Freedom Church Chester

Sunday, 29 November 2020 // 1 Timothy 6:3-6:10 | Corrupt or Content? // Paul Jackson preaching // // Cover photo by Sincerely Media on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/photos/dGxOgeXAXm8

Sunday, 22 November 2020 // 1 Timothy 5:17-6:2 | Elders and Slaves // Keith Cooper preaching // // Cover photo by Sincerely Media on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/photos/dGxOgeXAXm8

Sunday, 15 November 2020 // 1 Timothy 5:1-16 | Care in the Family // Dave Scotland preaching // // Cover photo by Sincerely Media on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/photos/dGxOgeXAXm8

Sunday, 8 November 2020 // 1 Timothy 4:11-16 | In Plain Sight // Lizzy Biggs preaching // // Cover photo by Sincerely Media on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/photos/dGxOgeXAXm8

Sunday, 1 November 2020 // 1 Timothy 4:1-10 | Gospel FIt // Keith Cooper preaching // // Cover photo by Sincerely Media on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/photos/dGxOgeXAXm8

Sunday, 25 October 2020 // 1 Timothy 3:14-16 | Why we are Church // Dave Brown preaching // // Cover photo by Sincerely Media on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/photos/dGxOgeXAXm8

Sunday, 18 October 2020 // 1 Timothy 3:8-13 | Suitable Servants // Andy Lawrie preaching // // Cover photo by Sincerely Media on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/photos/dGxOgeXAXm8

Sunday, 11 October 2020 // 1 Timothy 3:1-7 | Orderly Oversight // Rob Pomeroy preaching // // Cover photo by Sincerely Media on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/photos/dGxOgeXAXm8

Sunday, 27 September 2020 // 1 Timothy 2:1-7 | Prayer Perspective // Rob Pomeroy preaching // // Cover photo by Sincerely Media on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/photos/dGxOgeXAXm8

Sunday, 4 October 2020 // 1 Timothy 2:8-15 | Church, Men and Women // Sharon Pomeroy preaching // // Cover photo by Sincerely Media on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/photos/dGxOgeXAXm8

Sunday, 20 September 2020 // 1 Timothy 1:18-20 | Keep on course // Khumbulani Sibanda preaching // // Cover photo by Sincerely Media on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/photos/dGxOgeXAXm8

Sunday, 13 September 2020 // 1 Timothy 1:12-17 | Thankful Testimony // Keith Cooper preaching // // Cover photo by Sincerely Media on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/photos/dGxOgeXAXm8

Sunday, 6 September 2020 // 1 Timothy 1:1-11 | True/False? // Dave Brown preaching // // Cover photo by Sincerely Media on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/photos/dGxOgeXAXm8

Sunday, 23 August 2020 // Acts 27-28 | Paul arrives in Rome // Dave Scotland preaching

Sunday 16 August 2020 // Acts 25-26 | Paul the Defender // Andy Lawrie preaching // // Paul faced malicious, false charges brought against him by the jealous Jewish leaders. He was caught in a spiritual war - a fight against the powers of darkness, seeking to suppress the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ. // // Therefore we must put on the armour of God (Ephesians 6), always on the alert to the...

Sunday 9 August 2020 // Acts 24 | Paul the witness // Keith Cooper preaching // // Three accusations are made against Paul: // 1. A personal allegation // 2. A political allegation // 3. A doctrinal allegation // // Paul responds that he serves the same God as his accusers, whom he serves with a clear conscience. Further he demonstrates how the gospel is central to his life and his defence. // //...

Sunday, 2 August 2020 // Acts 22:30-23:35 | Paul the Prisoner // Rob Pomeroy preaching // // Today's passage is in nine parts: // (1) Paul taken before the Jewish council // (2) Paul provokes division in the council // (3) Jesus appears to Paul and encourages him // (4) The Jews plot to assassinate Paul // (5) Paul's nephew tips off the Romans // (6) The tribune protects Paul // (7) The tribune's...

Sunday, 26 July 2020 | Acts 21:18-22:29 // Khumbulani Sibanda | Avoiding Misunderstanding // In this passage, we see the apostle Paul submitting to a holiness tradition – the Narazite vow. It is clear that Paul knew his position in Christ. Therefore this cleansing ritual was not to bring Paul into a right relationship with God; it was to preserve and support his relationship with others. Paul woul...

Sunday, 19 July 2020 | Acts 21:1-17 // Keith Cooper | Following the Saviour // Paul’s travels bring him into contact with yet more believers. Their warm welcome shows how completely they have forgiven him for his history as a persecutor of the church, present and assenting to the murder of the martyr Stephen. Simply, the believers love Paul. // // These brothers and sisters in Christ warn Paul of...

Sunday, 12 July 2020 | Acts 20:17-38 // Dave Brown | Passing on the baton // After a long season of ministering and teaching, now Paul addresses the Ephesians elders, in humility. He is walking in the narrow path set before him by the Holy Spirit. He charges the elders to continue the task of caring for the church – protecting the Christians from the attacks that would surely come.

Sunday, 5 July 2020 | Acts 20:7-16 // Keith Cooper | Sleepy head // Why does Luke choose to include in Acts the story of Eutychus? In a warm room, after hearing Paul speak for a long time, Euthychus became sleepy – and fell out of a third storey window, to his death. // // Though this was a shocking event, the apostle Paul, unperturbed, prays over the body of Eutychus, who returns to life, complet...

Sunday, 28 June 2020 | Acts 20:1-6 // Khumbulani Sibanda | Mission bearing fruit // Here we see Paul after the riot in Ephesus, preparing to depart for Macedonia. Luke stresses the point that Paul encouraged the believers before leaving. Similarly as he continued on his journey, he brought encouragement to those who followed Christ. // // Our enemy Satan seeks to deceive and discourage us. He ques...

Sunday, 21 June 2020 | Acts 19:21-41 // Rob Pomeroy | Riots and Reasons // In today’s passage, we see a riot that occurs in Ephesus, centring around the perceived threat of Christianity to the livelihood of some craftsmen – to the prestige of the city: // // - Christianity is not a threat to the state. // - We don’t normally attack the world’s sin; we present the truth. // - Do not cling to worldl...

Sunday, 14 June 2020 | Acts 19:11-20 // Keith Cooper | Power encounters // Jesus’ mode of operation included frequent healings & casting out demons – whether requested by the sick person or initiated by Jesus himself. Today’s passage shows that God’s attitude towards healing and deliverance is unchanged. // // Healing is not magic however. God is not at our beck and call. Not everyone will be heal...

Sunday, 7 June 2020 | Acts 19:1-10 // Keith Cooper | Another Pentecost? // Paul and John the Baptist had in common a realisation that Jesus is God. The twelve men mentioned in this passage needed to understand this. Like them, without the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit, there will always be something missing from our lives. // // Though the men had to some extent repented, they had not yet tu...