Read the text – Matthew 24:1-35
This week we look at what Jesus says on what would herald the end of the age. Paul Hallam provides insight on this contentious chapter of the Matthew and gives us a new perspective on what these signs actually mean.
Tag Archives: Prophecy
Sermon – Pictures of Judgement and Grace: The Shadow of Mercy (Isaiah 38:1-39:8)
Read the text – Isaiah 38:1-39:8
The people of Judah face a number of crises from within (their own sin) and without (the alliance of Israel and Syria, the power of Assyria). Who will they trust to rescue them? Themselves? Foreign Nations? or God Almighty?
“The word of the Lord is good.” Hezekiah grappled with this statement on his deathbed. When the word doesn’t give the best outcome, do we still trust that it is good? Nick Lindeback unravels this mystery as we read about Hezekiah’s journey and prayer in this final bible talk of “Pictures of Judgement and Grace”.
Sermon – Pictures of Judgement and Grace: The Key and the Peg (Isaiah 21:1-23:18)
Read the text – Isaiah 21:1-23:18
The people of Judah face a number of crises from within (their own sin) and without (the alliance of Israel and Syria, the power of Assyria). Who will they trust to rescue them? Themselves? Foreign Nations? or God Almighty?
Eliakim holds the keys, but ultimately no political leader can save the people. The peg gives way. But Jesus hold the keys forever, the true peg and true key who stands firm. In this sermon, Ken Noakes shows how God is in control and works for our good. Our first response should always be to turn to him, not trusting in our own strength, or the strength of others, but only in Jesus.
Sermon Series – RethinKING Easter
Forget crowns and castles! What does it REALLY mean to be a king? This Easter, it’s time to rethink everything you thought you knew about power, sacrifice, and the true King who changed the world forever. We are “RethinKING Easter.”
Palm Sunday – The King of Peace
Read the text – Zechariah 9:9-17; Luke 19:28-44
We can define a king as one with the power to raise an army yet Jesus defies this kind of kingship because he comes as one who is “gentle and riding on a donkey”. The kingship that he brings is one of peace in the face of war. We need not be threatened by Jesus but welcome him with praise.
In this talk Ken Noakes helps us to see the long-term fulfillment of what was long proclaimed about God’s King – and story that spanned 500 years from prophecy to fulfillment.
Good Friday – The King of Service
Read the text – Exodus 12:14-28; Luke 22:1-37
We can define a King as one who people serve, yet Jesus defies this kind of kingship by being the one who came to serve, laying down his life for his friends.
In this talk, Gary Haddon helps us to see in Jesus a sovereign King who suffered and a king who suffered in order to save.
Easter Sunday – The King of Life
Read the text – Luke 23:50-24:35; Acts 2:22-39
A way to define kingship by succession – yet we still recognize that for every king, no matter his power, or influence, or riches – they will one day die. Yet Jesus defies kingship in almost every way – not least of all in his death and then resurrection. A king, who in death gave his riches as an internal inheritance for all who trust in him. That is Easter.
In this talk Neil Atwood will help us consider the significance of Jesus’ resurrection as a certain indicator of Jesus’ true kingship over all of life.
Sermon – How to go to Church: Chaos and Order (1 Cor 14:1-40)
Read the text – 1 Corinthians 14:1-40
What is prophecy? What is ‘speaking in tongues’? What does it mean to be an interpreter? How do we order ourselves when we meet in church? In this talk Ken Noakes, carefully steps through this passage from 1 Corinthians 14 (which is the end of a sustained argument starting back in Chapter 12). The matter and manner of what the church of Corinth were doing when meeting is clearly in view. Once established, a method to how to do that in Corinth is explained.
Sermon – JesusWORKS: What is the Bible?
JesusWORKS aims to introduce you to the Jesus of history by looking at his life, teaching and work. Primarily, it is for the person who wants to check out the claims of Jesus or the claims about Jesus – so that they can make up their own minds about him.
Yet, it is also for any Christian who wants to be prepared to give a reasoned answer for the hope that they have in the gospel of Jesus (1 Pet 3:15).
Jesus calls people to himself, yet he gives everyone the opportunity to examine him and his message before making that decision.
In this talk, we seek to answer the question: What is the Bible? – is it an old irrelevant book or is it a reliable source for understanding Jesus?
Read the Bible texts – 2 Peter 1:12-21
Talk 1 – What is the Bible (Outline)
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– Ken Noakes
For more information and resources that go with the JesusWORKS course – go here
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