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When Yhwh comes to his temple!

Sunday 2nd April 2023

Read: Psalm 118:21-29; Zechariah 9:1-17; Matthew 21:1-11

Sermon: Matthew 21:1-11

Matthew 21-22 Confronting Jesus’ authority

Zechariah 9 What will happen when the king comes to his temple?

Matthew 21:1-11 The return of the king
21:1-3 planning to fulfil expectations regarding Israel’s king

21:4-8 Interpreting the coming of the king (Isaiah 62; Zechariah 9)

21:9-11 celebrating the king’s unexpected salvation (Psalm 118)

Matthew 27:42Others he saved, himself he is not able to save: he is the king of Israel!
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Is it lawful to pay taxes?

Sunday 12th March 2023

Read: Genesis 1:26-2:8; Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon: Matthew 22:15-22

Matthew 21-22 Confronting Jesus’ authority

Matthew 22:15-22 Giving to Caesar and giving to God
22:15-16a an unlikely alliance to test God’s Son

22:16-17 Teacher, answer this – yes or no

22:18-20 testing God’s Son

22:21-22 giving to Caesar and to God

Giving to God what belongs to him

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The Many and the Few

Sunday 5th March 2023

Read: Psalm 93; Isaiah 40:9-11, 52:7-12; Matthew 22: 1-14

Sermon: Matthew 22: 1-14

Matthew 22:1-2 The kingdom of heaven is like a royal wedding


Matthew 22:3 First call to the invited guests


Matthew 22:4-6 Second call to the invited guests


Matthew 22:7 The king’s response


Matthew 22:8-10 New invitation, new guest list, different response


Matthew 22:11-14 Attendance is always on the king’s terms

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It’s time to rebuild: a concern for God’s presence and glory.

Sunday 22nd January 2023
Read: Leviticus 26:14-20; Haggai 1:1-15

Sermon: Haggai 1:1-15

Introduction:

Date: In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came by the hand of Haggai the prophet (1:3; 2:1, 10, 20) to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest.

2 The people’s excuse: “It’s not time.”

3-4 Yahweh’s challenge: consider your commitment.

5-6 Consider the consequences.

7-11 Consider the curses and their causes.

12-15 The people’s response and its result
12 Response Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Jehozadak, (1) the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the LORD their God had sent him. (2) And the people feared the LORD

Obedience and fear (wholehearted reverence and respect he deserves as the one and only Lord) = good outcome