Sermons

 Good, Jesus is Leaving

John  16:1 – 15

 

For your good?

 

Exclusion and Execution (v1 – 3)

  

Grieving Hearts (v4 – 6)

 

1.         The coming Spirit

1.1             The Spirit will come and convict (v7 – 11)

  

1.2             The Spirit will Guide and Glorify (v12 – 15)

  

The Spirit and our hearts

 

(Preacher: Sam Hemming)

 

Expect to be hated!

John 15:18-27

 

Why Christians should expect to be hated…

      Because we no longer belong               (v18-19)

      Because Jesus is our master                (v20-21)

      Because many hearts are hardened       (v22-24)

      Because it fulfils what God wrote          (v25)

 

And how we should respond?                

By trusting God to do His work             (v26)

By bearing witness to Jesus                 (v27)

By abiding in Jesus                            (15:1-17)

 

(Preacher: Steve Blencowe)

Faithful Friends of Jesus?

John 15:1-17

 

Context: Seven signs and seven “I am” statements   (15:1)

• John writes – so we would believe and have life  (20:30-31) 
• And Jesus prepares His disciples to really live (ch13-17)

To really live, means remaining/abiding in Jesus (15:1-8)

•  bearing much fruit
•  in prayerful dependence on God
•  and bringing glory to God the Father

 

Remaining in Jesus means remaining in His love, as friends  (15:9-16)

• Which will be seen in obedience to Jesus
• in love for one another, and
• in prayerful dependence on God

 

Are you really living? As a faithful and fruitful friend of Jesus?

 

 

Truth for Troubled Hearts (Part 2)

John 14:15-31

  

Okay, now what?

  

1. Not orphaned

 

  

2. Not homeless

   

 

3. Not afraid

 

Love and loved

(Preacher: Sam Hemming

 

Truth for Troubled Hearts (Part 1)

John 14:1-14

 

Jesus is leaving?

 

Truth for troubled hearts 

1.  Place (v1 – 4) 

2.  Path (v5 – 11)

3.  Promise (v12 – 14) 

  

Don’t let your hearts be troubled

 

(Preacher: Sam Hemming)

Church: What are we doing?

Hebrews 10:19-25 & Ephesians 4:11-16

 

As a church we encourage each other to keep living with Jesus as our Lord and Saviour (Hebrews 10)

 

 

And we’re all involved in serving to that end (Ephesians 4)

 

We are a Bible teaching Church that seeks to grow followers of Jesus, as we each: 

grow in knowing Jesus, 

grow in living for Jesus, and 

grow in making Jesus known

 

(Preacher: Steve Blencowe)

 Church: Clear on who we are?

Ephesians 1:15-23

 

We have been made alive in Jesus by responding to the Gospel.

 

We gather around Jesus and His Gospel – as people who belong to Jesus and want to live for Him. 

  

We seek to grow in knowing Jesus, living for Jesus and sharing the Gospel of Jesus. 

 

 (Preacher: Steve Blencowe)

 KPC 20 years later… 

Hebrews 12:18-29

 

The sermon back then…

• Let’s not go chasing Shadows

• The shadow: a church at a mountain (12:18-21)

• The reality: the Church around God in heaven (12:22-24)

• The warning: fear and worship God (12:24-13:1ff)

 

KPC 20 years later!

 

(Preacher: Steve Blencowe)

Christian Hope

1 Thessalonians 4:13 – 5:28

  

There’s no need to worry about Christians who die before Jesus returns (4:13-18) 

 – because v14


– because v15


– because v16-17


– so, encourage each other v18 

 

There’s no need to worry about ‘when’ Jesus will return (5:1-11) 

– you know he IS coming v2-3


 – be ready v4-8


 – you know where you’re heading v9-10 

– so encourage each other v11 

 

Focus on finishing (5:12-28)

 

(Preacher: Steve Blencowe)

Christian Living

1 Thessalonians 4:1-12

You’re walking, keep walking!

How to walk in a way that pleases God?

1. Walk in Holiness (1 – 3a)

1a Walk without lust (3b – 8)

1b Walk with love (9 – 12)

Walking is slow … but God is patient

(Preacher: Sam Hemming)