Just Hevel
It shocks & soothes
1. The Characters (Eccl. 1:1; 1:12; 12:12)
2. The Core Concept (Eccl. 1:1-11)
3. The Conclusion (Eccl. 12:8-14)
True, but limited.
Preacher: Sam Hemming
Sermons
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Peter Meets Jesus (John 21)
Peter Meets Jesus
John 21
Jesus asks Peter: “Do you love me?”
Consider what Jesus is asking
- in the light of God’s love for the world and Jesus’ love for his ‘sheep’
- and what Jesus has taught his disciples about love
How would YOU answer Jesus?
(Preacher: Steve Blencowe)
Nicodemus Meets Jesus (John 2:23-3:12, 7:45-52, 19:28-42)
Nicodemus meets Jesus…
John 2:23-3:12, 7:45-52, 19:28-42
Is Nicodemus born again?
What would it mean for Nicodemus to be born again?
Are you born again?
(Preacher: Steve Blencowe)
Mary Meets Jesus (John 20:1-18)
Mary Meets Jesus
(John 20:1-18)
looking for one thing but finding something better
Mary Magdalene meets the risen Jesus
1. Mary looks for something
- She sees … (v1 – 2)
- She sees … (v11 – 13)
- She sees … (v14 – 15)
- … but doesn’t believe.
2. Then Mary finds something better.
- He calls her by name (v16)
- Everything changes(v17 – 18)
3. Who are you looking for?
(Preacher: Sam Hemming)
Easter Sunday: Thomas – Do you need to see? (John 20)
Do you need to see?
John 20
We often think we need to see to believe…
But we don’t really need to see to believe (20:20)
What more do YOU need, to recognise Jesus is your Lord and your God?
Dear God,
I am sorry for ignoring the truth about Jesus
Thank you for sending Jesus to die my death and give me life.
Please forgive me and change me to live with Jesus as my Lord and my God.
Amen
(Preacher: Steve Blencowe)
Good Friday: Pilate’s Politics – What is Truth? (John 18)
Pilate’s Politics: What is Truth?
John 18:28-19:16
A bad dream
Pilate’s politics
Jesus: the inconvenient truth
What will you choose?
(Preacher: Sam Hemming)
Learning to Pray? (John 17)
Learning to Pray
John 17
Jesus prays in the hearing of his disciples
He asks God the Father to:
– Glorify His Son v1
– Keep/protect the disciples v11
– Sanctify them v17
– And unite all who will believe v21
What can we learn from Jesus’ prayer?
(Preacher: Steve Blencowe)
Unavoidable Grief. Unstealable Joy. (John 16:16–33)
Unavoidable Grief. Unstealable Joy.
John 16:16–33
(Preacher: Sam Hemming)
Good, Jesus is Leaving (John 16:1 – 15)
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)
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)