Pelsall Evangelical Church Sermons

Three heavenly reasons for earthly endurance

2 Corinthians 4 - Mike Wells

54 - Word-tremblers and world-harvesters

Isaiah 66 - Tim Smylie
Be a Word-trembler, not a Word-sampler (vv1-17)
- keep trusting God’s Word – even when other “Christians” don’t
Be a world-harvester, not a world-hater (vv18-24)
- keep proclaiming God’s glory in Christ – as the only hope for the nations 

The unshakeable kingdom

Hebrews 12:14-29 - Tim Smylie
Live for your inheritance (vv14-17)
Think about your inheritance (vv18-24)
Invest your life in unshakeable things (vv25-29)

53 - Paradise regained

Isaiah 65 - Tim Smylie
 
 “All day long I have held out my hands”: the fairness of the great divide (vv1-16)
“I will create new heavens and a new earth”: paradise is God’s provision for his servants (vv17-25)
- fullness of life and fullness of peace
 

14 - The Church's responsibility to its Elders

1 Timothy 5:17-25 - Steve Hope
 
The worth of caring for elders (vv. 17-18) 
The way of correcting elders (vv. 19-21)
The watchfulness in choosing elders (vv. 22-25)
 

13 - Assisted Living

1 Timothy 5:1-16 - Steve Hope
The Church is a family - live like it is (vv. 1-3) 
Relatives are responsible for the care of their own family (vv. 4-8)
The Church is responsible to care for widows who are “really in need” (vv. 9-16)
 

52 - Our Father

Isaiah 63:7 - 64:12 - Tim Smylie
“They are my children”: God’s commitment is the foundation of our intercession (63:7-14)
“You are the potter”: God’s re-creating power is the goal of our intercession (63:15-64:12)
“Look down”: We call on the one who is perfectly able to help us (63:15-19)
“Come down”: We ask him to do what we cannot do (64:1-12)

51 - For Zion's sake

Isaiah 62:1 - 63:6 - Tim Smylie
“I will not keep silent” – we are called to join Jesus the Messiah in his work of intercession (62:1-12)
- until the wedding day comes
“I have trodden the winepress alone” – only Jesus the Messiah can complete the work of redemption (63:1-6)
- so the wedding day can come

12 - What does a Pastor do all day ?

1 Timothy 4:11-16 - Steve Hope
Set an example (vv. 11-12) 
Prioritise the word (vv. 13-15)
Watch your life and doctrine closely (v. 16)
 

50 - The year of the LORD's favour

Isaiah 61 - Tim Smylie
A time of God’s grace
Jesus the Messiah proclaimed its arrival and provides its blessings (vv1-3)
The broken made beautiful
The people of Jesus the Messiah proclaim its presence and enjoy its blessings (vv4-11)

49 - The City of Light

Isaiah 60 - Tim Smylie
Your light has come: the Church of Jesus Christ is where God’s new creation has begun (vv1-2)
Nations will come to your light: the Church of Jesus Christ is where the world’s longings are fulfilled (vv3-14)
The LORD will be your everlasting light: the Church of Jesus Christ will enjoy eternal perfection and security (vv15-22)

11 - Go for Godliness

1 Timothy 4:6-10 - Steve Hope
 
Eating for godliness (v. 6) 
Exercise for godliness (vv. 7-8) 
Encouragement for godliness (vv. 9-10)
 

Why we need the Gospel

Romans 1:18-32 - Dan Parkinson

How to receive God's mercy

Luke 18:9-17 - Tim Smylie
Understanding ourselves: none of us deserve God’s acceptance – we need his mercy (vv9-14)
Understanding Jesus: child-like trust in Jesus is the only way to receive God’s mercy (vv15-17)

48 - The LORD is a warrior

Isaiah 59 - Tim Smylie
Viper’s eggs and spider’s webs – the destructive, disappointing mess of evil (vv1-8)
Growling like bears and moaning like doves – the mess we can’t put right (vv9-15a)
Our warrior-king who puts everything right (vv15b-21)

10 - Don't follow demons

1 Timothy 4:1-5 - Steve Hope
Where the demonic doctrine comes from (vv. 1-2) 
What the demonic doctrine is (v. 3) 
Why the demonic doctrine is wrong (vv. 4-5)
 

47 - Finding our joy in the Lord

Isaiah 58 - Tim Smylie
When is serious, self-denying worship unacceptable to God? (vv1-5)
- when it’s not accompanied by serious, self-denying care for others.
What are the blessings when our worship spills over into serious, self-denying care for others? (vv6-14)
- close, refreshing fellowship with God and priceless joy in God.

09 - Deacons

1 Timothy 3:8-13 - Steve Hope
 
The role of deacon (v. 1a) 
The requirements of deacons (vv. 1b-12)
The reward of deacons (v. 13)
 
 

47 - Revive us, O Lord

Isaiah 56:9 - 57:21 - Tim Smylie
How not to wait for God’s new world (56:9-57:13a)
Being irresponsible with our responsibilities (56:9-57:2)
Living like God isn’t able to satisfy us (57:3-13a)
The way of repentance is the way forward (57:13b-21)

The Glory of a brand new day

John 20 - Steve Hope
We can see the evidence clearly (vv. 1-10) 
We can know God personally (vv. 11-18) 
We can tell others joyfully (vv. 19-23) 
We can believe the gospel confidently (vv. 24-31)
 

Our enemy is defeated

Romans 8:28-39 - Gerald Tanner

45 - Sabbath people

Isaiah 56:1-8 - Tim Smylie
Sabbath people:
Have found our salvation and rest in God, and are committed here and now to the justice and righteousness of his new creation (vv1-2)
Include all those who match the description in point 1 – no exclusions! (vv3-8) 

08 - The Leaders of the Counter Culture

1 Timothy 3:1-7 - Steve Hope
The position (v. 1) 
The positives (v. 2)
The prohibitions (v. 3)
The proofs (vv. 4-7)
 

44 - The Lord's invitation

Isaiah 55 - Tim Smylie
Come to me and be satisfied – you can’t afford it, but Jesus has paid the bill (vv1-5)
Come with total commitment – to receive my gift you must leave everything else behind (vv6-9)
Come and find your greatest joy in glorifying me (vv10-13)

43 - The Servant's success

Isaiah 54 - Tim Smylie
Because of the Servant’s work, God’s people are:
Beyond barrenness (vv1-3)
Beyond abandonment (vv4-10)
Beyond defeat (vv11-17)

Celebrating Freedom

Colossians 2:8-15 - Tim Smylie
True freedom is only found in Jesus Christ (vv8-10)
He frees us from our present slavery to sin and our past record of sin (vv11-15)

07 - Counter_Cultural Men and Women 2

1 Timothy 2 :11-15 - Steve Hope
The requirement: A woman should learn (v. 11) 
The restriction: To teach or to assume authority over a man (v. 12)
The reason: Genesis 2-3 (vv. 13-15)
 

06 - Counter-Cultural Men and Women - Part 1

1 Timothy 2:8-10 - Steve Hope
The attitude and behaviour of men who worship God (v. 8) 
The attitude and behaviour of women who worship God (vv. 9-10)
 

42 - The Servant - our Saviour

Isaiah 52:13 - 53:12 - Tim Smylie
Successful through suffering (52:13-15)
Despised and rejected (53:1-3)
Pierced for our transgressions (53:4-6)
The willing Lamb (53:7-9)
Successful, exalted, and interceding (53:10-12)
 

41 - Wake up!

Isaiah 51:9 - 52:12 - Tim Smylie
Wake up:
To the truth that:
God is committed to us (51:9-16)
God has removed his condemnation from us (51:17-23)
God has a new life for us to live (52:1-12)
a life of royal status, praise, and purpose