This sermon focuses on the glorious future that awaits all who believe and have placed their faith in Jesus Christ. The eternal hope believers share helps us persevere in challenging times and live joyfully knowing what awaits. The new heavens and earth will replace all that is bad in this life. There will be no...
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Assurance of Salvation | 1 John 5:13-21
John, inspired by the Holy Spirit tells his readers they can know they have eternal life. Do you have that assurance of salvation and, if so, what ought your life look like as a consequence.
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True Freedom | 1 John 5:1-12
Clive begins this sermon by outlining the remarkable freedom upon which Jesus lived his life on earth. Jesus lived every day knowing the divine love of God the Father. Nothing compared to this and Jesus lived freely in this love. The amazing truth of these verses is that through our relationship with Jesus we can...
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There is No Fear in Love | 1 John 4:7-21
Christians are instructed to love another with a unique love that only originates from God. This selfless, perfect love is God and was demonstrated in Jesus the Son of God’s death on the cross whilst we were still sinners. Therefore, how can Christians not want to imitate this unique love especially within the Church. As...
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Warning: There are False Prophets
The warning within these verses comes from a foundation of love. Firstly, Gods love for his children. Secondly, John the authors love for his brothers & sisters who he doesn’t want to see fall into believing these falsehoods. These verses contain two warnings. Firstly, that there are spirits operating that are not to believed. Secondly,...
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Marriage Series – Part Two
This sermon focuses on the role of the husband in a marriage. Husbands are instructed to lead their wives offering protection, provision, nurture and love. From the very first marriage of Adam & Eve this clearly defined role was established and Adam was held accountable for not fulfilling it. A husbands leadership should be modelled...
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Christ is Saviour and Example | 1 John 3:11-24
This sermon expounds the wonderful, life giving truth that Jesus Christ is a loving saviour. He is the definition of love and this was displayed in his death on the cross. He alone felt the cost and price of salvation for all who believe in him. We must never lose the wonder of how amazing...
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Marriage Series – Part One
In this introductory sermon Jeff outlines the theological bedrock of marriage, as first displayed in Genesis 2, that it should be God centred. The joining of one man and woman imitates the union of Jesus Christ and his bride the church. It is through imitating Jesus’ sacrificial, mercy and grace filled love that we achieve...
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Theology For Life | 1 John 2:28 – 3:10
This sermon expounds two fundamental Christian truths within these verses. Firstly, that Jesus will return triumphantly at the second coming. This is not just a future hope but also helps transform us to be more like him as we await his return. Secondly, that for those who have faith in Jesus Christ we are children...
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Abiding In Truth | 1 John 2:18-27
This sermon encourages us to identify and refute false teaching that seeks to distort the glorious truth about Jesus’ divinity and his essential role as the Messiah. We must be alert to these attempts of deception and especially when they come from those that were formerly brothers & sisters in Christ. In contrast, for those...