The Holy Spirit is the third person of the trinitarian God. Therefore, the Holy Spirit is not simply someone to be experienced, but a person to be known relationally. Duncan draws out from this passage some of the ways the Holy Spirit worked amongst the believers in Acts 2 and continues to do so amongst...
Sermon Tag: Sin
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Satan, Sin & Death | Genesis 3
This sermon addresses one of the most significant events in the bible. The story of Adam & Eve and the fall in the Garden of Eden. We were reminded from this chapter the way in which Satan through the serpent tempted Adam & Eve to sin. He subverted and twisted the commands that God had...
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Willing Redeemer | Ruth 4
The most biblical rom-com reaches its climax in this chapter. We were challenged and encouraged to be sacrificial in our care for the vulnerable and needy as Boaz displays in this passage. But the main focus of this sermon was dwelling on the beautiful imagery Boaz’s redemption of Ruth displays for how Jesus Christ our...
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Life Transforming Implications of Union with Christ | Colossians 3 v 1-17
Since we have Union with Christ through his amazing grace, we are transformed by the Holy Spirit dwelling in us daily to be more like Jesus. This allows us through God’s power to put off sinful behaviours and put on holy behaviours.
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Woe, Judgement and Mercy | Habakkuk 2
In Habakkuk 2, God pronounces 5 woes against the Babylonians. Their sin confronts us with the truth about God’s wrath and justice against sin. Part 3 of 4 in our Habakkuk sermon series.
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Who is the Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven | Matthew 18:1-9
The disciples argue and jostle for greatness, but when they ask Jesus, he challenges them to have the humility of a child and goes on to teach them about seriousness of sin.
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The History of the World | Nehemiah 9
In Nehemiah 9, the teachers of the law retell the History of Israel and there is a recurring pattern – God’s faithfulness, human sinfulness and God’s mercy. This cycle of history is repeated throughout Israel’s...
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Herod’s Most Significant Sin | Matthew 14:1-12
What was Herod’s most significant sin in Matthew 14? There’s lots to choose from!
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God’s Action & Attitude to Sin – Lamentations 2
How does the writer of Lamentations understand the defeat and destruction that has come upon Jerusalem? He knows it’s God’s just response to the sin of the nation.
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The Authority to Forgive Sins – Matthew 9:1-8
Jesus shows in Matthew 9, he is not only the great healer and miracle worker, he is the Son of God with the authority to forgive sins.