Faith vs Fear – Matthew 8:23-27 Sermon

In this passage, the disciples receive a lesson in what it means to follow Jesus. Following him may be hard, but we need to choose the path of faith over fear.

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Counting the cost of discipleship – Matthew 8:18-22 Sermon

Many churches want to make things as easy as possible for non-Christians to come into the church. But this was not Jesus’ strategy. Are we prepared to count the cost for ourselves, and to have a church which is honest about the cost?

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How Jesus heals us – Matthew 8:14-17 Sermon

What is the relationship between healing of the body and soul? And what does that have to do with salvation? This passage from Matthew 8 helps us to explore how Jesus offers total healing and what that means for us.

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The importance of faith – Matthew 8:5-13 Sermon

Faith is one of the most important things in the Bible. Yet, a lot of Christians today are scared of talking about it for fear of being seen as irrational or foolish. So what does faith look like, and what difference does it make in our lives today? This passage helps us to understand.

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Does God care about me? – Matthew 8:1-4 Sermon

When we’re going through difficult times, it’s easy to feel that God is cold and distant. But that couldn’t be further from the truth. In this passage we see Jesus’ love and compassion in action, and what that means for how we relate to him.

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Do you take Jesus seriously? – Matthew 7:21-29 Sermon

Do you take Jesus seriously? In the final part of the sermon on the mount, we think about the perils of claiming to be a Christian without taking Jesus seriously. We look at Jesus’ teaching about true and false disciples, as well as his famous parable of the wise and foolish builders.

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Enter through the narrow gate – Matthew 7:13-20 Sermon

This is the first part of the conclusion to the Sermon on the Mount, where Jesus summarises what it means for us to be his disciples. How should we follow him? And what does he mean about true and false prophets – how should we identify them?

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Ask, Seek, Knock – Matthew 7:7-12 Sermon

Jesus’ famous words are all about prayer. But why is it that prayer so often does not feel like what he says – “ask and it shall be given”? Why do so many people find prayer such a struggle? Jesus’ words are here to encourage us to pray.

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Do not judge – Matthew 7:1-6 – 16th July 2023

People often take the phrase ‘do not judge’ to mean that we shouldn’t ever criticise anyone else. But that’s not what Jesus intended us to understand. Instead, this is about how we relate to others and deal with sin – especially within the church.

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Catechism

The catechism videos are undated, as it’s best to work your way through in sequence. Simply pick the next one from this playlist.

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Do not worry – Matthew 6:25-34 – 9th July 2023

In this, one of Jesus’ most famous teachings, he says that we should not worry. But what does that mean? How do we put this into practise in our lives? How do we trust God instead of worrying?

Suggested songs

Bible readings

Catechism

The catechism videos are undated, as it’s best to work your way through in sequence. Simply pick the next one from this playlist.

Please do have a look at the Church with UTB page for a printable order of service and an online tool to help you find all the right videos / links etc.

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