Sermon archive

Date Title Speaker Passage
Series Title: "Let God be God"
18 September 2011 God’s promise won’t fail Simon Dowdy Romans 11:1-36
11 September 2011 God’s word won’t fail Simon Dowdy Romans 9:30-10:21
4 September 2011 God’s purposes won’t fail Simon Dowdy Romans 9:1-29
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Series Title: "When God steps in…"
28 August 2011 …to establish His purposes Nicholas Winther 1 Samuel 7:2-17
21 August 2011 …to bring honour to His name John Rees 1 Samuel 4:1-7:1
14 August 2011 …to bring revival Marcus Evans 1 Samuel 3:1-4:1
7 August 2011 …to turn a nation around Richard Proctor 1 Samuel 2:11-36
31 July 2011 …to bring down and raise up Adrian Butler 1 Samuel 1:1-2:10
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Series Title: "A Church fit for Purpose", cont.
24 July 2011 (16) Life with suffering, life with confidence Simon Dowdy Romans 8:31-39
17 July 2011 (15) Life with frustration, life with hope Simon Dowdy Romans 8:17-30
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10 July 2011 (14) Life with the Spirit, life with purpose Simon Dowdy Romans 8:1-17
Series Title: "Come follow me"
3 July 2011 Ruling the kingdom and being like a slave Mark Fossey Mark 10:32-52
26 June 2011 Entering the kingdom and losing the world Mark Fossey Mark 10:17-31
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19 June 2011 Receiving the kingdom and being like a child Mark Fossey Mark 9:30-50
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12 June 2011 What on earth is God doing? Simon Dowdy Luke 13:1-5
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5 June 2011 Seeing the kingdom come in power Mark Fossey Mark 9:2-29

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29 May 2011 Gaining the kingdom and losing your life Mark Fossey Mark 8:22-9:1

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Series Title: "A Church fit for Purpose", cont.
22 May 2011 A new battle Simon Dowdy Romans 7:6-25

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15 May 2011 A new master Simon Dowdy Romans 6:15-7:6

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8 May 2011 A new freedom Simon Dowdy Romans 6:1-14

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1 May 2011 A new identity Simon Dowdy Romans 5:12-21

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Series Title: "Grave Matters"
24 April 2011 Evidence for life after death (2) Mark Fossey John 20:19-31

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17 April 2011 Why everyone needs Jesus David Cook Esther 1:1-12
10 April 2011 Evidence for life after death (1) Mark Fossey John 20:12-19

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Series Title: "A Church fit for Purpose", cont.
3 April 2011 (9) Being certain of the future Simon Dowdy Romans 5:1-11

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27 March 2011 (8) What faith is – and isn’t  (2) Simon Dowdy Romans 4:13-25

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20 March 2011 (7) What faith is – and isn’t  (1) Simon Dowdy Romans 3:27-4:12

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13 March 2011 (6) Why Jesus died Simon Dowdy Romans 3:21-26

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Guest Event: Naked God – Two talks uncovering the truth about God
8 March 2011 "Your Money or Your Life" Martin Ayres Luke 19:1-10
6 March 2011 "Big News for Busy People" Martin Ayres Luke 14:15-24

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Series Title: "A Church fit for Purpose"
27 February 2011 (5) Why everyone needs Jesus Simon Dowdy Romans 3:9-20

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20 February 2011 (4) Why religion is so dangerous Simon Dowdy Romans 2:17-3:8

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13 February 2011 (3) Why morality isn’t enough Simon Dowdy Romans 2:1-16

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6 February 2011 (2) Why God is right to judge Simon Dowdy Romans 1:18-32

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30 January 2011 (1) A message for the global village Simon Dowdy Romans 1:1-17

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Series Title: "It’s Good to Talk"
23 January 2011 Persistence and power in prayer Mark Fossey Luke 18:1-8

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16 January 2011 The sovereignty of God and prayer Mark Fossey Luke 11:1-13
9 January 2011 Thanksgiving and praise in prayer Mark Fossey Ephesians 1:3-14 (a clip from YouTube is played at the start of this talk.  It is called "That’s my King! Do You Know Him?")
2 January 2011 How to Pray Mark Fossey Matthew 6:5-15
Christmas 2010 at Grace Church
25 December 2010 All age Christmas service Mark Fossey Matthew 1:18-25
24 December 2010 Christingle Service (4pm) Mark Fossey No recording
19 December 2010 Carol Service Simon Dowdy Luke 2:1-20
12 December 2010 All Age Carol Service Mark Fossey Matthew 1:18-25
Series Title: "A Future to Live for"
7 December 2010 The God who will be victorious Simon Dowdy Zechariah 14
5 December 2010 The God who will be gracious Simon Dowdy Zechariah 12-13

