David Williams
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. He writes to his dear son in the faith – passing on the baton to him. But will young Timothy prove up to it? 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. He writes to his dear son in the faith – passing on the baton to him. But will young Timothy prove up to it? 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. Villages watched in horror as their whole valley became a sea of mud - their houses were swept away in a river that had not existed, the ground split open and people were sucked down. 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. Villages watched in horror as their whole valley became a sea of mud - their houses were swept away in a river that had not existed, the ground split open and people were sucked down. 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
A tale of Two Mountains
Hebrews 12:18-24. Theme: A tale of Two Mountains. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 19 June 2022. A tale of Two mountains. A friend lived in terror of death. She went to church, she prayed, but because of her past, she convinced herself that God would never accept her. It was as though Jesus had never come. She was living under a hard Law. She had no understanding that Jesus had come to save sinners like her. Read more
Hebrews 12:18-24. Theme: A tale of Two Mountains. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 19 June 2022. A tale of Two mountains. A friend lived in terror of death. She went to church, she prayed, but because of her past, she convinced herself that God would never accept her. It was as though Jesus had never come. She was living under a hard Law. She had no understanding that Jesus had come to save sinners like her. Read more
God disciplines those he loves
Heb 12:3-11 Theme: God disciplines those he loves. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 12 Jun 2022. Mary is a young girl in Pakistan. Her family belongs to that tiny minority who follow Christ. She would love to go to school like others in her village but cannot, for she is a Christian. She would love to play with her friends but must help her family as they work in the hot sun making bricks. Read more
Heb 12:3-11 Theme: God disciplines those he loves. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 12 Jun 2022. Mary is a young girl in Pakistan. Her family belongs to that tiny minority who follow Christ. She would love to go to school like others in her village but cannot, for she is a Christian. She would love to play with her friends but must help her family as they work in the hot sun making bricks. Read more
Consider Jesus
Hebrews 12:1-3 Theme: Consider Jesus. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 22 May 2022. Today’s passage has 3 simple but vital messages 1. Consider their faith 2. Consider our faith 3. Consider Jesus. 1. Consider their faith The previous chapter (Heb 11) lists some of the OT saints. By saints, I simply mean believers. The bible teaches that all believers in Christ are saints (e.g., 1 Cor 1:2). Read more
Hebrews 12:1-3 Theme: Consider Jesus. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 22 May 2022. Today’s passage has 3 simple but vital messages 1. Consider their faith 2. Consider our faith 3. Consider Jesus. 1. Consider their faith The previous chapter (Heb 11) lists some of the OT saints. By saints, I simply mean believers. The bible teaches that all believers in Christ are saints (e.g., 1 Cor 1:2). Read more
Faith & Doubt
Hebrews 11:1-6. Theme: Faith & Doubt. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 15 May 2022. We all doubt. We doubt because we can’t know everything, and what we know, or think we know, is tainted by sin. So we doubt who we can trust, and what we can believe in and rely on. There are many types and causes of doubt. Doubt may be intense and crippling, or it may be sitting quietly in the background. Read more
Hebrews 11:1-6. Theme: Faith & Doubt. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 15 May 2022. We all doubt. We doubt because we can’t know everything, and what we know, or think we know, is tainted by sin. So we doubt who we can trust, and what we can believe in and rely on. There are many types and causes of doubt. Doubt may be intense and crippling, or it may be sitting quietly in the background. Read more
Risen!
Sermon Mt 27:57-28:15. Theme: Risen! Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 17 April 2022, Easter Sunday. Jesus is risen! But is he? 3 questions 1. Is it possible? 2. Is it true? 3. Our response? I’ll be addressing those three questions today. Is it possible? Is it possible that a man rose from death? We need to ask a prior question. Is it possible that the universe, that those tiny subatomic particles, that life itself was all created – created by someone outside this universe. Read more
Sermon Mt 27:57-28:15. Theme: Risen! Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 17 April 2022, Easter Sunday. Jesus is risen! But is he? 3 questions 1. Is it possible? 2. Is it true? 3. Our response? I’ll be addressing those three questions today. Is it possible? Is it possible that a man rose from death? We need to ask a prior question. Is it possible that the universe, that those tiny subatomic particles, that life itself was all created – created by someone outside this universe. Read more
Crucified!
Sermon Mt 27:27-56. Theme: Crucified! Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 15 April 2022, Good Friday. What is our image of God? For many Aussies, God is distant and unpredictable; for others, he is careless and indulgent. Either way, he can look a lot like our own fathers. Are we making God in our own image? So who is God? What is he like? And how does he view us? Read more
Sermon Mt 27:27-56. Theme: Crucified! Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 15 April 2022, Good Friday. What is our image of God? For many Aussies, God is distant and unpredictable; for others, he is careless and indulgent. Either way, he can look a lot like our own fathers. Are we making God in our own image? So who is God? What is he like? And how does he view us? Read more
Tried!
Sermon Mt 26:57-68; 27:1-2; 11-26. Theme: Tried! Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 10 April 2022. The Easter story is extraordinary when you consider it as a report from history. There is no other story in history like it. But it also extraordinary – not just as a story, but because it provides the answer to the human problem. It is the answer to life, to your own life problems. Read more
Sermon Mt 26:57-68; 27:1-2; 11-26. Theme: Tried! Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 10 April 2022. The Easter story is extraordinary when you consider it as a report from history. There is no other story in history like it. But it also extraordinary – not just as a story, but because it provides the answer to the human problem. It is the answer to life, to your own life problems. Read more