St Andrews CHB sermons

Easter 2019

Scripture: Isaiah 53:1-6 and Luke 24:1-8

Isaiah prepares us and calls us to recognise God's suffering servant for who he is.

One who is humble and lowly. One how suffers and is rejected, but one who was given for our salvation!...

Coveting is not a word we use very often, but it is something we all do. Rich and poor alike. We have desires for what we don't have. We have desires for what we feel we need.

The miracle is that God has provided what we need - but do we want it?

We are all witnesses.

I ways big and small we witness to each other. We witness to ourselves and we witness to God.

But is our witness true?

The commandment not to steal might seem a little redundant. We all know that stealing isn't right. But the problem is we still steal even though we think stealing is wrong. This problem is an old one. A problem that God has solved in Jesus His Son.

The seventh commandment is about a lot more than only adultery. It speaks to us of God's design. It speaks to us of the love and faithfulness we are all called to. It warns that a misplaced love leads to a misplaced life.

The sixth commandment is just two words in Hebrew - No Murder.

Yet this obvious commandment actually has a lot more to it. It doesn't just include our actions, but our hearts as well...and this means we all need to listen to it.

Exodus 20:1-12 - Love Begins at Home

Why are parents so important?

Why do they get a commandment all of their own?

What does it mean to honour them?

Can I ride my bike on the Sabbath and other questions this Sunday as we consider how Jesus changes the fourth commandment - that we keep the Sabbath holy.

The commandment about misusing the Lord's name is about more than just saying it wrongly.

It is a question about us really knowing the God who saves us.

Who do we say that God is when we carry His name?

The second commandment is about loving and worshiping God rightly.

In it we hear God's heart for a right relationship with us.

We daren't bring images or idols into His place and we daren't make Him like lesser images or idols.