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
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)
Preached on Sunday 13th March2022 by Peter Dickson
A one-off sermon
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
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!
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)
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)
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
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?
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
Preached on Sunday 16th January 2022 by Rob Cardew
The first sermon in an occasional series on the book of James: No Direction Home
Sermon Notes:
1. God’s people live as exiles from their true home
2. God’s truth is wild, so we are prone to wander
3. God’s forgiveness awaits those who return
Preached on Sunday 2nd January 2022 by Matthew Baines
A one-off sermon
Sermon Notes:
1. Participation
2. Three pitfalls:
• Paganism
• Pantheism
• Pelagianism
3. Payoff
Preached on Sunday 2nd January 2022 by Peter Dickson
A one-off sermon
Preached on Sunday 26th December 2021, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor
A one-off sermon for Boxing Day
Sermon Notes:
God in the manger: the smallest of temples
Worth less than nothing in our earthly eyes (v1-3)
Worth more than all our earthly treasure (v4-9)
Preached on Sunday 19th December 2021, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor
A one-off talk from our service of Lessons & Carols, from Matthew 1:21
Sermon Notes:
A weary world: humanity longs for rest and rejoicing
A Suffering Saviour: Jesus was born to shoulder your burden
…So come, and Rest Merrily with us!
Preached on Sunday 12th December 2021, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.
The seventh in a series of seven sermons on the Lord’s Prayer
Sermon Notes:
Prayer changes us…
(…but should we be praying this bit?)
1. Prayer argues:
We pray because we delight in our Father
2. Prayer praises:
We delight in our Father as we pray
3. Prayer trusts:
The more we delight, the more we’re encouraged to pray