Month: April 2026

Sunday 26th April 2026

Read: Isaiah 6:1-13; John 4:43-54

Sermon: John 4:43-54

 

Introduction

John 1-4 The Gospel according to John

4:43-44 His own did not receive him (1:11)

4:45-48 Many believed in Jesus but he did not ‘believe in them’ (2:23-25)

4:49-53 Blessed are those who believe without seeing (20:29)

Conclusion

 

Sunday 19th April 2026

Read: 2 Kings 17:6,22–29; John 4:1–42

Sermon: John 4:1–42

 

1. Introduction

2. The new setting – a different national history

3. An in depth conversation –
(a) nationality clash

(b) Jesus’s two “if you only knew” points

(c) The woman asking the right question

(d) Jesus’s water of eternal life metaphor

(e) Jesus reveals his knowledge (like with Nathaniel) and tells her “all things”

(f) the woman introduces the subject of the Messiah/Christ

(g) Jesus’s direct and clear self-disclosure

4. Lessons for the disciples

5. The Samaritans’ response to Jesus’s words and the woman’s testimony

6. Worship

 

Sunday 12th April 2026

Read: Psalm 75; Isaiah 62:1-5; John 3:22-36

Sermon: John 3:22-36

 

Introduction

22-24 The parallel ministries of Jesus and John

25-30 The superior ministry of Jesus

31-35 The source of Jesus’ superiority

36 The choice we all face

 

Sunday 5th April 2026 – Easter Sunday

Read: Psalm 118 (nb 17-18,26); Isaiah 25; John 11

Sermon: John 11

 

Introduction: Our troubled times

11:1-4 A death that will bring glory

11:5-17 Jesus’ time-management

11:18-27 Jesus the resurrection and the life

11:28-37 Jesus weeps

11:45-57 Death out of life out of death

Conclusion: life without tears

Friday 3rd April 2026 – Good Friday

Read: Ezekiel 36:16-36; John 3:1-21

Sermon: John 3:1-21

 

Introduction:

John 1-5 The Gospel according to John

John 3:1-15 The conversation of Jesus and Nicodemus
3:1-3 You cannot see God’s kingdom without being born again!

3:4-8 How can a man be born again?

3:9-15 How can this happen?

John 3:16-21 God’s love for an evil world

Conclusion