David Williams
Sent!
Sermon Mt 28:18-20. Theme: Sent! Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 20 Mar 2022. Lord Jesus Christ, open our ears and our hearts to receive your word this day, Amen. Anyone learning a trade will make plenty of mistakes. Usually, these can be patched up later on the job, but sometimes that can be too late. Take electricians. If an apprentice is not well taught, he may end up making mistakes on the job. Read more
Sermon Mt 28:18-20. Theme: Sent! Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 20 Mar 2022. Lord Jesus Christ, open our ears and our hearts to receive your word this day, Amen. Anyone learning a trade will make plenty of mistakes. Usually, these can be patched up later on the job, but sometimes that can be too late. Take electricians. If an apprentice is not well taught, he may end up making mistakes on the job. Read more
Betrayed!
Sermon Mt 26:1-27:10. Theme: Betrayed! Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 13 Mar 2022. “Were you there when they crucified my Lord?” Answer, Yes! Because all of humanity is represented by those who were there – by Judas the betrayer, Peter the denier, the Jews who plotted his death, the Romans who crucified him. It was not just Judas who betrayed Jesus. In a way, all the players betrayed him. Read more
Sermon Mt 26:1-27:10. Theme: Betrayed! Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 13 Mar 2022. “Were you there when they crucified my Lord?” Answer, Yes! Because all of humanity is represented by those who were there – by Judas the betrayer, Peter the denier, the Jews who plotted his death, the Romans who crucified him. It was not just Judas who betrayed Jesus. In a way, all the players betrayed him. Read more
Reasonable Faith
Hebrews 11:1-3; Ps 19:1-6. Theme: Reasonable Faith. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 20 Feb 2022. What is faith? Now faith is being sure of what we hope for, being convinced of what we do not see, Heb 11:1_._ Faith is a solid certainty that gives us complete confidence. Complete confidence in what we do not see. So, is faith irrational? Is it incompatible with science and reason? Read more
Hebrews 11:1-3; Ps 19:1-6. Theme: Reasonable Faith. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 20 Feb 2022. What is faith? Now faith is being sure of what we hope for, being convinced of what we do not see, Heb 11:1_._ Faith is a solid certainty that gives us complete confidence. Complete confidence in what we do not see. So, is faith irrational? Is it incompatible with science and reason? Read more
Living by Faith
Hebrews 11. Theme: Living by Faith. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 13 Feb 2022. An arborist is trapped in a tree. A sudden split in the trunk has left him pinned by his own ropes. His buddy on the ground sees his plight, sends up another rope and climbs to the rescue. He says, Cut your rope. I’m just under you. I’ll catch you. But it is 30 metres to the ground. Read more
Hebrews 11. Theme: Living by Faith. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 13 Feb 2022. An arborist is trapped in a tree. A sudden split in the trunk has left him pinned by his own ropes. His buddy on the ground sees his plight, sends up another rope and climbs to the rescue. He says, Cut your rope. I’m just under you. I’ll catch you. But it is 30 metres to the ground. Read more
Our shared hope
Heb 10:19-39 Theme: Our shared hope. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 16 Jan 2022. Pray: open our ears to receive your word to us today, Lord Jesus, Amen. Remember waiting outside the headmaster’s office? You didn’t want to be there. Would he throw the book at you? Bring out the cane? Keep you in detention? Or even worse, send you home with a letter for the parents? Read more
Heb 10:19-39 Theme: Our shared hope. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 16 Jan 2022. Pray: open our ears to receive your word to us today, Lord Jesus, Amen. Remember waiting outside the headmaster’s office? You didn’t want to be there. Would he throw the book at you? Bring out the cane? Keep you in detention? Or even worse, send you home with a letter for the parents? Read more
God wants obedience, not sacrifice
Heb 10:1-18. Theme: God wants obedience, not sacrifice. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 2 Jan 2022. Someone convicted of a crime can have their record wiped after ten years. But does that cleanse their conscience? Even after 20 years, I doubt that an offender could look straight into the eyes of their victim. How do you fix a guilty conscience? The Jews had animal sacrifices that may have brought a token satisfaction. Read more
Heb 10:1-18. Theme: God wants obedience, not sacrifice. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 2 Jan 2022. Someone convicted of a crime can have their record wiped after ten years. But does that cleanse their conscience? Even after 20 years, I doubt that an offender could look straight into the eyes of their victim. How do you fix a guilty conscience? The Jews had animal sacrifices that may have brought a token satisfaction. Read more
A Tale of Two Kings
Sermon Matt 2. Theme: A tale of two kings. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 25 Dec 2021 Lord Jesus Christ, open our ears and our hearts to your word this day. Amen. We have just heard Matthew’s story about the birth of Jesus. His story is different to Luke’s. There are no shepherds, no three kings either – just some Magicians. It is about two kings though – two very different kings. Read more
Sermon Matt 2. Theme: A tale of two kings. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 25 Dec 2021 Lord Jesus Christ, open our ears and our hearts to your word this day. Amen. We have just heard Matthew’s story about the birth of Jesus. His story is different to Luke’s. There are no shepherds, no three kings either – just some Magicians. It is about two kings though – two very different kings. Read more
Family connections
Sermon Mt 1:1-17. Theme: Family connections. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 19 Dec 2021. Do you have any famous relatives? I met a lady who had spent years researching our family tree. It doesn’t start well – to being with mum’s maiden name is … Battye! It seems we have a very remote connection to King George III. But that is nothing to be proud of. For he really was batty. Read more
Sermon Mt 1:1-17. Theme: Family connections. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 19 Dec 2021. Do you have any famous relatives? I met a lady who had spent years researching our family tree. It doesn’t start well – to being with mum’s maiden name is … Battye! It seems we have a very remote connection to King George III. But that is nothing to be proud of. For he really was batty. Read more
Supernatural Son
Sermon Mt 1:18-25. (2nd reading: Isaiah 9:6-7) Theme: Supernatural Son. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 12 Dec 2021. There are four parts to this story: the Scandal, the Spirit, the Saviour and the Surrogate The Scandal Luke’s story of Jesus is through the eyes of his mother Mary. But Matthew’s story is through the eyes of Joseph. And it began with a scandal. 18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. Read more
Sermon Mt 1:18-25. (2nd reading: Isaiah 9:6-7) Theme: Supernatural Son. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 12 Dec 2021. There are four parts to this story: the Scandal, the Spirit, the Saviour and the Surrogate The Scandal Luke’s story of Jesus is through the eyes of his mother Mary. But Matthew’s story is through the eyes of Joseph. And it began with a scandal. 18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. Read more
Jesus, priest of the heavenly tabernacle
Hebrews 9. Theme: Jesus, priest of the heavenly Tabernacle. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 21 Nov 2021. The image and the reality Do you find it hard to imagine what God is like? When it comes to understanding God and ourselves, we have two problems. 1. We are creatures. We cannot conceive what life and reality are like outside our earth and our universe. By the way, this is one of the big problems with atheism. Read more
Hebrews 9. Theme: Jesus, priest of the heavenly Tabernacle. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 21 Nov 2021. The image and the reality Do you find it hard to imagine what God is like? When it comes to understanding God and ourselves, we have two problems. 1. We are creatures. We cannot conceive what life and reality are like outside our earth and our universe. By the way, this is one of the big problems with atheism. Read more