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28 November 2010 The God who will gather his people Simon Dowdy Zechariah 10-11

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21 November 2010 The God who will come Simon Dowdy Zechariah 9:1-11:3

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Series Title: "Feed the World"
14 November 2010 The sovereignty of God and election Mark Fossey Genesis 49

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7 November 2010 The sovereignty of God and providence Mark Fossey Genesis 44

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31 October 2010 There are only Mockers and Praisers Christopher Ash Psalm 150
24 October 2010 The sovereignty of God and suffering Mark Fossey Genesis 40-41
17 October 2010 The sovereignty of God and temptation Mark Fossey Genesis 39
10 October 2010 The sovereignty of God and persecution Mark Fossey Genesis 37
Series Title: "A Future to Live for"
3 October 2010 What is Love? C J Davis 1 John 4:7-12
26 September 2010 The God who promises Simon Dowdy Zechariah 7-8
19 September 2010 The God who builds Simon Dowdy Zechariah 4-6
12 September 2010 The God who cleanses Simon Dowdy Zechariah 3
5 September 2010 The God who sees Simon Dowdy Zechariah 1-2
Series Title: "Face to face with Jesus"
29 August 2010 Making a decision Mark Fossey Mark 8:11-30
22 August 2010 Whom Jesus came for John Rees Mark 7:24-8:10
15 August 2010 The reason Jesus came (2) Richard Proctor Mark 7:1-23
8 August 2010 The reason Jesus came (1) Adrian Butler Mark 6:30-56 *
1 August 2010 Tragic indecision John Rees Mark 6:14-29
25 July 2010 Costly decision Nat Charles Mark 6:1-13
18 July 2010 Walking humbly Nick Hiscocks Matthew 18:1-14
11 July 2010 Winning the fight against sin Alan Wenham Galatians 5:16-25
Series Title: "Choose life…"
4 July 2010 (8) … by holding to the future Mark Jackson Deuteronomy 31-34
27 June 2010 (7) … by holding fast to God Mark Jackson Deuteronomy 29-30
20 June 2010 (6) … by heeding God’s blessings and curses Mark Jackson Deuteronomy 28
13 June 2010 (5) … by obeying God’s laws Mark Jackson Deuteronomy 12-26 & Matthew 5:17-30
6 June 2010 (4) … by considering God’s discipline Mark Jackson Deuteronomy 8-11
30 May 2010 (3) … by loving God wholeheartedly Mark Jackson Deuteronomy 5-7 (not currently available)
23 May 2010 (2) … by following the one true God Mark Jackson Deuteronomy 4
16 May 2010 (1) … by learning from the past Mark Jackson Deuteronomy 1-3
Series Title: "Working in Partnership" (cont.)
9 May 2010 (9) Standing firm – single-minded Simon Dowdy Philippians 4:10-23
2 May 2010 (8) Standing firm – undistracted Simon Dowdy Philippians 4:2-9
25 April 2010 (7) Keeping Going with Jesus Simon Dowdy Philippians 3:12-4:1
18 April 2010 (6) The Supreme Value of Jesus Simon Dowdy Philippians 3:1-11
Series Title: "Why the Resurrection matters"
11 April 2010 The Resurrection of Christians Mark Jackson Mark 16:1-8,

1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:11

4 April 2010 Encountering the risen Jesus today Simon Dowdy Luke 24:13-35
Series Title: "A Passion for Life"
28 March 2010 Guest Service: Real life: Life at its best Jonathan Fletcher John 10:1-18
26 March 2010 Real life: Life beyond death Andrew Sach John 11:38-44
23 March 2010 Real life: Jesus’ costly offer Andrew Sach John 3:10-21
21 March 2010 Does God really raise the dead? Mark Jackson John 11:17-25,

