Sermon Series

Sermon series: Hebrews

This book from the New Testament is thought to have been written 70-90 AD. Although we don't know who wrote the text, we know that it was written to encourage Jews who were following Jesus. There are a lot of references to the Old Testament, which the Jews would have been familiar with. It shows us the importance of reading and understanding Old Testament Scripture, which points us to Jesus and a coming time of perfection. 

The Jewish Jesus-followers at that time were going through terrible persecution, and some were starting to question their faith. That's where the book of Hebrews is relevant to us. The writer urges us to remain faithful, because Jesus is worth it. Whatever difficulties you're going through, and whatever solutions you're reaching for, these are totally eclipsed compared with Jesus. 

As we go through this series, we will be inspired, and reminded that Jesus is "the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of His being, sustaining all things by His powerful word." (1:3)

Sermon series: Nehemiah

God is looking for passionate people and passionate churches. People and churches with a fire in their belly. For the next few weeks in our Sunday morning service, we are going to be looking at Nehemiah, a character we find in the Old Testament. Why? Because Nehemiah was a passionate man with a fire in his belly!

Around 500 BC, Nehemiah was living in Babylon, a Jewish exile from Jerusalem. He hears that the walls of his home city are in ruins, and he becomes passionate about rebuilding them for God’s glory. But his passion was checked by Godly wisdom, not unbridled fanaticism.

As we continue through the series, we will see that Nehemiah was also a great encourager. We will see how he handled opposition and discouragement, and how he persevered in his walk and work for God.

Sermon series: The Creed

We often say or sing the words of The Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed in our worship service. Why? Everyone recognises you need a set of rules to play football, but fans don’t chant those rules in the stands. So why sing the creeds? 

The words of the creed tell the gospel story, the story of salvation. They also unite us to the to worldwide church, as the same words will be spoken in many congregations around the globe. And the 'I believe' statements are in direct conflict with the destructive ideologies of the world and its empty priorities. We stand together to declare that God - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit - is at the centre of our faith, not ourselves. 

We will be exploring the words of the creed - the basic tenants of our faith - in this series. Here are the beliefs we declare together:

I BELIEVE in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy universal Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. 

Sermon series: Total Church

Church is not simply what we do on Sundays, the programmes we run, the projects we are involved with or the missions we support. Church is more than that – much more!

The Bible describes the church as the “Body of Christ”, and the “Bride of Christ”. In other words, church is our very identity: an identity that shapes everything we do now and that will remain with us for eternity. Church is so much more than our experiences have conditioned us to believe. Church is at the very core of our being and should be at the centre of all we do.

As with many of our series, we’ll be using a book as our guide. “Total Church” is written by Tim Chester and Steve Timmis and I recommend you get hold of a copy and read along as we explore God’s amazing plan for His church.

Sermon series: Romans

Romans has been described as “the high peak of scripture”, with “all roads in the Bible leading to Romans”. The riches it contains are almost inexhaustible.  Martin Lloyd-Jones, the famous Welsh preacher, took 13 years to preach through the book of Romans! We will take a little less but I hope enough to give us an overview of this amazing book and whet our appetites to plumb its depths in greater detail in our own time. 

Sermon series: Encounters with Jesus

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