Avonhead Baptist Sermons

Colossians 1:1-12 "Living lives of hope" 03.08.2025 ↓

This week we turn from the Minor Prophets to Paul's letter to the Colossians. This is quite a move in many ways. The prophets are at pains to stress the need for Israel to repent and turn to God. By the time we get to Malachi God himself declares he has "grown weary" of their falling short. But, in the midst of judgement he offers hope. He has a plan - a plan we know to have been fulfilled in Chri...

Malachi "Looking to a new covenant" 27.07.2025 ↓

In the last of our series “Mining the Prophets” we consider the final book of the Old Testament: Malachi. As with all the prophetic writings this is a message of challenge and disturbance. It is no coincidence that Malachi is last in the OT. It is a late book, possibly the last of the 39 to be written. Israel has returned from Babylon. God’s restoration of their possession of the land - promised i...

The Father's Blessing 20.07.2025 ↓

This weekend, we welcome Richard Brunton, who has brings us teaching in a seminar on Saturday and in Sunday morning’s service. In his booklet The Awesome Power of Blessing Richard writes: “It is God‘s nature to bless and, as creatures made in his image, it is in our spiritual DNA as well. The Holy Spirit is waiting for God‘s people to step out in faith and in the authority that Jesus Christ won fo...

Joel 13.07.2025 ↓

We saw last week that in his opening chapters Joel responds to the crisis facing Israel less by condemning their behaviour, as many prophets rightly do, but by jumping straight to the core of the crisis: the People of God has forgotten the God whose people they were. Repentance means honouring God. It means change too - real change not just displays of change. “Rend your hears not your garments.”...

Joel 1-2 "A Prophecy of Humility" 06.07.2025 ↓

Today we continue “mining the prophets”. Its no surprise that there is a consistency of message among these orators and writers. Their message is, after all, from God, and they are responding to similar issues and events. As a result, on first reading they can seem a bit repetitive. It’s a mistake to see them that way. Just as we have four gospels, with different perspectives, so the variety of th...