Sermons from Aberdeen Christian Fellowship

Beginning a new series on 1 John titled Back to Basics, Vijay looks at 1 Jn 1.1-4. He explains that there is more going on in our faith than we think. The message of Jesus is more than knowing the details of Jesus' life, death and resurrection. It is about coming to know God intimately through Jesus. The messenger of this glorious message is more than an instrument of communication. He is part of...

Vijay speaks on Baptism and David our new Children's worker gives his Testimony

God’s grace is amazing! When we look at it from a different perspective we can often see new dimensions of grace. In this message, James looks at grace from the perspective of Revelation chapter 1.

Our desire for community points to a deeper desire for communion with God. Vijay uses Philippians 3:12-16 to illustrate his sermon from 13th January

. It’s amazing! But what is it and why is it amazing? In this one-off message for the New Year, James examines some of the characteristics of grace explained in 1 Peter 5:10.

Vijay focuses on Joseph, one of the lowest profile characters in the nativity story.

Florence continues her series on the fruit of the Spirit, focusing on joy. She distinguishes between joy and happiness, showing that we can have joy because of our relationship with God through Jesus Christ; we can rejoice even when we face trials; and we can joyfully look forward to sharing God's glory. She also highlights six joy-stealers that we need to be on guard against.

In this sermon that concludes the series on Gideon (Living a Life that Matters), Vijay explains how a lukewarm commitment to Christ can sometimes be more dangerous than a heart that is closed to the Lord. He reminds us how a commitment to God has to be much more than saying the right things about God. Our deepest commitment is expressed in expressed in how we live, in our actions. He then conclude...

We all need good examples. The Apostle Andrew is a good example for us to follow. In this message James looks at incidents from Andrew’s life which encourage us as we seek to live as Christians.

This sermon, part of the series on A Life that Matters, turns to Judges 7.23-8.21. Success can be as much an obstacle to living a life that truly matters as can defeat. In this sermon, Vijay notes that it is often easy to confuse success with a life that really matters. Success can distract us from the larger perspective. Such a loss of perspective leads to a reversal of any advantage gained by su...

Vijay continues his series on Gideon, A Life that Matters. In this sermon based on Judges 6.9-7.22, he turns to the subject of confidence. Confidence he suggests is a balance between the extreme poles of fear and arrogance. On the one hand, we don't have to be crippled by our concerns that we aren't adequate to face life. On the other hand, we don't have to maintain the illusion that we have all t...

David continues the 2012 Alpha series

David continues the 2012 Alpha series.

David continues the Alpha series

Life's greatest quest and highest achievement is getting to know God. In this message James explores Psalm 19 which in many ways is a roadmap to the knowledge of God. The journey begins with the general proclamation the universe makes about God and ends with a personal knowledge of God as our Redeemer.

Florence begins a new series on the fruit of the Spirit and in this first message she sets the scene by considering who the Spirit is; what the fruit of the Spirit is; and how we can be fruitful.

In this message, James looks at some essential elements of the Bible’s teaching on heaven as they’re detailed in the prayer of Jesus recorded in John 17:24.

In the 5th talk from the Alpha series David looks at how we should approach the 'handbook' for our faith, the Bible

David looks at the subject of prayer

Continuing the series on Gideon, Vijay looks at Judges 6.33-7.8. The passage gives us the account where Gideon tests the Lord by putting out the fleece. It also records the incident where the Lord sifts Gideon's troops from and army 32,000 soldiers to that of 300. When Gideon tests the Lord, he does so because he has a distorted view of himself. He underestimates himself. When the Lord sifts down...

Have you ever wondered if God really cares about you? In this message, James looks at Psalm 77, in which the writer struggles with the idea that God no longer seems to care about his people. However, as he chooses to believe biblical truth, he experiences a remarkable change in the way he views his circumstances.

David's 3rd talk from the 2012 Alpha series

In this message, drawn from 1 Corinthians 15:51-58, Florence looks at the reality of the final resurrection of the dead and what effect this should have on our day-to-day living.

Vijay continues his study in the life of GideonWe surrender our lives on all kinds of altars to all kinds of false gods. To really live a life that matters we must break our false altars and focus on surrendering to the one true God

The second in our Alpha series, why did Jesus die?