Sermons
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