This sermon centres on an encounter a man had with Jesus, the same Jesus who encounters people today. The man in this story knew he needed help. He was a leper, afflicted by a physical condition without a known cure, and thus excluded from society. So, he falls at Jesus’ feet desperate to be made...
Author: Duncan Sills (Duncan Sills)
Blessings We Take For Granted | Deuteronomy 33
This sermon reflects upon the many glorious blessings that God lavishes upon his people that we often take for granted. Moses proclaims multiple blessings that God lavishes upon his people as he prays for ten of the tribes of Israel. Blessings of eternal life, of a God who hears our prayers, of a God who...
The Lord of Light, Love, and Law | Deuteronomy 33
This sermon is about a vision of God as a warrior of light, who fights for his people and protects them.
God’s Warning Song | Deuteronomy 32
This sermon reflects on God’s song of warning spoken through Moses to all of humanity. This song begins with a proclamation of the names of the Lord. God is proclaimed as the immoveable steadfast rock, the perfect upright one, and the perfectly faithful one. The song then moves on to contrast this unrivalled greatness of...
Moses’ Deathbed Message | Deuteronomy 31:1-8
This sermon focuses on the wisdom Moses provides the next generation of God’s people with as he is soon to depart. Moses’ main message proclaims it is all about the Lord’s presence and power. The Lord is present going before His people into the promised land. He is also present being alongside his people as...
Conflict On The Sabbath | Mark 2:23-3:6
This sermon proclaims Jesus as Lord of the Sabbath and in doing so demonstrates his unrivalled love. Jesus and his disciples are criticised by the Pharisees for working on the Sabbath. Their picking of food and Jesus’ healing of a sick man are decried as flagrant breaches of God’s command to do no work on...
Feasting & Fasting With New Wine | Mark 2:18-22
This sermon focuses on Jesus’ clash with the pharisees about the topic of fasting. Jesus makes clear to the critical pharisees that now is not the time to fast. This is because he, the perfect bride groom has arrived on a mission to cleanse his bride, the Church. Therefore, now is the time to feast...
Jesus, The Doctor For Sinners | Mark 2:13-17
This sermon reminds us that the salvation of Jesus Christ is for anyone and everyone. In these verses Jesus calls Levi, an unclean, corrupt tax collector, most likely walking outside of his calling to follow him. Levi wasn’t even seeking for Jesus. Yet, when Jesus calls him, he immediately and sacrificially leaves all he is...
Baptised with Heavenly Power
I’m currently reading Philip H. Eveson’s Book called “Baptised with Heavenly Power”. I’m so excited to really get my head around Martyn Lloyd-Jones’s theology of baptism in the Holy Spirit. And I’m sure this book will help us later in the year, when we have a sermon series called “Charismatic Church” scheduled. Instead of midweek...