Category: Sermon

How to cope with suffering – Romans 8:18-30 Sermon

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When we go through hard times and suffering, we often ask the question “Why?” Finding a reason can be so helpful in going through hard times. In this passage we think about what Paul says about hard times.

You might like to have the passage open – you can read it online here: Romans 8:18-30.

This sermon was preached for my church’s livestream on Sunday 7th Feb. We are currently working through Romans 8, so I make reference to the previous sermon (but it’s not essential to watch first!). The ‘Wednesday Worshippers’ sermon I refer to is also available here on Understand the Bible.

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National Repentance – Joel 2:12-17 Sermon

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Repentance is a word which has been conspicuously absent from our covid response over the last year. It’s one of the most important words in the Christian vocabulary! I believe we need to urgently consider what repentance means for us at this time.

This is a one-off sermon – we will return to the seven signs in John’s Gospel next week.

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Only Jesus can make us well – John 5:1-15 Sermon

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Over the last year we’ve been thinking a lot about being well. In this third sign from John’s Gospel, he makes a man well at a pool called Bethesda. But wellness goes beyond a physical healing.

This is part three of the ‘Seven Signs in John’ series. See the previous sermon ‘How do you believe in Jesus?’ on John 4:43-54 here.

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How do you believe in Jesus? John 4:43-54 Sermon

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A lot of people say they believe in God or Jesus – but what does that really mean? What kind of belief does God want us to have? A short sermon looking at what it means to believe. Part two of the ‘Seven Signs in John’ series.

See the previous sermon on John 2:1-11 (Jesus turns water into wine) here.

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God is our safe space – Psalm 91 Sermon

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A short sermon on Psalm 91, looking at how God is the one who keeps us safe from everything going on in the world. I chose this passage particularly because I think a lot of people are worried about what’s going on at the moment with the coronavirus, but it’s relevant all the time.

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New Year, New Start – Ezekiel 36:24-28 Sermon

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Why do so many of our New Year’s Resolutions fail? How can we find a new start that actually lasts? God can change us from the inside out. That’s what this passage, Ezekiel 36:24-28, is all about.

The course I mention at the end “What is Christianity” is available here on the website.

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A surprising Saviour – Micah 5:1-5 Sermon

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Micah 5 is the prophecy of a Saviour who might surprise us. The Saviour prophesied here looks very different from the way we might have imagined him to be, in many different ways.

Read the passage online via Bible Gateway.

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From darkness to light – Isaiah 60 Sermon

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It seems like we are living in dark days at the moment. 2020 has been a very strange year for everyone. But there have been dark times before. The people of Israel in the Old Testament experienced lots of dark times – yet Isaiah here prophecied of how that darkness would turn to light.

This sermon looks at the darkness, the light, and how God was going to bring them from one to the other. The good news is, it’s something which is for us as well!

Read the passage online via Bible Gateway.

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Advent Reflection “Keep Watch” – Matthew 24:36-51

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Advent is a season where we look back to Christ’s first coming, and look ahead to his second coming. It’s a good opportunity to remind ourselves that we are waiting, and consider whether we are making the most of our time. In this passage, Matthew 24:36-51, Jesus asks us to consider whether we are keeping watch, whether we are waiting well.

Read the passage online here.

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