Sermons

The following are some full-text transcripts of some sermons that I have preached at Street Baptist Church.  I preach two sermons on Sunday and usually one other talk in the mid-week meeting.  Unfortunately, due to the pressure of preparation, many of my sermons are hand-written.  However, those that are typed up I will include here - full text signified by (F) and outline text signified by (O).

Nehemiah Series

(O) Nehemiah 1  Weeping with the Lord  28/10/2008  

(O) Nehemiah 3  Building with the Perfume Makers 30/11/2008

(F)  Nehemiah 4:1-14  Building in the Rubble  4/1/2009

(F)  Nehemiah 4:12-23  With Sword and Trowel  11/1/2009

(F)  Nehemiah 5:1-14  Destroying the Witness  18/1/2009

(F)  Nehemiah 5:14-19  Leading by Example  25/1/2009

(F)  Nehemiah 6:1-14  Resisting Satan's Schemes 1/2/2009

(F)  Nehemiah 6:15-7:3  Be careful you don't fall  8/2/2009

(-)  Nehemiah 7 was handwritten

(O) Nehemiah 8  The word first  1/3/2009

(F)  Nehemiah 9  Prayer Meeting  8/3/2009

(O)  Nehemiah 9v38-10  Covenanting  22/3/2009

(-)  Nehemiah 11 was handwritten

(F)  Nehemiah 12  Praise and Worship  26/4/2009

(O)  Nehemiah 13  Full Consecration  3/5/2009

Esther Series

(-)  Sorry, most of this series was handwritten

(O) Esther 6-7  Evil Defeated  12/10/2008

(F) Esther 8-10  More than Conquerors  19/10/2008

Psalms with Titles Series

(O) Psalm 103 Praise the Lord 11/11/2007

(O) Psalm 63 Thirsty for what? 26/11/2007

(O) Psalm 30 Lessons from life 9/12/2007

Proverbs Series

(O) Proverbs 1 Wisdom is ... the fear of the Lord 13/1/2008

(O) Proverbs 2 Wisdom is ... accepting God's word(audio) 20/1/2008

(O) Proverbs 3 Wisdom is ... trusting God (audio only) 27/1/2008

(F) Proverbs 5 Wisdom is ... keeping faithful 10/2/2008

(O) Proverbs 6 Wisdom is ... keeping discipline 17/2/2008

(O) Proverbs 7  Wisdom is ... resisting temptation  2/3/2008 

(O) Proverbs 8  Wisdom is ... hearing God  9/3/2008

(O) Proverbs 9  Wisdom is ... choosing righteousness 16/3/2008

(F) Proverbs 10-11  The Righteous and the wicked  27/4/2008

(F) Proverbs 11-12  The Words we speak  4/5/2008

(F) Proverbs 27  Friends and Friendship  25/5/2008 

(F) Proverbs 26  The Sluggard   8/6/2008

Habakkuk Series

(O) Habakkuk 1:1-11  Faith when God seems silent  24/2/2009

(O) Habakkuk 1:12-17  Faith when you don't understand  24/3/2009

(O) Habakkuk 2  Faith when you don't understand II  31/3/2009

John Series

(O) John 1:1-18 The Word  1/3/2009

(O) John 1:19-37  John the Baptist's Testimony  8/3/2009

(F)  John 1:38-51  Come and See  22/3/2009

(F)  John 2:1-12  Only the best  29/3/2009

(F)  John 2:12-25  All for God's glory  26/4/2009

(F)  John 3:1-21  New Birth  3/5/2009

(O) John 3:22-36  He must increase 17/5/2009

Romans 12 Series

(F) Romans 12:1a In view of God's mercy 21/10/2007

(F) Romans 12:2 Transformation 4/11/2007

(F) Romans 12:1b On God's altar 11/11/2007

(F) Romans 12:3 Gifts for God's glory 18/11/2007

(F) Romans 12:4-5 I, me, myself? 9/12/2007

(F) Romans 12:4-9 The gift giving season 6/1/2008

(O) Romans 12:9 True Love 13/1/2008

(O) Romans 12:11 True Zeal 20/1/2008

(O) Romans 12:12-13 Zeal Crushed(audio) 27/1/2008

(O) Romans 12:14-16 Zeal Deflected 3/2/2008

(F) Romans 12:17-21 Overcomers 24/2/2008

Philippians Series

(O) Philippians 1:1-2  All the saints  27/4/2008

(F) Philippians 1:3-6  Rejoice with the saints  4/5/2008