1 Corinthians 15:3-11
19 March 2010 Real truth / real life: What God offers the world Hilary Mackay John 10:10
Series Title: "Assured by God"
14 March 2010 Assured by God, the Spirit Mark Jackson Ephesians 1:11-14
7 March 2010 Assured by God, the Son Mark Jackson Ephesians 1:7-10
28 February 2010 Assured by God, the Father Mark Jackson Ephesians 1:3-6
Series Title: "Working in Partnership"
21 February 2010 Living for the Hero – All age guest service Mark Jackson Mark 10:17-27
14 February 2010 The Spiritual Battle Ian Gilmour Ephesians 6:10-24
7 February 2010 (5) Model Partners Simon Dowdy Philippians 2:19-30
31 January 2010 (4) The Mindset of Partnership Simon Dowdy Philippians 2:5-18
24 January 2010 (3) A Corporate Partnership Simon Dowdy Philippians 1:27-2:4
17 January 2010 (2) A Single Minded Partnership Simon Dowdy Philippians 1:12-26
10 January 2010 (1) An Assumed Partnership Simon Dowdy Philippians 1:1-11
Series Title: "True Religion"
3 January 2010 Genuine about the world Nat Charles James 4:1-17
27 December 2009 Genuine about faith Nat Charles James 2:14-26
Series Title: "Christmas 2009 at Grace Church"
25 December 2009 All age Christmas service Simon Dowdy Luke 2:25-35
24 December 2009 Christingle service Mark Jackson Various
20 December 2009 Carol service Simon Dowdy 2 Timothy 2:9-10
13 December 2009 All age carol service Mark Jackson Luke 2:8-14
Series Title: "Enduring to the end"
6 December 2009 Living to please God Simon Dowdy Hebrews 13:1-25
29 November 2009 Making the right choice Simon Dowdy Hebrews 12:18-29
22 November 2009 No pain no gain Simon Dowdy Proverbs 3:1-12, Hebrews 12:5-17
15 November 2009 Ready for the long haul Simon Dowdy Hebrews 12:1-4
Series Title: "Your Mission in life"
8 November 2009 Rejecting Jesus’ Mission – Part 2 Nat Charles Matthew 12:22-50
1 November 2009 Rejecting Jesus’ Mission – Part 1 Mark Jackson Matthew 12:1-21
25 October 2009 Results of Mission Mark Jackson Matthew 11:1-30
18 October 2009 Obstacles to MIssion Mark Jackson Matthew 10:16-42
11 October 2009 Following Jesus’ Mission Mark Jackson Matthew 9:35-10:15
Series Title: "Faith in the real world"
4 October 2009 The Kingdom that lasts forever Alan Purser Mark 1:14-20
27 September 2009 Faith in every circumstance Simon Dowdy Hebrews 11:29-40
20 September 2009 Faith in God and his people Simon Dowdy Hebrews 11:23-28
13 September 2009 Faith in the future Simon Dowdy Hebrews 11:8-22
6 September 2009 Faith in what is unseen Simon Dowdy Hebrews 11:1-7
Series Title: "The controversial Jesus"
30 August 2009 The controversial insight of Jesus Nick Winther Mark 12:35-44
23 August 2009 The controversial teaching of Jesus Bruce Gardiner Mark 12:28-34
16 August 2009 The controversial demands of Jesus John Rees Mark 12:13-27
9 August 2009 The controversial significance of Jesus Nat Charles Mark 11:27-12:12
2 August 2009 The controversial authority of Jesus Rob Gifford Mark 11:12-25
26 July 2009 The controversial claims of Jesus Richard Proctor Mark 11:1-11
Series Title: "Will the real God please stand up?"
19 July 2009 (6) Job and the normal Christian life Simon Dowdy Job 42:7-17
12 July 2009 (5) The God who is God Simon Dowdy Job 38:1-42:6

Sorry, no recording
5 July 2009 (4) Is God for me or against me? Simon Dowdy Job 19
28 June 2009 (3) With friends like these… Simon Dowdy Job 4-27
21 June 2009 (2) When death feels better than life Simon Dowdy Job 2:11-3:26

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14 June 2009 (1) What sort of world do we live in? Simon Dowdy Job 1:1-2:10
Series Title: "Where is God…?"
7 June 2009 (4) … at work in this world? Mark Jackson Esther 8-10
31 May 2009 (3) … in times of injustice? Mark Jackson Esther 5-7
24 May 2009 (2) … when trouble looms? Mark Jackson Esther 3-4
17 May 2009 (1) … when it feels like he’s not there? Mark Jackson Esther 1-2
Series Title: "Why Jesus matters"
10 May 2009 (12) The confident Christian Life Nat Charles Hebrews 10:19-39
3 May 2009 (11) A finished work Simon Dowdy Hebrews 10:1-18

