Les Henley speaks on 'Stepping into the New - New Year, New Life' (John 11:45-57) at Morning Church on the 6th of January 2019.

Sermon outline:

• What do we learn from history?
• Therefore
• The players
• The scene
• The lesson
• Will you learn from history?

Les Henley speaks on 'The Lord's Prayer - Your Will Be Done' (Matthew 6:9-15) at Morning Church on the 7th of October 2018.

Sermon outline:

• Introduction
• Definition: What is will?
• The Father's will – ages past
• The Father's will – present age
• The Father's will – future
• On Earth as it is in Heaven
• Conclusion

Les Henley speaks on 'The Lord's Prayer - Our Father in Heaven' (Matthew 6:9-15) at Morning Church on the 15th of July 2018.

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Les Henley speaks on 'Side by Side - More Than Friends?' (1 John 1:1-7, Philemon) at Morning Church on the 18th of March 2018.

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Les Henley speaks on 'Short Steps for Long Gains - Income' (1 Corinthians 16:2) at Morning Church on the 4th of February 2018.

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Les Henley speaks on 'When You Come Together - Do You Know the Love That Lasts?' (1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13) at Morning Church on the 12th of November 2017.

Sermon outline:

• Recap and introduction
• What do YOU do?
• Love
  • This is not...
  • Nor is it...
  • Nor...
  • This love that Paul is encouraging us to is agape
• A still more excellent way
  • We love because God first loved us (1 John 4:16, 19)
• Putting it together as a part of the body of Christ
  • Jobs and roles – gifts of the Spirit will pass (v8)
  • But love (agape) never fails (v8)

Les Henley speaks on 'Seeking True Life? Come and Believe Jesus, the Giver of True Life' (John 4:43-54) at Morning Church on the 2nd of July 2017.

Sermon outline:

• What is 'life' and 'living'?
• Passage overview
• Created for eternal life
• Born in sin to die
  • Physical death
  • Spiritual death
• Be reborn to eternal life - in Christ

Les Henley speaks on 'Defending the Gospel: Defending the Hope We Have' (1 Peter 3:8-17) at Morning Church on the 8th of January 2017.

Sermon outline:

• Introduction
• What is the hope that you have?
  • John 3:16
  • 1 Peter 3:15b
• Why do we need to be prepared to answer?
  • 2 Timothy 3:16-17
  • Matthew 6:33
  • Matthew 22:37-40
  • Matthew 28:18-20
  • 2 Chronicles 7:14
• Do you have the hope?
• Are you prepared to defend it?
  • Many ways – here are a few:
    • Two Ways to Live
    • Gospel Beads
      • Green – Genesis 1
      • Black – Genesis 3, Romans 6:23
      • Red – Matt, Mark, Luke and John
      • White – New Testament
      • Gold – New Testament
    • The Roman Road: A Well-engineered Path to Salvation
    • Christianity Explored (7 sessions)
    • Christianity Explained (6 brief bible studies)
• How will you respond the next time someone asks you "to give the reason for the hope that you have"?

Les Henley speaks on 'Christmas Through the Eyes of... the Angel' (Luke 1:28-39) at Morning Church on the 11th of December 2016.

Sermon outline:

• Intro
• Understanding angels
• Appearance/nature
• Actors/roles
• Proclaimers
• How angels are invested in Christmas
• Why angels celebrate Christmas

Les Henley speaks on 'Short Steps for Long Gains - Growth' (2 Peter 3:18) at Morning Church on the 27th of December 2015.

Les Henley speaks on 'The Gospel of Luke: In My Father's House' (Luke 2:41-52) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 6th of January 2013.

Sermon outline:

Les Henley speaks on 'Out of the Depths: The Inside Story' (Psalm 130) at Morning Church on the 30th of September 2012.

Sermon outline:

• Intro
• Pre-cross - waiting for the Messiah
• Post-cross - the Messiah has come
• As we wait - for the Messiah's return

Les Henley speaks on 'Living the 10 Commandments in the 21st Century: Not Distorting God's Character' (Exodus 20:7) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 31st of July 2011.

Sermon outline:

• What's in a Name?
• The Name of God
• I Am = YHWH = The Lord
  • Exodus 3:11-14
  • Exodus 20:7
  • Exodus 33:12-16 and God's response in 17-23
  • Job 38-41
• Taking (or Carrying) God's Name
  • Exodus 6:7
  • Deuteronomy 7:6
• Taking (or Carrying) a name in vain
  • Contrast Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5) with Stephen (Acts 7) and Simon the Sorcerer (Acts 8)
• Four things to remember:
  • God's Name is holy
  • Proper use - no 'name dropping'
    • Titus 1:10-16
  • Give God the honour due to Him
    • Refer Herod (Acts 12:19b-23)
  • Live a consistent life
    • Matthew 5:33-37

Les Henley speaks on Psalm 3 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 9th of January 2011.

Sermon outline:

• Introduction: David and Absalom
• What's the problem?
  • State it clearly
  • Relative to God's capacity
• What to do?
  • Pray
  • Trust God
  • Pray again
• Step out in faith

Les Henley speaks on Hebrews 9:1-10:18 at Morning Church on the 30th of May 2010.

Sermon outline:

• Sacrifice - what is it?
• Why is sacrifice for sin needed?
• The shadow - OT sacrificial system
• The reality - Jesus, a perfect sacrifice
• Your choice

A sermon on Psalm 51 by Les Henley at Morning Church and Night Church on the 10th of January 2010.

Sermon outline:

• Background
  • David and Bathsheba - 2 Samuel 11
  • David and Nathan - 2 Samuel 12
    • David's confession: 2 Samuel 12:13a
    • God's response: 2 Samuel 12:13b
  • Contrast:
    • Adam and Eve
    • David
• Psalm 51
  • Terms
    • Sin (verses 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 13)
    • Transgression (verses 1, 3, 13)
    • Iniquity (verses 2, 5, 9)
  • David's sin
    • Depraved heart
    • Not capable of making itself righteous
  • God establishes rebirth
  • David:
    • v1-2: seeks God's mercy
    • v3-5: confesses his sin
    • v6: only by God does he know his sin
    • v7-12: repents
    • v13-16: anticipates his response to God's mercy
    • v17: recognises the standard
    • v18-19: submits to God's response

A sermon on Ecclesiastes 4 by Les Henley at Morning Church on the 29th of November 2009.

Sermon outline:

• Intro
• "Under the Sun"
• 1) Oppression (v1-3)
• 2) Toil (v4-6)
• 3) Building wealth (v7-8)
• 4) Partnership (v9-12)
• 5) Poor wisdom (v13-16)