Matthew 6:12: Forgiveness
A big thanks to Guy McKenzie for preaching this week when Nick was away sick. We appreciate it!
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John 1:1-18: The Word Became Flesh
Theme The People Say that Jesus is Elijah …? John’s Introduction to the Gospel Introduction Who do the Jews say that Jesus is? Who do non-Jews say that Jesus is? Who do people today say that Jesus is? Body Who does John say Jesus is? The Word The Greeks The Jews Brief Exegesis Verses 3-14 The Word Became Flesh Conclusion Jesus is Fully God and Fully Man
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Good Friday Sermon: Matthew 26:36-46: The Prayers Of Gethsemane
INTRODUCTION: Today in our Good Friday meditation we will be considering Jesus under the shadow of the cross in the Garden of Gethsemane. The name Gethsemane means ‘oil press’ and seems a very appropriate name for the place where Jesus would pray the hardest prayer any human has ever prayed. As we proceed to the Garden to look not only into another’s grief, but the grief of the Holy One who is submitting Himself to His Fathers punishment for our sins, we must beg the aid of the Spirit, we are not only treading on mysteries but holy ground. ...
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Romans 12:18: Blessed are the Peacemakers: Part Three
Outline The peace we are to pursue is a peace from the heart The peace we are to pursue is a peace with all The peace we are to pursue is a peace that has principles Introduction One of the jobs of an ambassador is to keep the peace or initiate peace proceedings. We are ambassadors for Christ. Despite the public image Christianity has often had as public enemy number one, it is the job of every Christian to seek peace with all. Paul puts it this way in Romans 12:18, ‘If possible, so far as it depends on...
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Easter Sunday: The Covenant Meal
Thanks to Jeremy Kendall for preaching this morning; he is from Shore Baptist in Auckland, and is completing an internship at both Shore Baptist and Bays Baptist. Read Matthew 26:26-30 Online
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Matthew 6:9-13 and Luke 11:2-4: The Lord’s Prayer
Outline Prayer: a Means of Grace What does Jesus teach about Prayer? ACTS – Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication We are weak and He is not Introduction Lately it has weighed on my heart that as a church would could do better in what we commonly call corporate prayer. When things are going well we can tend to fall into the trap of ploughing on ahead in our own steam, rather than relying on God. I would therefore like to take some time this afternoon looking at the example of prayer that our Lord left us in what we refer to as...
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Matthew 1:18-25: What’s in A Name?
Sorry, no recording is available. Thanks to Tim Stanton for preaching this morning; he was back home during his Christmas break from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, where he is currently earning a Master of Divinity. Outline Jesus: Christ has come so that He may save us Emmanuel: Christ has come so that God may dwell with us Introduction In the 2002 film “The Importance of Being Ernest” (which is based on an Oscar Wilde play). The two main characters, Jack and Algy both deliberately use the false name Ernest for social endeavours. It enables Jack...
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Matthew 25:36: The Samaritan Prayer Ministry
Outline Biblical examples of ministering to the sick Historical examples of ministering to the sick Introduction Today we are not going to have a traditional sermon but a topical sermon. We are going to launch a ministry to the sick in our church. For want of a better name we are calling it the Samaritan prayer ministry. The churches ministry to the sick is an ongoing ministry that belongs to the whole body and the time has come for us to be more deliberate in our ministrations. The Samaritan Prayer Ministry is being launched not because there is no...
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Matthew 13:44: Treasure hidden in a field
Introduction “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. I have been thinking recently about what this parable means. The standard interpretation is that this relates to the correct human response to salvation and the Christian life. This means that Christians are supposed to place the Kingdom of heaven as their highest priority and give up everything for it. Matthew earlier in his Gospel in chapter 6 and verse 33 instructs his readers to “seek first...
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Matthew 5:38-48: Selflessness
Outline Turning the other cheek Going the second mile Giving to those who ask Loving the unlovely Introduction This portion of the Sermon on the mount is probably the most famous, besides the Lord’s prayer. However, it is probably the most misunderstood, and misinterpreted. Many a Christian has bound their consciences with a hyperliteral interpretation of this portion ending up as pacifists, refusing to sign up for military service, as radical pacifists not allowing for any army, police force, or other means of resisting evil, as victims of professional beggars who know some Christians cant say no to anyone...
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Matthew 11:25-30
Matthew 11:25-30 25 At that time Jesus declared, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; 26 yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. 27 All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. 28 Come to me, all who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you...
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Matthew 6:19-24: Stewardship: Possessions and Money
Matthew 6:19-24 19 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. 22 “The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, 23 but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If...
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The Greatest Wonder in the Ancient and Modern World: The Church
Outline: The master plan – “I will build My Church”; The material used – Living stones – 1 Pet 2:4-5; The method adopted – Foolishness of preaching – 1 Cor 1:23-25; The meticulous preparation of every stone; Purpose of the structure – for a dwelling place of God – Eph 2:19-22
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Church Discipline 1: Matt. 18:15-20: When to administer
Introduction: When is church a true church? The doctrine of the church was something that was wrestled with at the time of the Reformation when Luther broke with Rome. It emerged at the end of the Reformation a doctrine of the church that had three marks. A church is a biblical church when it has these 3 basic ingredients, the proclamation of the true gospel, the faithful administration of the baptism and the Lord’s Supper, and the church discipline. If you had these 3 you were considered a church. Whether you met in a building or a home, whether...
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