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. 

Date: 22 December 2024
Text: Luke 2:41-52
Location: Dale City Church of Christ 
Synopsis: Jesus’ journey to proved to Jerusalem at age 12 proved to be a time of revelation of His parents to grow in their understanding of God’s will. As Jesus revealed the need to be in the Father’s house, he as reveled the his parents proximity to Him did not negate their need to know Him more. Likewise God gradually reveals His will and nature to us when we are willing open our eyes to His leading. 

Date: 15 December 2024 
Location: Dale City Church of Christ 
Text: Luke 1:5-17 
Synopsis: Zechariah and Elizabeth wanted a son but God wanted a prophet. Their story reminds us that the hope we have in God is sometimes fulfilled in blessings which God intends for his glory. As God blesses us God also guides to be faithful and purposeful as we receive his blessings. 

Date: 8 December 2024 
Place: Dale City Church of Christ 
Text: Luke 2:22-32 
Synopsis: God gave Simeon the promise that he would not seed death until he met the Christ. Simeon was a faithful man, who was led by the Spirit and teaches us what it means to be steadfast in waiting on God’s promise. He also teaches us how our celebration of God’s fulfilled promise provides opportunities to bless others. 

Date: 10 November 2024 
Location: Dale City Church of Christ 
Synopsis: God's people often lived in circumstances far removed from spaces of power and influence.  When Peter wrote to the persecuted Christian diaspora he drew on the motif of exile to help them appreciate how God was present despite their misfortune. We can have hope when we consider that the God of our exile is the God of the Exodus. The same God who delivered us from bondage can sustain us as we carry our burdens.