Jim South speaks on 'Will You Face the Truth? - If Jesus is King, Don't Bury Him Now' (John 19:1-42) at Morning Church on the 28th of April 2019.

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Jim South speaks on 'Will You Face the Truth? - Will You Face the Truth this Easter?' (John 19) at the Good Friday Morning Church service on the 19th of April 2019.

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Jim South speaks on 'The Holy Spirit According to Jesus - The Witness and the Witnesses' (John 15:18-16:4) at Morning Church on the 24th of March 2019.

Sermon outline:

• Introduction
  • Opposition is a reality
• Body of thought
  • Jesus warned that persecution will come
  • He will not abandon Christian believers
  • We are identified with Christ
  • We do not belong to the world
  • The world is spiritually ignorant and blind
  • The Spirit of God is witness to the truth
  • The Spirit is a rebuker
  • The Spirit points only to Jesus

Jim South speaks on 'The Lord's Prayer - Lead Us Not Into Temptation' (Matthew 6:9-15) at Morning Church on the 23rd of December 2018.

Sermon outline:

• Introduction
• The devil is real and his opposition is real
• By ourselves we cannot beat the devil
• What does temptation look like?

Jim South speaks on 'The Lord's Prayer - Give Us Today Our Daily Bread' (Matthew 6:9-15) at Morning Church on the 9th of December 2018.

Sermon outline:

• Purpose of Lord's Prayer
• God glorified by our dependence upon Him
• All we have comes from Him
• Responsibility rests on us

Jim South speaks on 'The Strength of Weakness - What Brings You Encouragement?' (2 Corinthians 7:5-16) at Morning Church on the 14th of October 2018.

Sermon outline:

• Introduction and historical situation
• Titus encouraged Paul
  • By his presence
  • By his news
• The Corinthians encouraged Paul
  • By their reaction
  • By their development
  • By the practical expressions of their care

Jim South speaks on 'The Strength of Weakness - What is Christian Ministry?' (2 Corinthians 2:14-3:6) at Morning Church on the 12th of August 2018.

Sermon outline:

• Introduction
• Paul founded the Corinthian church
• Opposition of "super apostles"
  • Seem to have been very pro-Jewish
• Christian ministry does NOT mean peace at all times
• Christian ministry always honours Jesus
  • The triumph of ministry is the triumph of Jesus
  • All Christian witnesses are lieutenants to Jesus
• Christian ministry is always concerned with truth
• Christian ministry is always divisive
• Christian ministry brings an awful responsibility
• Christian ministry will provoke opposition
• Christian ministry will bring rejoicing
• So, what is Christian ministry?

Jim South speaks on 'In the Presence of Greatness - Do You Know Better Than God?' (Isaiah 45:1-13) at Morning Church on the 27th of May 2018.

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Jim South speaks on 'Hard Truth About Jesus - Good News/Bad News' (John 9) at Morning Church on the 22nd of April 2018.

Sermon outline:

• Introduction
• The blind see
  • Jesus takes the initiative
  • Only Jesus gives sight
  • To receive sight, it is necessary to admit blindness
  • Believe in Jesus for who He is...
    • Who is the Son of Man?
    • What does it mean to believe in him?
• The seeing are shown to be blind
  • To stay in spiritual blindness - insist you don't need a saviour
  • To stay in spiritual blindness - reject what Jesus gives
  • Staying in spiritual blindness ends up in eternal judgement

Jim South speaks on 'Hard Truth About Jesus - What Does God Want Us to Do?' (John 6:1-40) at the Good Friday service on the 30th of March 2018.

Sermon outline:

• Unsatisfactory views
  • The crowd who was fed
  • Those who wanted to be involved
  • Those who felt "right" by association
    Not enough to be where Jesus is at work
• John 6:26
• John 6:29 - Believe in the one he has sent
  • And Good Friday
  • Look to the Son and believe in Him and so have eternal life and be raised up by Him at the last day
  • The offensiveness of non-inclusiveness

Jim South speaks on 'Short Steps for Long Gains - Temptation' (Matthew 4:1-11) at Morning Church on the 28th of January 2018.

