Steve Judd speaks on 'At Peace: Never Stop Being a Child' (Psalm 131) at Morning Church on the 7th of October 2012.

Sermon outline:

• We live in a crazy world
• We need a way to cope
• Two unchangeable truths:
  • Isaiah 55:8-9
  • Proverbs 16:9
• The circle of influence
• At peace - like a weaned child
• Do not be anxious about anything:
  • Matthew 5:25-34
  • Philippians 4:4-7
• Grace that blows all fear away
• What is hope?
• Ring of confidence
• You can hope in the LORD!

Kristian Wren speaks on 'Out of the Depths: The Inside Story' (Psalm 130) at Night Church on the 30th of September 2012.

Sermon outline:

• A need for mercy (v1-2)
• A God of incredible grace (v3-4)
• Waiting and hoping (v5-6)
• An unswerving assurance (v7-8)
• Our response:
  • Remember our need for mercy
  • Praise God for His grace
  • Wait and hope with assurance

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

Rob Hicks speaks on 'How the Past Prepares Us for the Future' (Psalm 129) at Night Church on the 23rd of September 2012.

Sermon outline:

• Intro
• Israel afflicted (v1-3)
• The Lord prevails (v4)
• Justice will be served (v5-8)

Jim South speaks on Psalm 12 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 29th of January 2012.

Sermon outline:

Peter Chapman speaks on 'True Refuge' (Psalm 11) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 22nd of January 2012.

Sermon outline:

• Life is a battle
• The Lord is true refuge
• Three reasons to find refuge in God:
  1. Sovereignty
  2. How he deals with people
  3. His righteousness
• We can find refuge in a whole load of things - but they're not real refuge
• It calls for discernment
• At the cross of Jesus there is true refuge
• Offers of eternal security in something other than God
• Where do you find refuge in the battle of life?

Steve Judd speaks on 'Throne Control' (Psalm 9-10) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 15th of January 2012.

Sermon outline:

• Introduction - Justice and Mercy
• What is a Psalm?
• The two become one
• Logic vs. the Heart
• Psalm 9
  1. Thanksgiving
  2. The reason for his thanks - God's deliverance
  3. God the judge
  4. The certainty of judgement
• Psalm 10
  1. Where is God?
  2. Profile of the enemy
  3. Plea for justice
  4. Trust in God
• Comparison - Logic vs. the Heart

Psalm 9 - The Facts	Psalm 10 - The Heart
9 The LORD is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.	1 Why, O LORD, do you stand far away? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
12 For he who avenges blood is mindful of them;	13 Why does the wicked renounce God and say in his heart, “You will not call to account”? (i.e., it looks like God has forgotten about the wicked) 15 Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; call his wickedness to account till you find none. (The heart says "God has failed to act. Please do something")
12 he does not forget the cry of the afflicted.	11 He says in his heart, “God has forgotten, he has hidden his face, he will never see it.” 12 Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up your hand; forget not the afflicted. (The heart says God has forgotten)
Ultimately the both affirm God.
7 But the Lord sits enthroned forever; he has established his throne for justice,	16 The LORD is king forever and ever;

• Conclusion
  • What's happening in your life?
  • Look to the throne

Michael Gange speaks on 'Majestic Name' (Psalm 8) at Morning Church and Night Church on the 8th of January 2012.

Sermon outline:

• God's majesty and Man?
• God's majesty is evident in creation (v1, 3)
• God's majesty is evident in man as rulers over His creation (v5-8)
• Man has failed as God's representative on earth (Hebrews 2)
• God uses weak man to display His majesty more clearly (v2)
• Humble, obedient, trust

Steve Judd speaks on Psalm 6 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 30th of January 2011.

Sermon outline:

• A few reminders
• The first stanza - "The struggle"
• The second stanza - "The two arguments"
• The third stanza - "Swimming in tears"
• The fourth stanza - "The Lord hears our cry"
• The fifth stanza - "Psalm 6 in my life"

Peter Chapman speaks on Psalm 5 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 23rd of January 2011.

Sermon outline:

• Call for God to hear
• Reflect on God's character
• Acknowledge the basis for relationship
• Make requests to God

Jim South speaks on Psalm 4 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 16th of January 2011.

Sermon outline:

• Introduction: David and Absalom
• He could be enlarged or hemmed in
• He could listen to God or listen to men
• He could have godly emotion or be self-indulgent
• He could choose contentment or discouragement
• Conclusion: Reality

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

Cameron Griffiths speaks on Psalm 2 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 2nd of January 2011.

Sermon outline:

• Psalm 1 and 2
• World-wide rebellion
• God's response
• The LORD's anointed
  • A relationship
  • An inheritance
  • A rule
• Therefore, wise up

Cameron Griffiths speaks on Psalm 1 at Morning Church and Night Church on the 26th of December 2010.

Sermon outline:

• The Psalms: importance and background
• Choices in our world
• Psalm 1 - two options
• The blessed man
  • A new loyalty
  • Associations
  • Prosperity
    • Deuteronomy 28
    • Psalm 73
• The wicked man
  • Like chaff
• Two paths: which are we on?
  • John 3:36

A sermon on Psalm 139 by Cameron Griffiths at Morning Church and Night Church on the 24th of January 2010.

Sermon outline:

• Elderly found dead
• "You have searched me and known me"
• "Where can I go from your Spirit?"
• "You formed my inmost parts"
• David's angry outlook
• David's repentant response
• A wonderful message to our world
• A wonderful message to us

A sermon on Psalm 100 by Peter Chapman at Morning Church and Night Church on the 17th of January 2010.

Sermon outline:

• Section 1
  • 3x Calls to Thanks (verses 1 and 2)
  • 3x Reasons (verse 3)
• Section 2
  • 3x Calls to Thanks (verse 4)
  • 3x Reasons (verse 5)
• Reasons
• Thanks and Praise is...

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 Psalm 95 by Jim South at Morning Church and Night Church on the 3rd of January 2010.

Sermon outline:

• Intro
• The God of our confidence
  • He is the LORD
  • He is Sovereign
  • He is Creator
  • Verse 7
• Our response to our God
  • A shared experience
  • Bringing our thanks
  • Bow and kneel
  • A warning about presumption

A sermon on Psalm 8 by Cameron Griffiths at Morning Church and Night Church on the 27th of December 2009.

Sermon outline:

• The world says 'big is beautiful'!
• God's majesty is measured differently
  • The high praise He gets from humble children
  • The high position He has given humble man
• Is that what we see at the moment?
• But we see Jesus...
• How majestic indeed!

A sermon on Psalm 2 by Jim South at the Christmas Eve Service on the 24th of December 2009 and the Christmas Day Service on the 25th of December 2009.

Sermon outline:

• Intro
  • Message to the shepherds
  • Messiah (Christ)
• The Situation (v1-4)
  • Rebellion
  • Response
• The Reaction (v5-9)
• The Advice (v10-12)
• So What?
  • Get your relationship with the Messiah right
    • The path of wisdom
    • An appropriate response
    • The path of commitment