Date: 2 March 2025 

Location: Dale City Church of Christ 

Text: Psalm 34:1-10 

Synopsis: Psalm 34 is an account of God’s deliverance in David’s life. David committed to a life of worship because he experienced God’s commitment to him. The effect of God’s is so great that he is compelled to invites others to exalt God together. David demonstrates that worship is continual and communal. 

Date: 16 February 2025 

Location: Dale City Church of Christ 

Text: Genesis 50:15-21 

Synopsis: The story of Joseph demonstrates that God weaves and works his will in our lives just at in Joseph’s. The plan of man cannot overturn the will of God. Joseph’s life is evidence that though God is not the author or evil, God draws good out of evil and will ultimately conquer evil. 

Date: 10 February 2025 

Location: Sandy Lane Church of Christ 

Text: Mark 9:14-24 

Synopsis: Life’s challenges test our faith. A man with a demon-possessed openly shared how his ongoing family trauma pressed against his desire to trust God. While he doubted, the Scribes debated, and the crowd deliberated, Jesus pointed out the means to a deeper faith that is able to transform our lives. 

Date: 9 February, 2025 

Location: Sandy Lane Church of Christ 

Text: Hosea 10:11-12 

Synopsis: God’s blessings were given to Israel so that they could be a light to the nations. Yet they enjoyed the blessings without a desire to be committed to God. Hosea’s prophecy points out how blessed they were and how God desired their restoration. The text teaches that when God chastens is, God does so in love so that we can return to our intended purpose. 

Date: 2 February 2025 

Location: Dale City Church of Christ 

Text: Genesis 32:22-32

Synopsis: Jacob’s names was changed to Israel because he wrestled with God. Though throughout his life he showed traits that led him to trick others, God’s encounter with him caused him to seek God’s favor. 

Date: 26 January 2025
Location: Dale City Church of Christ
Text: Genesis 12:1-9
Synopsis: God called Abraham out of Ur of the Chaldeans and sent him to Canaan. His geographical journey is symbolic of our spiritual journey. When God calls us to obedience, we may be called out the familiar, to represent God in our character and to be committed to God in allowing our faith to be manifested in actions.

Sermon Notes

Date: 19 January 2025 
Location: Dale City Church of Christ
Text: Genesis 6:1-9
Synopsis: Noah represented God among a corrupt generation. Though he saw examples of ungodliness around him, he teaches us that God's grace empowers us to break generational patterns and become instruments of salvation.     

Date: 12 January 2025
Text: Genesis 1:26-31
Location: Dale City Church of Christ 
Synopsis: To be created in God’s image means to be blessed by God to have an influence in this world. The story of Genesis highlights how many people were blessed to fulfill God’s and chronicles how they responded to God’s blessing. Those who were faithful give us a model for walking in alignment with God’s blessing and therefore fulfilling our intended purpose as God’s image-bearers. 

Date: 5 January 2024 
Location: Dale City Church of Christ
Text: Psalm 100:1-5
Synopsis: The Psalmist took time to reflect on God’s goodness as the foundation of their praise and purpose. As they considered God’s goodness, they found purpose in the fact that God was their creator, who provided for them and protected them throughout all seasons. 

Date: 29 December 2024
Place: Dale City Church of Christ
Text: Luke 4:1-13
Synopsis: God’s word was vital for Jesus to overcome temptation as well as for Jesus’ ministry. His wilderness experience teaches us that as we prepare for the māoris to which God has called us, we need the Word as well.