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Romans 12:1-8 God’s righteousness in everyday life

Sunday 1st September 2024

Read: Ephesians 4:1-24; Romans 12:1-8

Sermon: Romans 12:1-8

Introduction. How are we to live…? Everything depends on understanding 1-11

12:1 Consecrated bodies, offered to God

12:2 A renewed mind. Transformed to know and do God’s will

12:3 Humility. Thinking rightly about ourselves in light of the Gospel

12:4 Bodies as “one” body, “in Christ”

12:6-8 Gifts to strengthen the body and help it flourish

Summary: The Christian life… a life lived in response to doctrine, in union with Christ

 

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Romans 11:1-36 God’s purposes for Israel’s rejection

Sunday 25th August 2024

Read: Psalm 69:30-36; Isaiah 5:1-16; Romans 11:1-36

Sermon: Romans 11:1-36

11:1-10 Has God rejected Israel?
1-6 no, there has always been a remnant

7-10 not the elect, only the hardened (Deut 29:4; Isa 29:10; Ps 69:22-23)

11:11-36 Have Israel stumbled to fall for good?
11-15 trespass of Israel > salvation of Gentiles > fullness of Israel

16-24 natural branches broken > wild shoots grafted in > natural branches
grafted back

25-32 disobedience of Israel > mercy to Gentiles > mercy to Israel

33-36 God ought to be praised for achieving his purposes in this way

 

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Romans 9:1-29 Has God’s word failed with the Jews?

Sunday 11th August 2024

Read: Genesis 25:21-34; Romans 9:1-29

Sermon: Romans 9:1-29

Introduction

 

9:1-5 Why don’t the Jews trust in their Messiah?

9:6-29 Has God’s word failed with the Jews?
6-13 no, because not all of Israel are Israel
6-9 not all of Abraham’s children are children of promise
Gen 18:14

10-13 God chose Jacob over Esau
Gen 25:23: Malachi 1:2-3

 

14-23 no, because salvation is by mercy not works
14-18 mercy is not unjust
Ex 8:32: 9:12: 33:19

 

19-23 God has the right to govern his own creation

24-29 no, because God’s plan has always been to save Gentiles as well
24-26 Gentiles will be called God’s people
Hosea 2:23; 1:10

27-29 only a remnant of Israel believed
Isaiah 10:22-23

Conclusion

 

 

 

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1 Samuel 6:1-21 The ‘problem’ of Yhwh’s presence

Sunday 28th July 2024

Read: Isaiah 40:1-5; Mark 6:34-52; 1 Samuel 6:1-21

Sermon: 1 Samuel 6:1-21

Samuel and the Bible

 

1 Samuel 6:1-9 The glory of Yhwh in Philistine exile
6:1 The glory in exile

 

6:2-3 What shall we do with the ark?

 

6:4-9 How shall we send the ark away?

 

1 Samuel 6:10-18 Another Exodus
6:10-12 A highway for God

 

6:13-15 The reversal of Ichabod

 

6:16-18 The witnesses

 

1 Samuel 6:19-21 Who is able to stand before the holy God?

 

 

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1 Samuel 4:1-22 With God on our side

Sunday 14th July 2024

Read: Isaiah 66:1-2; John 1:1-18; 1 Samuel 4:1-22

Sermon: 1 Samuel 4:1-22

Samuel and the Bible

 

1 Samuel 4:1-11 The power of Yhwh the God of Israel
4:1-3 Israel defeated by the Philistines

 

4:4-9 The ark of God

 

4:10-11 Yhwh defeated by the Philistines??

 

1 Samuel 4:12-22 Responding to the ‘exile’ of Yhwh
4:12-14 The city

 

4:15-18 Eli

 

4:19-22 Wife of Phineas

 

John 1:14-18 The glory of Yhwh with his people

 

 

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1 Samuel 3:1-4:1. Silence is not golden.

Sunday 7th July 2024

Read: Psalm 119:129-136; Luke 16:19-31; 1 Samuel 3:1-4:1

Sermon: 1 Samuel 3:1-4:1

Introduction: The threat of silence

3:1-3. The darkest hour is just before dawn

3:4-10. A new day begins for Israel

3:11-18. Yahweh speaks and all ears tingle

3:19-4:1. Yahweh’s prophet established

Conclusion: What more can he say…? (Luke 16:19-31)