Sermons by Joe Khan (Page 18)
Suffering Uncovered
In the vivid throne room scene of last week the conquering Lion that looked like a Lamb, Jesus the Christ, was the only one worthy enough to take the scroll of God’s purposes for the world and open its seals. But as Jesus opens those seals a frightening vision emerges… a vision of unparalleled suffering for the earth. But this vision is supposed to be for the good of the churches, to encourage them to cling to Jesus. So join…
Worship Uncovered
After speaking out letters to the seven churches, Jesus causes John to be caught up in a vision of Heaven by the power of the Holy Spirit. As John sees the throne room of God uncovered, a dramatic scene takes place before him. And as we hear John’s account of this spectacular sight, we will be confronted by the magnitude of our God and why our worship of Him matters.
Church – The Ugly
We might not like to admit it, but church can be ugly… church has been ugly. Right throughout history there have been churches who have got faith in Christ very wrong. As we finish up our journey through Jesus’ letters to the churches of Asia, we look at two churches that had all but ceased to be true churches. In these painful letters we will find what it is that turns churches ugly and be confronted with the tendency in…
Church – The Bad
As Jesus continues to share insights with the churches of Asia we find that there are a group of churches seem to be holding on to the faith, but for some reason Jesus also has found something deeply concerning amongst them. This week Pastor Joe unpack what Jesus finds concerning in the church and how we might be on the verge of embracing this concerning trend.
Church – The Good
It would have been easy for the churches in Asia to feel as though Jesus was distant to their trials and tribulations. But last week we saw that they powerful and fearsome Jesus stood amongst the lampstands of His church. He knew them and He knew their situation. So when He writes to them, He writes with both knowledge and love. This week we look at two of the churches to see what Jesus commends in His church.
Jesus Uncovered
When it comes to the Book of Revelation it is really easy to get caught up in the crazy images, the numbers and codes, and the visions and characters… but this is to miss the main point. Pastor Joe commences our series in Revelation by unpacking the main point of the book and the greatest need for any generation.
Permission to Suffer
When we ask God, “Why is there so much suffering?” we are not really asking for a logical answer as to the existence of suffering… we are more than likely asking a personal question “Why am I suffering?” And it is to this question that the bible doesn’t have a clear and neat answer. Instead the bible does something radical… something so much better than a logical answer.
Christmas Eve: My Eyes Have Seen
They say love is a fool’s game… because it seems foolish to keep thrusting our hope and heart on relationships that can easily let us down. But it is not just in love that we play this foolish game. All too often we try to find hope, security or satisfaction in things that can so easily crush us. As we look at the Christmas story we meet a man who had thrust all of his hope on the promise of…
He Shall be Called Immanuel
Many of us may have found ourselves in situation where everyone around us expects us to believe in God but we just don’t feel it ourselves. In this situation maybe we knew of our doubts but were too afraid to admit it, so we just talked a good talk and coasted under the radar as best we could. King Ahaz of Judah found himself in such a position… but as the pressures of being king pushed in against him, his…
The Chief Goal
The road towards the end of our lives is paved with increasingly uncertain and frustrating moments. Solomon takes us on that journey as we discover what that journey will mean for us and how we should live in response.