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Sunday 27th November 2022
Read: Matthew 21:1-17; Micah 4:1-13

Sermon: Micah 4:1-13

Micah 1-3 Yhwh’s Spirit exposing sin

Micah 4:1-5 An ideal new Jerusalem

Micah 4:6-7 The people gathered to the new Jerusalem

Micah 4:8-5:1 The painful birthing of the new Jerusalem
Micah 4:8 from little things, big things grow

Micah 4:9-10 birth through the pain of exile

Micah 4:11-13 delighting in Zion’s defilement leads to a threshing

Micah 5:1 striking Israel’s judge in judgment

Matthew 21 The return of the king to Jerusalem

Sunday 20th November 2022
Read: Psalm 119:153-160; 2 Timothy 4:1-5; Micah 3:1-12

Sermon: Micah 3:1-12

Introduction The test of true prophecy

Micah 3:1-4 Corrupt rulers turn cannibalistic

Micah 3:5-8 Corrupt seers can’t see

Micah 3:9-12 Corrupt leaders content with dangerous lies

Conclusion The true prophet’s difficult task

Sunday 13th November 2022
Read: 1 Kings 21:1-23; John 10:1-11; Micah 2:1-13

Sermon: Micah 2:1-13

Micah 1 Israel’s incurable wound

Micah 2:1-11 When the land of rest becomes unclean

Micah 2:1-5 the LORD devises evil against those who devise evil

Micah 2:6-11 when people prefer alcoholic liars to true prophets

Micah 2:12-13 The shepherd king will gather his faithful remnant

Sunday 6th November 2022
Read: Psalm 144; John 6:25-40; Micah 1:1-16

Sermon: Micah 1:1-16

Micah 1:1 Micah the prophet

Micah 1:2-5a Everyone, everywhere: pay attention

Micah 1:5b-7 Samaria’s doom

Micah 1:8-9 Judah’s incurable wound

Micah 1:10-15 Judah’s inevitable disaster

Micah 1:16 Exile announced

Conclusion: salvation or judgement when Yahweh comes down?

Sunday 30th October 2022
Read: Deuteronomy 24:17-22; Philemon 1-25

Sermon: Philemon

Philemon 1-3 Paul, a prisoner for Christ
Philemon 4-7 Philemon, a man of refreshing love and faith
Philemon 8-20 Paul and his children
Philemon 21-25 The confidence grace gives

Conclusion: the transforming power of the grace of Christ

Sunday 23rd October 2022
Read: Luke 14:15-35; Joshua 24:1-33 

Sermon: Joshua 24:1-33 

Joshua 1-23 Entering, taking, possessing and retaining the Land

Joshua 24:1-13 Remembering covenant at Abraham’s place
Joshua 24:14-24 Covenant commitment
Joshua 24:25-28 Covenant witness/sign
Joshua 24:29-33 Rest in peace (in the land)

Sunday 16th October 2022
Read: Psalm 78:1-8; 2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1; Joshua 23:1-16

Sermon: Joshua 23:1-16

Introduction: Walking straight ahead

Joshua 23:1–5 See what Yahweh has done for you

Joshua 23:6–8 Cling strongly to Yahweh

Joshua 23:9–11 Be careful to love Yahweh

Joshua 23:12–13 Cling to Yahweh or perish: covenant curses

Joshua 23:14–16 Yahweh’s word will never fail

Conclusion: Bringing holiness to completion

Sunday 9th October 2022
Read: Jude 1-5, 17-23; Deuteronomy 12:1-15; 13:12-18; Joshua 22:1-34

Sermon: Joshua 22:1-34

Joshua 1-21 Entering, taking and possessing the land of rest
1-4 entering the land

5-12 taking the land

13-21 possessing the land

22-24 retaining the land

Joshua 22:1-8 As you have been faithful continue to love Yhwh your God

Joshua 22:9-12 A massive altar and a massive problem

Joshua 22:13-20 An altar of rebellion?

Joshua 22:21-29 An altar of witness

Joshua 22:30-34 A witness that Yhwh is God

Christian unity: when does doctrine matter!

“Only be very careful to observe the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, to love the LORD your God, and to walk in all his ways and to keep his commandments and to cling to him and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.”
(Joshua 22:5)

Sunday 2nd October 2022
Read: Psalm 136; 2 Corinthians 1:18-22
Background: Numbers 35:9-34; Deuteronomy 4:41-43; 19:1-13

Sermon: Joshua 20 -21

Introduction living long in the land, conditions apply

Joshua 20:1-9 The cities of refuge appointed

Joshua 21:1-3 The Levites’ cities claimed

Joshua 21:4-8 The Levites’ cities allotted

Joshua 21:9-40 The Levites’ cities listed

Joshua 21:41-42 Yahweh’s provision in Israel’s midst

Joshua 20:43-45 The land, a progress report: not one word had fallen to the ground

Conclusion All God’s promises are Yes in Jesus

Sunday 25th September 2022
Read: 2 Peter 1:3-11; Deuteronomy 7:16-26; Joshua 15:1-19, 63; 17:13-18:10; 19:48-51

Sermon: Joshua 15 – 19

Joshua 1-14 Inheriting and allocating the land of rest

Joshua 15:1-62 Judah’s inheritance
Joshua 15:1-12 The boundaries of Judah

Joshua 15:13-19 Caleb and the inheritance of specific people of Judah

Joshua 15:20-62 The towns of Judah

Joshua 15:63 But, not these towns!

Joshua 16:1-17:18 Joseph’s inheritance
Joshua 16:1-9 The boundaries of Joseph – Ephraim

Joshua 17:1-11 The boundaries of Manasseh

Joshua 16:10; 17:12-13 But, not these towns!

Joshua 17:3-6 A special case

Joshua 17:14-18 Do something!

Joshua 18:1-19:51 The remaining kids’ inheritance
Joshua 18:1-10 How long will you forsake taking possession?

Joshua 18:11-19:48 Seven allotments for seven tribes

Joshua 19:49-51 The rewards of service

Knowing God’s will and doing it