Disciples Church Sermons

There are plenty of times in our lives when we are afraid of things. Sometimes it might be on the level of being afraid for our lives. Other times it might be a fear of something bad happening like losing a job. But the message of Jesus to His disciples was Don't Be Afraid because He promises to be with us.

Do you realise that you too can make a mockery of the sin in your life through the power of our crucified King?

It would be almost unimaginable to think that a king would serve those he rules over. But that is what King Jesus does. Things work differently in the Kingdom of God compared to earthly kingdoms. Jesus not only tells His followers to serve one another, but He sets the example for them, showing great humility as He does so. This begs the question - how well are we following the example of our serva...

This Sunday, we will take a look at the first Christmas announcement to see what made Mary happy and free enough to burst into song!

Surely there is no better way to prepare out hearts for Christmas than to see our desperate need for this Messiah, long-promised in Scripture.

What you continue to think about Jesus says a lot about what you think of His Kingdom, and how highly you value it.

Jesus spoke in parables to sift out peoples' hearts, and so the encouragement also comes with a warning. And the consequences of not heeding this warning are eternally catastrophic.

They're a lot more than clever, familiar stories. What matters most - what matters eternally - is how we listen and respond to them!

Genuine disciples are the ones who humbly repent and do the will of their heavenly Father. It's the difference between outsiders and insiders!

There is definitely a healthy warning for us here, to never cheapen or despise God's grace. But if we're trusting in Christ then we need not fear this might be us. A better response is to have wonder and praise for God's free and precious grace - grace that redeems even the worst of sinners. Even us!

This is a lesson the Pharisees struggled to learn, and one we must understand too if we are to see how the law of God and the grace of God go hand in hand.

Jesus doesn't offer us an easy life, or freedom from struggle. But when we surrender mastery of our lives to Him, we find rest beyond what we could have imagined - rest for our souls!

But we need not doubt. The life, death and resurrection of Jesus prove that He is the promised Saviour. If we keep our faith in Him, we will not be disappointed.

The Holy Spirit works Gospel truth into our lives and helps us to live out of the new identity we have IN Christ. This Sunday, Pastor Sly will share some of the Scriptures that Gos has used to be working this out in His life as he has followed Jesus.

The situation in Laodicea is a lesson for us in realising what we have in Christ and a warning not to trade it for the things of this world that will not last.

But testing is not something confined to the city of Philadelphia in the first century, so this letter has much to say to us as well!

In Jesus' letter to the church of Sardis, he answers a modern question with some ancient and divine insight about what the reality of our identity is... and it is not what the church at Sardis expected!

Jesus shows us the model of practicing conditionaltolerance and unconditional love, for love is the highest virtue of all - the mark of a true disciple.

This is something every Christian man should aspire to!

Which would be the greater test on your faithfulness?