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...
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Your Money or Your Life | Finance Series
This sermon begins by reminding us that all the possessions and money we have belong to God. He alone is the owner and we are only stewards of the resources we are blessed with in this life. However, stewardship comes with responsibility, to steward it well! Jeff unpacks from scripture the fatal consequences of making...
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Wisdom and Discipline | Proverbs 15
This sermon unpacks how the path of the wise embraces discipline and reproof. Despite, our earthly experiences, discipline & reproof when understood & applied appropriately are wonderful mercies and grace given by God to enrich our lives. Primarily, discipline and reproof are exercised by God. He does this to those he loves and delights in....
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God Saves and God Hears | Isaiah 59
This sermon proclaims the truth in these verses that God Saves. Through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ he saves us from our sins that once separated us from him. The impassioned plea of these verses is that we might hear and receive this salvation today! A second truth is also proclaimed that God...
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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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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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Love, Love, Love | 1 John 2:1-17
This sermon from these verses in John is unsurprisingly all about love! Firstly, the love of Christ for us. This love expressed in Jesus laying down his life, taking upon himself the righteous wrath of God for our sins, so that we might share in this loving Union. God the Father delights to accept this...
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God Is Light | 1 John 1:5-10
This sermon declares that God Is Light! He is Light because he shines perfect truth and revelation into a dark world. God is also Light because he is morally perfect, without fault, and lavishes this goodness abundantly upon us. These truths about Gods character are embodied in Jesus Christ and shine winsomely into the whole...