Passage: Luke 22:39-54

Date: 2024-03-03

Speaker: Scott Furey

Sermon

1.     Jesus prays ‘take this cup from me’ (v. 39 - 42)

2.    Jesus experiences agony as he faces the weight of sin (v. 43 - 44)

3.    Jesus remains the compassionate Lord (v. 45 - 53)

Passage: Nehemiah 13:1 - 31

Date: 2024-02-25

Speaker: Scott Furey

Sermon

1a.      The people fail to keep their promises

1b.      Nehemiah rebukes the people and puts it

·       Temple (v. 4 - 13)

·       Sabbath (v. 15 - 22)

·       Families (v. 23 - 31)

2.       Nehemiah asks God to remember him (v. 14, 22, 31)

-> Praise God for Jesus, the better Nehemiah

Passage: Nehemiah 9:1 – 10:39

Date: 2024-02-18

Speaker: Sam Lashwood

Real repentance to the Compassionate God

Real repentance responds to God’s word (v. 9:1 - 5a)

1.    See God’s great kindness and the seriousness of Sin (v. 9:5b - 31)

2.  Trust our merciful Lord's compassion (v. 9:32 - 37)

3.   Put real repentance into action (v. 9:38 - 10:39)

Passage: Nehemiah 8:1 - 18

Date: 2024-02-11

Speaker: Scott Furey

Sermon

1.     The word of the Lord is heard and understood (v. 1 - 8)

2.    The joy of the Lord is your strength! (v. 9 - 12)

3.    They hear, they obey, they rejoice (v. 13 - 18)

Passage: Nehemiah 5:1 - 19

Date: 2024-02-04

Speaker: Scott Furey

Sermon

1.     Financial pressures divide the people (v. 1 - 5)

2.    Nehemiah rebukes their exploitative practices (v. 6 - 13)

3.    Nehemiah is a model of servant leadership (v. 14 - 19)

-> Fairness and justice matter in church

-> Jesus is our servant leader (Mark 10:45)

Passage: Nehemiah 3:1 - 4:24

Date: 2024-01-28

Speaker: Scott Furey

Sermon

1. Everyone does their bit (Chapter 3)

2. The people keep going:

a) when ridiculed (v. 1-6)

b) when tired (v. 10)

c) when threatened (v. 7-15)

d) when it’s complicated (v. 16-23)

NOTE: The first part of the sermon was not recorded.

Passage: Nehemiah 2:1-20

Date: 2024-01-21

Speaker: Scott Furey

1.    Nehemiah is bold, and God is gracious (v. 1 - 9)

2.   Nehemiah assesses the walls and recruits his team (v. 11 - 18)

3.   Nehemiah trusts the God of heaven, even when opposed (v. 10, 19 - 20)

-> Look at what Jesus has done

-> Join in with his plan!

Passage: Nehemiah 1:1-11

Date: 2024-01-14

Speaker: Scott Furey

Sermon

1.    Nehemiah is concerned for God’s people (v. 1 - 4)

2.   Nehemiah prays to the God of heaven:

a) ‘Hear our confession’ (v. 5 - 7)

-> Give thanks for Jesus who prays for you

-> Pray like Nehemiah

Passage: 1 Peter 3:8-18

Date: 2024-01-07

Speaker: Phil Allcock

Sermon

New Year’s Resolutions

1.     Fear Jesus, not people 

2.    Be prepared to explain your hope

-> We need to live differently to make a difference

3.    Win the person, not the argument 

-> Evangelism is cross-shaped 

Passage: John 1:1-15

Date: 2023-12-17

Speaker: Scott Furey