David Williams
Imagining His Image
Gen 1:26-31: Imagining His Image. Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 26 Jan 2023. Sermon delivered at the wedding of Ian Pfeiffer and Helen Scarborough. All change! You are just getting comfortable on a train and then you get the message “All change!”. These days, it can feel like everything is changing – even how we see ourselves and our bodies. Read more
Gen 1:26-31: Imagining His Image. Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 26 Jan 2023. Sermon delivered at the wedding of Ian Pfeiffer and Helen Scarborough. All change! You are just getting comfortable on a train and then you get the message “All change!”. These days, it can feel like everything is changing – even how we see ourselves and our bodies. Read more
Radically right.
Matthew 5:21-47. Sermon: Radically right. Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 22 Jan 2023. What is right and wrong? No other question has caused more conflict in our society and in our homes in this century. Old systems of right and wrong – of morality – are not just seen as outdated but as oppressive, as harmful. Read more
Matthew 5:21-47. Sermon: Radically right. Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 22 Jan 2023. What is right and wrong? No other question has caused more conflict in our society and in our homes in this century. Old systems of right and wrong – of morality – are not just seen as outdated but as oppressive, as harmful. Read more
The Baby who divides
Lk 2:21-40: The Baby who Divides. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 25 Dec 2022 Death or an accident. A wedding or a baby. There are moments in our lives that change everything. Life is never the same again. Such a moment took place 2000 years ago. But hardly anyone noticed. Read more
Lk 2:21-40: The Baby who Divides. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 25 Dec 2022 Death or an accident. A wedding or a baby. There are moments in our lives that change everything. Life is never the same again. Such a moment took place 2000 years ago. But hardly anyone noticed. Read more
Christ is the Key
Mt 5:17-20 Theme: Christ is the Key. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 11 Dec 2022. We had an old door that hadn’t been opened in living memory. The keys were in a large jar. You patiently tried one after another. Of course, the door was out of plumb so one hand pulled up the handle while your knee kept the door flat. Read more
Mt 5:17-20 Theme: Christ is the Key. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 11 Dec 2022. We had an old door that hadn’t been opened in living memory. The keys were in a large jar. You patiently tried one after another. Of course, the door was out of plumb so one hand pulled up the handle while your knee kept the door flat. Read more
Blessed? Now and Not Yet.
Sermon Mt 5:1-12. Blessed? Now and Not Yet. Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 13 Nov 2022. How to find true happiness? Is it possible. Is it even the right question? Let’s look at the Beatitudes to find some answers. 1. Clues 2. Blessings 3. Persecution Background Jesus was the new Moses. Read more
Sermon Mt 5:1-12. Blessed? Now and Not Yet. Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 13 Nov 2022. How to find true happiness? Is it possible. Is it even the right question? Let’s look at the Beatitudes to find some answers. 1. Clues 2. Blessings 3. Persecution Background Jesus was the new Moses. Read more
The King Comes
Sermon Mt 4:12-25. The King comes. Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 6 Nov 2022. Charles has just begun his reign. What sort of king will he be? Will he turn the Palace grounds into an organic market? In today’s passage, Jesus is just starting out as the new king. Read more
Sermon Mt 4:12-25. The King comes. Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 6 Nov 2022. Charles has just begun his reign. What sort of king will he be? Will he turn the Palace grounds into an organic market? In today’s passage, Jesus is just starting out as the new king. Read more
Made right by faith
Sermon Romans 1:13-17. Theme: Made right by faith. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 30 Oct 2022. Paul is all out for the gospel. He’s like those cricket tragics in Scotland. They never miss an opportunity to talk up their prospects, to convince sceptics – this year is the year they will beat the English. Read more
Sermon Romans 1:13-17. Theme: Made right by faith. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 30 Oct 2022. Paul is all out for the gospel. He’s like those cricket tragics in Scotland. They never miss an opportunity to talk up their prospects, to convince sceptics – this year is the year they will beat the English. Read more
Temptation
Sermon Mt 4:1-11. Theme: Temptation. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 23 Oct 2022. Temptation 1. Why temptation? 2. Why Jesus? 3. 3 temptations 4. Should I feel guilty? 5. How to resist? Why does God allow temptation? To tempt also means to test. It is the same word in Greek. Read more
Sermon Mt 4:1-11. Theme: Temptation. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 23 Oct 2022. Temptation 1. Why temptation? 2. Why Jesus? 3. 3 temptations 4. Should I feel guilty? 5. How to resist? Why does God allow temptation? To tempt also means to test. It is the same word in Greek. Read more
Our God Runs!
