Sermons by Joe Khan (Page 29)
Small God Syndrome
It is great that Psalm 23 and 24 are paired together in Israel’s song book because they add a much needed balance to our image of God. Where 23 gave us the image of an intimate, caring, protecting and guiding shepherd God, Psalm 24 gives us an altogether different picture. Pastor Joe traces the events surrounding the writing of this Psalm and how they contribute to a vision of God that breaks through the limitations we often place around Him and challenges…
Where the grass is greener
No matter how many good things that we have in life just about all of us suffer from a deep feeling that we could do with just a little bit more. Sometimes our dissatisfaction in life can flow over to our understanding of faith… we feel we want just a little bit more than Jesus can offer. Pastor Joe looks at the most famous Psalm and highlights two stunning images of God that heal our “grass is always greener” hearts…
Future Perfection
Last week we saw that while we often fail to reach our resolutions due to our own weakness and failures, there is hope in the gospel. Because the gospel provides full and perfect forgiveness. But what if our failures were not due to our weaknesses or sins… what if our failures were due to the brokenness of the world and the brokenness of people around us? Pastor Joe walks us through John’s vision of the coming Kingdom to show us…
Power for Change
Every year we get past Christmas and suddenly our attention turns to the New Year and everything that we hope it will bring for us. Just about all of us view the 1st of January as a new start… an opportunity to make good. Whether we call them “New Year’s resolutions” or not we all have ambitions for the year to come. But each year we know all too well the crushing feeling of failure. So where in this cycle…
He Surrendered Perfection
Perfectionists can be infuriating to be around… especially if you are happy with a less-than-perfect way of living… BUT if we think about it there is a little bit of the perfectionist in all of us; we all like things to be just the way we want them. So when we get things just the way we want them, (the perfect house, car, marriage, children, job), the last thing we would dream of doing would be giving it up. But…
The Rejected God
The story of the crowded inn and the stable has always sat squarely in the middle of the Christmas narrative. We have this picture of Joseph scouring the streets of Bethlehem for a hotel only to find “No Vacancy” signs everywhere. But the reality is that it wouldn’t have been like this at all. Our cliched picture of Christmas has hidden from us another scandal… a scandal that changes everything.
Christmas isn’t Merry for Everyone
It is supposed to be a happy time of year for food, family and fun, but you only have to look around our country and the world to realise that a simply holiday doesn’t change the brokenness and hurt we can face – in fact Christmas can often magnify this pain! As we start our series on the scandal of Christmas we look at the reality that Christmas isn’t merry for everyone; not now and not at the time of…
Stumbling Stone
Most of us know what it is like to have our minds blown by a revelation about someone that completely changes our perception of them. Well this happened for the leaders of Israel when Jesus told a simple yet shocking story to them. They went from sceptics who were happy to tolerate Him to planning His murder. This morning Pastor Joe looks at what Jesus said that was so shocking that it brought about this anger and we examine whether…
I’ve got the power
With Brisbane being consumed by the G20 summit over the past week Pastor Joe takes a look at the concept of power, greatness and authority and how Jesus intends us to think about it in our lives.
Speaking Peace
As we come to the end of the story of Esther it is vital that we take the time to investigate what the author of this story really wanted us to see. There is no denying that the story contains the central reality of God’s power to work behind the scenes to save His people from destruction. But when you compare the first and last chapters of the story you see that it wasn’t just the future of the people of…