The third in our series of advent meditations: Swaddled Starlight
Preached at our Service of Lessons and Carols, on the 18th December 2022, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
1. You and I were made to have our eyes up
2. Jesus breaks our spell by coming down
1. The Star that Rules the Heavens (Numbers 25:15-19)
The first in our series of advent meditations: Swaddled Starlight
Preached on Sunday 11th December 2022, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor
A realm engulfed in darkness
A king who reigns in light
5. The Best Laid Plans (Esther 5:1-14)
Preached on Sunday 4th December 2022, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor
The fifth sermon of our series in the book of Esther:
A Series of Unfortunate Events
The Queen’s Gambit 1-8
The Snake’s Gallows 9-14
4. Tears in Heaven (Esther 4:1-17)
Preached on Sunday 27 November 2022, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor
The fourth sermon of our series in the book of Esther:
A Series of Unfortunate Events
The ears that tears couldn’t reach (v1-9):
We need someone who belongs on both sides of the doorThe choice to be their voice (v10-17):
There is a terrible cost to being that someoneThe reason she could risk:
God’s heroes and heroines don’t have to save the day
2. The Power of Christ in His Church (Ephesians 1: 15-23)
Preached on Sunday 20th November 2022 by Rob Cardew, our minister in training
The second sermon in an occasional series in Ephesians
Pray that our hearts would always be enlightened…
1. …with the hope of future glory 15-18
2 …. with the resurrection power of Christ 19-23
3. One Ring to Rule Them All (Esther 3:1-15)
Preached on Sunday 13th November 2022, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor
The third sermon of our series in the book of Esther:
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Facing the terror:
1. A hate-filled void 1-6
2. A terror-striking obsession 7-11
3. A hope-destroying power 12-15
When everything is lost: know who is writing the story
2. Persia's Got Talent (Esther 2:1-3:1)
Preached on Sunday 6th November 2022, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor
The second sermon of our series in the book of Esther:
A Series of Unfortunate Events
An ugly parade of beauty
God’s People: caught in a contest we can’t control, where the strong and selfish reign.
A beautiful impaling of ugliness
God’s People: combatants in a battle we cannot see, where sinners are blessed, and serpents are bludgeoned.
1. Ahashverosh, the Great and Powerful (Esther 1:1-22)
Preached on Sunday 30th October 2022, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor
The first sermon of our series in the book of Esther:
A Series of Unfortunate Events
1. Behold, the King of Kings! (v1-9)
2. See his great pride popped! (v10-12)
3. See his great power mocked! (v13-22)
Faith in a dry, parched and thirsty land (Psalm 63)
Preached on Sunday 23rd October 2022 by Gavin McGrath, a member of our congregation
A one-off sermon
1. Hear David plead to God 1
2. Hear David praise God's love 2-5
3. Hear David remember God's help 6-8
4. Hear David rejoice in God's triumph 9-11
The Gospel of Your Salvation (Ephesians 1:1-14)
Preached on Sunday 16th October 2022 by Rob Cardew, our minister in training
The first sermon in an occasional series in Ephesians
1. In Christ we are chosen… 1-6
…so we can be holy and blameless
2. In Christ we are forgiven… 7-10
…so we can receive and be changed by the blessings
3. In Christ we are sealed… 11-14
…so we have a guaranteed future inheritance
19. And then there were twelve (John 6:60-71)
Preached on Sunday 9th October 2022, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor
The nineteenth sermon of our series in the Gospel of John:
From the Father’s Heart
1. The cross we can’t stomach 60-65
2. The grace we can’t resist 66-71
18. True Food (John 6:35-59)
Preached on Sunday 2nd October 2022, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor
The eighteenth sermon of our series in the Gospel of John:
From the Father’s Heart
On sticking our noses up at good food…
1. Come to Jesus: 35-47
…because however ordinary he seems, he alone can keep the Father’s loved ones.
2. Feed on Jesus: 48-59
…because however strange it seems, his flesh alone can share the Father’s life.
17. Sustain my Starving Soul! (John 6:22-35)
Preached on Sunday 25th September 2022, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor
The seventeenth sermon of our series in the Gospel of John:
From the Father’s Heart
1. Our striving never ends with a satisfied stomach 22-27
2. Only God can sustain a starving soul 28-33
3. So will we feed on the Son he sent? 34-35
Defilement from Within (Mark 6:53-7:23)
Preached on Sunday 18th September 2022 by Franky Garcia, a visiting preacher from Resurrection Church, Ottawa, Canada
A one-off sermon
1. We prefer to see defilement as coming from outside
2. Jesus says defilement comes from inside
3. Jesus came to cleanse us
16. Feed me 'till I want no more (John 6:1-21)
Preached on Sunday 11th September 2022, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor
The sixteenth sermon of our series in the Gospel of John:
From the Father’s Heart
1. Who they experience:
a deliverer who saves to the uttermost (v1-13)
2. Who they see:
a king who rules for their stomachs (v14-15)
3. Who he reveals:
a God who rides on the storm (v16-21)
15. Every Opportunity (John 5:30-47)
Preached on Sunday 4th September 2022, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor
The fifteenth sermon of our series in the Gospel of John:
From the Father’s Heart
How do you explain the ‘failure’ of Jesus’ public ministry?
1. The patience and kindness of God… 30-40
2. …and why we squander it 41-47