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Year of Jubilee

by Hugh on September 14, 2009 in Faith, Talks with No comments

On Sunday night I preached at church on Leviticus 25. Felt pretty unprepared, but it came together on Sunday afternoon! Here are my three main points:

Sabbath Year – looking at the theme of Rest

Jubilee Year – looking at the theme of Redemption

Grace – looking at how we respond to God’s grace…

You can listen to the sermon here - download MP3

You can see my notes here - download PDF

You can see my Powerpoint here - download PPT

Day of Atonement

by Hugh on August 31, 2009 in Faith, Talks with No comments

Yesterday I had the privelege to be able to preach Leviticus 16 to my church family… it’s an awesome passage packed with loads of juicy details which point us to Jesus’ work on the cross – we see in Hebrews 10:1-4 that what’s happening on the Day of Atonement is just a shadow of what’s coming in Jesus…

I preached in quite a thematic style, picking up implications and applications under 3 themes:

An unapproachable God?
Death and Life
The Two Goats

The last point of application was to look at Hebrews 10:19-25… in light of Jesus’ atoning sacrifice, the big application is to draw near to God, to meet with his people and encourage each other, because he’s returning soon!

You can listen to the sermon here – download MP3

You can see my notes here – download PDF

In two weeks time, I’ll be preaching from Leviticus 25, The Year of Jubilee.

Mark 1: 9-20

by Hugh on March 5, 2009 in Faith, Talks with No comments

Mark 1:9-20

THEME:Jesus, God’s True King has come

AIM:Follow Jesus, God’s True King

1. Jesus: The True Son (v.9-11)

God confirms that Jesus is His Son.

Ps. 2:7- God’s Son is the King

Why is he baptised?

Heaven being torn open?

2. Jesus: The True Israel (v.12-13)

Jesus is tempted for 40 days in the wilderness – led there by the Spirit.

Parallels to Israel’s 40 years in the desert – Jesus was tested but didn’t sin!!

He’s the King – angels attend him!

3. Jesus: The True King (v.16-20)

Time is now-God’s King is here, he’s bringing his Kingdom

RESPONSE-Repent and Believe the gospel

Follow me-He has authority, He is the leader

RESPONSE- Immediately they left and followed (Jesus, God’s King)

If God is good why is the world so bad?

by Hugh on April 2, 2008 in Faith, Talks with No comments

Genesis 1-2

God created everything � �and it was good�

Genesis 3

We reject God. We Sin
Suffering enters the world. We are the cause
DEATH, �The earth is cursed�, �nature is in conflict�, �pain in child-bearing�

Romans 8:18-25

V.22 Creation groans as in child-birth �bondage to decay�, can�t escape
V.23 We groan inwardly� as we wait, patiently
V.18 Something better is coming!!

For the non-Christian, this world is as good as it gets�

But for the Christian, THERE IS HOPE!

Revelation 21:1-5 (open this one, get someone to read)

New Creation � no more suffering

So it�s my fault? Does God not care??

Hebrews 4:15 JESUS is able to sympathize with our weaknesses, because he was tempted in every way, just as we are�yet was without sin.

Born into poverty, broken family, manual job, homeless, under military occupation, abandoned by friends, betrayed, falsely accused, mocked, beaten, tortured, murdered

JESUS CAN IDENTIFY WITH OUR SUFFERINGS

BUT, HE ALSO DEALS WITH OUR BIGGEST PROBLEM - SIN

2 Cor 5:21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.