This sermon encourages all Christian’s to imitate our amazing God excelling in forgiveness. For where forgiveness is abundant the hearts of the saints are refreshed. For this is what gives Paul the confidence to make these extraordinary requests of Philemon that require him to forgive Onesimus. For he knows Philemon’s heart has been refreshed by...
Author: Jason Manning (Jason Manning)
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God Is The One & Only Sovereign | Doctrine of God Series
This sermon is a proclamation of the unrivalled and unique sovereignty of God over all things. God’s sovereignty is evident in salvation. He chose us before the beginning of time to be holy and blameless for his glory. He predestined the elect to be be saved and spend eternity with him according to his perfect...
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A Contrast of Kings | Matthew 2
This sermon proclaims the unrivalled Kingship of Jesus Christ through comparison with King Herod. Even as a baby, King Jesus was glorious rightly receiving the witnesses worship, and in doing so making King Herod look impotent, weak, and pathetic. The first comparison drawn is between the length of their Kingly reigns. Herod’s Kingship was for...
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Pondering Treasure | Carol Service
The birth of Jesus involved so many different people in what seemed a series of disordered events. However, when you look deeper there is a clear order, and the involvement of every group & individual taken together contributes significantly to showing just how special baby Jesus was and is. Therefore, we are encouraged to imitate...
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Praise, Praise, Praise! | Psalm 145
This sermon encourages us to lift up our voices to God in free and exuberant praise. David sings of and presents us with numerous reasons why God is deserving of our praise. These include, that his greatness is unsearchable, his Kingship glorious and majestic, his works so mighty and awesome, his goodness, his kindness, his...
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“Stir Us Up, Lord” | Haggai 1
This sermon proclaims the almighty, powerful, and glorious Lord of Hosts words to us all, spoken through Haggai. The words of the prophet call us to honestly consider our ways. Do we prioritise building up our own houses, careers, resources, relationships? As opposed to prioritising building up the Church where God’s presence dwells amongst his...
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People of Faith: Elijah | 1 Kings 17
This sermon looks at how Elijah displayed an amazing example of faith across his life. He had a confidence and an assurance in God that we should want to imitate. In this chapter three ways Elijah displays faith are unpacked. Firstly, he displays faith in consistently hearing the voice of God. Secondly, he exhibits faith...
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Letter to Sardis | Revelation 3:1-6
This sermon unpacks Jesus’ words of challenge and encouragement to the Church in Sardis. This is a Church that has been influenced by its cities culture of complacent and negligent self-reliance on external activities & perceptions. Jesus the one who holds the Church in Sardis and every other Church in his hands is not fooled...
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Letter to Smyrna | Revelation 2:8-11
This sermon unpacks Jesus’ words of encouragement to the Church in Smyrna. They are experiencing abject poverty, blasphemy, imprisonment, and death. Jesus encourages them first by introducing himself as the eternal, suffering, and death conquering one. It is by remembering these truths about who Jesus is that the Christians in Smyrna and Christians today can...
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An Invitation to Come, See, and Receive Living Water | John 4
Jesus through this astonishing and profound encounter offers a societally estranged Samaritan Woman the greatest invitation anyone can ever receive. He invites her into a personal relationship with God in all its fullness. But surely not, a Samaritan Woman? Oh yes! Jesus defies historic and contemporary belief that excludes anyone from this invitation because of...