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The next batch of sermons will take a different sort of rhythm: 1st Sunday we’ll be following the Children Sunday Groups teaching. 2nd Sunday will be preached by Someone Other than me and follow the Anglican Lectionary. The rest of the sermons (me) will be on a series of some sort. Romans 5 and following then Leviticus, after Easter some Acts.
These sermons are here so that you can meet together in Home Groups and take the bible reading and go a little deeper and say But how does this apply to me, this week. Most of the groups meet on a monday evening but there’s an afternoon one and a wednesday evening one. If you’d like to know more then ask James on Sunday. They’re also here so that you can catch up if you missed one!
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Sunday 15th January 2012 - there won’t be any more sermons posted up here for a while because we’re all enjoying Christianity Explored - see the tab on our website to find out more. So take a Risk on Eccles 11-12
Sunday 8th January - we’ve got this and one more sermon on Ecclesiastes before Christianity Explored Course starts. This means there wont be any emailed sermons for a while. Here’s the sermon: Enjoy Eccles 8-10
Sunday 4th Dec - I sort of went off this sermon - i think the live version was better and i haven’t delivered it yet. Mark 1.1 goodnews.
Sun 27th Nov 2011: Ecclesiastes 5-7 Vapour: Meaningless or Temporary?
Sun 20th Nov 2011: Ecclesiastes 3 & 4
Sun 6th Nov 2011: Ecclesiastes - Everything is meaningless, possibly even this sermon: Ecclesiastes 1 & 2
Here ends the series on 2 Corinthians so far, we’ll come back to it.
Sun 30th Oct 2011 - 2 Cor end of 4 beg of 5. Tent 2Cor4/5 Its the end of our series on 2 Cor for the mo, next: Ecclesiastes and yes Everything is meaningless. Read it in the King James version if you like - its as meaningless as reading it in the Message …
16th October - 2 Cor 3 You are a Letter from Christ2 Cor 3
2nd October We’re into a series on 2 Corinthians now. If you’d like back copies of these sermons let me know. 9th will be a talk from Release International so I’m not sure how much HG help you’ll get for that. Meanwhile 2 Cor 1.17ff = Aroma
I LIKED this series on LEVITICUS even if it was plagarised from Rob Bell so I’m keeping it here a bit longer. 
10th April 2011 - the last sermon on Leviticus chapter 5 - for a while - The Guilt Offering
18th March - Oops I sinned again. There might be some help in Leviticus 4
11th March - the Peace Offering in Leviticus 3 isn’t about winning peace, that was Lev 1 and 2, this is a celebration.
27th February 2011: 2nd Sacrifice: The Grain Offering - nb no yeast, no honey from Leviticus 2
20th February: We’re starting a sermon series on Leviticus - the main 5 sacrifices - today the Burnt Offering. Some sermon titles just write themselves: Lean on the Lamb, from Leviticus 1
Old series on Prayer i liked this series so I’ve left it up a bit longer!
Sunday 25th October 2009 :Realign
Sunday 18th October Replace
Sunday 11th October: Rebuke
Sunday 4th October: Receive
Sunday 20th September : Repent
This is a new series on Prayer. Recognise
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The Bible’s purpose is not so much to show you how to live a good life. The Bible’s purpose is toshow you how God’s grace breaks into your life against your will and saves you from the sin and brokenness otherwise you would never be able to overcome. .. religion is “if you obey, then you will be accepted”. But the Gospels, “If you are absolutely accepted, and sure you’re accepted, only then will you ever begin to obey”. Those are two utterly different things. Every page of the bible shows the difference”. (From Keller)
How can I praise God through this text?
How can I confess my sins through this text?
If this is really true, what wrong behaviour, what harmful emotions or false attitudes result in me when I forget this?
What should I be aspiring to do on the basis of this text?
What problems are you facing? Why are you telling me this today?