Farnham Baptist Church Sermons
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Content with what we do
As the writer of Ecclesiastes reminds us, without God everything we do is ultimately fruitless; meaningless. But with God, we can be content in our work; contentment frees us from the "if only"s; we are where we are to do Gods sovereign will. We should not value ourselves by what we do, because God has already valued us - he paid for us with His Son. Therefore, it's not for others to judge our worth, nor should we judge the worth of others by their job, character or any other attribute. We all have different gifts, roles or functions that we must faithfully use for the good of the whole body of Christ. God has made us as he has, to paly a particular part. We can serve God in all things, and it is He who gives us strength (Col 3:22-24).
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Calling the despised
Some time ago there was a picture in a weekend supplement. It showed a globe and superimposed on the globe were two great world leaders: Messrs Bush and Blair were walking away from the globe with their arms around each other. Across the centre of the globe was a huge sticking plaster with blood oozing from underneath. We often believe that new world leaders will bring about a better world order; they will create wealth and eradicate poverty. Yes, we in the West really think we can build the new Jerusalem, but the truth is that our world still bleeds and all our leaders can offer us is sticking plaster solutions. Here in Matt 8 - 10 we see the arrival of King Jesus and we see what it means for us to live in the light of His arrival. Now let's find out why the pharisees were so offended by Jesus' priority in seeking out sinners, and why religion blinds people to the truth of Christ.
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Testimony of an artistic Minister
Malcolm's personal story of transformation and transition, told through art.
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Death and its solution
Matthew 8 - 10 follows from the Sermon on the Mount where Jesus teaches about the Kingdom. These chapters now teach us about the King. This morning, looking at the first 22 verses of chapter 8, we'll see four things: 1. He lives in the shadow of death 2. He proves His authority 3. He loves the loveless 4. He warns people of the cost of following Him We live in a world that has rejected the life giver and if you reject the life giver then there are consequences... However, Jesus has authority over death and decay. He is the great reverser of death and decay.
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Content with who we are
The first in a new series looking at contentment. The Bible teaches from beginning to end that discontentment is lethal. It leads to greed, jealousy, unfaithfulness. We can end up making idols as we look for contentment in the wrong places - ony Jesus can provide spiritually wholesome contentment that satisfies our hearts.
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The Samaritan woman
The familiar story of Jesus with the Samaritan woman is packed with significance. The route he took with his disciples was not the regular way of getting to Galillee - he "had" to go that way; he was there on purpose. The woman came out to the well on her own, in the hottest part of the day; she was a social outcast. Also, it was culturally unacceptable for Jesus, a man, to be talking to her, a woman - even on on her own! Not only that, but he taught her - something no rabbi would have done. Jesus puts himself out for us, breaks the social rules to reach us, to teach us. And the teaching? That only Jesus can satisfy our spiritual thirst; not sport, money, relationships... only Jesus!
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Idolatry
My aim this evening is to try and get us to both see and feel the sinfulness of sin. Many times we acknowledge in our minds that sin is wrong, but I wonder if we grasp how offensive it is to God - & therefore how angry God is with us. We usually fall on the side of his LOVE and think he would never get cross with us – but just say “Dear, dear, never mind, I forgive you” A friend used to say that God is always bound to forgive – for that’s his job! But is that right?
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Tearfund Sunday talk - water security
Jay Butcher describes the work of Tearfund in Africa, helping secure clean water supplies for villages, and so improve the health, safety and life expectancy of villagers. Security of clean water supply is one of the most serious issues for the developing world, with 1 in 6 people lacking access to clean drinking water.
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Sin enters the world
Gen 1-2 is all about God making the world being. We don’t live there – that’s past. We live in ch 4 where life is real, rough & raw – where there’s birth & life; murder & hatred. In order to know how we’ve arrived at ch 4, we MUST examine ch 3. Gen 3 gives us the reason why the world is as it is. In Gen 3 Everything goes wrong. Humans and all creation are plunged into darkness, as the judgment of God now descends on all things. From everything being good, & humans very good, 1:31, we now see the bad and the ugly.
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We believe in the eternal future
Do you REALLY believe in the eternal future? Try answering these questions... 1. Do you LONG for the return of Christ? 2. Are you demonstrating concern for those who should fear the coming judgement? (how many people have you warned?) 3. How much time so you spend thinking about the eternal future? (e.g. compared with your anticipation of that winter holiday in the sun?). Just think - the current creation, both heaven and earth, will cease to be. There wil be a new creation - a new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness, where God will be present with His people. Why cling to this current pale reflection of the wonderful, perfect new creation that will be our eternal future home?!
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