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Christopher Holdsworth
Contributing sermons since Jul 7, 2013
Newest Sermons
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Doers, Not Hearers Only.
Contributed on May 3, 2024
Practical implications of our new birth.
DOERS, NOT HEARERS ONLY. James 1:22-27. We must be careful that we are “doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving our own selves” (James 1:22). Having heard and received, we must then put the word into action in our lives. Good works do not make us Christians, but Christians will do good ...read more
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Born Again By The Word Of Truth.
Contributed on May 2, 2024
The unchangeable Father of lights brought us forth by the Word of truth.
BORN AGAIN BY THE WORD OF TRUTH. James 1:17-21. James has already indicated that our God is a generous Giver (James 1:5). Here he cites God as the inexhaustible source of “every good act of giving, and every perfect gift” (James 1:17a). There is not so much as a shadow cast as a result of any ...read more
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A Naughty Question.
Contributed on May 1, 2024
'For the hardness of your heart he wrote this precept' (Mark 10:5).
A NAUGHTY QUESTION. Mark 10:2-12. The Pharisees’ question about divorce was worse than mischievous in that it, like many of their questions addressed to Jesus, was asked with the intention of “tempting” Jesus into saying something that would cause offence (MARK 10:2). I assert this on two ...read more
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David Lets His Guard Down.
Contributed on Apr 23, 2024
A downward spiral with inevitable consequences.
DAVID LETS HIS GUARD DOWN. 2 Samuel 11:1-15. “At the time when kings go forth” (to battle), “David tarried still at Jerusalem.” (2 SAMUEL 11:1). Sending his nephew Joab may have seemed like a good idea at the time, but this constituted a dereliction of duty which put David in the wrong place at ...read more
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The Ark Brought Up To Jerusalem.
Contributed on Apr 13, 2024
All our actions should be regulated by the word of God.
THE ARK BROUGHT UP TO JERUSALEM. 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 2 Samuel 6:12-19. No sooner had David been anointed king over all Israel, than the Philistines came up against him. David’s instinct back then was to ‘enquire of the LORD’ as to what he should do (cf. 2 Samuel 5:17-19). And David ‘did as the LORD ...read more
Newest Sermon Series
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Galatians.
Contributed on Feb 21, 2024
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Ephesians.
Contributed on Feb 19, 2024
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C. (2). After Christmas 2021-2022.
Contributed on Nov 16, 2023
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B. (6). After Pentecost 2024.
Contributed on Nov 6, 2023
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B. (5). Easter To Pentecost 2024.
Contributed on Nov 6, 2023