61 - You are the Messiah - Part 2

Matthew 16:13-28 - Steve Hope
You are the Messiah
Revealed by God - v17-20
Unexpected by Men - v21-24
Victorious over All - v25-28

60 - You are the Messiah

15th September 2019 - Steve Hope
1. Jesus is the Messiah (v13-16) a. Revealed by God (v17-20) - By the Father.... .....Through His Church

59 - Spiritual Blindness

Matthew 16v1-12 - Steve Hope
Religious Leaders: Blinded by their Stubbornness - (v1-4)
Disciples: Blinded by their Stomachs - (v5-12)

58 - A Dog's Dinner

Matthew 15v21-39 - Steve Hope
For All People: Salvation comes through faith in Jesus - (v21-31)
For All People: Satisfaction comes through food from Jesus -(v32-39)

57 - Turning Religion Inside Out

Matthew 14v34-15v20 - 7th July 2019 - Steve Hope
The Word of God is the foundation of authentic worship (14:34-15:9)
The human heart is the foundation of real impurity (15:10-20)

56 - Jesus: God over the Storm

Matthew 14:22-33 - Steve Hope
Jesus is sovereign over the storm - (v22-24)
Jesus is present during the storm - (v25-27)
Jesus needs to be in our focus in the storm - (v28-33)

55 - Bread from Heaven

Matthew 14:13-21 - Steve Hope1. Divine Sympathy - (v13-14)2. Divine Supply - (v15-19)3. Divine Satisfaction - (v20-21)

54 - Fear, Fury and Faith

Matthew 14v1-12 - Steve Hope
1. The Fearful Weakness of Herod2. The Furious Wickedness of Herodias3. The Faithful Witness of John the Baptist

53 - Prejudice and Unbelief

Matthew 13v53-58 - Steve Hope
The Power of Jesus is evident - (v53-54a)
Prejudice feeds unbelief - (v54b-57)
Unbelief results in God's rejection - (v58)

The Resurrection Life

The Resurrection Life - Romans 6:1-14 - Steve Hope1. We have a new life united with Jesus - (v1-4)2. Union with Jesus means freedom from sin's power - (v5-10)3. ....so live what you are - (v11-14)

087 - Zion - City of God

Zion: City of God -Psalm 87 - Steve Hope
1. Zion is the Lord's City - (v1-2)2. The Lord grants citizenship in Zion - (v3-6)3.The citizens of Zion are blessed - (v7)

089 - Expectations vs Reality

Expectations vs Reality - Psalm 89 - Steve Hope
Praise the Faithful Lord - (v1-37)
Praise the Lord of the Cosmos - (v5-18)
Praise the Lord of the Covenant - (v19-37)
Protesting the Faithful Lord - (v38-45)
Pleading the Faithful Lord - (v46-51)

088 - Prayer in Despair

Prayer in Despair - Psalm 88 - Steve Hope

05 - When Worldviews collide

When Worldviews collide - 17th March 2019 - Steve Hope 
God does not work how we might like (v1-4)
Jonah's Worlview was a concern for self (v5-9)
God's Worldview is a greater concern (v10-11)

04 - Overturned

Overturned - Jonah 3 - Steve Hope
The message : "Nineveh will be overthrown" - (v1-4)
Nineveh's Response: They "believed God" - (v5-8)
God's Mercy: "He relented" - (v8-10)

03 - What makes the Lord vomit?

What makes the Lord vomit? - Jonah 1v17-2v10 - Steve Hope
 Speaking of God's goodness but no confession of sin - (1v17-2v7)
Pointing out sin when we are self-righteous - (2v8-10)

02 - Fearing the inescapable God

Fearing the Inescapable God - Jonah 1v4-16 - Steve Hope
1. Fearing God's Storm - (v4-6)2. Fearing God's Word - (v7-10)3. Fearing God's Presence - (v11-16)

01 - The Surprising Mercy of God

The surprising Mercy of God - Jonah 1v1-3 - Steve Hope
1. The extraordinary extent of God's Mercy - (2 Kings 14v23-29 & Jonah 1v1-2)2. The extraordinary arrogance of God's prophet - (vv3)

52 - The Priceless Kingdom of Heaven

Matthew 13v44-52 
The Priceless Kingdom of HeavenThe Kingdom of Heaven :-
Is worth everything - (v44-46)
Means everything- (v47-50)
Is to be shared with everyone- (v51-52)

The Coming of a Saviour

Luke 2 v21-38
 
The Coming of a Saviour
1. Jesus is Qualified to be Saviour - (v21-24)
2. Jesus is Recognised as Saviour - (v25-35)
3. Jesus is Responded to as Saviour - (v36-38)

The King of Glory

Psalm 24
The King of Glory - Psalm 24
1. The Lord is the Creator King - (v1-2)2. The Lord is the Holy King - (v3-6)3. The Lord is the Glorious King - (v7-10)

51 - How does God's Kingdom grow?

Matthew 13v24-43
How does God's Kingdom grow? Matthew 13v24-43
1. God's Kingdom is in a mixed world - v24-30
2. God's Kingdom will grow unexpectedly - v31-33
3. God's King will judge the mixed world - v34-43

50 - Jesus' Hearing Test

Matthew 13 v1-23
1. Parables reveal and conceal the message of the Kingdom - (v1-17)
a. Kingdom truth is revealed to Jesus' disciples - (v11-12)b. Kingdom truth is concealed to the hard-hearted -( v13-15)
2. There are wrong ways to hear the message of the Kingdom - (v18-22)
a. The hard heart - (v18-19)b. The shallow heart - (v20-21)c. The secular heart - (v22)
3. There is a right way to hear the message of the Kingdom - the fruitful heart - (v23)

49 - Water is thicker than blood

Matthew 12 v46-50
1. Jesus' disciples are his family (v46-49)
2. Our Father's will is the family bond (v50)

48 - The Greatest Sign

Matthew 12v38-45
 
1. Jesus' Resurrection is the sign (V38-40)
2. There is no excuse for rejecting the sign (V41-42)
3. Rejecting the sign is deadly (V43-45)

04 - The Reformation - John Knox

47 - The Unforgivable Sin

- Matthew 12v22-37

46 - Expect the Unexpected

- Matthew 12v15-21

45 - Jesus Lord of the Sabbath

- Matthew 12v1-14

44 - How to respond to Jesus

- Matthew 11v25-30