The Story

The Story

Throughout 2011 we are looking at the whole Bible; the amazing story of God at work in his world - and discovering that Jesus is present throughout the whole of the Old Testiment as well as the New.

The Word brings Life

The written word of the Bible always points to the Living Word of Jesus. We need to look, listen and live God’s word every day
Speaker: Simon Harris
Reading: John 1:1-14
Sermon Notes: The Word brings Life
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Sunday, November 28th, 2010

The Word must be heard

It’s easy to fall into traps while reading the bible, and fail to hear God’s personal word to you. This talk describes practical, powerful ways to get the best from daily bible reading
Speaker: Simon Harris
Reading: Psalm 119:33-48
Sermon Notes: The Word must be heard
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Sunday, December 5th, 2010

The Word must be lived

Reading, and even understanding, the bible is not enough. Even though many things get in the way it is vital to live the Word. The video mentioned can be seen on youtube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvDDc5RB6FQ
Speaker: Claire Earl
Reading: John 1:14-18 James 1:19-25
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Sunday, December 12th, 2010

The Word is Light

Surrounded by messages, we constantly make choices in the dark. We need the light of God’s Word
Speaker: Simon Harris
Reading:
Sermon Notes: The Word is Light
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Sunday, December 19th, 2010

Life as we know it

The awesome sweep of God’s plan is apparent in the beginning of the bible
Speaker: Simon Harris
Reading: Gen 1-Gen 11
Sermon Notes: Life as we know it
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Sunday, January 2nd, 2011

Abraham - The Covenant

Abraham listens to the living God and joins in a covenant of complete belief and trust
Speaker: Simon Harris
Reading: Gen 12-Gen 36
Sermon Notes: Abraham - The Covenant
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Sunday, January 9th, 2011

Joseph - The Kingdom

Joseph seemed an unlikely choice to grow God’s kingdom, but he became one of the most powerful men in the world
Speaker: Simon Harris
Reading: Gen 37-Gen 50
Sermon Notes: Joseph - The Kingdom
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Sunday, January 16th, 2011

The Deliverance

The story of the Exodus shows God’s defeat of the world’s powers, but the Israelite response to freedom has a lesson for us all
Speaker: Simon Harris
Reading: Ex 3:1-10
Sermon Notes: The Deliverance
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Sunday, January 23rd, 2011

A new way of living

The second part of Exodus and the book of Leviticus introduce a new way to live which breaks completely away from the old life in Egypt
Speaker: Simon Harris
Reading: Ex 18:1-10
Sermon Notes: A new way of living
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Sunday, January 30th, 2011

Lessons of the Desert

When we find ourselves in a `desert place`, do we react like the Israelites, or do we trust God?
Speaker: Simon Harris
Reading: Num 13:17-33
Sermon Notes: Lessons of the Desert
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Sunday, February 6th, 2011

Into the Promise

The Bible is bursting with God’s promises but it can be hard to know how to claim them. Joshua shows how the Israelites did it.
Speaker: Simon Harris
Reading: Josh 1:1-9
Sermon Notes: Into the Promise
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Sunday, February 13th, 2011

History repeats itself

The book of Judges is full of strange heroes and happenings but at its heart is a cycle of sin which teaches about how to deal with our own temptations.
Speaker: Claire Earl
Reading: Judges 2:6-19
Sermon Notes: History repeats itself
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Sunday, February 20th, 2011

Ruth - the secret of blessing

The Book of Ruth helped to reassure the Israelites of God’s blessing and steer them away from the cycle of sin and punsihment
Speaker: Simon Harris
Reading: Ruth 3:13-22
Sermon Notes: Ruth - the secret of blessing
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Sunday, February 27th, 2011

Samuel - the Word of the Lord

Set aside as a Nazarite from birth, Samuel was the first of the prophets to represent God’s word to his people
Speaker: Simon Harris
Reading: 1 Samuel 2: 1-11
Sermon Notes: Samuel - the Word of the Lord
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Sunday, March 6th, 2011

Saul - Israel's first king

The story of Saul shows that even a man with a great family, impressive looks and the best job in the land is nothing without God
Speaker: Simon Harris
Reading: Matt 13:44-46
Sermon Notes: Saul - Israel's first king
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Sunday, March 13th, 2011

