Sermons - St. Luke's, Ramsgate

Lost Sheep (Matthew 18:10-14)

14/9/2020

What key principles of being church do we need to hold onto in this period of change? Why does Jesus talk about the angels of 'the little ones' in heaven? Does the parable of 'the Lost Sheep' in Matthew have the same application as the one in Luke's gospel?

Lost Sheep (Matthew 18:10-14)
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Little Children (Matthew 18:1-9)

6/9/2020

The disciples ask Jesus, "Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?" Jesus's response is radical and paradoxical: he places a little child in their midst and tells them that you have to lower yourself to the level of a little child to be in the Kingdom of Heaven. He then goes on to give some very strong warnings...

Little Children (Matthew 18:1-9) - Sermon Transcript
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Hope and Humility (1 Peter 5:1-14)

30/8/2020

As Peter finishes his letter to the scattered and under pressure small Christian communities, he reminds them of the living hope that they have in the resurrected Christ and calls them to lives of humility, because "God gives grace to the humble."

Hope and Humility (1 Peter 5:1-14) - Sermon Transcript
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Flourishing under Pressure (1 Peter 4:12-19)

24/8/2020

Sometimes as Christians we can face pressure from the world around to give up on our faith. In some places this can even mean death. So, how can we flourish as Christians when faced with such pressure? Peter gives us some great reasons.

Flourishing Under Pressure (1 Peter 4:12-19) - Sermon Transcript
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Living for God (1 Peter 4:1-11)

17/8/2020

As Christians we are called to be finished with sin by being willing to face the ridicule and pressure of those we used to hang around with. This is to live for God.

Yet, God does not leave us alone in the world he gives us a Christian community to embrace.

Living for God (1 Peter 4:1-11) - Sermon Transcript
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Fear God (1 Peter 3:8-22)

10/8/2020

Who or what do you fear? Fear controls and drives our lives in many ways. In the midst of a scary world, Peter encourages us to fear God and shows us what this looks like in practice.

Fear God (1 Peter 3:8-22) - Sermon Transcript
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Submit and Do Good - Part 2 (1 Peter 3:1-7)

3/8/2020

Peter continues to explore how as Christians we are to live among those who have rejected Christ. In this passage he focuses on wives with non-Christian husbands. Once again the model is Christ.

Submit and Do Good - Part 2 (1 Peter 3:1-7)
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Submit and do Good - Part 1 (1 Peter 2:13-25)

27/7/2020

As Christians we have change loyalties and allegiances. We no longer follow the ways of the world, but of Jesus Christ. So, how then are we to relate to a world that has rejected our Lord? In particular, how are we to relate to the authorities and those who are bosses over us?

Submit and do Good - Part 1 (1 Peter 2:13-25)
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A Spiritual House (1 Peter 2:4-12)

20/7/2020

Church has changed in recent months as we have spent months away from the building we are used to meeting in. But, what is the church fundamentally?

In this passage Peter gives a vision for what he thinks the church is.

A Spiritual House (1 Peter 2.4-12) - Sermon Transcript
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Shaped by God (1 Peter 1:13-2:3)

12/7/2020

The shape of our lives has been transformed by the Coronavirus. We behave differently and in some ways even think differently as a result.

In this passage Peter writes that Christians should be shaped by their new relationship with God. Now they have a future hope, are freed from sin and have God as their Father their lifestyle and thinking should be transformed.

Shaped by God (1 Peter 1:13-2:3)
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