Luke 2:1-20 ‘Do we need Shepherds?’

The Shepherds are a well-known part of the Christmas story. But do we need them? What do they add to the story? What might we miss if they were not? Our sermon considers that as shepherds they point us to Jesus, the true and good shepherd. But they are also normal everyday people like all […]

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John 4:25-42 Witness

As in Chapter 1 where the disciples go and tell others and bring them to meet Jesus, so too here we see the Samaritan woman tell the townspeople to “Come and See” Jesus.  Even the testimony of this outcast woman was used by God to bring many to believe and many more to come and […]

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In Luke 7:28 Jesus says John the Baptist is the greatest man ever to have lived.  In this morning’s sermon, we examine John in his meekness and humility and his desire to point to Christ and give glory to him alone.  John’s desire to decrease while Christ increases must be the desire of all Christians.

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John 3:1-21 You must be Born Again

To be a “born again” Christian is often seen outside of Christianity as describing someone who is extreme in their views and beliefs about Jesus and the bible.  Rather this passage teaches that to be born again is the absolutely necessary experience of all who profess faith in Jesus and who can be called Christians. […]

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2 Timothy 1:12b, “I am not ashamed!”

The verse we are looking at tonight is the key verse around which Martyn Lloyd Jones writes his book, “I am not ashamed.” I personally have always found this verse encouraging and I suppose it has some nostalgia for me as when I was growing up Mum used to belong to a choir, and they […]

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