Located at St Luke's – Corner of Hazeldean Road & Korumburra-Warragul Rd, Ellinbank. P.O Box 23, Warragul, 3820
Sunday 27th April 2025
Read: Psalm 132:10-18; 1 Kings 21:1-26; Matthew 13:54-14:12
Sermon: Matthew 13:54-14:12
Introduction
Matthew and the kingdom of God
Matthew 13:54-58 Hometown hostility
Matthew 14:1-12 Herod hostility
Jesus or Herod, king of Israel!
Sunday 20th April 2025
Read: Psalm 78:1-8; Psalm 78:9-72; Matthew 13:24-53
Sermon: Matthew 13:24-53
Introduction
Matthew 13 Parables of the Kingdom
Matthew 13:24-33 The Kingdom growing in this world
24-30 The Kingdom grows alongside evil
31-32 From little things big things grow
33 The full permeation
Matthew 13:34-35 Why parables (Psalm 78)?
Matthew 13:36-43 The disciples and the parables of the Kingdom
Matthew 13:44-53 The value and urgency of the Kingdom
44-46 The value of the Kingdom
47-50 The Kingdom at the end
51-53 Disciples understand and explain the Kingdom
Friday 18th April 2025
Read: John 18:1-12
Sermon: John 18:1-12
Introduction: Could you live with knowing all that was to happen?
1-4. Jesus in control
5-6. Jesus’ overwhelming identity
7-9. Jesus the shepherd and substitute
10-11. The cup Jesus had to drink
Conclusion: the cup we were spared
Sunday 13th April 2025
Read: Psalm 78:1-8; Isaiah 6:1-13; Matthew 13:1-23
Sermon: Matthew 13:1-23
Introduction
Parables generally
Matthew 13:1-3a Parables
Matthew 13:3b-9 Parable of the different soils
Matthew 13:10-17 Why teach about the kingdom in parables?
Matthew 13:18-23 Explanation of the parable of the soils
Sunday 6th April 2025
Read: Psalm 28:8-9; Isaiah 40:9-11, 53:11-12; Ezekiel 34:1-24; Luke 22:24-30
Sermon: Luke 22:24-30
Introduction: Power and corruption
Luke 22:24 The squabble over status
Luke 22:25 The world’s corrupt example
Luke 22:26-27 The servant king and true leadership
Conclusion: Beware Diotrephes (3 John 9)
Sunday 30th March 2025
Read: Psalm 23; 1 Timothy 3:1-7; 1 Peter 5:1-14
Sermon: 1 Peter 5:1-14
Introduction
Peter and shepherding
5:1-4 Shepherding and eldership
5:5a Shepherding and young men
5:5b-11 Shepherding and a congregation
5:12-14 Shepherding and all fellow believers
Sunday 23rd March 2025
Read: Philippians 1:27-2:13; 1 Samuel 15:1-35
Sermon: 1 Samuel 15:1-35
Samuel and the Bible
1 Samuel 15:1-9 The faithless success of the king
1 Samuel 15:10-15 Samuel confronts Saul
1 Samuel 15:16-23 Samuel confronts Saul (take 2)
1 Samuel 15:24-31 Whose glory?
1 Samuel 15:32-35 Samuel grieves, the LORD regrets concerning Saul
Philippians 1:27-2:13 The better king
Sunday 16th March 2025
Read: Psalm 3; 2 Corinthians 5:7; 1 John 4:1-6; John 14:25; 1 Samuel 14
Sermon: 1 Samuel 14
Introduction: Israel’s predicament: two perspectives, faith and sight
Samuel 14:1-15 Jonathan’s faith and its outcomes
Samuel 14:16-23 Yahweh saves
Samuel 14:24-35 Saul’s foolishness and its consequences
Samuel 14:36-46 The king who does what is right in his own eyes
Samuel 14:47-52 Saul Fights Israel’s Enemies
Conclusion: Trusting the God who saves by One
Sunday 9th March 2025
Read: Psalm 3; Hebrews 5:1-14; 1 Samuel 13:1-23
Sermon: 1 Samuel 13:1-23
Samuel and the Bible
1 Samuel 13:1-7 Fearful circumstances
1 Samuel 13:8-15 A Foolish king
1 Samuel 13:16-23 A weak people
Hebrews 5:1-14 An obedient powerful priestly king for weak people
Sunday 2nd March 2025
Read: Psalm 27; Matthew 7:24-29; 1 Samuel 12:1-25
Sermon: 1 Samuel 12:1-25
Samuel and the Bible
1 Samuel 12:1-2a Summarising the transition to kingship
1 Samuel 12:2b-11 The righteousness of the old order
1 Samuel 12:12-13 The foolish wickedness of the new order
1 Samuel 12:14-18 Covenant choices and kingship
1 Samuel 12:19-25 Repentance and renewal of the kingdom