David - young boy to great king

God wants people who are both a worshipper and a warrior, who have both a relationship with God, and a responsibility for his kingdom on Earth
Speaker: Simon Harris
Reading: 1 Sam 17:25-32 1 Sam 17:40-51
Sermon Notes: David - young boy to great king
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Sunday, March 20th, 2011

David - winning away, losing at home

God blessed David and promised that his Kingdom would never end. But, despite military triumphs and an appearance of success, his personal and family life was a sin-fuelled disaster
Speaker: Simon Harris
Reading: 2 Sam 7:18-29
Sermon Notes: David - winning away, losing at home
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Sunday, March 27th, 2011

Solomon - on top of the world

Behind the wisdom, wealth, power and signs of God’s blessing in the life of Solomon is another story about pride and disobedience
Speaker: Simon Harris
Reading: 1 Kings 1:12
Sermon Notes: Solomon - on top of the world
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Sunday, April 10th, 2011

Ecclesiastes - All meaningless except ...

Despite starting and ending with the statement that everything is meaningless, Ecclesiastes has a deeper message
Speaker: Claire Earl
Reading: Ecc 1
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Sunday, April 17th, 2011

Jonah - getting past the whale

Many people think they know the story of Jonah, but it’s important to read the whole story, and not get stuck at a man swallowed by a fish
Speaker: David Willson
Reading: Jonah 1:1-17
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Sunday, May 1st, 2011

Song of Songs - True Love

Every bookshop has plenty of self-help books about marriage. The Song of Songs is a book about love and marriage written by God’s wisest king - Solomon.
Speaker: Simon Harris
Reading: Song of songs 1
Sermon Notes: Song of Songs - True Love
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Sunday, May 8th, 2011

The Split

Splitting into two kingdoms was bad news for the people of Israel
Speaker: Simon Harris
Reading: 1 Kings 12:25-33
Sermon Notes: The Split
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Sunday, May 15th, 2011

Two Prophets

The life and work of Elijah and Elisha shows a model of serving God and the importance of passing on what you learn
Speaker: Simon Harris
Reading: 1 Kings 19:9-25
Sermon Notes: Two Prophets
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Sunday, May 22nd, 2011

Israel into Exile

Israel’s northern tribes, got into trouble with the `sins of Jeroboam`. What God’s prophets tried to tell the people also has a message for us.
Speaker: Nick Lear
Reading: 2 Kings 17:1-15
Sermon Notes: Israel into Exile
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Sunday, May 29th, 2011

The Fall of Judah

Killing is hard to understand, and mass killing even more so. How is it that a loving God can sanction mass killing in the Old Testament?
Speaker: Simon Harris
Reading: 2 Chronicles 36:11-21
Sermon Notes: The Fall of Judah
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Sunday, June 5th, 2011

The Struggle of Suffering

A world filled with suffering can be hard to understand. Job helps put it into God’s context
Speaker: Simon Harris
Reading: Job 37:14-38:11
Sermon Notes: The Struggle of Suffering
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Sunday, June 12th, 2011

Living in Exile

Daniel and his friends were taken from their comfort zone, to a place where God could have seemed small, but they kept their faith, said `yes` to God’s work in their situation, and `no` to outside forces.
Speaker: Simon Harris
Reading: Daniel 1
Sermon Notes: Living in Exile
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Sunday, June 26th, 2011

For such a time as this

God gave Esther an opportunity to save her people, if only she would take the risk
Speaker: Simon Harris
Reading:
Sermon Notes: For such a time as this
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Sunday, July 3rd, 2011

The Return

The Jews in exile prayed for a return to Jerusalem, but when it came it was not easy
Speaker: Simon Harris
Reading: Ezra 1
Sermon Notes: The Return
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Sunday, July 10th, 2011

The Rebuilding

Passion, prayer, a plan, and people were what it took to rebuild Jerusalem. Do you want to be Useful?
Speaker: Simon Harris
Reading: Nehemiah 1
Sermon Notes: The Rebuilding
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Sunday, July 17th, 2011