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We live in a world full of so much suffering and death. How can Jesus give us real comfort and hope? This sermon was preached at St George's Church, Penang on 8th November 2020. Check out our Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/ButServants Check out our YouTube Channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCcGLBzrqjVIVOus62ejMbg/ Gospel-centred resources, God gives the growth. We are bu...

This Christmas message does not retell the normal Christmas story, with Joseph and Mary and their trip to Bethlehem, the baby born in a stable, the angels and the shepherds and wise men. But it does explore one of the most profound and direct statements of the meaning of Christmas: God became a child of man, that we might become children of God. This sermon was preached at St George's Church,...

We turn in this sermon to the unpopular Christmas message. It’s a message that you’ll never read of a Christmas card or sing of in a Christmas carol. It’s a message you’ll never see this depicted in a nativity display, or featured in a children’s Bible. It's the account of the awful slaughter of babies by King Herod. But it nonetheless brings forth an important reality. That Christmas is not g...

Do you find it easy to trust in the promises of God? Sometimes we may doubt whether God’s promises are real because the Christian life is one of waiting for what we do not now see now. But God is faithful, and in time his promises are fulfilled, despite our initial doubts. This sermon was preached at St George's Church, Penang on 23rd December 2020. Check out our Facebook page at: https://www....

Often our world is filled with injustice. We long for God to come and set things right. In Habakkuk 2 we learn to wait in faith for the day perfect justice will come. This sermon was preached at BEM Kuching Evangelical Church on 17th October 2021. Check out our Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/ButServants Check out our YouTube Channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCcGLBzrqjVIVOus...

Are you looking forward to heaven? A world with no more crying, suffering and pain? In this sermon on Revelation 21:1-8, we consider what the New Creation will be like and why it's such a glorious hope. This sermon was preached at St George's Church, Penang on 2nd December 2020. Check out our Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/ButServants Check out our YouTube Channel at: https://w...

How should we understand and apply the Ten Commandments today as Christians? If we're not under law, but under grace, how are they relevant to our lives? This sermon was preached at St George's Church, Penang on 21st March 2021. Check us out on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ButServants Check out our Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/796ZzZs0BKjvfJH3H8kaIr?si=5911d4ecb0d84...

What do you make of the death of Jesus? Whether you are a Christian or a non-Christian this morning that is a question that has enormous implications. Was Jesus death a tragedy, an example of love, the unjust creation of religion, or something deeper? In John 11, we see a divided response to Jesus, and we recognise Jesus death and as the greatest news ever proclaimed. Introduction: What do you mak...

How will God reverse the curse of the fall and restore blessing to the world? Find out in this final sermon in our series on the book of Ruth. This sermon was preached at St George's Church, Penang on 28th April 2021. Check out our Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/ButServants Check out our YouTube Channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCcGLBzrqjVIVOus62ejMbg/ Gospel-centred re...

Often we find that life in this world leaves us empty and unsatisfied. How can that emptiness be filled? How can God alone give us real joy and fullness in life through his Son? This sermon was preached at St George's Church, Penang on 21st April 2021. Check out our Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/ButServants Check out our YouTube Channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCcGLBz...

In Ruth 2, we see how God's extravagant kindness through Boaz anticipates God's extravagant kindness to us through Christ. This sermon was preached at St George's Church, Penang on 14th April 2021. Check out our Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/ButServants Check out our YouTube Channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCcGLBzrqjVIVOus62ejMbg/ Gospel-centred resources, God...

Today we begin a new series in the book of Ruth. It's a book that deals with the big questions of life, like where is God in a world of pain? If God is sovereign, why does he allow tragedy? How can we trust him in the midst of it? This sermon was preached at St George's Church, Penang on 7th April 2021. Check out our Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/ButServants Check out our YouT...

We find ourselves living in very uncertain times. Who can we really trust to keep us safe and secure? We have a choice: we can look to men, or we can look to God. But only one can give us lasting help & hope. Introduction: Who Can We Trust? 1. Praise The Lord! (1-2) 2. Do Not Trust in Man (3-4) Because... 3. Trust in God (5-10) Because... 4. Revealed Fully in Christ... a) The Almighty Creator...