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26 April 2009 (10) A sufficient sacrifice Simon Dowdy Hebrews 9
19 April 2009 (9) A new covenant Simon Dowdy Hebrews 8
12 April 2009 (8) A royal priest Simon Dowdy Hebrews 7
Series Title: "Why Easter matters"
5 April 2009 The God of relationship Nat Charles Exodus 19:1-6
29 March 2009 The God of rescue Nat Charles Exodus 12:1-28
Guest Event: "Questions of life"
10 March 2009 How bad is too bad for God? William Taylor John 3:16
8 March 2009 How good is good enough for God? William Taylor John 3:1-16
Series Title: "Why Jesus matters"
22 March 2009 (7) A serious warning Simon Dowdy Hebrews 5:11-6:20
15 March 2009 (6) A sympathetic high priest Simon Dowdy Hebrews 4:14-5:10
1 March 2009 (5) A generous invitation Simon Dowdy Hebrews 4:1-13
22 February 2009 (4) Don’t harden your hearts Simon Dowdy Psalm 95, Hebrews 3:1-19
15 February 2009 (3) A new humanity Simon Dowdy Psalm 8, Hebrews 2:5-18
8 February 2009 (2) Pay close attention Simon Dowdy Psalm 2, Hebrews 1:5-2:4
1 February 2009 (1) The God who speaks Simon Dowdy Hebrews 1-2:4
Series Title: "Real faith"
25 January 2009 Giving Sunday Mark Jackson 2 Corinthians 9:10-16
18 January 2009 Faith in Jesus’ future Mark Jackson Matthew 9:18-34
11 January 2009 Faith and following Jesus Mark Jackson Matthew 8:18-22, 9:9-17
4 January 2009 Faith in Jesus’ authority Mark Jackson Matthew 8:23-9:8
28 December 2008 Faith in Jesus’ power Nat Charles Matthew 8:1-17
Christmas 2008 at Grace Church
25 December 2008 All Age Christmas Service Simon Dowdy No recording
24 December 2008 Christingle Service Mark Jackson No recording
21 December 2008 Carol Service Simon Dowdy John 1:1-18
14 December 2008 All Age Carol Service Mark Jackson Isaiah 9:6-7 & Matthew 2:1-12
Series Title: "God, sex and marriage"
7 December 2008 The danger of families Simon Dowdy Luke 14:25-35
30 November 2008 Sex at the heart of marriage Simon Dowdy 1 Corinthians 6:12-7:5
23 November 2008 Marriage with a pattern Simon Dowdy Ephesians 1:15-23, 5:22-33
16 November 2008 Marriage for a purpose Simon Dowdy Genesis 1:26-31, 2:18-25, Matthew 19:1-9
Series Title: "Visions from Heaven"
9 November 2008 A vision of heaven Nat Charles Revelation 7
2 November 2008 A vision of judgement Mark Jackson Revelation 6
26 October 2008 A vision of the redeemer God Mark Jackson Revelation 5
19 October 2008 A vision of the ruling God Mark Jackson Revelation 4
12 October 2008 A vision of Jesus and His church Mark Jackson Revelation 1-3
Guest Event: "Love’s last appeal"
5 October2008 Love’s last appeal Jonathan Fletcher Matthew 21:33-44
Talks from the Church Family Day Away – “What is an Evangelical?”
21 September 2008 What is an evangelical? Alan Purser Romans 1:1-17
20 September 2008 The origins and importance of Crosslinks Alan Purser Talk 3
20 September 2008 Bible people and Gospel people Alan Purser Talk 2

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20 September 2008 On being an Evangelical Alan Purser Talk 1

