In this, fifth and last sermon on Song of Songs, Des Smith explains how this love song between one man and one woman, also points toward the gospel and what the implications of this are for all of us.
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Sermon – Married Sex (Song of Songs#3)
In this, third of five sermons, Des Smith shows how Song of Songs teaches us that sex was given by God to enhance marriage rather than marriage being ordained to control sex. Listen to this sermon to hear Des explain this important distinction from Song of Songs.
Read the Bible text: Song of Songs 2:16 – 3:11, 1 Corinthians 7:1-9
Sermon – Good Sex (Song of Songs#2)
In this, second of five sermons, Des Smith shows how Song of Songs vividly endorses God’s positive view of sex within the context of faithful heterosexual marriage. He also explains how God is “pro-creation” – that everything God created is good if it is received with thankfulness.
Read the Bible text: Song of Songs 4:1 – 5:12 , 1 Timothy 4:1-5
Sermon – Vision Sunday #2 Maturing Disciples
Why (and how) we should “grow up in Christ”; growing in both knowledge and love.
Sermon -Uniting The Cosmos One Church At A Time
Why we should be excited (and thankful to God) as the Mandarin language Gathering starts at Trinity Church.
Sermon – Vision Sunday: Mission (Matthew 28)
Sermon ‘Vision Sunday: Mission’ (Matthew 28) by Des Smith is available in audio and video: http://bit.ly/2saulmG.
Read the Bible text: http://bit.ly/2rVE8xa
Read the English support notes: http://bit.ly/2s06tT0
Sermon – Hate The Sin, Love The Sinner (Romans 1:18-25 & John 3:16-21)
Did Jesus teach Christians to ‘Hate the sin, love the sinner’? Is it written in the Bible?
Sermon ‘Five Things Jesus Never Said: Hate The Sin, Love The Sinner’ (Romans 1:18-25 & John 3:16-21) by Des Smith is available in audio and video: http://bit.ly/2rO3VXL
Read the Bible text: http://bit.ly/2GeKqLa
Read the English support notes: http://bit.ly/2GeqDLR
Sermon – Five Things Jesus Never Said: God Works In Mysterious Ways (Ephesians 3:1-13)
Jesus never said that ‘God works in mysterious ways’. But is the statement correct? The third week in our ‘Five Things Jesus Never Said’ series – ‘God Works In Mysterious Ways’ (Ephesians 3:1-13) by Des Smith is available in audio and video: http://bit.ly/2EKCsrT
Read the Bible text: http://bit.ly/2Ez9rPy
Read the English support notes: http://bit.ly/2EBAUjU
Sermon – The Journey Of Christmas (John 1:1-14)
Sermon ‘The Journey Of Christmas’ (John 1:1-14) by Des Smith is available to stream or download: http://bit.ly/2kr4XCq
Read the Bible text: http://bit.ly/2k9hGcB
Sermon – Conformed To The Son (Romans 8:18-30)
Sermon ‘Conformed To The Son’ (Romans 8:18-30) by Des Smith is available in audio and video: http://bit.ly/2zIQJ6W
Read the Bible text: http://bit.ly/2zyIgmU
Read the English support notes: http://bit.ly/2zyGSAI
Sermon Script – Romans 8.18-30 – Conformed to the Son (Vision Sunday #2)
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