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Sermon Notes Oct 4

Notes for Sunday: Oct 4th Matthew 21 43 Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people that produces the fruits of the kingdom. God has a plan. This plan is laid out in Ex 20 in what we call the 10 Commandments. Before theContinue reading “Sermon Notes Oct 4”

October 4 Part 2

October 4 Part 2 “He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God”? Micah 6:8 (NRSV) Reading. Philippians 3:4b-14 In our worldly society self made men or women are greatly admired. HoweverContinue reading “October 4 Part 2”

Lectionary Readings Oct 4

Lectionary Reading October 4 The heavens tell out the glory of God, and proclaim God’s handiwork; the decrees of the Lord are sure, and make the simple wise. Psalm 19:1, Reading. Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20 Reading this selection of verses from Exodus it is easy to think, “Yes, the ten commandments! I know aboutContinue reading “Lectionary Readings Oct 4”

27 Sept. Part 2

27 September Part 2 Reading. Philippians 2:1-13 Paul is encouraging the Christians at Philippi to realise that being a Christian makes a difference to how they live and relate to each other. If we look at Jesus Christ from the perspective of being the second Adam {1Corinthians 15:47}, then we realise how different isContinue reading “27 Sept. Part 2”

Lectionary Reading. Sept. 27

Lectionary Readings 27 September “he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death— even death on a cross.” Philippians 2:8 (NRSV) Reading. Exodus 17:1-7 “Why do you test The Lord?” This is the phrase that permeates this passage of scripture. Despite all that God has done to release the people from slaveryContinue reading “Lectionary Reading. Sept. 27”

Notes September 20

For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire labourers for his vineyard. Matthew 20:1 (NRSV) As we approach this passage echoing in my mind is a short passage from the end of Job: Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind: “Gird up yourContinue reading “Notes September 20”

20 September Part 2

20 September Part 2 For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. Galatians 5:1 (NRSV) Read. Philippians 1:21-30 Paul’s sense of connectedness with Christ is so acute that whether in this life or the next his relationship with Christ would not change. PaulContinue reading “20 September Part 2”

Lectionary Reading 20 Sept.

Lectionary Reading 20 Sept Give thanks to the Lord, call on God’s name; make music, sing your praise, tell all that God has done. Psalm 105:1, 2 Read. Exodus 16:2-15 4 This passage begins with the people grumbling about their situation. With a wistful recollection, they decide that slavery in Egypt was better thanContinue reading “Lectionary Reading 20 Sept.”

Sermon ideas, Rms 14

Romans 14v7f: We do not live to ourselves, and we do not die to ourselves. If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord; so then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s. In a survey conducted by Cemeteries and Crematoria NSW, more thanContinue reading “Sermon ideas, Rms 14”

13 September Part 2

13 September Part 2 May grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. 2 Peter 1:2 (NRSV) Read. Romans 14:1-12. For Paul there was only one way for the Christian and that was to rely fully on the freedom that Jesus Christ has won. We doContinue reading “13 September Part 2”