Sermons from October 2022
Genesis 33: Settling in Shechem (53 mins)
Dan Rudge preaches on Genesis 33. Having wrestled with God and received a new name, Jacob meets with his brother Esau once again. Dan helpfully guides his audience through the chapter, bringing out challenges and practical lessons for modern Christians.
Autumn Teaching Weekend Hymn Singing (83 mins)
83 minutes of congregational hymn singing, taped at our 2022 Autumn Bible Teaching Weekend with Iain Lewis. Hymns include: “Trust and Obey”, “Master, speak thy Servant heareth”, “And is it so, we shall be like thy son?”, “Channels only blessed master”, “Guide us O thou great Jehovah”, “O Wonderful, Wonderful, Word of the Lord”, “Great God of Wonders, all thy ways”, “Higher Ground”, “And can it be?”, “He leadeth me”, “Teach me thy way, O Lord”, “How great thou art”,…
Gospel: Entering the Kingdom (18 mins)
PART 6 (GOSPEL): Iain Lewis preaches a short but pithy message relating to the gospel and it’s ramifications for the Kingdom. Using the Saviour’s discourse in Matthew 20 to the pharisees, he asks his audience are they ready for the Kingdom, that the only way they can ever be sure of being there is by faith alone in the Lord Jesus Christ. “Except a man be born again, he cannot enter the Kingdom of God” – John 3.3
The Positions in the Kingdom (41 mins)
In a heart-felt and searching message, Iain Lewis closes the teaching weekend by preaching on God’s Rewards and the Positions in the Kingdom. After explaining and defining what rewards look like. He looks at the character of reward and the cause of reward. Iain explains clearly to the audience that God’s reward will be positional and public. He urges with audience to consider that how they treat the scriptures will affect their position in the kingdom. Iain moves on to…
The Potentate of the Kingdom (38 mins)
PART 4: Closing the second day of Bible Teaching, Iain Lewis preaches a challenging and powerful message on God’s Revelation and the Potentate of the Kingdom. After establishing the Biblical Principle of “Progressive Revelation”, Iain explores how much is revealed within the Sermon on the Mount in contrast with the rest of the gospel. He ensures the audience has a firm grasp of how important this passage is in revealing to us what God the father is like, and the…
The Purity of the Kingdom (40 mins)
PART 3: “What does it mean to live right?” The speaker answers this question posed at the outset of this message in a weighty address given, concerning God’s Righteousness and the Purity of the Kingdom. Iain deals with two areas – the practising of righteousness and the principles of righteousness. He emphasises that God desires his people to be different; that he is the audience for our Christian lives. Iain contrasts this with the Pharisees at the time who living…
The Prospect of the Kingdom (44 mins)
PART 2: In the second session on the “Sermon on the Mount”, Iain Lewis deals with the subject of God’s Reign and the Prospect of the Kingdom. At the outset of his message, Iain deals with the question many Christians have; what do I do with the Doctrine of the Kingdom? In an incredibly helpful and detailed message, Iain puts forward the argument that the doctrine of the Kingdom should be something that we should understand our position in, ensure…
Introduction to the “Sermon on the Mount” (46 mins)
PART 1: Iain Lewis opens up a weekend of Bible Teaching by providing a detailed and helpful introduction to Matthew 5-7, commonly termed the “Sermon on the Mount”. After immediately debunking the myth that this passage is only relevant to the Jewish people, Iain outlines the teaching itself contained in the sermon, commenting upon the Authority of the Teaching, the Audience of the Teaching and the Aim of the Teaching. On the last point, Iain expands and offers helpful advice…