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James 1:22 – Unlocking the book of James

Sermon from RN Evans on James 1:22 21/1/18 pm – Unlocking the book of James Extract But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.   Main Points 1 The relationship between belief and behaviour 2. Why this relationship is important 3. What we need to turn belief into behaviour   Hymns of Praise The hymns the congregation sang at this service were: 672 O Lord my God I stand and gaze in wonder 673 I waited for the Lord my God 604 Love divine all loves excelling 63 Now thank we all our God  

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1 Timothy 1:5 – Five needful things

Sermon from RN Evans on 1 Timothy 1:5 21/1/18 am – Five needful things Extract Now the purpose of the commandment is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from sincere faith, Main Points 1  The purpose of the commandment 2. God has not given us 3. Consider the plank 4.  Encourage one another 5. A way to more happiness

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Matthew 13:31-33 – parables of mustard seed and leaven

Sermon from A Scully on Matthew 13:31-33 14/1/18 pm – parables of mustard seed and leaven Extract 31 Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field, 32 which indeed is the least of all the seeds; but when it is grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.” 33 Another parable He spoke to them: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was all leavened.” Main Points 1 The story 2. The context 3. The meaning

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2 Timothy 1:12 7/1/18 pm – Against that day

Sermon from RN Evans on 2 Timothy 1:12 7/1/18 pm – Against that day Extract 12 For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day. Main Points 1  What we have committed 2. What He will keep 3. Whom we believe

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Reflecting on a year 31/12/17 am

Sermon from RN Evans on Reflecting on a year 31/12/17 am Main Points 1. Today’s society – Genesis 2. The birth story – 2 Chron 36:15-23 3. Encouragement – 1 Thess 5:1-15

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Matthew 1:17 – The end of the line

Sermon from RN Evans on Matthew 1:17 17/12/17 am – The end of the line Text 17 Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Messiah Main Points 1.  Being carried away 2.  After they were brought 3.  Jacob – Joseph – Jesus

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Matthew 1:1-17 – Not ancestry

Sermon from RN Evans on Matthew 1:1-17 3/12/17 am – Not ancestry Main Points 1.  Why the fascination with ancestry? 2.  Where Matthew begins 3.   Where Matthew ends

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Hebrews 11:6  Understanding Society – believing that God can work today

Sermon from RN Evans on Hebrews 11:6 19/11/17 am –  Understanding Society – believing that God can work today Extract And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. Main Points 1.  How things seem to us today 2.  Why we think the way we do 3.   What we need to believe

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1 Corinthians 2:9 Understanding Society – eye has not seen

Sermon from RN Evans on 1 Corinthians 2:9 12/11/17 pm –  Understanding Society – eye has not seen Extract However, as it is written: “What no eye has seen,     what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived”—     the things God has prepared for those who love him— Main Points 1.  The meaning of mystery 2.  God has revealed 3.   God has prepared