Sermons
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. 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. 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. 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. Read more
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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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? 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? 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. 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. Read more