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Series Title: "Letting God be God"
28 September2008 (4) Grace despised Simon Dowdy Jonah 4
14 September2008 (3) The compassionate God Simon Dowdy Jonah 3
7 September2008 (2) Grace abounding Simon Dowdy Jonah 2
31 August 2008 (1) The sovereign God Simon Dowdy Jonah 1
Series Title: "Guard the Gospel… "
24 August 2008 (6) … by preaching the word John Rees 2 Timothy 4:1-22
17 August 2008 (5) … through godly living Dan Gilbert 2 Timothy 3:1-17
10 August 2008 (4) … by refuting error Nick Winther 2 Timothy 2:14-26
3 August 2008 (3) … by suffering for it Adrian Butler 2 Timothy 2:1-13
27 July 2008 (2) …by following Paul’s example Nat Charles 2 Timothy 1:9-18
20 July 2008 (1) …in God’s power Nat Charles 2 Timothy 1:1-8
Series Title: "What’s life all about?"
13 July 2008 (4) The end of the matter Simon Dowdy Ecclesiastes 11:9-12:14
6 July 2008 (3) Wisdom and folly Simon Dowdy Ecclesiastes 8:10-9:16
29 June 2008 (2) Meaningless or Meaningful? (2) Simon Dowdy Ecclesiastes 2
22 June 2008 (1) Meaningless or Meaningful? Simon Dowdy Ecclesiastes 1
Series Title: "Life in Christ"
15 June 2008 (4) Standing firm in Christ Mark Jackson Ephesians 6:10-20
8 June 2008 (3) Resurrection power in Christ Mark Jackson Colossians 1:1-14; Handout
1 June 2008 (2) Dead to sin in Christ Mark Jackson Romans 6
25 May 2008 (1) No condemnation in Christ Mark Jackson 2 Corinthians 5:17-21, Romans 8:1; Handout
Series Title: "The death of death"
18 May 2008 (8) The year of the fool Dick Lucas Psalm 14 *
11 May 2008 (7) Belief and unbelief Simon Dowdy John 12:37-50
4 May 2008 (6) Judgement and life Simon Dowdy John 12:27-36
27 April 2008 (5) Life for the world Simon Dowdy John 12:12-26
20 April 2008 (4) The life of gratitude Simon Dowdy John 11:55-12:11
13 April 2008 (3) The means of life Simon Dowdy John 11:45-54
6 April 2008 (2) Life – for certain Simon Dowdy John 11:17-44
30 March 2008 (1) Life now – and then Simon Dowdy John 11:1-27
Series Title: “Who gets to heaven?"
23 March 2008 Easter Sunday service Mark Jackson 1 Corinthians 15
21 March 2008 Good Friday Joint service with Grove Chapel Simon Dowdy  
16 March 2008 (3) All the evidence you’ll ever need Simon Dowdy Luke 16:19-31
11 March 2008 (2) Why good people don’t get to heaven Simon Dowdy Luke 18:9-14
9 March 2008 (1) An offer you can refuse Simon Dowdy Luke 14:15-24
Series Title: “The Loving-kindness of God"
2 March 2008 (4) Kindness towards all peoples Mark Jackson Ruth 4
24 February2008 (3) Kindness through a redeemer Mark Jackson Ruth 3
17 February2008 (2) Kindness under the wings of God Mark Jackson Ruth 2
10 February 2008 (1) Kindness and the hand of God Mark Jackson Ruth 1 *
Series Title: “Transforming Grace"
3 February2008 (4) Dealing with Doubt Mark Johnson 2 Timothy 3:10-17
27 January 2008 (3) Transforming church discipline Simon Dowdy 1 Corinthians 5:1-13
20 January 2008 (2) Transforming our wealth Simon Dowdy 1 Timothy 6:6-19
13 January 2008 (1) Transforming our spending Simon Dowdy Luke 16:1-15
Series Title: “Christmas Revisited"
6 January 2008 (5) The one to follow Mark Jackson Matthew 4:1-25
30 December 2007 (4) Prepare the way! Mark Jackson Matthew 3:1-17
25 December 2007 All Age Christmas Service Mark Jackson Matthew 1:18-25
23 December 2007 (3) Spoken by the prophets Simon Dowdy Matthew 2:1-12
16 December 2007 (2) The real meaning of Christmas

