Note – Due to licensing restrictions, we are not permitted to provide the audio feed of the songs played during the service, but the song titles are provided.below for your reference. Welcome: Song: How Great Thou Art Reading: Exodus 19:3-6 Reflection: 1. The God Who Chose Reading: Jeremiah 31:31-34 Reflection: 2. The God Who Promised Song: Glorious…
Sermons by Dave Brown (Page 12)
Due to a technical hitch, the first reading Hebrews 1:4-2:4 was not recorded. Comparing the Angels and Jesus Jesus is superior to the angels If they listened to the law, ‘mediated by angels’ … … how much more must they listen to the Son? Is this warning for believers or those outside the church? Not about worshipping angels; but how we respond…
Who are the ‘lost’ In Ezekiel: God’s people gone astray In Luke: The son who has rejected his father The problem that this creates: insider/outsider language We can create an unhelpful (and unbiblical) barrier between those who ‘belong’ and those who don’t. In one sense, the lost and the saved are no different Coins, sheep, sons… they’re all the same ‘ontologically’ (in…
Christmas in Australia The Shepherds The Message The Sign
Foot-washing: the power of symbols… “It was just before the Passover…” (verse 1) – Jesus is preparing for the cross What does Jesus’ ‘foot-washing’ mean? – The act: washing the disciples feet – The meaning: Jesus acts like a low-level servant – The punch: what the Christian life must look like. Application: “Unless I wash you, you have no part with me.”…
1 Samuel 26 The background (chapter 21-25): Saul is growing increasingly crazy David is on the run, hides from Saul rather than fight him David has the chance to kill Saul and passes it up Saul goes hunting David in the mountains (vs 1–7). David’s chance to kill Saul Option 1: Kill Saul, take the throne. Option 2: Trust God to deliver…
Bible Readings: 1 Samuel 8:1-22 John 13:1-17 The Context… – Eli and his sons, the Ark of the covenant – The ‘downhill spiral’ of the Judges – The danger of the Philistines Samuel leads Israel back to God – Israel are (understandably) sick of being beaten up all the time – Samuel is able to lead them back to faithfulness – God…
1. Natural disasters… 2005 Tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, Nepal Earthquake 2. Personal disasters Sickness and disease Disability and suffering 3. First we need to acknowledge that there is a problem, and it’s a BIG problem. Suffering naturally generates a ‘why’ question in us – why does a good God let this happen? We should take care never to ‘normalise’ the presence of suffering…