The true grace of God and the 'gospel gap' (1 Peter 1:1-12)

Preached on Sunday 222nd January 2023 by Gavin McGrath, a member of our congregation

A one-off sermon

1. Here is how to see your identity right now 1-5

• Because of the gospel (10-12)

• So, stand firm in it (5:12)

2. Here is how to interpret your experience right now 6-8

• Because of the gospel (10-12)

• So, stand firm in it (5:12)

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

  1. The ears that tears couldn’t reach (v1-9):
    We need someone who belongs on both sides of the door

  2. The choice to be their voice (v10-17):
    There is a terrible cost to being that someone

  3. The reason she could risk:
    God’s heroes and heroines don’t have to save the day

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

  1. An ugly parade of beauty

    God’s People: caught in a contest we can’t control, where the strong and selfish reign.

  2. A beautiful impaling of ugliness

    God’s People: combatants in a battle we cannot see, where sinners are blessed, and serpents are bludgeoned.

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