When life is hard and we're in the depths, how can we get through? What should we pray? In this sermon on Psalm 130, we explore what it means to wait on the Lord, who is full of steadfast love. This sermon was preached at St George's Church, Penang on 1st September 2021. Check out our Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/ButServants Check out our YouTube Channel at: https://www.youtu...

Have I chosen the right King for my life? Following Christ is often very difficult. And we begin to doubt. Did I choose the right side? Was following Jesus such a good decision after all? Psalm 110 presents us with a magnificent picture of Jesus that assures us we’ve made the right decision to follow him. This sermon was preached at St George's Church, Penang on 20th January 2021. Check out ou...

What do you do when you are burdened with afflictions? What do you do when your world seems to be collapsing around you? Psalm 102 teaches us to pour out our hearts to God, and find real hope. This sermon was preached at St George's Church, Penang on 24th March 2021. Check out our Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/ButServants Check out our YouTube Channel at: https://www.youtube.com/c...

It is when trouble strikes that our faith is most vigorously tested. In those times, we’re forced to ask - where will we put our hope? Will we trust the Lord? Or in bitterness and despair, will turn away from him, to seek salvation and help elsewhere? Psalm 62 is about waiting for God alone, no matter what circumstances we face, and finding that as we do, we will not be shaken. Introduction: Testi...

How should we confess our sins to God when we've failed him? Psalm 51 gives us a wonderful example of what it looks like to turn to God for mercy. This sermon was preached at St George's Church, Penang on 17th February 2021. Check out our Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/ButServants Check out our YouTube Channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCcGLBzrqjVIVOus62ejMbg/ Gospel...

The Psalms give godly voice to the full range of emotions that we may experience in the Christian life. In Psalm 25, we consider, what should we pray when we're under pressure? Introduction: Prayers For God's People Context 1. Deliverance From Enemies (1-3) 2. Pursuing God: Part 1 (4-10) a. God's Ways b. God's Forgiveness (6-7) c. God's Goodness (8-10) 3. Pursuing God: Part 2 (...

For many people Psalm 23 is their favourite part of the Bible, speaking of God's loving care, and the total security that we can enjoy as God's people even in the face of death. This sermon was preached at St George's Church, Penang on 11th November 2021. Check out our Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/ButServants Check out our YouTube Channel at: https://www.youtube.com/chann...

The “why” questions are the big questions in life, because they help us to understand why our world is as it is, and how we should live in it. It is a very important “why question” that drives Psalm 2: Why does our world continue to unite in its rejection of God? Introduction: Why? Context 1. Global rebellion (1-3) 2. The foolishness of rebellion (4-9) a) God’s laugh (4-6) b) God’s king (7-9) 3. T...

How do we know that Jesus' resurrection was real? What is the significance of Jesus' resurrection? How should we respond to it? In Luke 24, we're assured that Jesus has been raised, and we can be certain of life after death, if only we turn to Christ. This sermon was preached at St George's Church, Penang on 18th April 2021. Check out our Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/...

Every conversion to Christ is a miracle of God’s grace, as God changes us from sinners who reject him, to saints who love him. But there is probably no conversion more significant in human history than the conversion of the Apostle Paul. In an instant, transformed from persecutor to preacher through his encounter with the resurrected Lord Jesus. But why was the conversion of Paul so significant? W...

What is God’s purpose for the church? In this sermon, we see that the church is the gathering of God’s people to hear his word. The church is God's heavenly family, built upon Christ and his word, where God dwells by his Spirit. This sermon was preached at St George's Church Penang on 28th October 2020. Check out our Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/ButServants Check out our YouT...

At Christmas we celebrate God’s gift of a Saviour and King - Jesus Christ. We remember that Jesus entered our world, with all its darkness and pain, that he might rescue us from sin, restore our relationship with God, and bring us to a new world. That message – if we believe it - ought to bring us great hope and joy, and transform our lives. This sermon was preached at St George's Church, Pena...