Archive of sermon notes
There are no recorded sermons (audio) before 21 March 2010. Notes for most sermons prior to this are available below as PDFs. We will continue to supply notes below where possible but from 21 March audio records are available of our sermons as well on the Sermon download page.
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Sunday 1 March - The love of God
Sunday 8 March - God is great!
Sunday 15 March - The central message
Sunday 22 March - Faith that confirms
Sunday 29 March - Faith that claims
Sunday 5 April - Cities of refuge (no PDF available)
Sunday 12 April - Behold the man
Sunday 19 April - David and Goliath
Sunday 27 April - The healthy Christian
Sunday 3 May - The healthy church
Sunday 10 May - Hannah's faith (a Mother’s Day message)
Sunday 17 May - Thankfulness (an attitude all Christians should develop)
Sunday 24 May - Be ready always (a message about the uncertainty of life)
Sunday 31 May - The anointed Christ (examining the fulfilment in Christ of prophecy regarding His ministry)
Sunday 7 June - My will and God’s will (Part 1) The first of a 2-part series on how relationship with God brings blessing.
Sunday 14 June - My will and God’s will (2)
Sunday 21 June - God’s forgiveness (God’s willingness and ability to forgive sinners)
Sunday 28 June - The believer’s forgiveness God forgives but Christians are also expected to be forgiving!
Sunday 5 July - Gideon – mighty man of God Lessons from a man who yearned to see the God of power and deliverance
Sunday 12 July - A message to Daniel (no PDF available) – A look at Daniel 10 and seeing the qualities of God, His message and His messenger
Sunday 19 July - Dirty mirror A look at the man who looks at himself in the mirror of God’s word.
Sunday 26 July - Imitate A brief look at how we should imitate Christ as we develop our relationship with Him.
Sunday 2 August - God’ blessing A look at how God blessed Jacob and how we should desire His blessing for our lives
Sunday 9 August - Faith in Jesus This is a message to encourage us to really put our trust in the Lord, not only for salvation, but with out lives and what happens to us in life.
Sunday 16 August - Shining as light in the world A message to encourage Christians to live as witnesses in this world.
Sunday 23 August - The work of the Devil A reminder of how the Devil works, especially in the life of the believer and the church.
Sunday 30 August - The work of the Spirit Following on from last week, we take a look at an aspect of the work of the Holy Spirit in the life of the Christian
Sunday 6 September - Steps of a good man Showing how God is the one who leads those who have put their trust in Him.
Sunday 20 & 27 September and 4 October – No notes available due to visiting speakers.
Sunday 18 October - Not my own A message describing how a believer has the Holy Spirit within.
Sunday 25 October - To know Following on from last Sunday where Paul asks, “Don't you know that you are the temple of the Holy Spirit?” There are other things a Christian ought to know.
Sunday 1 November - Eternity An attempt to catch a glimpse of what eternity means to help us have faith in the time in which we live.
Sunday 8 November - Riches A message on the unsearchable riches of Christ – how rich believers are!
Sunday 15 November - Love Pt 1 The first in a 2-part message on love. This part deals with God’s love for a sinful world facing His judgement.
Sunday 22 November - Love Pt 2 The final from Ephesians and the second of a 2-part message on love. Here we look at our response to God’s love for us.
Sunday 29 November - Let us arise and go Patrick Humberstone preached - no notes available.
Sunday 6 December - The Logos Jesus is the Word revealing what was unknown and unknoweable – He has revealed a great God to us.
Sunday 13 December - The exclusion of Jesus A message about making room for Christ in our lives (no PDF available)
Sunday 20 December - Line and verse A message about establishing your faith on the Word of God (no PDF available)
No sermons available in PDF format until mid-January 2010.
2010
Sunday 17 January - The spirit of a man An introduction to the next two sermons on Spiritual nourishment. This message shows the importance of man's spirit and the state of his spirit.
