Sermons from March 2020
Jesus is King: The King’s Workers
Jesus is King: The King’s Workers. Matthew’s Gospel, chapter 9 verse 35 to chapter 10 verse 15. How to Change the World Praying for Workers (9:35-38) Jesus’ ministry (v. 35) Jesus’ compassion (v. 36) Jesus’ strategy (vv. 37-38) Sending out Workers (10:1-15) What? (v. 1) Who? (vv. 2-4) How? (vv. 5-15) Changing the World – Jesus’ Way
Jesus is King: The King’s Healing Power.
The King’s Healing Power. Matthew’s Gospel, chapter 9, verses 18-34. A desperate father, verses 18 and 19 A desperate woman, verses 20 to 22 A dead daughter, verses 23 to 26 A desperate cry for mercy, verses 27 to 31 A demon-possessed man, verses 33 to 34 The crowd is amazed – “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!” But the religious leaders sneer – “It is by the prince of demons that he drives out demons.” Pastor…
What is the Church? What Does She do?
What is the Church? What Does She do? By Pastor Michael Hunt, President of the Fellowship of Congregational Churches, Australia. Genesis chapter 12, verse 1 to 4, 1 Peter chapter 2, verses 4 to 25.
Jesus is King: The King’s Mission
The King’s Mission. Matthew 9:14-17. An important question from John the Baptist. The Question: Matthew 9:14 “Why don’t your disciples fast?” Pharisees had decreed fasting every Monday and Thursday, rather then the yearly fast at the Day of Atonement. They made sure others knew they were fasting. Jesus said no, keep it secret. The Answer: Matthew 9:15-17 A wedding. No one mourns there. It is a time for rejoicing. Jesus said “I, the bridegroom, am present. It is a time…
Jesus is King: King Jesus, the Soul Doctor
King Jesus, the Soul Doctor. Matthew’s Gospel, chapter 9, verses 9 to 13. Jesus’ Call, Matthew 9:9 As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew. He was sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” Jesus told him. Matthew got up and followed him. Matthew 9:9 “Follow me” – A hated, despised, tax-collector gets up and follows Jesus. In his crucifixion painting Rembrandt paints himself into the narrative. “Me too!” Jesus’ Mission, Matthew 9:10-13 Later Jesus…