Village Church Annandale (Sydney) sermons

In Luke 8:22–39 we meet Jesus in the face of two terrifying threats: the storm outside and the demons within. When the disciples fear for their lives, Jesus speaks and the wind and waves obey. When a man is overwhelmed by evil, Jesus commands and the demons flee. So the challenge for us is: where is our faith? Will we push Jesus away in fear, or recognise him, draw near to him and tell others what God has done?

Today we are looking at one of Jesus’ most famous parables and yet one of his most misunderstood.  We examine the lost art of listening from the parable of the sower.  

Key takeaways include: 
1. Praying that God would give you a good and honest heart; 
2. Preparing for hearing the world of God by pre reading the Bible passage;
3. Sleeping well on Saturday night;
4. Coming with a spirit of teachablity (not gullibility but teachability);
5. Thinking / Reflecting about what is taught and prayed about;  Desiring 

Today we are joined by Guest Speaker from Moore Theological College, Newtown Archie Poulos. 

Archie takes us to the heart of Jesus’ acceptance for sinners, his deep assurance of forgiveness and the lovely picture of gratitude and devotion in response.

Just one thing. The main thing. The most important thing you will ever hear. The thing that will change everything. The thing that your life will be about. It’s the central thing of the letter from Paul to the Philippians, the bible passage today, and the talk today from Dominic Steele.

Rejoice. Joy is the key melody for the Christian life. And yet what does that look like when things are hard? The Apostle Paul writes from jail giving us a clear insight into how when things don’t turn out as expected - we might view things from God’s perspective.

A wonderful picture of partnership - we are a more than associates - we are on a mission together as a family - committed to honouring Christ together.

Hundreds of years before Jesus, there were prophetic predictions of a life after death, a life beyond the grave. Dominic Steele gives us an introduction to the background for Jesus resurrection - and the wonderful implications that followed. 

A focus group of inner west people asked to come up with one word answers to describe life today ‘fractured, weary, uncertain, anxious, suspicious’  How might we transition to ‘reconciled ?  How could we achieve peace with God and with each other? 

Dominic Steele speaks on Good Friday from the one page of the bible that he would take with him to a desert island. 

Jesus praises John the Baptist, but teaches us that the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than John.

An extraordinary moment where Jesus demonstrates compassion on a widow, whose only son has died, raising her from the dead.