Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Kings, Wise Men and Worship this Christmas Matthew 2:1-12 We Two Kings (2:1-2) Pretend Worship (2:3-8) The Wise Men Worship Him (2:9-12)
Sermons from 2015
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline The Real Jesus: The New Temple I’d rather not think about a God who… An outrageous act (2:13-17) An (even more) outrageous explanation (2:18-25) Following the sign: Temple religion today
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline When signs go wrong The first sign (2:11) Mother and son, woman and messiah (2:1-5) A new, unexpected abundance (2:6-10) Following the sign
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline In the beginning was the Word… …the supreme Word (v1-5; 18) …the witnessed Word (v6-8; 14-15) …the rejected Word (v9-11) …the adopting Word (v12-13; 16-17) The Word became flesh! Hearing the Word today
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline The land of the big… Day One: Who is John? (1:19-28) Day Two: Who is Jesus? (1:29-34) Day Three: Following John Jesus (1:35-42) Day Four: We have found… Come and see! (1:43-51) Being invited, becoming an inviter
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Marriage wars, book banning and the new sexual immorality ‘…what kind of woman she is’ (Luke 7:36-39) Sex: the backstory Sex is (very!) good Sex is not god ‘Simon, I have something to tell you…’ (Luke 7:40-50) Sex: the fulfilment Sex is a signpost! Sex, Jesus, and you
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Not the way it’s supposed to be… Suffering and God: an intellectual problem Suffering and God: a personal problem The Suffering God: suffering, hope, and the good news of Jesus
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline ‘Hell is other people…’? God’s new community of love (4:7-16) The source of love (4:7-8) The ultimate expression of love (4:9-10) The ongoing outworking of love (4:11-16) From fear to love (4:17-21) Church up, out, & in: the community of the gospel
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Secret Societies, Inner Rings, and the Kingdom of Christ An explosive word (Matthew 28:16-20) A transforming word (1 Thessalonians 1:1-7) An amplified word (1 Thessalonians 1:8-10) Ringing out across the South Coast
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Body building, face swapping, and honouring our head The glorious body The babyish body The body-building body The victorious Head gives gifts to grow his body How does this body grow? trained by the word of truth in united, loving community as we serve each other and live holy…