CCC Medway Valley Sermons

It's Easter! What an amazing time of the year it is when we remember and celebrate Jesus' suffering, death and resurrection. Death is defeated! "The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God." ( Romans 6:10 ) We gathered together for two meetings on Easter Sunday this year. Adam Voke spoke about the raising of Lazarus as we read it in John...

Joshua 9:1-27 Deception is all around us. But how do we deal with it? Jo Shopland continues our series in Joshua 9. We consider deception, how do we find the wisdom to make the right decisions, how do we avoid alliances God does not want us to make, and how can we, in humility, honour God by living with the consequences of our failures. The book she referenced was "Is God a Moral Monster?&quo...

Joshua 8:30-35 It's easy to get lost in the battles of life. But it is vitally important to remember to stop, come aside and focus on God. He is in control. Mike Southall takes up the story in Joshua 8 where Joshua steps away from the sequence of battles to come to Mt Ebal, to worship. This how we fight our battles. We fight in worship, worshipping together and worshipping through His Word, th...

Joshua 8:1-29 . After a time of sin and disregarding God's way, repentance is vital. And then the battle can happen. But the battle must be fought according to God's plan, and the battle is the Lord's. Julian Perry walks us through the second battle of Ai and shows us that we need to follow God's plan, that the battle is the Lord's and that His timing, not our, is perfect

Joshua 7:1-27 After Jericho, it looked like everything was going great! God was with them! But then Joshua messed up. And Israel messed up. And Achan messed up. And things got messy. Audrey Mafemera takes us through the story of the the attack on Ai and what followed on. What are we holding on to when God said "No"? How are we making our own plans without asking Him? What specific instructions has...

Joshua 5:13-6:27 - Joshua encounters the Captain of the Host and then proceeds to lead the people in an unexpected way to defeat the opposing city of Jericho, rescuing Rahab and her family and bringing them into the family of Israel in the process.  Joe Brooks helps us see the wonder of Jesus conquering the enemy that opposes us, rescuing us through His death on the cross, and welcoming us in...

What do you do when life is just not going right? When you've had enough? When you just need to get away from life? Adam reads from Psalm 55 and reminds us of the truths of God in troubled times

Tony encourages us to take ground in community together, as we prepare for this year's 40 days of prayer and fasting.

Jo continues our series from the book of Joshua, looking at the Israelites' crossing of the Jordan River.  She draws out three steps that we can learn from their crossing 1 - to prepare ourselves; to go after the presence of God 2 - to take the first step 3 - to remember

Joshua 2:1-24 Joshua sends spies into Canaan. They go to the house of Rahab, a prostitute. Chris Norwood challenges us with some important truths from what occurs.