Sermons
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. A prodigal. He shamed his father by asking for his share – he couldn’t even wait for the old man to die. 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. A prodigal. He shamed his father by asking for his share – he couldn’t even wait for the old man to die. 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. For starters, the man Jesus was divine. Over 700 years earlier, Isaiah had prophesied, 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. For starters, the man Jesus was divine. Over 700 years earlier, Isaiah had prophesied, 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 The Servant Queen The Servant Queen, and the King she serves. This is the title of a book, published by the Bible Society. 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 The Servant Queen The Servant Queen, and the King she serves. This is the title of a book, published by the Bible Society. 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.[1] These crowds give us some sense of the intense interest generated by an odd fellow in the Judean desert 2000 years ago. 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.[1] These crowds give us some sense of the intense interest generated by an odd fellow in the Judean desert 2000 years ago. Read more
Be good to Your servant while I live, that I may obey Your word
Sermon on Psalm 119:17 – 24, Gimel ג. (Third in a series). Rev Des Arthur. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 4 Sept 2022. Prayer: Come down, O Love divine, seek thou this soul of mine, and visit it with thine own ardour glowing; O Comforter, draw near, within my heart appear and kindle it, thy Holy flame bestowing. God is beyond finding out: It’s interesting to note that animals in a paddock gravitate towards and congregate with their own kind. Read more
Sermon on Psalm 119:17 – 24, Gimel ג. (Third in a series). Rev Des Arthur. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 4 Sept 2022. Prayer: Come down, O Love divine, seek thou this soul of mine, and visit it with thine own ardour glowing; O Comforter, draw near, within my heart appear and kindle it, thy Holy flame bestowing. God is beyond finding out: It’s interesting to note that animals in a paddock gravitate towards and congregate with their own kind. Read more