April 2024 – Warragul Presbyterian Church

Matthew 10:16-33. Sent into battle

Sunday 21st April 2024

Read: Psalm 56; Isaiah 43:1-7; Matthew 10:16-33

Sermon: Matthew 10:16-33

Introduction: Taught and sent

Matthew 16-23. Be wise: suffering is certain

Matthew 24-25. Understanding persecution

Matthew 26-33. Fear: right and wrong

Conclusion: The nature of our mission

Sunday 14th April 2024

Read: Isaiah 52:1-12; 2 Kings 5:1-27; Matthew 10:5-15

Sermon: Matthew 10:5-15

Matthew 10-12
Jesus and his kingdom confronts, perplexes and divides

Matthew 10:5-6
To whom the disciples should go?

Matthew 10:7-10
What message and means?

Matthew 10:11-15
With whom should the disciples stay?

The disciples’ mission and ours

Sunday 7th April 2024

Read: Leviticus 25; Leviticus 26; Leviticus 27

Sermon: Leviticus 25; Leviticus 26; Leviticus 27

Introduction: God is…

Leviticus 25. The year of Jubilee

Leviticus 26. Covenant blessings and curses

Leviticus 27. Laws about vows

Conclusion
(a) Israel forgets, Yahweh remembers
Jer 25:8-11; 2 Chronicles 36:20-21; Jer 29:10-11)

(b) Jesus, Jubilee and us
(Luke 4:16-21; 2 Cor 6:14-7:1; Rev 21:1-8)