Sermons - St. Luke's, Ramsgate

What is God like? (Romans 11:25-36)

2/6/2019

As Paul concludes his discussion as to why so few Jews were accepting the Good News about Jesus he challenges the non-Jews in the Roman church not to think of themselves as better than the Jews. Rather, he reminds them of the God they have come to worship and what he is like.

Sunday, 10:30am

Restoring the Kingdom (Acts 1:1-11)

26/5/2019

Just before Jesus ascends into heaven, the disciples ask him, 'Lord are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?'

The question is no doubt prompted by Jesus's teaching about the Kingdom of God. But when does the Kingdom come? Is it with Jesus's ascension, when he comes again or in between? And what has it to do with Israel?

Sunday 6:30pm, Going Deeper

Rejection and Reconciliation (Romans 11:1-24)

19/5/2019

Paul continues to consider the implications of the rejection of the message of Good News about Jesus Christ by so many of the Jews of his day.

In this passage he makes clear that God has not rejected the Jews in their entirety, there is a 'remnant' who have believed Jesus and there is also hope that as Jews see many Gentiles coming to faith, they will eventually come to believe themselves.

Files to download:

Rejection and Reconciliation (Romans 11:1-24, Growth Team Sheet)
File Size:	292 kb
File Type:	pdf

Sunday 10:30am

Sunday 6:30pm, Going Deeper

Our Call (Romans 9:30-10:21)

12/5/2019

Why doesn't everyone believe the good news? It is a question that Christians struggle with today and it is one that Paul was struggling with in the first century.

For Paul, the issue was particularly acute when it came to the Jews. After all they were God's chosen people.

In chapter 9, he has looked at the question from the perspective of God's sovereignty. Now he looks at it from the perspective of human attitudes and choices.

Files to download:

Our Call (Romans 9:30-10:21, Growth Team Sheet)
File Size:	285 kb
File Type:	pdf

Sunday 10:30am

Sunday 6:30pm - Going Deeper

Remain in Love (John 15:1-17)

4/5/2019

Jesus want us to be fruitful Christians. But what is the secret of achieving this fruitfulness?

In this passage from John, Jesus explains how we need to remain in him to be fruitful for God.

Files to download:

Remain in Love (John 15:1-17, Growth Team Sheet)
File Size:	309 kb
File Type:	pdf

Sunday 10:30am

Sunday 6:30pm - Going Deeper

God's Choice (Romans 9:1-29)

28/4/2019

Why don't people become Christians? This is a big and emotive question. As he wrote Romans, Paul was particularly concerned with the question about why so many of his fellow Jews failed to become Christians.
In Romans 9 he deals with the question in terms of God's choice. If God is in control, why do some put their trust in Jesus, whilst others don't?

Sunday 10:30am

Sunday 6:30pm - Going Deeper

Jesus appears to his disciples (Luke 24:36-49)

21/4/2019

The disciples are beginning to understand that something amazing has happened. Jesus has risen from the dead. But what does that mean? How exactly has he risen? Listen to hear more about this strange, unique and most important of historical events.

Sunday 6:30pm - Going Deeper

The Cross (Luke 23:26-49)

14/4/2019

As Jesus goes to the cross, the people around him react in different ways. But what can we learn from their responses?

Sunday 10:30am

Sunday 6:30pm - Going Deeper

The Wisdom of a Mother (Proverbs 31:1-9)

31/3/2019

Proverbs is a book of wise sayings mainly attributed to a king: King Solomon. However, almost the last words of the book go to a mother of a king, the mother of King Lemuel, a non-Israelite king.

They are indeed, wise words and words that Solomon himself could have done with taking heed of!

Files to download:

The Wisdom of a Mother (Proverbs 31:1-9, Growth Team Sheet)
File Size:	288 kb
File Type:	pdf

The Wisdom of a Mother (Proverbs 31:1-9) - Paul Worledge
File Size:	13260 kb
File Type:	mp3

The Wisdom of a Mother (Proverbs 31:1-9, Going Deeper) - Paul Worledge
File Size:	29642 kb
File Type:	mp3

Suffering and Glory (Romans 8:18-30)

24/3/2019

Suffering is a reality of life to one degree or another even for Christians. So how are Christians to cope with suffering?

This passage from Romans 8 gives us some brilliant ways to see how God helps us in the midst of our sufferings.

Files to download:

Suffering and Glory (Romans 8:18-30, Growth Team Sheet)
File Size:	301 kb
File Type:	pdf

Suffering and Glory (Romans 8:18-30) - Paul Worledge
File Size:	18397 kb
File Type:	mp3

Suffering and Glory (Romans 8:18-30, Going Deeper)
File Size:	30183 kb
File Type:	mp3