Preached on Easter Sunday 2021, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
Psalms | Book 1: Christ's battle for the kingdom
Sermon Notes:
Listening in to the New Creation…
- The One and the Many
- Call and Response
v1-10. Call: The Song of the Risen King
v11-17. Response: The Cry of His Still-Dying People
Preached on Sunday 28th March 2021, by Peter Dickson.
A one-off sermon on Luke 7:36-50
Preached on Sunday 21st March 2021, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
Psalms | Book 1: Christ's battle for the kingdom
Sermon Notes:
v1-3 He holds it in:
but bitterness burns under our tongue.
v4-6 He longs to learn:
how quickly life slips through our fingers
v7-13 He lets it out:
because forgiveness brings a smile to our face.
Preached on Sunday 14th March 2021, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
A one-off sermon on Luke 19:1-10
Sermon Notes:
On believing impossible things
Why include Zaccheaus?
v1-6: Christ breaks uninvited into our lives
— People in trees
v7-9: Our lives break open before a grumbling world
— People at tables
Preached on Sunday 7th March 2021, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
Psalms | Book 1: Christ's battle for the kingdom
Sermon Notes:
Can God be angry with Christians?
The bookends of the psalm: a basic plea (v1, 21-22)
The guts: a bitter lament
v2-8: Even under the cross of Christ,
God’s wrath is horrifying.
v9-20: Even under the stench of sin,
God’s redeemed are never alone.
Preached on 28th March 2021, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
Psalms | Book 1: Christ's battle for the kingdom
Sermon Notes:
When resentment gets your knickers in a twist…
Quiet trust can quell your heats (v1-8)
1. Trust God’s kindness over your eternity:
Lasting care, or a legacy in smoke? (v8-20)
2. Trust God’s kindness over your today:
Gracious giving, or grasping greed? (v21-40)
Preached on 14th February 2021 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
The sixteenth talk in the "How to win at Christianity" series.
Sermon Notes:
What made Paul’s heart beat? (v24-24, v31-11:1)
v25-27 An earth full of gifts
Two freedoms to enjoy…
v28-30 An earth full of souls
…and to gladly surrender….
v31-1 An earth to fill with glory
…for him who came to seek, serve and save.
Preached on 7th February 2021 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
The fifteenth talk in the "How to win at Christianity" series.
Sermon Notes:
v1-13 The warning: Blessed bodies bloating
v14-22 The lesson: Dumb demons dining
Preached on 31st January 2021 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
The fourteenth talk in the "How to win at Christianity" series.
Sermon Notes:
v19-22 Freedom Chained by Love
v23-27 A Heart Trained by Longing
Preached on 24th January 2021 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
The thirteenth talk in the "How to win at Christianity" series.
Sermon Notes:
What could be so precious to Paul that he would surrender every right for it?
v1-14 An Awkward Argument
v15-18 A Precious Privilege
Preached on 17th January 2021 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
The twelfth talk in the "How to win at Christianity" series.
Sermon Notes:
- The issue behind the question in Chs 8-10: what is true maturity?
- True maturity understands how the cross reorders our priorities:
v1-3 The purpose of knowledge …is love (not pride)
“Your knowledge doesn't show what you think it shows!”
v4-6 The goal of life …is our Father (not our freedom)
“God’s uniqueness doesn’t mean what you think it means!”
v7-13 The danger we worry about …is losing souls (not looking weak)
“Your message doesn't say what you think it says!”
Preached on 10th January 2021 by Peter Dickson.
Preached on 3rd January 2021 by Peter Dickson.
Preached on 27th December 2020 by Peter Dickson.
CANCELLED | When the Carols Fell Silent
Four great threats to the joy of Christmas
Preached on 20th December 2020 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor
Sermon Notes:
Jesus: The great divide
1. A Sign (v34)
2. A Sword (v35a)
3. A Searchlight (v35b)
CANCELLED | When the Carols Fell Silent
Four great threats to the joy of Christmas
Preached on 13th December 2020 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor
Sermon Notes:
1. Man’s response to Christmas... is terrifying
- Terrifyingly knowledgeable
- Terrifyingly normal
- Terrifyingly damaging
2. Christ’s response to man... is to enter in to our terror