St John's Darlinghurst

St John's Darlinghurst
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St John's Darlinghurst

  1. 1d ago

    Healthy Church: The Goal

    Healthy Church: The GoalTitus 1 Series: Healthy Church: Paul's Letter to Titus Preacher: Richard Glover What makes a church good? Or, to use the language of the letter to Titus: What makes a church healthy? In Paul's letter to Titus, we discover what makes a church healthy. A healthy church is one that makes Christians, grows Christians, and helps them to stay Christians. Titus is given the daunting task of establishing healthy churches in the company of gangsters: Crete in the time this letter was written was much like 'Razorhurst'—the nickname affectionately (?!) given to Darlinghurst and Kings Cross in the 1930s and 1940s heyday of organised crime.  What would Titus need to establish healthy churches in a place like that? He must hold fast to the truth, which will bring about renewal in godliness, and issue forth in meaningful speech. And all that makes for a healthy church is applied to a particular sphere of church life: pastoral leadership.  Sermon text: Titus 1

    Healthy Church: The Goal

  2. Nov 1

    Washed: A Sermon on Baptism

    Washed: A Sermon on BaptismRomans 6.1–14; 1 Peter 3.18–22 Preacher: Richard Glover What are we doing when we baptise? What's it about, how does it work, and what does it do?  Baptism is a "visible word" from God to us. It refers to our washing, our clean conscience before God, through the death and resurrection of Jesus. It assures us that we really are clean; it encourages us to persevere in free, holy living; it defines us as a community of welcome; and sends us on mission.  On a Sunday when we witnessed the baptisms of a child and an adult, we take some time to reflect on the gift of baptism.

    Washed: A Sermon on Baptism

  3. Oct 25

    Wisdom from God to Administer Justice (IJM Freedom Sunday)

    Wisdom from God to Administer Justice1 Kings 3.16–28, Luke 4.18–19 IJM Freedom Sunday Preacher: Christian Koelbach Christian Koelback joins us from International Justice Mission to speak about the organisation's work toward ending slavery in Jesus' name.  In this sermon, Christian unpacks the wisdom that God gives to bring his justice into the world.  CONTENT WARNING: In this sermon we hear about IJM's work to eradicate the Online S*xual Exploitation of Children.

    Wisdom from God to Administer Justice (IJM Freedom Sunday)

  4. Oct 11

    Abraham: Faith Tested | Genesis 22.1–19

    Abraham: Faith TestedGenesis 22.1–19 Series: Faith Over Doubt Preacher: Richard Glover 'Some time later, the Lord tested Abraham.'  The story of Abraham offering his son Isaac is an incredibly confronting story. A prominent atheist has asked: 'What kind of morals could one derive from this appalling story?'  It is confronting. But when we understand what's really going on in this test, the story reaches into the luminous depths of who God is, and the breadth and depth of his love for us. For Abraham's aborted offering of his one and only son whom he loves prefigures the actual offering by God of his one and only Son, Jesus Christ.  When we pay close attention to this text, we begin to see that the deepest desires of our hearts can be ours in Christ—but only if we can first offer them up to him. Our journey through the story of Abraham, which we bring to a close with this sermon, teaches us that responding in faith to the demanding call of God is never easy—but it leads to life. To know the God revealed in Abraham's story, and to see him made flesh in Jesus Christ, can be the source of a faith that neither death nor doubt can overcome.  Sermon text: Genesis 22.1–19

    Abraham: Faith Tested | Genesis 22.1–19

  5. Oct 11

    Abraham: Pleading | Genesis 18.16–33

    Abraham: PleadingGenesis 18.16–33 Series: Faith Over Doubt Preacher: Winston Leung Is God good? That's the question Abraham has, and he tests God.  Abraham tests God by boldly pleading with God to put into practice who Abraham believes him to be. As we eavesdrop on Abraham's conversation with God, we learn how to approach the throne of grace with boldness, calling on God to be true to who we know him to be in Christ.  Winston Leung, a member of our evening congregation, opens up the next instalment in the story of Abraham. Sermon text: Genesis 18.16–33

    Abraham: Pleading | Genesis 18.16–33

  6. Oct 4

    Abraham: Learning to Laugh | Genesis 18.1–15, 21.1–7

    Abraham: Learning to LaughGenesis 18 Series: Faith Over Doubt Preacher: Richard Glover When did you last have a good belly-laugh?  In the story so far, both Abraham and Hagar have been addressed by the Lord. Now, it's Sarah's turn. The Lord promises her a son in her old age. When Sarah hears this, she laughs. It's too wonderful to be true.  But God is always faithful to his promise. When Isaac is born, Sarah laughs again—but differently. God's grace transforms her laughter.  Martin Luther wrote: 'You have as much laughter as you have faith.' Our ability to laugh—freely, joyfully, even at ourselves—tracks with our trust and hope in God.  Bible Readings: Genesis 18.1–15, 21.1–7

    Abraham: Learning to Laugh | Genesis 18.1–15, 21.1–7

  7. Sep 27

    Abraham: The Covenant Sign | Genesis 17

    Abraham: The Covenant SignGenesis 17 Series: Faith Over Doubt Preacher: Richard Glover What is the meaning of the strange sign of circumcision? And what meaning could it possibly have for us?  After Sarah and Abraham have tried to take matters into their own hands, forcing God's promise into fulfilment, God reiterates his promises, but declares that human will cannot and will not enact it. Only God, by his own gracious intervention, can fulfil the promise.  Circumcision declares that reality. It's about the dynamic between flesh and spirit; between taking the easy way out, and living in the trust that God will do what he has said.  For the Christian, that means continually cutting off "the flesh" as we seek to live in the power of the Spirit, bearing fruit in him—especially the fruit of self-control.  Bible Readings: Genesis 17; Colossians 2.11–14.

    Abraham: The Covenant Sign | Genesis 17

  8. Sep 20

    Abraham: The God Who Sees | Genesis 16

    Abraham: The God Who SeesGenesis 16 Series: Faith Over Doubt Preacher: Richard Glover Desperate times call for desperate measures.  Sarah and Abraham are desperate. God has promised to make Abraham a great nation—but a decade of living in the so-called "promised land," and Sarah is still unable to conceive. They begin to doubt God's commitment to his promise.  And so they decide to take matters into their own hands. Sarah gives her Egyptian slave-girl Hagar to Abraham as a wife, to see if he can father a child with her.  Doubt gives way to desperation, and it all unravels from there.  Incredibly, we are shown a different way to live: courageously, from faith. And it's through Hagar's experience of God that we learn it.  If you've ever felt small, insignificant, and unseen, then Hagar's testimony is for you. She meets the God who sees her—and you—and in that encounter she finds the courage of faith.  Bible Readings: Genesis 16.

    Abraham: The God Who Sees | Genesis 16
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    St John's Darlinghurst
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
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