Date: 12th July 2009 (Sunday Sermon)
Topic: An Update on our Church's Vision, Mission & Direction
Synopsis:
Date: 26th July 2009 (Sunday Sermon)
Topic: Book of Numbers (I)
Synopsis:
Why study the book of Numbers?
What is the background to the book of numbers?
Who wrote the book and when?
Content:
Preparation - Numbers 1:1 - 10:10
Unbelief and disobedience - Numbers 10:11 - 20:21
38 years of judgement - Number 20:22 - 36:13
Date: 2nd August 2009 (Sunday Sermon)
Topic: Book of Numbers (II)
Synopsis:
- The perils of leadership
- Being cricticised as a leader comes with the territory
- If being a leader is risky, opposing a leader is more risky
- Leaders who have grown tired and frustrated may commit serious errors
- Why was God so displeased with Moses for what seems to us to be a "minor offense"?
- What about us?
Date: 9th August 2009 (Sunday Sermon)
Topic: Book of Numbers (III)
Synopsis:
Why do we have trouble trusting God?
What does lack of trust indicate?
The principle behind trust and obedience.
Disobedience and unbelief=rebellion against God. The 5 characteristics of rebellion.
How should we respond to hardships in life?
Date: 16th August 2009 (Sunday Sermon)
Topic: Book of Numbers (IV)
Synopsis:
The character of Balaam - Prophet for Profit
Outwardly religious but inwardly wicked
Love of money ruins his life
God is gracious to all
Conclusions:
We are complex beings
We entertain mixed motives
What do I do in the secrecy of my thought-world?
Am I serving two Masters - defying Jesus?
Date: 6th December 2009 (Sunday Sermon)
Topic: The Promise of the Saviour
Synopsis:
The promises of the Old Testament
The person - Jesus, God incarnate
The purpose of the Incarnation
Date: 13th December 2009 (Sunday Sermon)
Topic: The Person of The Saviour
Synopsis:
The mystery of the Incarnation - the union of Godhead and manhood
There is no re-incarnation - Hebrews 9:27 - man is destined to die once and after that face judgement
The purpose of the Incarnation
Date: 20th December 2009 (Sunday Sermon)
Topic: The Purpose of The Saviour I
Synopsis:
Christmas is about a Person, not about a season
The baby was God Incarnate, the God-man Jesus Christ
The Person is inseparable from the Purpose of his coming - He came to give His life as a ransom for many
Date: 27th December 2009 (Sunday Sermon)
Topic: The Purpose of The Saviour II (Christmas)
Synopsis:
The purpose of Christmas was for the coming of God in the flesh to give His life as a ransom for people enslaved to sin and death
Only God-incarnate, the God-man Jesus, could bridge the infinite gulf between God and us - a gulf created by our sin
Jesus reveals what God is like and redeems us from God's righteous judgement
Date: 7th March 2010 (Sunday Sermon)
Topic: 1 Corinthians I
Synopsis:
Christian service & leadership
The description of Christian ministry
Christian leadership is dangerous