Easter
Empty!
Luke 24:1-12. Empty! Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. Easter Sunday 9 Apr 2023. Let’s recap on the Good Friday story. Jesus had been crucified. He died an agonising death hanging on a cross. And to make sure that he was dead, the soldiers thrust a spear in his side and out came blood and water. Read more
Luke 24:1-12. Empty! Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. Easter Sunday 9 Apr 2023. Let’s recap on the Good Friday story. Jesus had been crucified. He died an agonising death hanging on a cross. And to make sure that he was dead, the soldiers thrust a spear in his side and out came blood and water. Read more
Rescue through judgment
Lk 23:44-49. Rescue through judgment. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. Good Friday 7 Apr 2023. To understand the cross, we need the back story. Ever watched a film that had already started – and you couldn’t work it out? You had to begin at the beginning. Meet the characters. Read more
Lk 23:44-49. Rescue through judgment. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. Good Friday 7 Apr 2023. To understand the cross, we need the back story. Ever watched a film that had already started – and you couldn’t work it out? You had to begin at the beginning. Meet the characters. Read more
Risen!
Sermon Mt 27:57-28:15. Theme: Risen! Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 17 April 2022, Easter Sunday. Jesus is risen! But is he? 3 questions 1. Is it possible? 2. Is it true? 3. Our response? I’ll be addressing those three questions today. Is it possible? Is it possible that a man rose from death? Read more
Sermon Mt 27:57-28:15. Theme: Risen! Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 17 April 2022, Easter Sunday. Jesus is risen! But is he? 3 questions 1. Is it possible? 2. Is it true? 3. Our response? I’ll be addressing those three questions today. Is it possible? Is it possible that a man rose from death? Read more
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
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
Resurrection
John 20. Theme: Resurrection Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 4 April 2021. How do you decide what is true? How do you decide who to believe? We all believe in something or someone. Even atheists believe. But is your belief something that you can build your life upon? Read more
John 20. Theme: Resurrection Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 4 April 2021. How do you decide what is true? How do you decide who to believe? We all believe in something or someone. Even atheists believe. But is your belief something that you can build your life upon? Read more
Crucifixion
John 19:1-3; 14b-42. Theme: Crucifixion. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 2 April 2021. Prayer: Open our eyes to see wonderful things in your word. You may have heard this story a hundred times, or today may be the first time. I want to show you what John is telling us here in a way that may be new to you. Read more
John 19:1-3; 14b-42. Theme: Crucifixion. Sermon by Pastor David Williams. Strathalbyn Church of Christ. 2 April 2021. Prayer: Open our eyes to see wonderful things in your word. You may have heard this story a hundred times, or today may be the first time. I want to show you what John is telling us here in a way that may be new to you. Read more
Encounters with the risen Lord!
We are continuing our reflections on the wonderful, great truth of the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. In this message let’s reflect on the story as we find it in Luke 24:13-49. The first part of this story or reading, could perhaps be summarised as : From burdened faces to burning hearts to bounding feet! Read more
We are continuing our reflections on the wonderful, great truth of the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. In this message let’s reflect on the story as we find it in Luke 24:13-49. The first part of this story or reading, could perhaps be summarised as : From burdened faces to burning hearts to bounding feet! Read more
“He is not here; for he has risen, as he said…”
Sunday 3rd May 2020 Alex Bainton “He is not here; for he has risen, as he said. Come see the place where he lay.” Matthew 28:6 Jesus has risen! He has been resurrected, but what is the significance of this? I’d like to explore this a bit. Firstly, resurrection isn’t resuscitation. Read more
Sunday 3rd May 2020 Alex Bainton “He is not here; for he has risen, as he said. Come see the place where he lay.” Matthew 28:6 Jesus has risen! He has been resurrected, but what is the significance of this? I’d like to explore this a bit. Firstly, resurrection isn’t resuscitation. Read more
The first Easter night
We are living in days when we may be fearful or disturbed or unsettled, because of the coronavirus, and how it is changing or upsetting our lives in many ways. In the bible reading for today from John 20verses 19-31, we hear how the first disciples of Jesus were fearful and disturbed and in their case it was because their Master had just been crucified. Read more
We are living in days when we may be fearful or disturbed or unsettled, because of the coronavirus, and how it is changing or upsetting our lives in many ways. In the bible reading for today from John 20verses 19-31, we hear how the first disciples of Jesus were fearful and disturbed and in their case it was because their Master had just been crucified. Read more
Easter Day
Someone asked Joseph of Arimathea, “That was a great tomb. Why did you give it to someone else to be buried in?” “Oh”, said Joseph, “he only needed it for the weekend”. Today we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus! And so I’d like to think with you about the Bible reading for today from John, because it is about this resurrection of Jesus. Read more
Someone asked Joseph of Arimathea, “That was a great tomb. Why did you give it to someone else to be buried in?” “Oh”, said Joseph, “he only needed it for the weekend”. Today we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus! And so I’d like to think with you about the Bible reading for today from John, because it is about this resurrection of Jesus. Read more