We all like and want justice – yet justice is not possible unless there is judgement (vindicating the good and condemning the bad). In Jesus you have a judge – who is just, right and good. Can we say the same about our own judgements?
Read the Bible Text – John 5:16-30; John 12:44-50
Talk Outline – Who says I will be judged
– Ken Noakes
– David Shead
Dear Church,
I received your invitation for the Easter Services in my letterbox this week. There was a nice note attached which seemed genuine. You are that church that I drive past on the way to the shops – with the tower – and the old sandstone? The sign out the front seems very friendly.
You seem to be an inviting church. I have been thinking about your invitation. Should I come?
Sermon, ‘Before I die, I want to swap places’ from Matthew 27:11-31 by Ken Noakes – available to view or listen here.
Read the Bible Passage here
Full Text of this Talk – Matthew 27.11-31 (Good Friday)
讲道英文词汇注释 – English explanation of key words in the sermon
Amazed and perplexed they asked ‘What does this mean?’. You see, in Jerusalem that day there were Jews representing many nations and languages and yet each one heard the proclamation of the Holy Spirit in their own language. They were bewildered because the disciples of Jesus could speak in their own vernacular – and they made perfect sense! How strange to hear something so clearly and yet not understand.
Have you ever found yourself looking at what God is doing and wondering: ‘What does this mean?’ I have!
‘Imagine A World Without Purpose’ by Ken Noakes is now available to stream or download: http://bit.ly/23fvd1G
In some ways it’s not hard to imagine a world without Easter. Even though most are pleased to enjoy the blessing of a long weekend, most live without Easter making any difference to their lives.
It’s not that the public holiday is the issue. Many of us enjoy other public holidays, without making much difference to our own lives. If our theme was ‘Imagine a world without the Adelaide Cup’, we’d probably think we’d be all the better for it!
When Tom Playford was premier during the war years, he shut down the racing industry. Apparently the Prime Minister of the day had issued the instruction to close non-essential services because of the war effort, and Playford thought racing fitted the category (this was reportedly not what the PM had in mind, and the industry was reinstated a year later).
What would happen if we shut down the Easter ‘industry’?
Easter Day sermon ‘Imagine A World Where Death Wins’ by David Smith is now available to stream or download: http://bit.ly/1Y3gnb7
Imagine a world without justice. Our first reaction when we see injustice is ‘Someone should fix that!’; ‘Where’s a policeman when you need one?’; or ‘There should be a law against that!’. Most of us don’t like injustice when we see it against others, and particularly when we experience against ourselves.
The event that took place on ‘Good Friday’ amounts to injustice on a grand scale.
Good Friday sermon on ‘Imagine A World Without Justice’ by Chris Jolliffe available to stream or download: http://bit.ly/1q8aleS
‘Imagine A World Without A Deliverer’ by Geoff Lin is now available to stream or download: http://bit.ly/1SqQMoz
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