(Carol Service)
Simon Dowdy Isaiah 9:2-7, Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 2:8-20, John 1:1-18
9 December 2007 All Age Carol Service Mark Jackson Isaiah 9:6-7 & Luke 2:8-14
2 December 2007 (1) Meet the ancestors Simon Dowdy Matthew 1:1-17
Series Title: “The Scandalous Christ”
25 November 2007 (6) The good shepherd Simon Dowdy John 10:1-21 *
18 November 2007 (5) The scandal of religious knowledge Simon Dowdy John 9:1-41
11 November 2007 (4) The scandal of true freedom Mark Jackson John 8:31-59
4 November 2007 (3) The scandal of human nature Mark Jackson John 8:12-30
28 October 2007 (2) The scandal of Jesus’ identity Mark Jackson John 7:25-52
21 October 2007 (1) The scandal of Jesus’ teaching Mark Jackson John 7:1-24
Series Title: “Real Food, Real Life”
14 October 2007 (3) Belief and unbelief Simon Dowdy John 6:60-71
7 October 2007 (2) The bread of life Simon Dowdy John 6:41-59
30 September 2007 (1) Food that lasts Simon Dowdy John 6:1-40
Series Title: “Equal With God”
23 September 2007 (4) For Christ’s sake Ian Gilmour Philippians 3:1-11
16 September 2007 (3) A God given witness Simon Dowdy John 5:30-47
9 September 2007 (2) Equal with God Simon Dowdy John 5:19-29
2 September 2007 (1) ‘A God given work’ Simon Dowdy John 5:1-23
Series Title: “Songs in the Night”
26 August 2007 (5) Suffering Nick Winther Psalm 102
19 August 2007 (4) Doubt John Rees Psalm 73
12 August 2007 (3) Anxiety Bruce Gardiner Psalm 55
5 August 2007 (2) Guilt Nat Charles Psalm 51
29 July 2007 (1) Depression Dan Gilbert Psalms 42 and 43
Series Title: “No more religion!”
22 July 2007 (3) A new assurance Simon Dowdy John 4.43-54 *
15 July 2007 (2) A new focus Simon Dowdy John 4.27-42
8 July 2007 (1) A new reality Simon Dowdy John 4:1-26
Series Title: “The Spirit-FIlled Life”
1 July 2007 (4) The Spirit of Mission Simon Dowdy John 20:19-23
24 June 2007 One Lord, One Love Christopher Ash Deuteronomy 6:4-5
17 June 2007 (3) The Spirit of conviction Simon Dowdy John 16:1-11
10 June 2007 (2) The Spirit of truth Simon Dowdy John 14:25-31, 16:12-15
3 June 2007 (1) The Spirit of Jesus Simon Dowdy John 14.15-24
Series Title: “Sibling Rivalry”
27 May 2007 (4) Putting the world to rights Mark Jackson Obadiah vv.17-21
20 May 2007 (3) A day to remember and a day to forget
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Obadiah vv.10-16
13 May 2007 (2) The end is nigh Mark Jackson Obadiah vv.5-9
6 May 2007 (1) Pride comes before a fall Mark Jackson Obadiah vv.1-4
Series Title: “God made known”
29 April 2007 (8) New Certainty Simon Dowdy John 3:22-36
22 April 2007 (7) New Reality Simon Dowdy John 3:16-21
15 April 2007 (6) New Life Simon Dowdy John 3:9-16
8 April 2007 (5) New Birth Simon Dowdy John 3:1-8 (not currently available)
1 April 2007 (4) The authority of Jesus Mark Jackson John 2:12-25
25 March 2007 (3) Jesus – fulfilment of the OT promise Mark Jackson John 2:1-11
18 March 2007 (2) The promise of Jesus Mark Jackson John 1:19-51
11 March 2007 (1) In the beginning Mark Jackson John 1:1-18
Series Title: “How can I be a Christian when…”
4 March 2007 …life’s just fine as it is? Simon Dowdy Luke 12:13-21
27 February 2007 …religion is the cause of so much evil? Simon Dowdy John 10:7-17
25 February 2007 …there are so many different religions? Simon Dowdy Mark 2:1-12
18 February 2007 “God speaks through Jesus” Simon Dowdy Hebrews 1:1-2.4
Series Title: “Confidence – or Arrogance?”
11 February 2007 (6) About the Christian life Simon Dowdy 2 Peter 3.11-18
4 February 2007 (5) About Jesus’ return Simon Dowdy 2 Peter 3.1-10
28 January 2007 (4) About false teaching (ii) Simon Dowdy 2 Peter 2:10-22
21 January 2007 (3) About false teaching (i) Simon Dowdy 2 Peter 2:1-10a
14 January 2007 (2) About the Bible Simon Dowdy 2 Peter 1:12-21
7 January 2007 (1) About ourselves Simon Dowdy 2 Peter 1:1-11
31 December 2006 “An Urgent Reminder” Simon Dowdy Mark 12:1-23 *
Series Title: “Follow my leader” (continued)
24 December 2006 (10) “Whom will you serve?” Mark Jackson Joshua 24
Christmas 2006 at Grace Church
17 December 2006 Christmas Carol Service Simon Dowdy Colossians 1:15-23
10 December 2006 All Age Carol Service Mark Jackson Galatians 4:3-7

