Sermon Notes

Title: Thirsty? Hungry?
Passage: Isaiah 55.1-9
Delivered: March 7th, 2010
Theme: It is hard to notice our spiritual hunger and thirst when our lives are full of other stuff. What's the answer?
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Title: The War of Grace Against Evil
Passage: Luke 13.31-35
Delivered: February 28th, 2010
Theme: How important is it to see the whole of Christ's life, as well as his death, as a war against evil? How does this affect our attitude to the evil around us?
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Title: The Testing of Christ
Passage: Luke 4.1-13
Delivered: February 21st, 2010
Theme: Even the Spirit-filled, anointed Son of God needed testing, and so do we. How do his wilderness tests relate to us?
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Title: The Transfiguration - All Age Sermon
Passage: Luke 9.28-36
Delivered: February 14th, 2010
Theme: We can’t stay on the mountain top if we are to witness effectively. It is good for us to enjoy the bright light of Jesus, but then we have to take that light out into the world.
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Title: Stormy Waters
Passage: Luke 8.22-25
Delivered: February 7th, 2010
Theme: What did the disciples of Jesus learn from their stormy crossing? What about the storms we face?
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Title: Love Is...
Passage: 1 Corinthians 13
Delivered: January 31st, 2010
Theme: Talking about Christian love is not enough; we need to put it into action. Sermon delivered by Billie Tweedy.
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Title: A Few Grains for Christian Unity
Passage: Mark 2.23-end
Delivered: January 24th, 2010
Theme: A simple meal challenges religious legalists and anticipates the coming feast.
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Title: Changing Water Into Wine
Passage: John 2.1-11
Delivered: January 17th, 2010
Theme: An ordinary man’s dilemma is solved by the presence of the only one who could save the day. Likewise, when the crisis comes in our lives, we may not be able to turn water into wine, but we do know someone who can.
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Title: The Baptism of Jesus
Passage: Luke 3.15-22
Delivered: January 10th, 2010
Theme: Why did Jesus need to be baptized? In what ways is his baptism a model for ours?
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Title: Epiphany - The Two Kings
Passage: Matthew 2.1-16
Delivered: January 3rd, 2010
Theme: Two kings and two kinds of seeker point the way to a new relationship with God, a relationship which is available to all.
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Title: Jesus Growing Up
Passage: Luke 2.41-52
Delivered: December 27th, 2009
Theme: This first Sunday of Christmas we fast forward 12 years to a revealing incident from the childhood of Jesus. As we prepare to begin a new year, we can learn from the example of Jesus, Mary and Joseph.
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Title: Christmas Message 2009
Passage: Luke 2.1-14
Delivered: December 25th, 2009
Theme: Luke gives us the big picture and great attention to detail. What can we learn from him?
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Title: How Deep Is Our Hope? (Advent 4)
Passage: Micah 5.2-5a
Delivered: December 20th, 2009
Theme: Another prophet looks beyond the chaos and despair of exile to a future time of restoration and renewal. The focus, width and depth of Micah's advent hope are as challenging for today's Christians as they were for his Jewish contemporaries.
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Title: The Reason to Be Merry (Advent 3)
Passage: Philippians 4.4-9
Delivered: December 13th, 2009
Theme: What do we have to rejoice about in the busy run-up to Christmas? What does the nearness of the Lord mean for us and for others? How can we reflect the heart of God?
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Title: Appearances Can Deceive (Advent 2)
Passage: Malachi 3.1-4, Luke 3.2-20
Delivered: December 6th, 2009
Theme: A deep inner change is necessary if people are to live lives that please God, and God will come in person to bring about this change.
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Title: Meet the Prophet of Doom (Advent 1)
Passage: Jeremiah 33.10-16
Delivered: November 29th, 2009
Theme: What can we learn from the "doom and gloom" prophet Jeremiah to bless, heal and restore others, and express joy, hope and confidence in the future?
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Title: Christ the King
Passage: John 18.33-39
Delivered: November 22nd, 2009
Theme: Unlike earthly kings, Christ's coronation did not take place on a throne, but on a cross, and his justice is expressed not in punishment but in mercy.
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Title: Birth Pain
Passage: Mark 13.1-8
Delivered: November 15th, 2009
Theme: What if our pain and the pain of the world are not futile but more like birth pain, inevitably leading to joy and new life?
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Title: Remembrance Day Talk
Passage: various
Delivered: November 8th, 2009
Theme: The symbolism of the poppy reminds us that with the help of God, we can remake the world more like it is supposed to be.
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Title: Anxiety Is Out for Christians!
Passage: Matthew 6.25-33
Delivered: October 25th, 2009
Theme: Jesus tells his followers not to be anxious. Easier said than done! Yet as we learn to leave our fears in God's hands through prayer, we will experience peace - not through our own strength, but through the reassurance of the Holy Spirit living in us.
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Title: The Rich Young Man
Passage: Mark 10.17-31
Delivered: October 11th, 2009
Theme: How do we react when God asks us to give up something? Possessions were this man's barrier to following Jesus. What barriers do you have?
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Title: Genesis, the Book of First Principles
Passage: Genesis 2.18-24
Delivered: October 4th, 2009
Theme: We may not all agree on the historicity of the Creation account. More important is to extract the principles and apply them.
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