Dayo encouraged us that Christmas is not about gifts, food, lights and holidays. These are temporal things that will not last forever. The true meaning of Christmas is God becoming flesh through the life of Jesus Christ. He is the eternal gift that was given to us so that we might know God personally. This...
Sermon Tag: Joy
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The Journey Home | Part 4
The triumphant return of Jesus Christ is something to be joyfully anticipated and expected by all Christians.
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Because Your Lovingkindness is Better Than Life | Psalm 63
There is nothing else in life that can satisfy & fulfil us the way that the lovingkindness of God does! This love is not what God has done for us although he has done so much. But to experience this love is to be in Gods presence through relationship with him. Since, this is true...
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The Journey Home | Part One
For all who have accepted Jesus as their Lord and Saviour death has lost its sting! This means we do not have to fear death, but can instead joyfully anticipate our eternal future to come!
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Revival in Jerusalem | Nehemiah 8
After the wall is completed, God moves in Jerusalem. The people have a revival of hunger for God’s Word, joy in the Lord and obedience to the law in the Old Testament.
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The Secret to Happiness – Part 2, Matthew 5:1-12
What kind of people inherit the Kingdom of Heaven and know the blissful happiness we spoke about last week. Find out in part 2 of our sermons on the Beatitudes from Matthew 5:1-12.
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The Secret to Happiness (Part One) – Matthew 5:1-12
As Jesus uses the word blessed at the start of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus calls Christians to a blissfully happy life, as we draw happiness from the promise of the Kingdom of Heaven contained in these verses.
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Thanksgiving, Comfort & Joy – Isaiah 12
The Messiah described in Isaiah 11 wins a glorious victory, which causes thanksgiving and celebration in chapter 12. How should Christians respond to Jesus Christ, our Lord, Saviour and Messiah.
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God, the Joy-Maker – Ezra 6
God wants us to be joyful! He is a joyful God and wants to share his joy with us. Ezra 6 is a chapter of joy as the Israelites celebrate many things. May Christ Church Fareham be known as The Happy Church, as we worship The Happy God. Please note, there was a problem with...
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Community & Obedience, Sorrow & Joy – Ezra 2 & 3
Ezra 2 contains a long list of names and numbers. It’s the sort of chapter we often skip when we read scripture, but within that list is a reminder of Israel’s history, God’s love for family and several pointers to renewed obedience amongst the Israelites returning from exile. And then in chapter 3 work on...