1. Whoever we are, the night claims us 2:23 – 3:3
Our heart, mind and will are darker than we know
2. Only Christ’s Spirit can change us 3:4-8
We cannot give birth to our own spiritual life
3. So cry to the one sent to save us 3:9-15
Jesus alone knows the way to new life, and makes it possible
• Guide
• Guarantee
5. Love that Burns: What Makes Jesus Angry? (John 2:13-22)
Preached on Sunday 20th March 2022, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor
The fifth sermon of our series in the Gospel of John: From the Father’s Heart
1. Consumed by zeal: 13-17
Jesus burns for his Father’s honour
• Malachi 3:1-3 (A God who will purify Israel’s sacrifices)
• Psalm 69:9 (A king rejected through his zeal for God’s temple)
2. Consumed for zeal: 18-22
Jesus’ body is the place we can honour him
• A demonstration: Jesus has authority to judge his temple
• An invitation: Jesus is the true and final temple (Rev 21:22)
The true family of God, born of the Word of God (1 Thessalonians 2:6-16)
Preached on Sunday 13th March2022 by Peter Dickson
A one-off sermon
4. The Bringer of Joy (John 2:1-12)
Preached on Sunday 6th March 2022, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor
The fourth sermon of our series in the Gospel of John: From the Father’s Heart
What sort of God shows his glory like this? (v11)
1. The Crisis: a people starved of joy (v1-5)
• Where is the Bridegroom?
• How things should be in the promised land (Song of Songs 5:1)
• “My Hour” (4:21,23; 5:25,28; 7:6,8,30; 8:20; 12:23,27; 13:1; 16:2,21; 17:1)
• “That Day” – a promised messianic banquet (Isa 25:6-9; Amos 9:11-15)
Follow the Sign:
2. Rich rejoicing waits for the Bridegroom’s hour (v6-12)
The sign itself (6-8)
• Lavish provision
• Water and cleansing (1:33; 2:6 3:5; 4:10; 5:7; [6:19]; 7:38)
• Fulfilment: from watery washing to potent rejoicing
The glory it points to (9-11)
• A true bridegroom and bringer of joy (made explicit from 3:29)
• Just a taste: we are saved in hope of a wedding feast to come
3. The opener of hearts and of heaven (John 1:35-51)
Preached on Sunday 27th February 2022, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor
The third sermon of our series in the Gospel of John: From the Father’s Heart
Who is seeking who?
1. The Lamb who opens hearts
Day three: vv35-42
John the Witness points two disciples to Jesus: Andrew and (John?)
Andrew finds, tells & brings: Simon Peter
Day four: vv43-51
Jesus himself searches out Phillip
Philip finds, tells & brings: Nathaniel
2. The King who opens heaven
Jacob’s dream: Genesis 28:10-22
The Son of Man: Daniel 7:13
So come and see, and stay with Jesus!
3. Being Tempted and Trusting God (James 1:13-18)
Preached on Sunday 2oth February 2022 by Rob Cardew
The third sermon in an occasional series on the book of James: No Direction Home
Sermon Notes:
1. God’s will is to deliver us from evil (13-15)
2. God’s will is to raise us by his word of truth (16-18)
2. Look at the Life-Giving Lamb! (John 1:19-34)
Preached on Sunday 13th February 2022, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor
The second sermon of our series in the Gospel of John: From the Father’s Heart
Sermon Notes:
1. Look away from the servant in the lime-light… (v19-28)
3 deflected questions:
Who do you think you are?
Who do you think you are?
What do you think you’re doing?
Background: A voice preparing the way for God (Isa 40:1-5)
2. …And look at the life-giving lamb (v29-34)
3 destiny-shaping answers:
Lamb
Lord
Life-Giver
Background: The Spirit-filled Messiah (Isa 11:2, 42:1, 61:1)
1. Love Eternal Speaks (John 1:1-18)
Preached on Sunday 6th February 2022, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor
The first sermon of our series in the Gospel of John: From the Father’s Heart
Sermon Notes:
A Prologue: Not Just Words.
1. Love Eternal: The God with God behind time
2. Love Shared: The God sent to search through the darkness
Sent:
- to the world, v10-11:
Ch 1-12 (Public ministry, faith, believe”)
- to claim his own, v12:
Ch 13-21 (Private ministry, “love”)
3. Love Known: The God of all Glory and Grace
What Does God Think About Abortion?
Preached on Sunday 30thJanuary 2022 by Dave Brennan
A one-off sermon by Dave Brennan from Brephos
Sermon Notes:
What does God think about abortion? Luke 10:25-37
1. Who is my neighbour?
When does life begin? What makes us valuable?
2. What is happening to my neighbour?
What takes place during an abortion?
3. What must I do for my neighbour?
What does a truly Christlike response to abortion look like?
2. Under Trial and Trusting God (James 1:1-12)
Preached on Sunday 23rd January 2022 by Rob Cardew
The second sermon in an occasional series on the book of James: No Direction Home
Sermon Notes:
1. The steadfast under trial know it’s joy for the soul
2. The steadfast under trial trust God’s gracious wisdom
3. The steadfast under trial fall deeper in love with God