St. Augustine's Wembley Park

Passage: Matthew 2:13-18 Date: 2024-12-29 Speaker: Diederik Evanson 1.    Jesus is God’s promised King. 2.  Jesus will rescue his people. -> Rejoice in Jesus’ rescue of his people. -> Have you asked Jesus to rescue you?

Passage: Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:18-25 Date: 2024-12-22 Speaker: Ben Holmes 1.    God sees 2.  ⁠God stoops 3.  ⁠God saves

Passage: Genesis 22.15-18, Galatians 3.16 Date: 2024-12-08 Speaker: Scott Furey Sermon   1.     The promise: All nations will be blessed through Abraham’s seed (Gen 22) 2.    The fulfilment: Jesus is Abraham’s seed to bless all nations (Gal 3) 3.    The goal: Jesus will be worshipped by all nations (Rev 7) -> Praise God for His blessing   -> Enjoy His church -> Long for His return

Passage: Genesis 3.15, Hebrews 2.14-15 Date: 2024-12-01 Speaker: Scott Furey Sermon 1.     God promised a serpent-crusher to undo the curse (Gen. 3:15) 2.    Jesus is the serpent-crusher who defeats sin, death and Satan (Heb. 2) 3.    We wait for Jesus’ return, when he will destroy sin, death and Satan (1 Cor. 15, Rev. 20)

Passage: Genesis 4:1-26 Date: 2024-11-24 Speaker: Sam Lashwood Sermon 1.     Sin crouches at the door of fallen humanity (v. 1 - 7) 2.    Cain chooses sin and more curse follows (v. 8 - 17) 3.    Humanity cannot fix our sin problem (v. 17 - 26) -> But Jesus’s blood speaks a better word than Abel’s (Hebrews 12:18-24)

Passage: Genesis 3:8-24 Date: 2024-11-18 Speaker: Scott Furey Sermon The consequences of sin 1.    Humanity hides from God and passes the blame (v. 8 - 13) 2.   Every part of creation is impacted (v. 14 - 19): a.   The snake is cursed and will be crushed b.   The woman and the man will toil painfully. c.   The ground resists and will swallow man 3.   There is hope for sinners because God is gracio...

Passage: Genesis 3:1-7 Date: 2024-11-10 Speaker: Scott Furey Sermon What’s gone wrong in the world? 1.     Humanity doubts God’s word and His goodness (v. 1 - 5)   2.    Humanity breaks God’s law (v. 6 - 7) -> See the foolishness of sin -> Long for the perfect human

Passage: Genesis 2:18-25 Date: 2024-11-03 Speaker: Scott Furey Sermon 1.     God declares that the man needs a helper (v. 18 - 20) 2.    God creates the woman from the man and unites them in marriage (v. 19 - 25) -> Marriage is good -> But…  … it’s only ever a picture of something greater (Eph. 5) ... a spouse doesn’t replace Jesus. ... it doesn’t replace the need for community.

Passage: Genesis 2:4-17 Date: 2024-10-28 Speaker: Diederik Evanson 1.     God gives Man life (v. 4 - 7) 2.    God gives Man a paradise (v. 8 - 14)   3.    God gives Man limits (v. 15 - 17)

Passage: Genesis 1:26 – 2:3 Date: 2024-10-20 Speaker: Scott Furey 1.     God created us for work (v. 1:26 - 28) 2.    God created us for rest (v. 2:1 - 3) -> How would your work and rest be different if you saw them as worship?

Passage: Genesis 1:24-31 Date: 2024-10-13 Speaker: Scott Furey Sermon -   How much is a human worth? 1. We are created in God's image a)     To rule with care b)     To live with value and dignity -> Know where your value comes from!

Passage: Genesis 1:1-27 Date: 2024-10-06 Speaker: Scott Furey Sermon -> Why Genesis 1-4? -> How do we read Genesis 1-4?   1.     God is the Creator of everything 2.    God brings order out of chaos 3.    God is the King of Creation to be worshipped

Passage: Mark 8:22-33 Date: 2024-09-29 Speaker: Sam Lashwood Sermon 1. Jesus opens blind eyes (v. 22 - 26) 2. The disciples see who Jesus is… (v. 27 - 30) 3.  …partially (v. 31 - 33) -> We need Jesus to open blind eyes

