Sermons - St. Luke's, Ramsgate

Jesus: Reject or welcome? (Mark 9:30-37)

12/8/2018

Who do we welcome and who do we reject?

In this passage Jesus first of all tells his disciples that he is going to be rejected / betrayed / handed over and is going to be killed. He then tells them that they need to welcome even children!

Why is welcoming insignificant people so important and what has it to do with the cross?

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Jesus: Welcome or Reject? (Mark 9:30-37)
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Jesus: Believe in him (Mark 9:14-29)

5/8/2018

"Why couldn't we do it?" the disciples ask. They had been unable to help a young boy, but Jesus did. Why?

Why is it sometimes God seems to help us in amazing ways, but other times he doesn't? In what way are we to pray?

This passage gives us some helpful insights.

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Jesus: Believe in Him (Mark 9:14-29)
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The Transfiguration: Listen to Christ (Mark 9:2-13)

29/7/2018

In the Transfiguration, three of Jesus's closest disciples are given a glimpse of Jesus's amazing glory. But why? What difference does this glimpse of glory make?

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The Transfiguration: Listen to Christ (Mark 9:2-13) - Paul Worledge
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David and Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11)

22/7/2018

Sometimes even the greatest leaders fall into terrible sin. That shouldn't surprise us for all of us are sinners (Romans 3:23). Yet, we should be careful to avoid these pitfalls.

As we look at this tragic story of David falling into a terrible sin there are lessons for us to learn to help us avoid the same mistakes. We can also see the wonderful way in which God graciously deals with David in the aftermath.

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David and Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11) - Paul Worledge
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David receives God's Promise (2 Samuel 7:1-17)

15/7/2018

David is now king, the land is secure, God's promises to David and Abraham seem to have been fulfilled. Now, David has another idea. Why not build a house for God. Initially, this sounds like a great vision. But God has other ideas!

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David receives God's Promise (2 Samuel 7:1-17) - Paul Worledge
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David shows Mercy (1 Samuel 24)

8/7/2018

How would you treat those who make your life hell? In this story, David has an opportunity to kill Saul, the king who has driven David away from his friends, wife and career.

David, however, acts in a surprising way. He then explains his actions in a way that reveals how David sees things with a godly vision.

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David shows Mercy (1 Samuel 24, Growth Team Sheet)
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David Shows Mercy (1 Samuel 24) - Paul Worledge
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David in Danger (1 Samuel 18-19)

1/7/2018

David has been anointed by Samuel and has defeated by Goliath. He is becoming very popular as again and again he wins victories over Israel's enemies the Philistines.

But, the king, Saul, is jealous and soon wants David dead.

Why is David so successful? What's gone wrong with Saul?

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David in Danger (1 Samuel 18-19, Growth Team Sheet)
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David in Danger (1 Samuel 18-19) - Robin Plant
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David and Goliath (1 Samuel 17)

24/6/2018

David and Goliath is one of the best known stories in the Bible. It is often used as a symbol of a small force winning out over a more powerful and mighty force. The plucky underdog winning the day.

Yet the story has much deeper lessons about faith and insight, which are even more important for us to grasp today.

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David and Goliath (1 Samuel 17 - Growth Team Sheet)
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David is Chosen (1 Samuel 16:1-13)

17/6/2018

This story introduces David to us for the first time. Yet, the focus is on Samuel. By this time he is an old prophet who as a child saw the failure of the High Priest, Eli, and his family and now as an old man the rejection by God of King Saul, the first king of Israel, whom Samuel had anointed.

Now God has one final mission for Samuel, to anoint a new king. It is a dangerous mission, but as ever Samuel is faithful and obedient. Yet, he still has lessons to learn. He needs to know that God judges our heart attitudes, not our outward appearance.

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David is Chosen (1 Samuel 16:1-13, Growth Team Sheet)
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David is Chosen (1 Samuel 16:1-13) - Paul Worledge
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Righteousness through faith (Romans 3:21-31)

10/6/2018

Luther said that this passage is:
"…the chief point and the very central place of the Epistle and the whole Bible."

After spending the first few chapters explain that God's wrath is being revealed (1:18) on everyone because no one will be declared righteous by the works of the law (3:20), Paul says, 'but now...'.

In other words having explained the bad news, this is the heart of the good news that Romans is all about. There is a way of gaining righteousness, but it is from God not us!

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Righteousness through faith (Romasn 3:21-31, Growth Team Sheet)
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Righteousness through faith (Romans 3:21-31) - Gordon Warren
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Righteousness through faith (Romans 3:21-31, Going Deeper) - Paul Worledge
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