Bible Passage: Revelation 11:19-12:17

Sermon: Sunday PM

Sunday 15th September 2019

Speaker: Alastair McNeely

Title: Woman, Dragon and Son

Series: Revelation

Bible Passage: Matthew 5:38-42

Sermon: Sunday AM

Sunday 15th September 2019

Speaker: Alex Richardson

Title: Mere Prattle Without Practice

Series: Sermon on the Mount Series

Bible Passage: Revelation 11:15-18

Sermon: Sunday PM

Sunday 8th September 2019

Speaker: John Torrens

Title: Christian Hope

Series: Revelation

Bible Passage: Matthew 5:33-37

Sermon: Sunday AM

Sunday 8th September 2019

Speaker: Alastair McNeely

Title: A Truthful Tongue

Series: Sermon on the Mount Series

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1. Intention - Honesty v33.

- Oaths we’re allowed to be made but only in the name of God. They are to add emphasis to an important promise.

- Verse 33 is a summary of several OT passages - Lev19, Ex 20.

2. Perversion - Deceit

- Pharisees wanted to pervert that idea of oaths. They created ‘escape clauses’ to allow them to lie. They did this by using names similar to God’s name (but they never actually mentioned God) - heaven/ earth/ Jerusalem/ Temple/ etc.

3. ‘Fulfilled pattern’ - integrity v34-37

- Jesus condemns SINFUL use of vows and oaths. He is saying do not swear an oath if you are not going to keep it! (Jesus himself swore an oath before the Sanhedrin).

- God is a everything - so don’t use anything to be a witness to a lie. Don’t swear a lie by heaven because that’s where God lives. “I swear on my mothers grave”... everything belongs to God so do not swear by them and tell lies.

- Honest people should not have to make oaths or vows. There are times when people have to make vows, so be it. Take it and tell the truth. (In Court, weddings etc)

The Gospel brings us great hope.

Application

- have you ever misrepresented yourself to impress others?

- have you ever bent the truth to suit yourself?

- Have you ever tried to impress others with a. Radical statement?

Jesus wants us to be habitual truth tellers. He I Holy and he is Truthful and he wants his people to do the same.

1. Tame the tongue.

The most dangerous weapon in the world today. James 3. Lying dissolves our view of reality.

2. Shun Gossip.

There are many better things to do than gossip. We should challenge the gossip.

3. Be open.

The natural tendency is to be closed. Some at haunted because they have not dealt with the things of the past. Speak truth in love.

THINK:

Is it TRUE?

Is it HELPFUL?

Is it INSPIRING?

Is it NECESSARY?

Is it KIND?

Psalm 15:

“O Lord, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart; who does not slander with his tongue and does no evil to his neighbor, nor takes up a reproach against his friend; in whose eyes a vile person is despised, but who honors those who fear the Lord; who swears to his own hurt and does not change; who does not put out his money at interest and does not take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved.”

Final Point:

When we fail, we need to go to the truth. We need to go to Jesus. We need to be people of repentance. We need to go to Jesus because we will never be able to do it on our own. Make he guide us and help us as we go out this week.

Bible Passage: Revelation 9:13-11:14

Sermon: Sunday PM

Sunday 1st September 2019

Speaker: John Torrens

Title: Dealing with Dark Days

Series: Revelation

Bible Passage: Matthew 5:27-32

Sermon: Sunday AM

Sunday 1st September 2019

Speaker: Alastair McNeely

Title: Love and Marriage

Series: Sermon on the Mount

Bible Passage: Revelation 8:1 - 9:12

Sermon: Sunday PM

Sunday 25th August 2019

Speaker: Alastair McNeely

Title: The Seven Trumpets: Warning!

Series: Revelation

Bible Passage: Matthew 5:21-26

Sermon: Sunday AM

Sunday 25th August 2019

Speaker: John Torrens

Title: Bringing Glory to God: Anger

Series: Sermon on the Mount

Bible Passage: Revelation 6:1-8:1

Sermon: Sunday PM

Sunday 18th August 2019

Speaker: John Torrens

Title: The Seals and The Sealed

Series: Revelation

Bible Passage: Rev 5:1-14

Sermon: Sunday PM

Sunday 11th August 2019

Speaker: John Torrens

Title: A Glimpse of Heaven Part ii - Behold the Lamb of God

Series: Revelation