Passage: Mark 8:1-21 Date: 2024-09-22 Speaker: Ben Holmes   Sermon 1.     Jesus provides life for all (v. 1 - 10) 2.    ⁠The Pharisees want more (v. 11 - 13) 3.    ⁠Don’t be blinded by self-reliance (v. 14 - 21)

Passage: Mark 7:24 - 37 Date: 2024-09-15 Speaker: Scott Furey Sermon ·       Who's in and who's out? 1.     Faith brings an outsider into God’s grace (v. 24 - 30) -> We are not entitled to God's grace, but he is gracious 2.    Faith is only possible when Jesus unblocks our deaf ears (v. 31 - 37)

Passage: Mark 7:1-23 Date: 2024-09-08 Speaker: Scott Furey Sermon -      The danger of ‘religious’ tradition (v. 1 - 5) 1.     You nullify the word of God by your tradition (v. 6 - 13) 2.    You think sin comes from the outside; it comes from your heart (v. 14 - 23)

Passage: Mark 6:45-56 Date: 2024-09-01 Speaker: Scott Furey Sermon 1.   Jesus is so amazing, He can walk on water! 2.  Jesus is more than amazing, he is God, we can trust him! -> Don’t just be amazed by Him

Passage: Mark 6:30-44 Date: 2024-08-25 Speaker: Scott Furey Sermon 1.   Jesus looks with compassion on the helpless crowd (v. 30 - 34) 2.  The disciples want a plan for these new followers (v. 35 - 38) 3.  Jesus provides even more than they need (v. 39 - 44) -> Jesus can provide for all your needs -> But what he offers is much more than a meal deal!

Passage: Mark 6:14-29 Date: 2024-08-18 Speaker: Scott Furey Sermon 1.     Herod sits on the fence instead of repenting (v. 17 - 20) 2.    Herod is trapped by his foolish oath (v. 21 - 25) 3.    Herod still won’t repent and gives in to the pressure (v. 26 - 29) -> Don’t let fear stop you from repenting -> Our unrepentance always catches up with us

NOTE: The beginning of the introduction was not recorded. Passage: Mark 6:1-13 Date: 2024-08-11 Speaker: Diederik Evanson Sermon 1.    Jesus was rejected (v. 1 - 6)   2.   His followers imitate him (v. 6b - 13) -> Accept Jesus as he is, not as we think he should be. -> Imitate Jesus in faithfully, following God through rejection.

Passage: Mark 5:1 - 20 Date: 2024-07-28 Speaker: Sam Lashwood Jesus is completely powerful over Evil 1.   This evil is real and destructive (v. 1 - 5) 2.  But even evil fears Jesus' power (v. 6 - 10) 3.  Because Jesus defeats evil (v. 11 - 13) 4.  Two responses: a.   Fear (v. 14 - 17)    b.   Love (v. 18 - 20)    -> Those that love Jesus don't need to fear evil

Passage: Jonah 4:1-11 Date: 2024-07-21 Speaker: Scott Furey Sermon 1. I'd rather die than see you love these people (v. 1 - 3) 2. I'd rather die than have you take my comfort (v. 4 - 11) -> What are we most concerned for?

Passage: Jonah 2:1 – 3:10 Date: 2024-07-14 Speaker: Scott Furey Sermon 1.     Jonah gives thanks to the Lord for his salvation (2:1-10) 2.    Jonah goes to proclaim the Lord’s message (3:1-4) 3.    Nineveh turns to the Lord and is saved (3:5-10)   -> The Sign of Jonah (Matthew 12:38-42) - A picture of Jesus’ death & resurrection - A call to repentance

Passage: Jonah 1:1-17 Date: 2024-07-07 Speaker: Scott Furey God says Go, Jonah says No! 1.     Jonah’s disobedience brings God’s anger (v. 1 - 6) 2.    Jonah’s declaration exposes his foolishness (v. 7 - 10) 3.    Jonah’s punishment saves the sailors (v. 11 - 17) -> We disobey God like Jonah (and God is gracious) -> God is angry yet gracious -> We are saved by God like the sailors

Passage: 1 John 2:28 - 3:10 Date: 2024-06-30 Speaker: Femi Kalejaiye Sermon How shall we prepare to meet Jesus face to face? 1.  Continue in him: hold to Jesus’ teachings and practice them   2.   We purify ourselves as he is pure.   3.   We’re motivated by the happy anticipation of seeing him, not fear of rejection.