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  • Joseph Neil Adams avatar

    Christmas Eve

    Contributed by Joseph Neil Adams on Jan 3, 2008
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    A midnight Holy Communion address about the significance of the Nativity for us & the world

    Hebrews 1: 1 - 4 Isaiah 9: 2 - 7 Luke 2: 1 - 7 The writer of the Hebrews letter or epistle gets excited at the start. He says this is how things were, but now WOW! Maybe because we have heard all of this, the story of Christmas and the incarnation, we lose some of excitement he felt. We take for ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Prayer A Why When How Introduction

    Contributed by Joseph Neil Adams on Jan 3, 2008
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    A simple introduction to prayer for a Church that didn’t pray together

    Genesis 18:23-33 Luke 11:1-13 You know I hear more comments about how difficult it is to pray or how confusing it is that God sometimes seems to answer and other times doesn’t or how God doesn’t really hear us or how nothing really changes because of our prayers. So I figure we need some teaching ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Pentecost - The If Only's

    Contributed by Joseph Neil Adams on Jan 3, 2008
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    A simple message about Pentecost used at Women’s fellowship’s & shorter Holy Communion services.

    If only one of us could win the lottery! Imagine how much better your life would be. You would have the power to control your own destiny, at least that’s what the nice people at the National Lottery believe. If only because just think of all the things you could buy – new house, car - & I hope ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Naaman's Healing

    Contributed by Joseph Neil Adams on Jan 3, 2008
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    Naaman’s pride almost prevents a healing, but are we that different?

    2 Kings 5 Most of us have the trappings of power and privilege: we live in one of the wealthiest countries with one of the highest standards of living. We live in an age our grandparents could never have dreamed of. We are not unlike Naaman in the story in 2 Kings 5. But he had to learn an ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Salt

    Contributed by Joseph Neil Adams on Jan 3, 2008
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    Jesus calls His followers to be the "salt of the earth." This message thinks about what it is to be salt ; examining the characteristics of salt & asking if these are hallmarks of our Christian walk.

    Matthew 5:13-16 Galatians 5:16-18 Jesus calls His followers to be the "salt of the earth." What does this really mean? Today, we are thinking about what it is to be salt ; examining the characteristics of salt & asking if these are hallmarks of our Christian walk. So the first thing I want us to ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Purpose Of The Church

    Contributed by Joseph Neil Adams on Jan 1, 2008
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    The 2 priority purposes of the Church are to bring glory to God & to bring people to know God. Anything that gets in the way of that is just window dressing.

    Matthew 28:16-20 Romans 15:1-13 Question: What is the purpose of Church? What does it do for us / for the community? Answers: Shouted out answers during the service included to share our faith, to bring glory to God, to be Jesus hands and feet. The problem is what would God say should be ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Older Brother

    Contributed by Joseph Neil Adams on Jan 1, 2008
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    A message that takes a look at the prodigal son parable from the perspective of the other son.

    (This message was preached at a United Service with Anglican’s & URC from our town - including my old College Principal!) Luke 15 : 11 - 32 Religious people criticized Jesus because he ate with sinners & so He told this story. A story so familiar to us who have been attending churches – yes? ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Pentecost - Withdrawing

    Contributed by Joseph Neil Adams on Jan 1, 2008
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    We sometimes picture the Holy Spirit as fire, chaos & activity, but the Spirit is about withdrawing & silence too.

    Ezekiel 37: 1 – 14 Acts 2:1-13 Two very famous readings today. The Old Testament lesson from Ezekiel 37 tells of the powerful wonderful vision of the Holy Spirit bringing life to that which was dead, & of course how could we not have Acts 2, Luke’s account of the Spirit falling that first ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Faith Fear & The Holy Spirit At Pentecost

    Contributed by Joseph Neil Adams on Jan 1, 2008
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    Jesus told us to wait for the Holy Spirit because He knew that faith alone would not be enough.

    Acts 2:1-13 Acts 1:1-17, 21-26 Like Easter or Christmas we know exactly what will hear today don’t we?! Pentecost is the pivotal point in history of Church; it is the birthday of the Church, the day when the powerful Spirit of God was infused into early Church. Today I want us to think about the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Test Me In This

    Contributed by Joseph Neil Adams on Jan 1, 2008
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    I felt challenged to preach this because of the un-biblical approach to giving in my largest Church, & try to explain that our giving either honours or dishonours God.

    Proverbs 3:1-18 Malachi 3:6-12 Texts: Proverbs 3:9 -10 ‘Honour the LORD with your wealth, with the first fruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine. ’ Malachi 3:10 ‘Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    If It Hadn't Have Been For God

    Contributed by Joseph Neil Adams on Dec 31, 2007
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    Some us too have been dealing with life’s problems, situations that have left/leave us feeling helpless, hopeless and alone. How do we keep going when life is a pain in the butt?

    Psalm 124 Genesis 39:1- 21 Life has a habit of getting up and biting you doesn’t it?! Even when things are going well as they were for Joseph bad things do happen to good people. Some us too have been dealing with life’s problems. There have been, maybe are now situations that have left / ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Covenant Sunday - Future Our Friend

    Contributed by Joseph Neil Adams on Dec 31, 2007
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    A message for Covenant Sunday thinking about how the new year can be held back by fear, using Joshua, Caleb & John Wesley to show a better way where the future is seen as our friend..

    Jeremiah 31.31-34 Numbers 13 It is natural at times like the turn of a new year to think about how time passes – well of course it flies! It is 28 years since Maggie came to power. 41 since England won world cup and 7 whole years have passed since the millennium celebrations. I remember the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Trinity : Shaping Your Faith

    Contributed by Joseph Neil Adams on Dec 31, 2007
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    People tend to think the Trinity doesn’t matter & is an hindrance & obstacle to real faith, but this is not true - sincerity is no substitute for truth.

    Psalm 8 2 Corinthians 13: v 5-14 A story is told of a little girl drawing, when her mother asks what it is she is sketching. ‘I am drawing a picture of God’ she said. The Mother tells her this is impossible, as no-one knows what God looks like; when the girl says ‘Well they will when I’m ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Go, Don't Stay

    Contributed by Joseph Neil Adams on Dec 31, 2007
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    Evangelism - not about inviting peeople to our events but about us going to meet teh people where they are.

    Matthew 28:16-20 Ephesians 3:14-21 Each & every one of us who seeks to be a follower, a disciple of Jesus is called to be about what the Methodist Church calls our calling, which is: 1. Worship – within the local Church & regularly partaking of Holy Communion & being personally at prayer ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Chrstmas - Disappointment & Joy

    Contributed by Joseph Neil Adams on Dec 29, 2007
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    So often Christmas is a let down instead of full of joy - could it be because our focus is on us not Him?

    There is a story told of a young lad who wrote a more unusual letter to Santa, not asking for this toy or that one but saying: ‘you didn’t bring me anything good last year or the year before. This is your last chance’! You know a bit like that boy we all know that often Christmas often can be a ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist