Sermons from April 2012

The Role of Women (36 mins)

PART 3 – David West preaches on the subject of “the role of women in a New Testament assembly”. After setting the context, David West works his way through 1 Tim 2:9-15 line by line, and outlines the Bible’s teaching on sisters’ sobriety, silence, subjection and salvation (Message preached 26th Apr 2012)

Baptism and Assembly Reception (41 mins)

PART 2 – David West preaches on the subjects of baptism and reception to assembly fellowship. He also deals with the subject of letters of commendation and give some helpful scriptural advice about their use. In his introduction he outlines 9 different baptisms in the Bible (Message preached 19th April 2012)

The Church and the Churches (43 mins)

PART 1 – David West preaches on the subject of “the church and the churches”. He takes time to lay out the clear Biblical differences between a local church – composed of those who have been saved, baptised and received into fellowship in a specific locally gathered company – and “the church which is His body”, composed of all believers from Pentecost to the rapture. A vital message on an often misunderstood subject (Message preached 12th Apr 2012)

2012 Easter Conference Hymn Singing (Part 3/3)

PART 3 – 2012 Easter Conference Hymn Singing (35mins) from the after conference home “hymn sing”: “Altogether Lovely Jesus Lord Art Thou”, “Crowned With Thorns Upon the Tree”, “Fairer Than The Fairest”, “Our Hearts Are Glad For We Have Seen the Lord”, “Forth From Gabbatha See Him Led”, “Garden of Gloom Appalling”, “Glory Lord Is Thine Forever”, “How Great Our Father Was Thy Love”, “How Wonderful That Thou The Son Has Come”, “Lamb of God our Souls Adore Thee”, “Lord…

2012 Easter Conference Hymn Singing (Part 2/3)

PART 2 – 2012 Easter Conference Hymn Singing (45 mins): “Dear Saviour Thou Art Mine”, “He Leadeth Me O Blessed Thought”, “O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go”, “When Peace Like A River”, “O How Happy Are They”, “Saviour Thy Dying Love”, “Yesterday Today Forever, Jesus is the Same”, “I Must Tell Jesus All of my Trials”, “Jesus Our Lord With What Joy We Adore Thee”, “Rise My Soul Behold ‘Tis Jesus”, “My Lord Has Garments So Wondrous Fine”,…

Headship and the Head Covering

Easter Conference 2012 – Frank Sona preaches on “headship and the head covering” from 1 Cor 11. He gives a cogent and readily understandable exposition of this difficult passage and explains why head coverings should still be worn in assemblies today. (Preached: 9th April 2012)

Psalms 46, 47 and 48

Easter Conference 2012 – Elton Fairfield preaches on a trilogy of Psalms – 46, 47 and 48 – from which he develops an encouraging and uplifting word of ministry on the eternal heavens, the earthly house and the established heart. (Preached: 9th April 2012)

Enoch Walked with God

Easter Conference 2012 – Frank Sona delivers a searching message on walking with God. He works his way through the Biblical narrative about Enoch in Genesis 5 and draws powerful and edifying lessons from the life of this great man of faith. (Preached: 9th April 2012)

Abstain from Fleshly Lusts

Easter Conference 2012 – Elton Farifield issues a timely and much needed warning about fleshly lusts that war against the soul and the danger of seeking pleasures in the wrong way and the wrong places. A stirring and vital message to preserve us in a day of evil. (Preached: 8th April 2012)

Resurrection and A Great Contrast

Easter Conference 2012 – GOSPEL – Elton Fairfield preaches on the significance of the death and resurrection of Christ; Frank Sona closes with a look at a great contrast – man not willing to come to Christ, and God not willing that man should go from Him. (Preached: 8th April 2012)

2012 Easter Conference Hymn Singing (Part 1/3)

PART 1 – 2012 Easter Conference Hymn Singing (54 mins) from Easter Monday: “To God Be The Glory”, “I’m Not Ashamed to Own My Lord”, “How Great Thou Art”, “Nought Have I Gotten”, “Gathered to Thy Name Lord Jesus”, “Lord We Adore Him Who Came From Thy Side”, “Come Let Us Sing The Song of Songs”, “We Come O God On This Thy Day”, “Lord E’en To Death Thy Love Could Go”, “He Dies He Dies The Lowly Man of…

My Conversion and Call to Japan

Easter Conference 2012 – Elton Fairfield relates his conversion to God as a boy in Vancouver, and his call to serve the Lord in the land of Japan. He recounts the real difficulties and struggles he and his family faced, with language, culture and other often trying aspects of missionary service. (Preached: 7th April 2012)

How I Found the Assembly

Easter Conference 2012 – Frank Sona relates his journey from one church to another until he eventually found, through his own study of the Bible, the pattern of New Testament assembly order and practice, and took his place in such a gathering in Iowa, USA. (Preached: 7th April 2012)