Author: Andrew Griffin

Sunday 9th February 2025

Read: John 13:18-26,14:25-31; 1 Samuel 10:1-27

Sermon: 1 Samuel 10:1-27

Introduction

1 Samuel 10:1–8 Signs to convince Saul

1 Samuel 10:9–16 Signs confirmed, responses varied

1 Samuel 10:17–24 Sign of God’s choice for people

1 Samuel 10:25–27 Signs of God’s authority structure

Conclusion

 

Sunday 2nd February 2025

Read: Psalm 75; John 19:1-5; 1 Peter 2:18-25; 1 Samuel 9:1-27

Sermon: 1 Samuel 9:1-27

1 Samuel 9:1-2 Introducing Saul

1 Samuel 9:3-14 Losing donkeys, finding the prophet

1 Samuel 9:15-17 God’s appointed man

1 Samuel 9:18-27 God’s appointed time

Conclusion: God’s appointed set time for judgement

 

Sunday 26th January 2025

Read: Psalm 45:1-7; Mark 15:1-39; 1 Samuel 8:1-22

Sermon: 1 Samuel 8:1-22

Samuel and the Bible

1 Samuel 8:1-3 The days of the Judges numbered

1 Samuel 8:4-18 There was no king in Israel, we should get one
8:4-5 the elders to Samuel: you are old, your sons are like Eli’s sons

8:6 Samuel to the LORD: this is evil in my eyes

8:7-9 the LORD to Samuel: obey them they will get the king they ask for

8:10-18 Samuel to the people: be warned you will get the king you deserve

1 Samuel 8:19-22 Everyone still doing what is right in their own eyes

Mark 15 Yhwh’s servant king

 

Sunday 19th January 2025

Read: John 12:27-33; Psalm 108

Sermon: Psalm 108

Introduction: vain is the salvation of man

Psalm 108:1-4 Confidence: God will send out steadfast love and faithfulness
(Psalm 57:3)

Psalm 108:5-6 Two prayers: may God be exalted, his people delivered
(Matt 6:9-10)

Psalm 108:7-9 God’s promised inheritance
(Acts 20:32)

Psalm 108:10-13 Facing conflict with the king

Conclusion: when God is exalted his people are delivered
(Isaiah 2:12-17; 6:1; John 1:14; 12:27-33)

 

Sunday 12th January 2025

Read: 2 Peter 3:1-18; Psalm 90

Sermon: Psalm 90

Introduction: The length of eternity

V1-6 God is everlasting, our lives are fleeting

V7-11 All our days are under God’s wrath

V12-17 Calling on God to return from his wrath

Conclusion:
Have you called on God to relent?

How are you numbering your days?

 

Sunday 5th January 2025

Read: Isaiah 53:4-6; Hebrews 10:1-10; (Deuteronomy 17:14-20;
1 Peter 1:10-12); Psalm 40

Sermon: Psalm 40

Psalm 40:1-7 LOOKING BACK IN PRAISE

Psalm 40:1-3 The wait is over

Psalm 40:4-5 Lessons learned in waiting
(David’s testimony: what waiting patiently looks like)

Psalm 40:6-8 Delighting in what delights God

Psalm 40:9-11 The delightful obligation of deliverance

Psalm 40:12-17 LOOKING FORWARD IN FAITH

Psalm 40:12-15 Waiting again

Psalm 40:16-17 Waiting well

Conclusion: Looking back, moving forward, waiting well

 

Sunday 29th December 2024

Read: Isaiah 2:1-5; 2 Peter 3:1-13; Mark 9:42-48; Isaiah 66:1-24

Sermon: Isaiah 66:1-24

Introduction: “Your life will depend on the decisions you make”

· Sensible people heed reasonable warnings

· Isaiah 1. ‘The key to the book’

· Isaiah 2. The goal to which Isaiah’s prophecy points

· Isaiah’s three Messianic portraits

1-4. God looks on the heart

· What God looks for and what he does not look for

5-14. God gives his people joy, peace and comfort

· A miraculous birth ends the curse

15-24. God will be glorified in salvation and judgment

· God’s glory will be declared and known

· A terrifying future to be avoided by God’s grace

Conclusion: waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God (2 Peter 3:1-13)

· We are faced with a real choice (66:3-4);

Do our our souls delight in what God delights in?

 

Christmas Day, Wednesday 25th December 2024

Read: Isaiah 9:2-7, 40:1-11, 52:7-10; Luke 2:22-40

Sermon: Luke 2:22-40

Introduction: “Did you find all you were looking for?”

 

22-24. Joseph & Mary: pious and poor

25-27. Simeon’s testimony

28-35. Simeon’s prophetic praise

Simeon’s challenge to us:

 

36-38. Anna speaks of Jerusalem’s redemption

Conclusion: Jesus: foundation or stumbling block?

Sunday 22nd December 2024

Read: Revelation 21:1-22:7; Isaiah 65:1-25

Sermon: Isaiah 65:1-25

Isaiah 1-64 Will there be a holy new Jerusalem?

Isaiah 65:1-25 Will Yhwh keep silent at the condition of Jerusalem?
65:1-7 the failed Jerusalem: too holy for Church!

65:8-16 bow to destiny or the God of blessing

65:17-25 A restored Jerusalem and a renewed creation

Revelation 21-22 The new Jerusalem and renewed creation

 

Sunday 15th December 2024

Read: Psalm 144; Mark 15:21-32; Revelation 1:7, 22:20; Isaiah 63:15-64:12

Sermon: Isaiah 63:15-64:12

Isaiah 63:15-19 Look down and return…

Isaiah 64:1-5 Come down and save…

Isaiah 64:6-7 …or we will be blown away

Isaiah 64:8-12 Please end our affliction

Mark 15:21-32 For our salvation he did not come down

Revelation 1:7, 22:20 For our salvation he will come down again