This sermon encourages us to live lives where our hearts are close to and fully committed to God. For Jesus came so that we could draw near to God in our hearts and know him intimately. The Holy Spirit helps us live lives like this.
Author: Duncan Sills (Duncan Sills)
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Great Joy at Christmas | Carol Service
This sermon proclaims that the Christmas story is a cause for great joy! The people in this story found themselves in darkness. A darkness caused by external evil and their own individual wrong doing. A context we can relate to today. Yet, Jesus the Son of God chose to come to earth in human form...
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Foundations, Crowns & Teachers | Isaiah 28
This sermon is situated in the truth that every person has foundations, crowns, and teachers. Foundations are the things and/or people we stand on that enable us to live the lives we lead. Crowns are the things we consider to be the pinnacle of beauty and honour in our lives. Teachers are the people and/or...
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Hope in Exile | Isaiah 27
This sermon addresses the question of where can we find hope and comfort in times of trouble? It is found in meditating on and rejoicing in who God is! In this chapter God is presented in four different ways. Firstly, God is the sword wielding dragon slayer. In the present he keeps Satan under his...
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A Prophetic Song of the Saints | Isaiah 26
This sermon unpacks the following seven themes situated within this poetic and prophetic chapter; Salvation, Faith & Trust, Proud are Humbled, Desiring God & His Glory, Judgment upon the Wicked, The Whispered Prayers of the Saints, and Closed Up Doors. These themes display a powerful contrast between the life & outcome of the saint and...
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The Uncreation of the World | Isaiah 24
This chapter speaks of how our human behaviour has corrupted the good creation God made. Therefore, a righteous God, must deliver judgement in response to this corrupt and sinful behaviour. Yet, intertwined within this chapter of judgement to come, is a joyful and hopeful song. This is the song sung by those within the everlasting...
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When Will The World End? | Matthew 24:35 – 25:13
It is clear from these verses that no-one except the Father knows when the world will end with Jesus’ return! And perhaps this is the wrong question to ask. Instead a better question is how can we be ready for when it does? Five ways we can be ready are outlined in these verses. Firstly,...
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Signs of the End of the Age | Matthew 24:1-35
This sermon unpacks the double fulfilment of these verses. There is one area of fulfilment to be found in the destruction of the temple in 70ad. But there is also future fulfilment to be found and completed when Christ returns. There is lots going on in our world today, earthquakes, famines, wars, and rumours of...
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Sermon Of Woe | Matthew 23
This sermon outlines Jesus’ seven declarations of woe on the Pharisees. For those that give themselves to these behaviours the dire ending will be eternity in hell separated from God. However, this sermon is also addressed to his disciples, and acts as a sobering reminder of how the disciples of Jesus should live. It ends...
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The First Commandment | Matthew 22:34-46
Our starting point with these verses should be acknowledging we have all failed to follow this most important commandment. For none of us, can honestly say that we have loved God first, in every moment of our lives. This acknowledgement should lead us to do two things. Firstly, it should drive us to run to...