Pelsall Evangelical Church Sermons

20 - In the mud

Jeremiah 37-38 - Tim Smylie
The mud that comes with faithfulness - (37:1-38:13)
Persecuted as a traitor .... (37:1-38:6)
....but delivered from death (38:7-13)
The mud that comes with faithlessness (38:14-28)
All that you dread comes true

04 - Honouring His Name

Exodus 20:7 - Steve Hope
The Freedom of Honouring His Name
The Failure of Dishonouring His Name
The Fulfilment of Honouring His Name
The Future of Honouring His Name

19 - The living and enduring word of God

Jeremiah 36 - Tim Smylie
Written for our salvation - (vv1-3)
Uncontainable - (vv4-21)
Produces a response - (vv22-26)
Indestructible - (vv27-32)

03 - The Way of Worship

Exodus 20:4-6 -  Steve Hope
The Freedom of Right Worship
The Failure of Wrong Worship
The Fulfilment of Right Worship
The Future of Right Worship

18 - A lesson in faithfulness

Jeremiah 35- Tim Smylie
A tempting invitation - (vv1-5)
A stubborn faithfulness - (vv6-11)
The challenge - commitment to the Father's Word - (vv12-17)
A surprising outcome - honoured by God! - (vv18-19)

02 - Exclusive Loyalty

Exodus 20v1-3 - Steve Hope
The Freedom of Exclusive Loyalty
The Failure of Disloyalty
The Fulfilment of Exclusive Loyalty
The Future of Exclusive Loyalty

17 - Living by faith

Jeremiah 32 - Tim Smylie
True faith invests in what God has promised - (vv1-15).
Faith investments often look ridiculous - (vv16-25)
God's Word builds our faith - (vv26-44)
It confirms God's power - (vv26-27)
It explains the world we see - (vv28-35)
It shows the heart of God - (vv36-44)

Presentation of the work of SASRA

16 - A new covenant

Jeremiah 31:27-40 - Tim Smylie
A clear personal responsibility - (vv27-30)
A new relationship with God - (vv31-40)
A people:
Transformed from the inside out - (vv33-34a)
Transformed by God's forgiveness -(v34b)
Secure and clean forever - (vv35-40)

01 - Set Free to Live Free

Exodus 20v1-2 - Steve Hope
Freedom: What God wants for you
Failure: What we have failed to do
Fulfilment: What Jesus does for you
Future: What God will do in you

Elders

1 Timothy 3:1-7 & Titus 1:5-9 - Tim Smylie
The role of elders: leading, but not ruling the church.
in Doctrine, Discipline, and Direction
The profile of an elder: an example of Christian maturity.
Ambitious - for God's Kingdom, not for himself
Self-disciplined and faithful - in all areas of life.
Competent - to teach and to manage
Friendly and compassionate
Courageous
The elder's confidence: God's wisdom and power

15 - The Father's love

Jeremiah 31:2-26 - Tim Smylie
The Father's love:
 Gathers, unites and blesses his people - (v2-14)
Is strong enough to deal with our deepest pain and shame - (vv15-26)

Gabriel's Story

Tim Smylie

Carol Service 22nd December 2019

Steve Hope

Son of David, Son of God

Luke 1:26-56 - Tim Smylie
1. The work of a faithful God - (vv26-37)2. Our response: faith in this faithful God - (vv38-56)

67 - The Extent of Forgiveness

Matthew 18:21-35 - Steve Hope.
Forgiveness is not limited in number (v21-22)
You've been forgiven an unpayable debt (v23-27)
You must forgive others their debt to you (v28-35)

14 - God's peace plan

Jeremiah 30:1 - 31:1 - Tim Smylie
Only God can provide salvation (30:1-7)
God sets us free to serve him (30:8-11)
God heals our unhealable wound (30:12-17a)
God restores our dignity through one of our own (30:17b-22)
True peace comes on the other side of wrath (30:23-31:1)

04 How do you feel? - Making sense of our emotions - Part 4

Engaging our emotions - part 2 - Tim Smylie
 
This is a long term project!
 
