Pelsall Evangelical Church Sermons

Colossians 1:1-8 - Tim Smylie
The context of true spirituality (vv1-4)
- a loving community united by faith in Jesus
The motivation of true spirituality (vv5-6a)
- a clear and secure hope for the future
The result of true spirituality (vv6b-8)
- a fruitfulness that fulfils our deepest purpose

Lamentations 4 - Tim Smylie
 Lost glory (vv1-10)
Lost foundations (vv11-20)
The price must be paid (vv21-22)

Haggai 2:20-23 - Steve Hope
I will...
Overthrow the Kingdom’s of this World (vv. 20-22) 
Rule Through My Chosen Servant (v. 23)
 

Lamentations 3 - Tim Smylie
A believer’s personal experience (vv1-24)
Bitter darkness and crushed hope (vv1-18)
Reborn hope through focussing on the proven character of God (vv19-24)
A believer’s wise counsel (vv25-47)
Seek God, and wait patiently for his goodness (vv25-26)
Own up to sin, and seek his mercy (vv27-47)
A believer’s prayer for justice (vv48-66) 
 

Haggai 2:10-19 - Steve Hope
The Old Difficulty of Defilement (vv. 10-14) 
The New Day of Fruitfulness (vv. 15-19)
 

Lamentations 2 - Tim Smylie
The strangeness of God’s anger:
Shows the seriousness of sin (vv1-10)
Means there is hope for mercy (vv11-22)

Haggai 2:1-9 - Steve Hope
When there are time of discouragement (vv. 1-3) 
Consider the promised presence (vv. 4-5)
The Lord Almighty is with you
The Lord Almighty is bound to you
The Lord Almighty is IN you
Consider the future glory (vv. 6-9)
 
 

Haggai 1:12-15 - Steve Hope
Who obeyed (vv. 12a) 
Why they obeyed (vv. 12b-14a)
Recognised God’s voice
Revered God’s Name
Received God’s Spirit
How they obeyed (vv. 14b-15)
 
 
 

Haggai 1:1-11 - Steve Hope
Renounce your excuses (vv. 1-6) 
Re-Order Your Priorities (vv. 7-11)
 

Lamentations 1 - Tim Smylie
Caring for the ruined city (vv1-11)- caring about sin, and those ruined by sin
When we are part of the ruined city (vv12-22)- “the LORD is righteous”

Psalm 139 - Mike Wells

Philippians 3:1-11 - Mike Wells

Jeremiah 1 - Daniel Parkinson
(vv4-10) A doubtful servant.
(vv11-19) A dangerous message.
 

Luke 12:13-21 - Daniel Parkinson
Guard yourselves against all kinds of greed. Because our lives aren’t about what we own. Therefore, we should be rich toward God.

Exodus 3:1-4:17 - Gareth Fitzpatrick
God uses the ‘unusual suspects’ to do His work
 God goes with us!
 God doesn’t mind our doubts our reservations or our questions     [but he does mind our dis-obedience!]
 
God uses our everyday ‘ordinary’ to do the extra-ordinary.
 

Esther 1 - Kevin Vroom
Pomp and Circumstance [ v1-9 ]
Ordinary Problems [ v10-12 ]
Unwieldy Solutions [ v13-22 ]

1 Kings 10:1-10,13 - Gerald Tanner
The greater glory of God’s forever King
The honour, gratitude and obedience He deserves
The warning that God’s Anointed One gave
‘now one greater than Solomon is here.’ Matthew 12:42
Is it evident that we are a privileged people, joyfully living under the rule of King Jesus?

Hebrews 4:14-5:10 - Tim Smylie
Jesus shares our experience and is ready to help us (4:14-16)
Jesus overcame our experience and is able to save us (5:1-10)

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28 - Dan Parkinson
A healthy church – Respects faithful leaders. (vv12-13)
A healthy church – Lives out godly traits. (vv14-24)
A Healthy church – Meets around God’s word. (vv25-28)
 

Marks 8:27-38 - Steve Hope
The Identity of the Messiah (vv. 27-30)
The Mission of the Messiah (vv. 31-33)
The Call of the Messiah (vv. 34-38)
 

Revelation 5 - Tim Smylie
Who is worthy? (vv1-4)
the problem of the sealed scroll
The one who is worthy (vv5-10)
the triumphant Lion who is the slain Lamb
Worthy of worship (vv11-14)
 

Galatians 6:11-18 - Steve Hope
Boasting is bad when it’s about yourself to escape trouble (vv. 11-13)
Boasting is good when it’s about the cross to elevate Christ (vv. 14-18)
 

John 21:15-25 - -Tim Smylie
Some of us are called to follow Jesus:
On the other side of dramatic failure (vv15-17)
Through significant suffering (vv18-19)
By a long life of steady, faithful witness (vv20-24)
Together we follow
The eternal Lord (v25)
 

Galatians 6:9-10 - Steve Hope
The incentive of doing good (v. 9)
The focus of doing good  (v. 10)
 

John 21:1-14 - Tim Smylie
Fishing on the lake – Jesus provides a net full of fish (vv1-8)
- our risen Saviour makes our mission a success
Breakfast on the beach – Jesus provides a meal (vv9-14)
- our risen Saviour offers us his personal care  

John 20:19-31 - Tim Smylie
Two reasons for followers of the risen Jesus to have peace:
God is carrying on his mission of salvation through us (vv19-23)
- that mission centres on proclaiming forgiveness of sins through faith in Jesus
God has provided clear evidence that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God (vv24-31)
- that evidence consists of eye-witness testimony

Galatians 6:7-8 - Steve Hope
 
Do not be deceived (v. 7) 
Reaping destruction  (v. 8a)
Reaping eternal life (v. 8b)
 

Galatians 6:1-6 - Steve Hope
The Command: “Carry each others burdens” (vv. 1-2) 
The Caution: Pride (vv. 3-5)
The Collaboration: Instructor and Instructed (v. 6)
 

John 20:1-18 - Tim Smylie
Jesus’ resurrection defined our own resurrection hope (vv1-10)
Physical
Enhanced and immortal
Jesus’ resurrection marked the start of a new relationship between us and God (vv11-18)
 

John 19:31-42 - Tim Smylie
We cannot ignore the crucified Son of God (vv31-37)
He is especially precious to God the Father (vv32-33, 36)
Cleansing and life flow to us from his death (vv34, 37)
Recognizing the truth about the crucified Son produces courage and reverence in us (vv38-42)