There is no outline for this sermon.

Jim South speaks on 'When You Come Together - Why Should We Fully Commit to Church?' (1 Corinthians 15:35-58) at Morning Church on the 17th of December 2017.

Sermon outline:

• Intro
• Different worlds mean different formats
• Different spiritual realms give rise to different formats
• The reality of the spiritual world... and our need to live accordingly
• The reality of the "here and now" world and our need to live accordingly

"Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labour in the Lord is not in vain."

Jim South speaks on 'When You Come Together - What Makes Our Faith Worth Living For?' (1 Corinthians 15:12-34) at Morning Church on the 10th of December 2017.

Sermon outline:

• Intro: The source of the problem
• Resurrection - A basic truth
• No Resurrection - God's a liar
• No Resurrection - No forgiveness
• No Resurrection - Deceased Christians die in futility
• But Christ has been raised (v20)
  • Christianity is RELIABLE
  • Christianity IMPACTS LIVES
  • Resurrection of Jesus GUARANTEES resurrection of believers
• ANSWER TO TITLE QUESTION: The historical fact of the resurrection of Jesus and therefore of believers

Jim South speaks on 'Why The Reformation Still Matters - Why Do We Take the Bread and the Wine?' (Luke 22:14-20, 1 Corinthians 11:17-34) at Morning Church on the 8th of October 2017.

Sermon outline:

• Pre-reformation
  • Transubstantiation
  • The sacrifice of the mass
• Reactions
  • Martin Luther
  • Ulrich Zwingli and the Swiss
  • John Calvin
  • All rejected sacrifice of mass and transubstantiation but with different conclusions
• Pre-reformation foundation
  • Power of ordination
  • Confession and absolution
  • Communion
  • Baptism
• Post reformation approaches to communion
  • Pre-reformation ideas – mechanical acceptance of priestly action
  • Consubstantiation – Christ actually received through bread and wine
  • Symbolistic – Bread and wine simply a reminder of Jesus
  • Calvin/Anglican – bread and wine – strong means of assurance for those with faith

Jim South speaks on 'On Whom Are You Depending? Peace and Security in Our Days' (Isaiah 38:1-39:8) at Morning Church on the 1st of October 2017.

Sermon outline:

• Intro; the 'Flashback'
• Prayer
• Promise
• Reflection
  • On Life
  • On Prayer
  • On the purpose of God
• Failure of the dedicated one

Jim South speaks on 'On Whom Are You Depending? In Whom Do You Now Trust?' (Isaiah 36:1-37:7) at Morning Church on the 17th of September 2017.

Sermon outline:

• Intro
  • The challenge of the Assyrian question
• Are you trusting in your own power?
• Are you trusting in "the flavour of the day"?
• Trust the enemy?
• Trusting in keeping on the old ways?
• Who or what do you trust?
  • God
  • Prayer
  • His Word

Jim South speaks on 'On Whom Are You Depending? Two Final Outcomes' (Isaiah 34-35) at Morning Church on the 3rd of September 2017.

Sermon outline:

• Intro: A father's responsibility
• The father's heartache
• The father's joy
• Stand up and be counted

Jim South speaks on 'Seeking True Life? Spiritual Life Starts With Spiritual Birth' (John 3:1-21) at Morning Church on the 11th of June 2017.

Sermon outline:

• Introduction - Nicodemus the old Pharisee
• 3 Old Testament images
  • Birth
  • Wind
  • Bronze snake
• Verse 16 and beyond
  • Verse 16
  • John 7
  • John 19

Jim South speaks on 'Christmas Through the Eyes of... Anna and Simeon' (Luke 2:22-40) at Morning Church on the 1st of January 2017.

Sermon outline:

• Three significant events after Christmas
• The dedication and purification rites
• The meeting with Simeon
• The meeting with Anna

Jim South speaks on 'Christmas Through the Eyes of... the Shepherds' (Luke 2:8-20) at Morning Church on the 18th of December 2016.

Sermon outline:

• Who were they?
• What were these tough men told?
• What did they do?