Pelsall Evangelical Church Sermons

05 - Still in the ruins

Lamentations 5 - Tim Smylie
 Look, LORD, at our ruined inheritance (vv1-18)
Come, LORD, and restore our inheritance (vv19-22)

02 - Knowing God

Colossians 1:9-14 - Tim Smylie
True knowledge of God involves:
Learning what is important to him (v9)
Living to please him (vv10-12a)
Enjoying his rescue and his gift (vv12b-14)

From Terrorist to Evangelist - A story of redemption - Billy McCurrie

01 - Foundations

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

04 - The high price of sin

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

05 - I will.....

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)
 

03 - The greatness of his love

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) 
 

04 - From this day on...

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

02 - The strangeness of his anger

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)

03 - What keeps the Christian going when discouraged

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)
 
 

02 - How to respond to a challenging sermon

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)
 
 
 

01 - Misplaced Priorities

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

01 - In the ruins

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”

Fully known by God

Psalm 139 - Mike Wells

Our confidence is in the Lord

Philippians 3:1-11 - Mike Wells

I am watching over my word to perform it

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

The parable of the rich fool

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.

What’s in your hand?

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 - Tearing back the curtain

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

The splendour of God’s appointed King

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?

Jesus - our representative in heaven

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)

07 - How the church can thrive together now

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)
 

The Identity, Mission and Call of the Messiah

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)
 

Jesus - Lord of history

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)
 

26 - On Boasting

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)
 

51 - Follow me

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)
 

25 - Sowing Good

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

50 - Our Provider

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  

49 - Peace be with you

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

24 - Sowing and Reaping

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