Embracing this God-Life
Mark 11 to Mark 13. The key elements of discipleship. Prayer – Forgiveness (Mark 11:24) Knowing God and His word (Mark 12:24) Be watchful (Mark 12:38) Keep telling others about Jesus (Mark 13:10)
Sermons by Jean Spencer
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A new teaching, a new calling.
Mark 1 v 16 to Mark 2 v 22. Focus on Jesus calling the disciples to leave their old lives and begin a new life. Illustrated by healings, particularly Simon’s mother-in-law who began to serve after she was healed.
Promise and Purpose.
Galatians 3: 15 – 29. Promise and Purpose. All one in Jesus, all included wherever we are on the journey
Mary Magdalene (cont.)
John 20 v1-18. Mary is mentioned by name 14 times across all four gospels – personal recognition from Jesus and others. It was when she heard her name spoken from the mouth of Jesus that Mary realised it was Him. Power of the personal, spoken word. Her first thought and action after that personal encounter […]
Mary, the mother of Jesus.
Luke 2; John 19 25-27. Mary, the mother of Jesus. Present at Jesus’ first breath and final breath. She pondered the visitors to His birth and then heard the pain of Simeon’s prophecy and Jesus being left at the temple. Her faith was expressed at the first miracle, only to be rejected later along with […]
Little steps of faith.
Joshua 3:1 – 4:24.
Expect the unexpected
Joshua 1: 10-18. Shaped by God.
Where do you fit in?
Luke 1:26 to Luke 2:20. Whilst being in the audience at a Nativity Service can be heart-warming as we experience a cuteness overload of small children retelling the Biblical narrative, that’s far from the reality of how things were when the birth of Jesus was announced. It wasn’t a time when most of the community […]
Divine resources will conquer and purify.
Zechariah Chaps 4 – 6. And so the visions keep coming! In chapter 4 (vision 5) the people of God are encouraged to keep going and rebuild, knowing that they have the resources to do what the Lord was asking of them. Chapter 5 (visions 6 & 7) explains that those who oppose the ways […]
Return and Repent.
Zechariah 1: 1 – 6. The message of Zechariah begins with a warning: “Do not be like your forefathers… they would not listen or pay attention to me, declares the Lord”. (1:4). The people of God were being urged to “Return to me”, realign their vision with the Lord’s will for them. For that to […]