"gospel" Tagged Sermons (Page 6)

"gospel" Tagged Sermons (Page 6)

Community that makes the gospel visible

Church… It is a concept that can evoke many varied ideas and emotions.  From those who loathe church maybe because of the way they were treated in the past… to those who find joy, life and purpose in the church… to those who just see it as a monument to a bygone era in the centre of town.  As we begin our series on the church I want us to envisage church in perhaps what is a new and refreshing…

Darren Dakers: Fishers of Men

Sometimes the task of reaching our unsaved family and friends with the gospel can seem impossible and it is easy for us to slip into hopeless inaction when it comes to our attempts at sharing Jesus.  This morning guest speaker Darren Dakers from Ashgrove Baptist reminds that Jesus is the God of the impossible and His desire is to use us for this very purpose.  Following Him will mean being put in a place where there is an abundance of…

Gospel Motivation

Sometimes we find it hard to be motivated in our faith.  One of the biggest issues in the church today is apathy or mediocrity.  This morning as we continue in Colossians we take a look at what motivated the Apostle Paul and learn some wonderful truths about our faith that will draw us out of complacency and into a vibrant life of following Christ.

Supreme Authority

So often we can feel guilty for not being able to squeeze Jesus into our lives somewhere.  In the busyness of our lives with all our responsibilities and desires competing for our attention it is often hard to make room for Jesus.  When Paul wrote this letter to the Colossian Christians his desire was to present Jesus in such a way that He would be seen as supreme over all the things that compete for our attention.  This morning Pastor…

Thankful for the Gospel

This morning we begin a new series in Colossians.  Paul is writing to a church he didn’t plant but a church that he had a huge investment in because he had led the church planter to Christ.  In this letter Paul reminds the Christians in Colossae of the supremacy of Christ and the blessing that is for this world and their lives.  But today we start by looking at the joy and thankfulness that overflows in Paul’s heart when he hears about the work of the gospel in Colossae.  Perhaps there is a need for us to be thankful as well.

How We Sing

In the final message of our singing series Pastor Joe turns our attention to how it is we should sing as a congregation.  He looks at the interplay between the truths we believe, the emotions we feel and the responses we express to imagine what our services would be like if we really expressed the gospel in song.

Why We Sing

Week by week we come to church and we stand and sing.  It is something we assume will be part of our church experience and therefore it is something we often take for granted.  How regularly do you think about why we sing in church?  Pastor Joe begins this new series and seeks to answer this question by investigating one of the most important songs in Israel’s history.  In this song we discover why it is that God wants His…