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Simon Bartlett
Contributing sermons since Jan 17, 2020
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God's Power At Work
Contributed on Sep 18, 2023
Luke starts Acts with, 'In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus BEGAN to do and teach...' Now he's going to talk about what Jesus CONTINUED to do. In Acts 16 we have a great example of Jesus witnessing to himself - and Paul and Silas fitting in.
Acts 16 God’s power at work Let’s suppose you hear God speaking to you, telling you to do something. You do what God tells you. But then, within a short time, the situation looks a complete mess. What would you think? Did you hear wrong? Has God let you down? Let’s suppose God calls you to ...read more
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The First People The Church Sent
Contributed on Sep 2, 2023
Jesus sent his disciples out on mission. But Acts 13 is the first time THE CHURCH sent people out on mission. They were Barnabas and Saul. It wasn't all plain sailing. But it was still totally worthwhile.
INTRODUCTION / LEAD IN I wonder if you’ve read The Lord of the Rings. In the first volume, The Fellowship of the Ring, Bilbo Baggins throws a party. Then, he suddenly vanishes! Gandalf the wizard knows how he’s done it: Bilbo has a ring with very special power, a ring that is gradually gaining ...read more
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Saul's Conversion
Contributed on Aug 27, 2023
Saul's conversion shows us that God can reach anyone and change anyone. Ananias' acceptance of Saul is a wonderful example. And Paul's reflection on the event reminds us of just how important it is to be baptized.
I don’t often think about Nottingham. I can’t remember ever visiting it. It’s 200 miles away and we haven’t had reason to go there. But Nottingham is an up-and-coming city. A few years ago, The Times newspaper named it as the most improved city in its survey of the best places to live. ...read more
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The Last Three 'fruit Of The Spirit': Faithfulness, Gentleness And Self-Control
Contributed on Aug 5, 2023
How can we be more like God? By demonstrating God's character. We look at three more wonderful qualities of God that the Holy Spirit wants to produce in us.
INTRODUCTION Today, we’re having the last in our series on the Fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5. We’re going to look at the last three fruit in Paul’s list: faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. I thought I’d do something a bit different to usual today. I’m going to look at three true ...read more
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The Fruit Of The Spirit: Goodness
Contributed on Jul 22, 2023
The Holy Spirit wants us to grow in the quality of goodness. But what is goodness? How can we find the path of goodness?
For the past three weeks we’ve been focusing on two verses in Paul’s letter to the Galatians. Paul wrote, ‘But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law’ [Galatians 5:22-23] In these famous ...read more
Newest Sermon Series
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Getting To Know Paul In Acts
Contributed on Aug 27, 2023
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Encounters With Jesus In John's Gospel
Contributed on Jan 29, 2023
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Revelation: The Hard Parts
Contributed on Sep 22, 2022
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Bible Characters
Contributed on Sep 10, 2022
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Easter 2022
Contributed on Apr 10, 2022