Lk 15 Theme: God ran. Communion talk by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 9 Oct 2022. Jogging was not a habit in the ancient world. Running was for children and for servants. But all stood aside when elders by. Their honour was measured by their dignified pace. Now one had shamed the community. Read more
Lk 15 Theme: God ran. Communion talk by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 9 Oct 2022. Jogging was not a habit in the ancient world. Running was for children and for servants. But all stood aside when elders by. Their honour was measured by their dignified pace. Now one had shamed the community. Read more
Baptism of the King.
Matthew 3:11-17. Theme: Baptism of the King. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 2 Oct 2022. 1. The coming King, v11-12 John’s role, as we heard last week, was to announce the coming of the Messiah. Israel had long hoped for a Messiah, but this Messiah was not at all what Israel expected. Read more
Matthew 3:11-17. Theme: Baptism of the King. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 2 Oct 2022. 1. The coming King, v11-12 John’s role, as we heard last week, was to announce the coming of the Messiah. Israel had long hoped for a Messiah, but this Messiah was not at all what Israel expected. Read more
The Servant Queen, and the King she served.
Sermon Phil 2:3-11. Theme: The Servant Queen, and the King she served. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 25 Sept 2022. Here is what I’ll be covering: 1. The servant Queen 2. King Jesus - As Almighty God - As humble servant - As King of Kings Read more
Sermon Phil 2:3-11. Theme: The Servant Queen, and the King she served. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 25 Sept 2022. Here is what I’ll be covering: 1. The servant Queen 2. King Jesus - As Almighty God - As humble servant - As King of Kings Read more
Baptism
Matthew 3:1-12 Theme: Baptism. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 18 Sept 2022. 1. Prophet 1-5 One of the odd things about the English is they love queuing. Yet even for the English the queue to see the Queen’s coffin broke all records – the maximum wait at one point was 24 hours. Read more
Matthew 3:1-12 Theme: Baptism. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 18 Sept 2022. 1. Prophet 1-5 One of the odd things about the English is they love queuing. Yet even for the English the queue to see the Queen’s coffin broke all records – the maximum wait at one point was 24 hours. Read more
Guard the Gospel
2 Timothy 1. Theme: Guard the Gospel. 10 July 2022 Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn – The Christian Mission. Old man Paul was facing execution, maybe it was only days away – and like his master, he was abandoned by friends, alone and in chains. Most of his churches had fallen away. Read more
2 Timothy 1. Theme: Guard the Gospel. 10 July 2022 Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn – The Christian Mission. Old man Paul was facing execution, maybe it was only days away – and like his master, he was abandoned by friends, alone and in chains. Most of his churches had fallen away. Read more
How to live in an uncertain world?
Hebrews 12:25-29. Theme: How may we live in an uncertain world? Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 10 July 2022. In 2018, villagers on the Island of Sulawesi were astonished when the solid ground under them turned to mud. It is called liquefaction, a rare effect during earthquakes. Read more
Hebrews 12:25-29. Theme: How may we live in an uncertain world? Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 10 July 2022. In 2018, villagers on the Island of Sulawesi were astonished when the solid ground under them turned to mud. It is called liquefaction, a rare effect during earthquakes. Read more
How shall we live in a hostile world?
Hebrews 12:12-17. Theme: How shall we live in a hostile world? Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 26 Jun 2022 Some people really hate Christians. Internet comments pull in the most venomous and extreme opinions. They show humanity at its worst. Hostility against Christians is common there. We need to understand something of the attitude that these people bring so that we can keep engaging with our world, our hostile world – not on their terms, but in Christ’s terms, that is, in truth and in love. Read more
Hebrews 12:12-17. Theme: How shall we live in a hostile world? Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 26 Jun 2022 Some people really hate Christians. Internet comments pull in the most venomous and extreme opinions. They show humanity at its worst. Hostility against Christians is common there. We need to understand something of the attitude that these people bring so that we can keep engaging with our world, our hostile world – not on their terms, but in Christ’s terms, that is, in truth and in love. Read more