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39 One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: “Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!” 40 But the other criminal rebuked him. “Don’t you fear God,” he said, “since you are under the same sentence? 41 We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.” 42 Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” 4...

21 Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me. 3 If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will send them at once.” 4 This took place to fu...

God Is Our Fortress To the choirmaster. Of the Sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A Song. 46 God is our refuge and strength,     a very present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way,     though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, 3 though its waters roar and foam,     though the mountains tremble at its swelling. Selah 4 There is a river whose str...

Jesus Wept! Please read John 11:1-44. Jesus knows Jesus cares Jesus saves Jesus releases 1 Corinthians 15: 51-55  Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed. 53 For this perishable body must put on the...

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3 If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing. 4 Love is patient an...

13 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3 If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing. 4 Love is patient...

2 So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, 2 complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. 3 Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. 4 Let each of you look not only to his own interests, b...

But earnestly desire the higher gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way. 13 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3 If I give away all I have, and if...

Love is Patient But earnestly desire the higher gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way. 13 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3 If I give away all...

31 But earnestly desire the higher gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way. 13 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3 If I give away all I have, and...

Please note. The beginning of this sermon was not recorded. Posted below is the manuscript of the beginning of the sermon. Many thanks to Tom for preaching and for supplying the manuscript. The question I have for today is this. How can sinners serve a Holy God?  That’s a very heavy question isn’t it?  For those of us who follow Jesus Christ as our Lord and Saviour, God has called us as Christians...

4 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; 5 and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; 6 and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone. 7 To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 8 For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge accordi...

In this final talk in this series we get to see the glory of God - that is, the weight, value or substance of the beauty of God. What is the 'glory' of God? True, everything about God is amazing: His power, His holiness, His wisdom, His eternality - all of these things are His glory. However, there is a special glory of God that we see so clearly in Jesus Christ. The glory of God's...

And 'dwelt' amongst us. This is astonishing - God not only become flesh, but chose to live amongst us! Who would choose to leave the eternal bliss of a perfect relationship of love and come and live in this loveless world? Answer: God. Because that's what love does. In this third talk in this series we trace the story of the Bible and see how it was always on God's heart and in...

This is our second talk exploring what are probably the most profound words ever written: "the Word became flesh". In this talk we look at the next two words 'became flesh' and we see how God can't change, but that the Second Person of God, was conceived as a human being by the power of the Holy Spirit in the virgin Mary, and was born. Jesus was fully God, fully man, two n...

"The Word became flesh and dwelt amongst us and we have seen His glory, glory  as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth." This talk begins a four part series looking at the most profound and unique sentence in history: "The Word became flesh."  - what does it mean? - is it true? - does it really matter? - is it good news? In this talk we explore just two word...

Sermon by Alex Thompson. A maskil of David. When he was in the cave. A prayer. 1 I cry aloud to the Lord;     I lift up my voice to the Lord for mercy.  2 I pour out before him my complaint;     before him I tell my trouble. 3 When my spirit grows faint within me,     it is you who watch over my way.  In the path where I walk     people have hidden a snare for me.  4 Look and see, there is no one...

Sermon from Alan Raven ***Please note, the recording quality of this sermon is not good due to technical issues. We apologise and hope you are able to understand it the whole way through.*** Colossians 3:18-21 18 Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. 19 Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them. 20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the...

Ewen Lin preaching from Luke 8:4-18. The Kingdom of God is built upon the Word of God ​ The 4 Soils Those who hear with a hard heart (v.5, 12) ​ Those who hear with a shallow heart (v.6, 13) ​ Those who hear with a divided heart (v.7, 14) ​ Those who hear with an honest and good heart (v.8, 15) ​​ Send us Fan Mail

This chapter graphically contrasts the different life-choices and ultimate outcome between people who cling to what their hands can hold on to, and those who let go of things in order to cling to God's chosen King - the Christ. 1. the fool in life and death, holds on to whatever his hands can grab 2. the wise person lets go of the things of this world and holds on to God's chosen King It...

The problem with entrusting your life into God's hand is that His hand is invisible. And we are proud. And we think we see things more clearly. And we think we have our own interests at heart more than God does.  And so we 'carpe diem' - we reach out and seize, grab, grasp what God seems so reluctant to give. Just like Adam and Eve did. But David wouldn't do that. And Jesus did...

If you gave Jesus a performance review based on His self-entitled job description, 'church builder', what would your appraisal of Him look like? From our perspective the 'church' is a colossal public relations disaster. Day after day the 'church' is plagued by sex abuse scandals, financial scandals, divisions, splits, fighting and apostasy. It sure looks like Jesus is...

The wicked rage against the righteous, the righteous sometimes suffer and even die at the hands of the wicked, but through it all, God remains totally in control. The resurrection of Jesus Christ proves that death is also under God's control. 1. Despite the Anti-Christ being powerful and having allies... 2. Despite the Anti-Christ raging against God's people... 3. God remains totally in...

No matter what kids do on a school bus - some will doze off, some will go nuts, some will be eager to get to the destination while others are very reluctant passengers - the bus driver decides the outcome. Sure, the kids have lots of freedom on the bus but the journey and destination is up to the Bus Driver. God is the Driver of History and though there is freedom within history and the choices we...

Why is Jesus Christ so divisive?  What does it look like to be subject to Him? How does God protect His Chosen King and what does it all mean for us? And what's Master Yoda got to do with all of this? Explore these questions in 1 Samuel 18-19. 1. Faithful people love God's chosen King - it leads to great joy 2. Autonomous people hate God's chosen King - it leads to great suffering 3...