David Williams
Israel Restored
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Gospel carriers
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Kingdom
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Empty!
Luke 24:1-12. Empty! Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. Easter Sunday 9 Apr 2023. Let’s recap on the Good Friday story. Jesus had been crucified. He died an agonising death hanging on a cross. And to make sure that he was dead, the soldiers thrust a spear in his side and out came blood and water. Read more
Luke 24:1-12. Empty! Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. Easter Sunday 9 Apr 2023. Let’s recap on the Good Friday story. Jesus had been crucified. He died an agonising death hanging on a cross. And to make sure that he was dead, the soldiers thrust a spear in his side and out came blood and water. Read more
Rescue through judgment
Lk 23:44-49. Rescue through judgment. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. Good Friday 7 Apr 2023. To understand the cross, we need the back story. Ever watched a film that had already started – and you couldn’t work it out? You had to begin at the beginning. Meet the characters. Read more
Lk 23:44-49. Rescue through judgment. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. Good Friday 7 Apr 2023. To understand the cross, we need the back story. Ever watched a film that had already started – and you couldn’t work it out? You had to begin at the beginning. Meet the characters. Read more
Fake Faith
Mt 7:13-29. Fake religion. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 19 Mar 2023. How do you pick a fake? An engineer friend needed a special tool for cutting mortises into metal. His old German tool was getting worn after many years and he found a copy on the internet. Read more
Mt 7:13-29. Fake religion. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 19 Mar 2023. How do you pick a fake? An engineer friend needed a special tool for cutting mortises into metal. His old German tool was getting worn after many years and he found a copy on the internet. Read more
Attitude
Matthew 7:1-12. Attitude. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 12 Mar 2023. I rang my friend. She said, Did you hear that Harry wants to be reincarnated as an elephant? What foolishness! But I don’t need religion, she said, I’m a contented atheist. How can I reply? Should I just give up on her? Read more
Matthew 7:1-12. Attitude. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 12 Mar 2023. I rang my friend. She said, Did you hear that Harry wants to be reincarnated as an elephant? What foolishness! But I don’t need religion, she said, I’m a contented atheist. How can I reply? Should I just give up on her? Read more
Worry
Matthew 6:25-34. Worry. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 26 Feb 2023. Worry. We all do it. All the time. Should I wear a tie today. Does anyone still wear ties? Is the knot right? Is it too long? Is it too formal? Is this one too flippant? Read more
Matthew 6:25-34. Worry. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 26 Feb 2023. Worry. We all do it. All the time. Should I wear a tie today. Does anyone still wear ties? Is the knot right? Is it too long? Is it too formal? Is this one too flippant? Read more
Choices
Matthew 6:19-24. Choices. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 12 Feb 2023. We are overwhelmed with choices. Will you have almond or soy or skim or lactose free? What sort of sweetener? Will there be a marshmallow with that? And we haven’t even started on what type of coffee! Read more
Matthew 6:19-24. Choices. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 12 Feb 2023. We are overwhelmed with choices. Will you have almond or soy or skim or lactose free? What sort of sweetener? Will there be a marshmallow with that? And we haven’t even started on what type of coffee! Read more
The Christians’ prayer
Matthew 6:7-15. Theme: The Christians’ prayer Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 5 Feb 2023. Why don’t we pray? Prayer is a problem for us. Prayer meetings are the worst attended of all church meetings. Some never pray, or only as a last resort. Very few are content with our prayer life. Read more
Matthew 6:7-15. Theme: The Christians’ prayer Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 5 Feb 2023. Why don’t we pray? Prayer is a problem for us. Prayer meetings are the worst attended of all church meetings. Some never pray, or only as a last resort. Very few are content with our prayer life. Read more
Living rightly or Faking Faith?
Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18. Theme: Living rightly or Faking Faith? Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 29 Jan 2023. Ever cooked something that came out perfectly – but then it got spoiled. Our lives can be like that. For once, I do the right thing, but immediately pride comes in and spoils it. Read more
Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18. Theme: Living rightly or Faking Faith? Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 29 Jan 2023. Ever cooked something that came out perfectly – but then it got spoiled. Our lives can be like that. For once, I do the right thing, but immediately pride comes in and spoils it. Read more
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