St Andrews CHB sermons

Father's day 2018 Kim Lowry brings us a reflection on his father, his being a father, and the fatherhood of God.

When facing all the powers of Judaism, Peter and John don't back down. They are threatened, but not intimidated. Instead they hold forth the true power - Jesus the Christ!

Their example teaches us to:

Be prepared

Be unyielding

Be courageous

Even when Jesus' disciples have nothing they still have the most precious gift to offer - faith in Jesus.

Here we see the kingdom breaking in and Peter and John seizing the opportunity to share the gospel.

On the day of Pentecost Peter the apostle preaches the first sermon in Acts. In it He points to Jesus as both the Messiah and Lord. The one who saves.

What do we do when we wait?

Play on our phone? Watch TV? Fill our time with something else?

Waiting isn't fun, but it is something that we all do. For the disciples in Acts 1 they put their time waiting for the Holy Spirit to good use.

They...

Romans 6:3-5 help us understand the significance of baptism.

That is points to our unity with Jesus.

That His death is our death to sin and that His resurrection is our gift of new life.

Do we ever feel unequipped or under-resourced to do good?

God wants us to abound in good works and He knows what we need.

So, what do we need?

Who can we serve?

Who has served us?

David Tilyard shares some lessons from his recent trip to Uganda and the call upon all of us to love God and to love others.

Jesus wants us to live. He wants us to make it to the kingdom of heaven.

Consequently He gives us two warnings about staying on the narrow road.

Firstly, to watch for false prophets who might lead us astray. We will recognise them by their fruit...

DTR - Define The Relationship

As Jesus approaches the end of the Sermon on the Mount He calls people to respond.

He does this by defining the relationship. There are two options. You're in or our out. You go through the narrow gate, walk the...