(F) Philippians 1:3-11  Pray for the saints  18/5/2008

(F) Philippians 2:5-11  The Perfect Example  13/7/2008

(F) Philippians 2:12-13  Work out your salvation  20/7/2008

(O) Philippians 2:14-18  Shining Stars  24/8/2008

(O) Philippians 2:19-30   Priceless Examples  31/8/2008

(F) Philippians 3:2-11  To Know Christ  14/9/2008

(O) Philippians 4:1-3  To Contend to the End  19/10/2008

(O) Philippians 4:5-7  To Trust Always  28/10/2008

(F) Philippians 4:8-9  Higher Thought  23/11/2008

(F) Philippians 4:10-13  Being Content  30/11/2008

2 Tim Series

(O) 2 Tim 1:1-7  Stand up for the Gospel  21/10/2008

(F) 2 Tim 1:11-18  Battling for the Truth  4/11/2008

(F) 2 Tim 2:1-7  No pain, no gain  18/11/2008

(F) 2 Tim 2:14-26 Being Faithful Servants  2/12/2008

(-)  Another speaker took two studies on 2 Tim 3

(O) 2 Tim 4:1-5  Keep on Going  3/3/2009

(F)  2 Tim 4:6-8  A Great Example  17/3/2009

(O)  2 Time 4:9-22  Standing to the End  5/5/2009

Church Vision Series

(F)  Is 43:1-7  All for His Glory  4/1/2009

(F)  1 John 4:7-21  Love deeply  11/1/2009

(F)  1 Pet 1:22-2:3  Growing for God  18/1/2009

(F)  Eph 4:1-16  Serving the Body  25/1/2009

(F)  Ezek 22:30  Serving the World  1/2/2009

(F)  Eph 1:15-17  Knowing God  8/2/2009

Little Heroes Mini Series

(F) 2 Kings 5:1-3  Little Heroes of Faith - Naaman's maid  20/7/2008

Any Questions? Series

(F) Genesis 24  How do I know God's will?  10/5/2009

(F)  Job 1  Why do bad things happen to good people?  17/5/2009

Christmas 2007

(O) Isaiah 40:1-11 Christmas Comfort 23/12/2007

Christmas 2008

(F)  John 5:39-40  Christmas Lights: The Word  7/12/2008

(F)  Luke 1:26-38   Christmas Lights: The Angel  14/12/2008

Easter 2008

(F) Luke 22:45-23:5  Rejected  21/3/2008 (Good Friday) 

(F) John 21  Follow Me  30/3/2008 

Easter 2009

(F) John 18:28-19:16  Your King  5/4/2009

(O) Mark 15:12-39  "Have nothing to do with Him"  10/4/2009 (Good Friday)

Miscellaneous

(O) Gen 15v1 No need for fear 21/10/2007

(O) Joshua 24 Choose you this day 30/12/2007

(O) Matthew 21:23-46  By whose authority  6/4/2008

(O) Luke 15:1-7  Funeral Sermon - The Shepherd  9/10/2008

(O) Acts 2:42-47  Church Priorities  12/10/2008

(O) 1 Tim 4:7-8  Training for Godliness  27/5/2008

Other resources

You can also find some of my 'thoughts for the day' from my Blogger site. I only add these if I have time, and so the passages are quite disconnected, but I hope these will be a blessing to you too.

About me

My name is Alwyn Barry. In October 2007 I was called to Street Baptist Church as their Pastor. Prior to that, I was a University Principal Lecturer in Computer Science for 20 years, latterly in the University of Bath. I am married and have four children.

More important than all of this, in 1975, as a child of 10, I came to understand for myself that God sent His own son, Jesus, to die for me. He died, not because of anything good I had done, but because I was totally without hope, born with the curse of sin and living under that curse. Without the perfect life, death and resurrection of Jesus, who paid the whole price of my sin, I could never meet God's standards. He sought, He called, He paid the price, He saved, He re-created, and He is transforming. I stand before Him only by His great love; only in His amazing grace!

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