Plan to cultivate your emotional garden
Grow:
Love for God, our neighbour, and what is good
Hope in God, and our eternal destiny
Hatred of evil
Allow:
Grief
Guilt
Jealousy
Eliminate:
Destructive anger
Fear and worry about the future
Disciplines to get us there
Wise up to the little things - sleep, diet, and exercise.
Learn to look upwards - using prayer, Scripture, and song.
Commit to look outwards

13 - How to live in exile

Jeremiah 29:1-23 - Tim Smylie
Wherever God has put you, work and pray for good in that situation - (vv1-9)
Seek the God who will work all things for his people's good - (vv10-14)
Don't be distracted by promises of a quick fix - (vv15-23)

66 - Bringing back the Wandering Sheep

Matthew 18:15-20 - Steve Hope
The Process of Church Discipline (v15-17)
The Power of Church Discipline (v18)
The Prayer of Church Discipline (v19-20)

12 - How do you tell a true prophet from a false one?

Jeremiah 23:9-40  Tim Smylie
Do they agree  with God about:
His holiness - sin is serious (vv9-15)
His wrath - peace is not guaranteed (vv16-22)
His power - he is inescapable and his Word is effective (vv23-32)
His goodness - the truth is not burdensome (vv33-40)

65 - God's Little Ones

Matthew 18v1-14 - Steve Hope
We Enter the Kingdom by becoming like children (v1-5)
Causing God's children to stumble is disastrous (v6-9)
....because God cares for his children deeply (v10-14)

11 - The King

Jeremiah 21v1-23v8 - Tim Smylie
The LORD is King of kings (21:1-14)
The purpose of kings (22:1-9)
To do what is just and right
The trouble with kings (22:10-19)
The end of kings? (22:20-30)
The Saviour King (23:1-8)

64 - Sons and Subjects

Matthew 17:24-27 - Steve Hope
Jesus is the Son of God
Jesus' disciples are God's children
We are to be model citizens on earth

Basic Church Maintenance

Romans 14:1-15:13  - Steve Hope
Accept one another without quarrelling - (14:1-13a)
God accepts us - (v3)
God is their master, not you - (v4-9)
God is their judge, and yours too - (v10-12)
Build one another up without offending - (v14:13b-23)
Offending deliberately is not acting in love - (v14-16)
The Kingdom of God is more important than disputable matters - (v17-21)
Bear with one another without selfishness - (15:1-13)
Christ is our example - (v3-7)
Unity is the endgame - (v8-12)
Romans 4:13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. 

03 - How do you feel - making sense of our emotions - Part 3

Tim Smylie
Engaging our emotions - part 1
Take the challenge seriously
Listen to your emotions
Evaluate your emotions
What do they tell me about what I love?
What do they tell me about what I believe?
"Emotions reflect what we believe and reveal our assumptions about how the world works" (Matthew Elliot)
What does the bible say?
Don't be bullied by your emotions
"I need this"
"This is all or nothing
"I need to act right now"
 

10 - A broken jar, and a broken man

Jeremiah 19-20  - Tim Smylie
A message of just and unavoidable judgment - (19:1-15)
A messenger who goes down to the depths of suffering - (20:1-18)

Jesus' prayer for the church

John 17v6-26 - Pieter Vroom
Prayer for the disciples
Reasons for the prayer - (v6-11)
Content: safety, joy, sanctification - (v12-19)
Prayer for the church - (v20-26)
Unity so the world knows that the Father sent Jesus
That we may see Jesus' glory and have fellowship with him.
That we may know the Father and share in his love.

09 - The Potter

Jeremiah 18 - Tim Smylie
Clay in the potter's hands (vv1-10)
God is sovereign- he is completely in control - (vv5-6)
 Our response matters - God is not a tyrant - (vv7-10)
Responding to the potter's touch - (vv11-23)
Means responding to: His message - (vv11-17)
......and his messenger - (vv18-23)

Why Stand?

Ephesians 6:10-18 - Timothy Fisher