Sermons from the Kingsley Church of Christ in Perth, Western Australia. Thumbnails of recent sermon videos are at the top of the page!
Sermon Video
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Lives to Learn from Pt 4: Judas
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The story of Judas Iscariot is one of the saddest and most confronting
in the Bible. It raises all kinds of issues for people, from the simple
historical accuracy of two accounts that at first glance don't add up
(Matthew & Acts), to more complex issues like the question of
whether Judas was merely a pawn in the battle between God and Satan - a
victim of a much larger battle than he was aware of. Ultimately though,
Judas stands as someone who in many ways represents the person we all
can be and the fate we all can share, so it's important to learn from
his story. In grappling with the hopelessness of his situation, we learn
why there is always hope for us... unless we reject the Saviour King we
all need.
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Sunday, March 17, 2013
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Lives to Learn From pt 2: The Holy Spirit
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What
does it mean to receive power from the Holy Spirit? In the first
chapter of Acts we see Jesus preparing His followers for the arrival of
the Holy Spirit, then in chapter 2 He arrives with a bang! How similar
should our experience of the Spirit be to what the first followers of
Christ experienced on the day of Pentecost? We see through Acts 2 a
pattern of the Spirit's work which is repeated throughout the book of
Acts. To understand it, we need to remember what Jesus said in Acts 1:4 -
that the Spirit would come just as Jesus taught. To understand the work
of the Spirit we must remember all that Jesus said about Him. A great place to start is to look at John 14 to 17 which records the instructions Jesus gives His disciples and His prayer to His Father - all of which give great guidance about the work of the Spirit.
We discover that this work can be summarised like this: The Spirit works to draw people closer to God in Christ and to all those who are in Christ. He works through us to help others in that same direction also.
Sometimes we get too distracted on the means the Spirit uses rather than the purpose of His work. We need to diligently apply 1 Thessalonians 5:19-22 which urges us to not quench the Spirit but to test everything and hold on to the good. We must not become overly prescriptive about what God does and does not do beyond what He clearly says in His Word.
We discover that this work can be summarised like this: The Spirit works to draw people closer to God in Christ and to all those who are in Christ. He works through us to help others in that same direction also.
Sometimes we get too distracted on the means the Spirit uses rather than the purpose of His work. We need to diligently apply 1 Thessalonians 5:19-22 which urges us to not quench the Spirit but to test everything and hold on to the good. We must not become overly prescriptive about what God does and does not do beyond what He clearly says in His Word.
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Acts,
Holy Spirit,
Lives to Learn From
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Lives to Learn From pt 1: Jesus
Over the next few months we are going to be looking at some of the people who feature in the story of the early church as recorded in the book of Acts. There are so many great lessons to learn from what God did in and through many of these people and many parallels with our own lives as we look at how different people responded to God.
The book of Acts begins by talking about Jesus, so it's natural to start our journey with Him. In this message we look at the way Acts 1 describes Jesus as the One who sends His followers into the world to be His witnesses. We do not go alone, however. He gives us power through His Spirit within; and we know that God is always at work around us. Where is God at work around you and how is His Spirit preparing and calling you to be involved in that work of bringing people to fullness of life in Jesus?
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Acts,
Lives to Learn From
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