Sunday 24 January - Spiritual nourishment – bread Without this food you cannot receive life – Jesus is the bread of life.
Sunday 31 January - Spiritual nourishment – water Following on from the last two weeks and concluding today, this message looks at the effect of Jesus in the life of the believer which results in, not only eternal life, but true satisfaction of life.
Sunday 7 February - No matter what you see An encouragement to trust in God no matter what you see.
Sunday 14 February - Who do you say that I am? - a message challenging us to the genuiness of our profession of Jesus as Lord (no PDF available).
Sunday21 February - The fulness of Christ A message on aspects of Christ’s fulness and what it means to Christians (no PDF available)
Sunday 28 February - Battle for the mind A message on the importance of protecting the mind against the onslaught of the devil (no PDF available).
Sunday 7 March - The people of God A message showing how before the creation of the universe, Believers were chosen in Christ…and showing what they were chosen to.
Sunday 14 February - The parable of the sower A look at how different groups of people respond to God’s Word (no PDF available).
FROM THIS POINT SERMONS ARE AVAILABLE AS AUDIO FILES – see our sermons page.
Sunday 21 March - The will of God A message on how Christ submitted His will to the will of God and how this is an example of how we should also submit.
Sunday 30 March - One thing is needful The message title comes from the words of Jesus to Martha telling her that we can become too involved in things that do not matter as much as our relationship with Christ (there was no recording because of “technical problems” (we’re still learning).
Sunday 18 April - I love you A message showing how much God loves up (partly a personal testimony by Yulian Zubov).
Sunday 25 April - A hard habit to break A message describing the need to overcome sin and how God helps but how we also need resolve.
Sunday 2 May - Principles of sowing & reaping A message showing that the laws governing sowing and reaping in the natural realm also apply to the spiritual realm (no notes available but this message can be heard by going to the link on the Sermons page).
Sunday 9 May - A holy place A message on Paul's question, "Do you not know that you are the temple of the Holy Spirit?". The object is to excite the believing listener that God literally lives within their life.
Sunday 16 May - The life side of the crossA message showing how believers must identify with Christ's death and His life.
Sunday 23 May - Living holy lives A message on how we have been sanctified - set apart - as holy and how God continues to make us holy.
Sunday 30 May - Stepping up A message building on last week’s message encouraging believer to appreciate the value of the holy life that Christ has called them to.
Sunday 6 June - Role models A message encouraging us to be good role models, especially to our children and new converts. A good role model is a positive influcence. However a good role model does not guarantee a good outcome and in the end each person is responsible for the choices they make in life.
Sunday 13 June - The Sabbath A message about the Sabbath and the church.
Sunday 20 June Abide in me A message about how believers cannot live independently - they must abide in Christ to live effectively. (The audio is incomplete (about 50% was recorded).)
Sunday 27 June What is truth? A message about holding to the truth - Jesus is the truth there is no absolute truth apart from Him.
Sunday 4 July The mastermind of delight A message with a promise that God will give us the deisres of our heart if we delight in Him.
Sunday 11 July - Be mindful of the thing of God and not of the things of man A message about how we can think like humans and miss the mark by not knowing the mind of the Lord.
Sunday 18 July - Tithing and the Church What does the Bible say about tithing for Believers in the Church?
Sunday 25 July - A time to be bold A message based on Paul's letter to the Phillipian church and encouraging Christians to "walk the talk" because God is looking forcommitment from His people today (no notes available but download the sermon here).
Sunday 1 August - Habakkuk Dark A message from the prophet Habakkuk fortelling God's judgement at the hands of an enemy but also His destruction of His enemies
Sunday 8 August - Habakkuk Light Continuing on from last week’s message we see the kind of attitude Hakkakuk was determined to have as he trusted God. It is the attitude we need to develop if we are living in the last days (and we are).
Sunday 15 August - Untroubled by the pin A message exhorting Christians to reckon themselves dead. Dead to self is not negative but positive becuase you are then alive in Christ - that's real life!
