Read the text – John 1:1-18
As the first sermon of the Christmas sermon series, ‘Deeper than you think’, we dive straight into the book of John and the nature of Jesus as the Word. Nick Lindeback reminds us of the greatness of Jesus, his place as the Word and why he is important in this, and every other, season. This sermon was given at Lower Mountains Anglican Church, Glenbrook evening service.
Read the text – Acts 20:17-38
The sermon series ‘Loving the church Together’ has come to an end. In this sermon, Ken Noakes provides some context for 1 Timothy by looking at Paul’s journey in Acts. It shows that Christian life is not free from hardship, and yet we should continue to preach Christ. Joined us as we learn what drove Paul and what can drive us to loving the church as Christians. This sermon was given at Lower Mountains Anglican Church, Glenbrook morning service.
Read the text – 2 Timothy 3:16-4:5
In this sermon of ‘Listening to God’, Ken Noakes tackles the historical validity and implications of the Bible as the spoken Word of God. The Bible is the Christian’s starting point in everything.
Read the text – 1 Corinthians 4:14-5:13
The church in Corinth, like any church, is a gathering of sinners. Yet they are a church who sit under the power of the Gospel. The Apostle Paul writes to help the Corinthian church family consider how to deal with sin which is celebrated within the church family. His directive? Don’t celebrate sin.
Ken Noakes show the principle at play in this passage shows how it is applied to a particular issue with the church family involving sexual immorality. Left unchecked, this sin is unhelpful for those involved and dangerous for the church family at large. How should the church exercise loving discipline – to care for those involved and to help one another be accountable under Christ.
In Thessalonica, the church is being battered and bruised… how should they respond? Paul writes 1 and 2 Thessalonians to encourage the church to stand firm in the good news of Jesus. Today, the world remains full of uncertainties and hostile to the presence of the church. What can we learn? We can be challenged to likewise stand firm as we await Jesus’ return.
This sermon emphasises the importance of faith and love in the mess of the world – COVID or not. Christian encouragement really matters, where standing firm in your faith is one of the greatest encouragements. Prayer is also our first and last resort – this should not be forgotten in a world of suffering!
Read the text – 1 Thessalonians 3:1-13
A true friend chooses to love us, unlike family who we are stuck with. True friendship involves choice to love at cost and should be held onto dearly. Hence a true friend will seek our best, even if this is not easy. Again, for this reason, Jesus proves to be the ultimate friend. This sermon explores what Proverbs says about friendship.
Read the Bible texts – Proverbs 27; John 15:1-17
Draw Near to God and to Others
Hebrews is helpful for anyone wanting to think about the importance of Church.
In Chapter 10 the author writes to Christians who were losing confidence – some were persecuted, some were leaving the faith to avoid suffering, and others were abandoning Christ because they wanted to fit in with the world around them. His advice? – draw near to God and draw near to others!
Sermon ‘The Believers: Christians’ (Acts 11:19-30) by Ken Noakes is now available to stream or download: http://bit.ly/1TWrXnz
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