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Series Title: “Follow my leader” (continued)
3 December 2006 (9) “Follow in single-minded devotion” Simon Dowdy Joshua 23:1-16
26 November 2006 (8) “Follow in concern for others” Simon Dowdy Joshua 22:1-34
19 November 2006 (7) “Follow in faithfulness” Simon Dowdy Joshua 13:1-21:45
12 November 2006 (6) “Follow without compromise” Simon Dowdy Joshua 9:1-12:24
5 November 2006 “Invest in the Future – Yours! “ William Taylor Matthew 8:1-17
Series Title: “Living in hope”
29 October 2006 (3) “Don’t be idle” Mark Jackson 2 Thessalonians 3
22 October 2006 (2) “Don’t be deceived” Mark Jackson 2 Thessalonians 2
15 October 2006 (1) “Don’t give up” Mark Jackson 2 Thessalonians 1
Series Title: “Follow my leader” (continued)
8 October 2006 (5) “The God who burns” Simon Dowdy Joshua 7-8
Talks from the Church Family Weekend Away – “Things the church cannot afford to lose”
30 September 2006 (1) “Her Future Hope” Philip Sudell Philippians 3:7-4:1
30 September 2006 (2) “A Willingness to Suffer” Philip Sudell 1 Peter 2:13-25
1 October 2006 (3) “Risk Takers” Philip Sudell Esther 4:1-5:3
1 October 2006 (4) “Perseverance” Philip Sudell Hebrews 10:19-25
Series Title: “Follow my leader”
24 September 2006 (4) “The God of mighty power” Simon Dowdy Joshua 5:12-6:27
17 September 2006 (3) “The God of grace” Simon Dowdy Joshua 3:1-5:12
10 September 2006 (2) “The God of promise” Simon Dowdy Joshua 2
3 September 2006 (1) “The One to follow” Simon Dowdy Joshua 1
Series Title: “Real Life”
27 August 2006 (7) “Real Choices” Mark Jackson Matthew 7:13-29
20 August 2006 (6) “Real Relationships” John Rees Matthew 7:1-12
13 August 2006 (5) “Real Wealth” Nick Winther Matthew 6:19-34
6 August 2006 (4) “Real Religion” Bruce Gardiner Matthew 6:1-18
30 July 2006 (3) “Real Love” Matthew Wagstaff Matthew 5:21-48
23 July 2006 (2) “Real Authority” Mark Jackson Matthew 5:17-20
16 July 2006 (1) “Real People” Mark Jackson Matthew 5:1-16
Series Title: “Teach us to Pray”
9 July 2006 (2) Persevering prayer David Jackman Luke 18:1-8
2 July 2006 (1) Understanding prayer David Jackman Ephesians 6:10-20
25 June 2006 Jesus’ work – and ours Alan Purser Luke 5:1-11
Series Title: “Fitness First – 4 talks for a healthy church”
18 June 2006 (4) “Love – the heartbeat” Simon Dowdy Romans 12:1-21
11 June 2006 (3) “Serving – the dynamic” Simon Dowdy 1 Corinthians 12:1-31
4 June 2006 (2) “Growth – the engine” Simon Dowdy Ephesians 4:1-16
28 May 2006 (1) “Jesus – the Foundation” Simon Dowdy 1 Peter 2:4-12
Series Title: “Seek the Truth – Examining the truth behind the Da Vinci Code”
21 May 2006 (2) “Seek the Truth about the bible” Mark Jackson 2 Timothy 3:14-17

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14 May 2006 (1) “Seek the Truth about Jesus” Mark Jackson 1 Corinthians 15:1-19

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7 May 2006 “Dinner with Jesus” Andrew Jones Luke 14:1-24
Series Title: “Easter Rediscovered”
30 April 2006 “Easter Rediscovered (9) – Future priorities” Simon Dowdy John 21:1-25
23 April 2006 “Easter Rediscovered (8) – From sight to faith” Simon Dowdy John 20:19-31
16 April 2006 “Easter Rediscovered (7) – The first Easter” Simon Dowdy John 20:1-18
14 April 2006 (Good Friday) “The real meaning of Easter” Simon Dowdy Mark 15:21-39
9 April 2006 “Easter Rediscovered (6) – Scripture fulfilled” Mark Jackson John 19:31-42
2 April 2006 “Easter Rediscovered (5) – A finished work” Mark Jackson John 19:16-30
26 March 2006 “Easter Rediscovered (4) – Taking Sides” Simon Dowdy John 18:38-19:16
19 March 2006 “Easter Rediscovered (3) – What is truth?” Simon Dowdy John 18:28-38
12 March 2006 “Easter Rediscovered (2) – Denied” Simon Dowdy John 18:12-27
5 March 2006 “Easter Rediscovered (1) – Betrayed” Simon Dowdy John 18:1-11
Series Title: “Walking with God”
26 February 2006 “Walking with God… (6) in the future” Simon Dowdy Malachi 3:13-4:6
19 February 2006 “Walking with God… (5) in mercy” Simon Dowdy Malachi 3:6-12
12 February 2006 “Walking with God… (4) in justice” Simon Dowdy Malachi 2:17-3:5
5 February 2006 “Walking with God… (3) in faithfulness” Simon Dowdy Malachi 2:10-16
29 January 2006 “Walking with God… (2) in fear” Simon Dowdy Malachi 1:6-2:9
22 January 2006 “Walking with God… (1) in love” Simon Dowdy Malachi 1:1-5
15 January 2006 “The Near Word” Christopher Ash Deuteronomy 29:29-30:14
Series Title: “Know God better”
8 January 2006 “Know God better (2)” Mark Jackson Ephesians 3:14-21
1 January 2006 “Know God better (1)” Mark Jackson Ephesians 1:15-23
Christmas 2005 at Grace Church
18 December 2005 Carol Service Simon Dowdy John 1:1-18
11 December 2005 All Age Carol Service Mark Jackson Matthew 1:18-25
Series Title: “The Jesus-Centred Church”
4 December 2005 (11) The Jesus-Centred Church – Philemon Simon Dowdy Philemon
27 November 2005 (10) “True Spirituality – in the world” Simon Dowdy Colossians 4:2-18
20 November 2005 (9) “True Spirituality – in the home” Simon Dowdy Colossians 3:18-4:1
13 November 2005 (8) “True Spirituality – in the church” Simon Dowdy Colossians 3:12-17
6 November 2005 (7) “True Spirituality” Simon Dowdy Colossians 3:1-11
30 October 2005 (6) “False Spirituality” Simon Dowdy Colossians 2:16-23
23 October 2005 (5) “The sufficient work of Christ” Mark Jackson Colossians 2:6-15
16 October 2005 (4) “The authentic minister of Christ” Simon Dowdy Colossians 1:24-2:5
9 October 2005 (3) “The unique position of Christ” Simon Dowdy Colossians 1:15-23
2 October 2005 (2) “The authentic will of Christ” Simon Dowdy Colossians 1:9-14
25 September 2005 (1) “The authentic church of Christ” Simon Dowdy Colossians 1:1-8

