Preached on Sunday 21st January 2024 by Rob Cardew, our minister in training. The first of two sermons.
1. More than truth
2. Born to walk
3. Destined for glory
3. Settle Down (2 Thessalonians 3:1-18)
Preached on Sunday 14th January 2024 by Pete Dickson, one of our elders.
The third in a three sermon series on 2 Thessalonians.
1. Bound together in prayer (1-5)
2. Bound together in work (6-15)
3. Bound together in truth (14-18)
2. Don't become easily unsettled (2 Thessalonians 2: 1-17)
Preached on Sunday 7th January 2024 by Pete Dickson, one of our elders.
The second in a three sermon series on 2 Thessalonians.
1. Don’t let anyone deceive you (1-4)
2. A powerful delusion but Christ is Lord (5-12)
3. Stand firm,
…hold to the teaching of Christ’s apostles (13-17)
1. Counted Worthy of the Kingdom (2 Thessalonians 1:1-12)
Preached on Sunday 31st December 2023 by Pete Dickson, one of our elders.
The first in a three sermon series on 2 Thessalonians.
1. Perseverance is more precious than we know (1-4)
2. Perseverance is focused on the future (5-10)
3. Perseverance is fuelled by prayer (11-12)
Christmas Morning (Luke 2:1-21)
Preached on Monday 25th December 2023 by Pete Dickson, one of our elders.
A Christmas Day sermon
The Glory of God (John 1:14-18)
Preached on Sunday 24th December 2023 by Pete Dickson, one of our elders.
The third sermon in a four sermon advent series.
1. John’s experience of Jesus’ glory
2. John’s vision of Christ’s glory
3. John’s appeal to us his readers
The rejected by many yet received by others Messiah (John 1:10-13)
Preached on Sunday 17th December 2023 by Gavin McGrath, a member of our congregation.
The third sermon in a four sermon advent series.
Why Christmas?
1. Because he came into the world (v.10a)
• Who he is
• Who he is to the world
2. The world in which he was and is rejected (vv.10b-11)
• The world which will not know him but should
• Even those who should know him but didn’t
3. Yet in the world he was and is received by some (v.12)
• Reception is believing in his name
• Reception is through nothing less than a new creation
4. Because we are in this world
• Who he is to us
• What he offers us
He is why Christmas
The True Light (John 1:6-9)
Preached on Sunday 10th December 2023 by Rob Cardew, our minister in training
The second sermon in a four sermon advent series.
1. Jesus is the true light
2. Jesus is the light of God in our hearts
3. Jesus is the light giving eternal life to our soul
The Eternal Son (John 1:1-5)
Preached on Sunday 3rd December 2023 by Matt Baines, a member of our congregation.
The first sermon in a four sermon advent series.
Q. Why Christmas?
Q. Who is Jesus?
1. The Eternal Word (1-2)
2. The Source of Being (3)
3. The Source of Life and Light (4-5)
✴ Investigate Jesus
✴ Receive Jesus
✴ Proclaim Jesus
14. Incorruptible Love (Ephesians 6:10-24)
Preached on Sunday 26th November 2023 by Rob Cardew, our minister in training.
The fourteenth sermon in an occasional series in Ephesians.
1. Stand together
2. Stay alert
Five things the Devil wants to destroy:
i. The Word of God and its reliability
ii. The character of God and his generosity
iii. The righteousness of God and his absolute dependability
iv. The enjoyment of God and its abundant pleasures
v. The fellowship of the people of God and its harmony and unity
3. Put on God’s armour
4. Pray for each other
13. A Servant of Christ (Ephesians 6:5-9)
Preached on Sunday 19th November 2023 by Rob Cardew, our minister in training.
The thirteenth sermon in an occasional series in Ephesians.
1. A New Attitude of Submission
2. A New Motivation of Love
3. A New Perspective of Equality
12. Jesus in our Family (Ephesians 6:1-4)
Preached on Sunday 12th November 2023 by Rob Cardew, our minister in training.
The twelfth sermon in an occasional series in Ephesians.
1. Being a Christian in your family
2. Being joined to Jesus transforms your family role
i. Tenderness
ii. Discipline
iii. Instruction
1. Be involved in verbally instructing our children (keep talking to them).
2. Regularly leading them in family devotions and prayer (minister to the family).
3. Monitor and take responsibility for the input that enters their impressionable
minds.
4. Taking responsibility to help assure that church is a meaningful experience.
5. Be an example. We must make sure that the open book of our lives—our
example—demonstrates the reality of our instruction, for in watching us they
will learn the most.
3. Being a family that shares and serves Jesus
Where does hope come from? (Psalm 33)
Preached on Sunday 5th November 2023 by Pete Dickson, one of our elders. A one-off sermon
1. We praise the God who has forgiven us (1-3)
2. Because his words and his works are one (4-11)
3. And he rules over all things (10-19)
3. Rome (Acts 28:11-31)
Preached on Sunday 29th October 2023 by Gavin McGrath, a member of our congregation.
The third of a three sermon series: The Church in Acts: what, who and why?
1. The storms of human events cannot stop the Lord Jesus growing his church!
i. Storms of every kind (vv.11-13)
ii. Yet there are ‘brothers and sisters’ already (vv.14-16)
iii. Rejection by some, acceptance by others (vv.17-29)
2. The church of Jesus both subverts and answers the longings of Rome
i. A welcome (v.30)
ii. A message (v.31)
3. The church of Jesus has not stopped with Rome
iii. Luke’s brevity and Luke’s point
iv. The ongoing story…including us
2. Antioch (Acts 11:19-29 and 13:1-3)
Preached on Sunday 22nd October 2023 by Gavin McGrath, a member of our congregation.
The second of a three sermon series: The Church in Acts: what, who and why?
1. The church is attacked but attacks never ultimately win (11:19-21)
2. The church is strengthened by the grace of God (11:22-30)
3. The church is a wonderfully diverse people - even if this is complicated
(13:1-5; 15:1-5)
4. The church sends out people in the Spirit with the gospel (13:2-3)
For us at ENC now:
• …Let’s look for unexpected opportunities even in hard times
• …Let’s pray we increasingly be a grace-filled church
• …Let’s ask questions about our ‘culture’ and if we are welcoming outsiders
• …Let’s continue to be a sending out church
1. Jerusalem (Acts 2:40-47)
Preached on Sunday 15th October 2023 by Gavin McGrath, a member of our congregation.
The first of a three sermon series: The Church in Acts: what, who and why?
1. The church is built upon the Apostles’ witness to Jesus (1:1-11)
2. The church receives the faithful fulfilment of God’s promises (2:1-40)
3. The church is the people of God (2:41-47)
4. The church shares Jesus’ sufferings and resurrection (Acts 3-8)
For us at ENC now:
• Do we know what time we’re in right now?
• Do we long for a Spirit-enabled community life?
• Will we make the apostles’ witness and teaching central to everything we do?
• Do we know how to read the times in which live — this point in history?