II Samuel 12:1-15a — “Thou art the man.” …So said the prophet Nathan to King David when he confronted him about his sin with Bathsheba and the murder of Uriah. David responded with repentance and received forgiveness from the Lord, but the damage had been done. There would be awful long-term consequences stemming from his sin.…
Matthew 11:28-30 — The fourth century theologian Augustine famously said in his Confessions, “Thou has formed us for Thyself, and our hearts are restless till they find rest in Thee.” In the Gospel of Matthew Jesus invites all to come to Him and experience this rest. As we consider Jesus’ gracious invitation we see how…
I Chronicles 14 — The Chronicles begin with David’s rise to power. In this chapter David was assured of his rule over all Israel and the King of Tyre sought his friendship. It was at this moment of strength that the Philistines invaded. Their goal was to destroy David before he became too great a threat.…
Genesis 3:1-12 & Matthew 27:1-5 — It goes without saying that failure is something we all know from personal experience. So how do we handle it? What do we do? Do we cover-up? Do we shift the blame? Or do we run away? In this sermon, our guest speaker Pastor Mitch Crockett from Coffs Harbour Bible…
Ephesians 4:17-32 — Unfortunately broken relationships are all too common in our society and even in the church. Many of our personal relationships are not what God intends them to be, but by God’s grace restoration is possible. In this sermon we consider some things we must leave and some things that we must cleave to in…
Matthew 26:36-57 & Galatians 5:22-23 — Our world today is somewhat confused when it comes to self-control. In some areas of life it is highly prized and in others it is actively discouraged. The Apostle Paul tells us that self-control is the fruit of the Holy Spirit’s work in the Christian’s life and all through the…
I Corinthians 16:13-18 — In this text the Apostle Paul gives five final commands to the church at Corinth. These include exhortations to be firm, watchful and courageous. These commands have always been relevant to the health of every local church. We would do well to keep them in mind as we embark upon a…
Ezekiel 24:15-27 — Ezekiel was God’s prophet to the Jewish captives in Babylon where he was given remarkable visions of God. What we don’t often focus on is that when he was just 34 years old the Lord took his wife and commanded him not to mourn for her. This is a difficult story for us to…
I John 5:1-3 — How do I know I’m a Christian? …How do I know I love others? …How do I know I love God? …These are some of life’s most important questions and in this text the Apostle John gives us some very definite answers.
Romans 1:18-21 — Why have so many fallen so far? Why all the perversion, confusion and chaos in the world? And what might this have to do with thankfulness? As we consider this powerful text of Scripture, we find a timely reminder of the role thanksgiving plays in the Christian life. We are encouraged to be…