Other Talks

Date Title Speaker Passage
11 May 2011 Why is life so hard? – Women’s lunch   Tricia Marnham Mark 8:27-37
8 May 2011 TheForum – Straight answers to straight questions

Are Christians anti-gay?
Mark Fossey  
10 April 2011 TheForum – Straight answers to straight questions              Delusions of God: On Death and Hope Mark Fossey n/a
13 February 2011 TheForum – Straight answers to straight questions

Delusions of God: On Science and Origins      Handout
Mark Fossey n/a
9 January 2011 TheForum – Straight answers to straight questions

Delusions of God: On Good and Evil
Mark Fossey n/a
14 November 2010 TheForum – Straight answers to straight questions                         Isn’t Christianty just for religious people? Mark Fossey John 4
12 September 2010 TheForum – Straight answers to straight questions                            How can we know a God we can’t see? Mark Fossey John 1:1-18
4 July 2010 TheForum – Straight answers to straight questions

What’s wrong with the world today?
Matthew Banks Genesis 3
13 June 2010 TheForum – Straight answers to straight questions

Why are we here? What’s life about?
Nat Charles Genesis 2
20 May 2010 Biblical Fatherhood (text only) – Men’s get-together Nick Winther Matthew 7:7-11
12 May 2010 Forgiveness – at what cost? – Women’s lunch   Elspeth Pitt Luke 7:36-50
9 May 2010 TheForum – Straight answers to straight questions

Hasn’t science disproved Christianity?      PowerPoint
Pete Nicholas n/a
7 March 2010 TheForum – Straight answers to straight questions

Boring, restrictive: where’s the fun in Christianity?     Handout
Mark Jackson John 8-10
7 February 2010 TheForum – Straight answers to straight questions

Why is there so much hypocrisy in the church?     Handout
Mark Jackson Matthew 23
10 January 2010 TheForum – Straight answers to straight questions

Isn’t the Bible just a bunch of made-up stories? Handout
Mark Jackson John 20:30-31, 3:19-20
6 December 2009 TheForum – Straight answers to straight questions

If God is so forgiving why does he send people to hell?     Handout
Mark Jackson John 3:16
8 November 2009 TheForum – Straight answers to straight questions

How can there just be one true religion?    Handout
Mark Jackson John 14:6
11 October 2009 TheForum – Straight answers to straight questions

Why does a loving God allow suffering?   John 11:17-44   Handout
Mark Jackson n/a

Ray Brown’s Talks:

"The Beautiful body of Christ: A biblical view of a healthy church"

Series first given at Christ Church Glenwood, in a suburb  of Durban, South Africa, to launch the new year, about church and serving in church.

Date Title Speaker Passage
24 January 2010 The Church: What exactly is it? Ray Brown Matthew 16:13-20
31 January 2010 The Church: What are its priorities? Ray Brown Acts 2:42-47
7 February 2010 The Church: Are we really family? Ray Brown Ephesians 2:11-22
14 February 2010 The Church: Should there be discipline? Ray Brown 1 Corinthians 5:1-13
21 February 2010 The Church: What is our bottom line? Ray Brown Revelation 2:1-7
28 February 2010 The Church: Do we have a future? Ray Brown Revelation 21:1-27

"Serving in Church: The service of the gospel"

Date Title Speaker Passage
  The fellowship of the gospel Ray Brown Philippians 1
  Leadership as service Ray Brown Mark 10
  The importance of true religion Ray Brown James 1
  A Christ-like mindset Ray Brown Philippians 2

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