Sermons by Dave Brown (Page 11)
Hebrews heads into very unfamiliar territory… Priests, covenants, Levites, sacrifices and offerings… Jesus is a priest like Melchizedek Names that mean something: King of righteousness, king of peace Greater than Abraham Priests, the Old Testament and you Modern culture: The idea of a ‘Priest’ isn’t seen as relevant Ancient Culture: Priests were at the centre of life and faith Priests in the…
“You can choose your friends, but you can’t choose your family” To be Christian is to be chosen by God. To be chosen by God is to be… sought To be chosen by God is to be… loved But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits to be…
What role is there for someone like Peter? – Peter: a catastrophic failure as a leader and as a friend – Forgiveness and restoration – God works through ordinary people. 2 Cor 12:9-10 “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.” Feed my lambs – Jesus entrusts his people to one another – Is this for Peter…
“My prayer is not for them alone” – Jesus prays for the next generation of believers. What the first generation believes… …the second assumes… …the third forgets… …the fourth denies. “I pray… that all of them may be one.” – Jesus’ prayer: unity in the church – The purpose of unity: that the world may believe – Unity in community – the…
What is spiritual activity? The Spirit is… – Powerful – Unpredictable and uncontrollable – Empowering – Guiding The context – a community about to be stripped of its leader. It is better for you if I go away. (verse 7) Receiving the Spirit of truth Two things to note: – The repetition of truth – Trinitarian co-operation The Spirit who confronts the…
2 Samuel 4 The story so far… 2 Samuel 3:1 “The war between the house of Saul and the house of David lasted a long time. David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.” Divine providence… 2 Samuel 4:9 “As surely as the Lord lives, who has delivered me out of every trouble” God will definitely…