Sermons
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