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Listen to some great sermons series, based on Bible books, originally presented at Narrabri Anglican Church.

  1. 6 HR AGO

    God keeps His promises - Genesis

    The bible is full of God making promises and fulfilling them. Genesis 46 and 47 is a key example of God demonstrating His faithfulness and keeping His promises. Knowing these promises first is really helpful!

    30 min

  2. 3 NOV

    How Do We Respond to Guilt and Sin? - Genesis

    At last we reach the pinnacle of the Joseph-Judah narrative, and perhaps the climax of Genesis as a whole! The dysfunctional nature of Jacob’s family we saw two weeks ago is coming to a head. The Brothers are faced with one final test. Benjamin is found in possession of “stolen” silver. Will they abandon their half-brother Benjamin as they did Joseph all those long years ago? More importantly, how will they respond to Joseph’s accusation “what is this you have done?”. Will they shift the blame… deny the accusations… or rationalise their actions.? Will they, like so many before them, dodge the question? The confrontation of the uncovering of guilt and sin has two paths. One of denial, blame shifting and mitigating. This path only leads to fractured and damaged relationships. The other, more difficult, path opens the possibility for repentance, forgiveness and reconciliation. We see this played out between Joseph and his brothers but also on a much larger scale between humans and God.

    33 min

  3. 27 OCT

    Calvin and Calvinism - Miscellaneous

    Today is Reformation Sunday – the day we remember when the great truths of God’s word – salvation by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, revealed in Scripture alone – were rediscovered during a period called the Reformation. Attributed to the work of Martin Luther, the Reformation began with him, but was often solidified and cemented by the second generation of reformers, men like John Calvin. Calvin is often connected, and often in a pejorative way, with Calvinism, his great writing called ‘The Institutes’, and the straw-man theology that is often mis-labelled ‘predestination’. But, at the heart of Calvin’s life work is the ‘glory of God’ – the unavoidable and eternal significance of God for all life and truth and reality, revealed in Jesus Christ and spoken in God’s word. For Calvin, this was the heart of all things.

    31 min

  4. 20 OCT

    Dealing with Dysfunction - Genesis

    Genesis recounts three great truths: how this world began, how this world was broken, and how this world will be fixed. At the heart of each truth is God. And at the heart of what God does is His commitment to His image-bearers. Throughout Genesis, God is unavoidably and unmistakably in charge. His actions to restore His creation are by His initiative (grace), received by trusting in what He does (faith), and completely undeserved by humanity (there is grace again). Committing through the family of Abraham, in covenant (a binding agreement between two parties), God commits to each subsequent generation to restore His world – His people, in His place, under His rule by His word. None of Abraham’s family – or Isaac’s – or Jacob’s – recommend themselves. And yet, as we reach Joseph, in Egypt, God displays (yet again) that His initiative brings repentance and restoration. This news never gets old!

    31 min

  5. 13 OCT

    O God, do not keep silent - Psalm

    We all love an against-the-odds victory, don’t we. Whether its Agincourt where 6,000 English longbowmen completely routed 30,000 French infantry and cavalry. Or Rorke’s Drift where 150 British troops defended a farmhouse and wounded British soldiers against 4,000 Zulu warriors—11 Victoria Crosses were awarded that day. And a small group of Hussite peasants held off an army of 150,000 Crusaders who had laid siege to the city of Prague. All they had were sharpened tools but they repelled attacks for two days allowing a relief force to come to their aid. Of course, we are more familiar with the likes of Joshua at Jericho bringing down walls with God’s power, and Gideon with clay jars and loud shouts causing a much greater army to be thrown into confusion. Time and again in the Old Testament we see God winning battles for His chosen people. Unlikely, unbelievable, miraculous victories. But of course, the greatest ever against-the-odds victory was won by God through His son Jesus. He defeated sin by dying on the cross and defeated death by rising from the grave. It doesn’t matter who or what surrounds us we can be confident that we are secure in Christ.

    11 min

  6. 6 OCT

    Forgetfulness - The Slow Drift - Psalm

    Like a swimmer slowly drifting away from shore or a car ever so slightly moving away from the centre, if our lives are not centred on God and His word, we too are at risk of drifting away. Psalm 78 is a song from the heart of Aseph. It’s a call to remember all that God has done for His people. How, even though (and in spite of!) His people’s constant wandering away from Him, He faithfully cares for and provides for them. Ultimately we see this provision in King Jesus. Who “being compassionate, atoned for our iniquity” on the cross. The lesson we receive from Psalm 78 is not merely a history lesson, but a discipleship model. Aseph envisions that those who fear God will draw deep from the well of His word, and pass off the wondrous acts of the LORD to future generations “so that they would set their hope in God”.

    30 min

  7. 29 SEPT

    What are You Waiting For? - Revelation

    Revelation has been a wild ride! The letters to the seven churches, the glimpse of heaven now, the cycles of the outpouring of judgement, the fall of Babylon, the fall of the Dragon. Now we reach the end, the consummation of all things. And what a glorious picture it is. God dwelling with His people, making all things new. The people of God worshiping God forever. The words of this book have been passed from the true and faithful witness to His witnesses in this earth as they wait and prepare. How will you let these words shape and guide you as you wait and prepare?

    29 min

  8. 22 SEPT

    Where you Feast depends on Who you Know - Revelation

    We come to a section of Revelation that has caused immense debate and discussion and division (Rev 20:1-6). It is a striking fact because it immediately places a huge weight on six verses that deal with something mentioned nowhere else in the Bible, as well as throw out the consistent way we have handled Revelation so far (remember apocalyptic imagery?). As people get entranced and distracted by Revelation 20:1-6 and the question of ‘chiliasm’, they forget the clarity around this section: there will be a judgement day, and how are we preparing for that day? From another perspective, there are two feasts to which all humans are invited, and the key is how they deal with Jesus – will you be at the feast as an ‘eater’ or as the ‘eaten’?

    33 min
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Listen to some great sermons series, based on Bible books, originally presented at Narrabri Anglican Church.

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  • Creator
    Narrabri Anglican Church
  • Years Active
    2011 - 2024
  • Episodes
    22
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Narrabri Anglican Church 2024
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