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Various Passages - Justification

A Sermon on ‘Justification’ by Steve Carlisle at Morning Church and Night Church on the 18th of November 2007. Sermon Outline:

• Intro - Day of Judgement?
• God Expects 100%
• BUT.....
• We Have Been Justified
• Because of Christ's Substitute
• Forgiveness of Sin
• "The righteousness we have is not our own, it comes as God's good gift in Christ. But we will be righteous. Notice that this means more than being pardoned. The pardoned criminal bears no penalty, but he bears a stigma. He is a criminal and he is known as a criminal, albeit an unpunished one. The justified sinner not only bears no penalty; he is righteous. He is not a man with sins still about him." (Leon Morris)
• Imputation of Christ's Righteousness
• By Faith
• So What?

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Various Passages - Propitiation

A Sermon on 'Propitiation' by Rob Smith at Morning and Night Church on the 11th of November 2007. Sermon Outline:

• The Heart of the Cross
• Getting Our Bearings
• What Does It Mean
• Propitiation = 'the appeasement of wrath'
• What Doesn't It Mean?
• Propitiation Does Not Equal Expiation
• Why Does It Matter?
• The Reality of God's Wrath
• What Does Scripture Say?
• "God's Wrath is his personal divine revulsion to evil [and] his personal vigorous opposition to it"
• Some Key Passages
• Romans 1:18
• Romans 2:5-8
• Ephesians 2:3
• Three Common Objections
• God's Wrath is a Pagan Idea
• God's Wrath is Impersonal
• God's Wrath is Negated By His Love
• Our Greatest Need
• Rescue From Wrath
• An Atoning Sacrifice
• A Great High Priest
• The Satisfaction of God's Wrath
• The Purpose of Propitiation
• To Save Us From Our Sins (Hebrews 2:17)
• The Source of Propitiation
• The Love and Mercy of God (Ephesians 2:5; 1 John 4:10)
• The Person Who Makes Propitiation
• The Incarnate Son of God (1 John 2:2; Hebrews 2:17)
• The Means of Propitiation
• The Shedding of His Blood (Romans 3:25)
• The Reception of Propitiation
• Through Faith in His Blood (Romans 3:25)
• Conclusion
• Amazing Love
• "[M]an is alienated from God by sin and God is alienated from man by wrath. It is in the substitutionary death of Christ that sin is overcome and wrath is averted, so that God can look on man without displeasure and man can look on God without fear. Sin is expiated and God is propitiated." (David Wells)

(Leon Morris)

John 3:1-15 - Regeneration

A Sermon on John 3:1-15 by Richard Goscombe at Morning and Night Church on the 4th of November 2007. Sermon Outline:

• Intro - Transformation is Amazing
• Such a Great Salvation
• Regeneration
• Total Transformation - Born Again
• All of God - By The Spirit
• The Ability to Turn to Christ - Repentance and Faith
• Amazing Grace
• Case Study - Saving the Unsaveable
• Can This Great Salvation Happen To Me?
• Conclusion - Choose Life

TBWA 9 - Talk 3 - The God Who Calls Us To Love

A Sermon given at St Tom's Big Weekend Away by Steve Carlisle. This is the third and final in a series on ‘Tough Love - The Love of God’. This talk is titled ‘The God Who Calls Us To Love’ and was delivered on the 28th of October 2007. Sermon Outline:

• Intro
• God is Love In Himself (John 15:9-17)
• Made In The Image of God (Genesis 1:26-28)
  • For Relationship
  • For Responsibility
  • For Love
• Made to Love God (Matthew 22:34-40)
• Made To Love My Neighbour (Matthew 22:34-40)
  • Love Sacrificially (1 John 3:16-20)
  • Love Your Enemies (Matthew 5:43-48)
  • Forgiving Love (Matthew 18)
    • In Small Matters
    • In Big Matters
  • Love and Judgement (Matthew 7)
  • Love as the Proof of Discipleship (1 John 4:19-21)
• Conclusions

TBWA 9 - Talk 2 - The God of Sovereign Love

A Sermon given at St Tom's Big Weekend Away by Steve Carlisle. This is the second in a series on ‘Tough Love - The Love of God’. This talk is titled ‘The God of Sovereign Love’ and was delivered on the 27th of October 2007. Sermon Outline:

• Intro
• The Love of God is Sovereign
  • In Complete Control (Jeremiah 32:17; Psalm 115:2-3; Jeremiah 10:23; Isaiah 45:6-7; Romans 9:18)
  • We Are Not Without Excuse (Joshua 24:14-15; Romans 10:9-11; Ezekiel 18:30-32; Romans 1:18-32)
  • Two Compatible Truths (Genesis 50:19-20; Philippians 2:12-13; Acts 4:23-31; Acts 18:9-10; Leviticus 20:7-8)
• How Can a God of Love Not Save Everyone?
  • Does God Really Love The World? (John 3:16; 1 John 2:2)
  • The Delight of Election
    • In the Old Testament (Deuteronomy 7:6-8)
      • God Loves Because He Loves
      • Not All Israel is Israel (Romans 9:6-8)
  • In the New Testament (See also Ephesians 1:3-14; 2 Thessalonians 2:13-16)
    • He Chooses The Weak (1 Corinthians 1)
    • Chooses Them Before Time (Romans 8 )
    • None of Them Will be Lost (John 6)
• How Can a Loving God Allow Suffering?
  • What is Wrong With God?
  • One Example - Suffering, Sickness and Death
    • The Reality of Our Death (Psalm 90:7-11; Romans 6:23; Acts 5; 1 Corinthians 11:27-32; Lamentations 3:37-38)
    • The Potter and The Clay (Romans 9; Job)
    • Comfort - Building New Foundations (Psalm 27; 2 Corinthians 1)
    • God's Megaphone (Romans 5)
    • Death is Overcome - Mercy in Suffering (1 Corinthians 15)
• Some Final Reflections
  • The Sovereign God and Prayer
  • The Sovereign God and Evangelism
  • Learning to Trust the Sovereign God

TBWA 9 - Talk 1 - The God Who Is Love

A Sermon given at St Tom's Big Weekend Away by Steve Carlisle. This is the first in a series on 'Tough Love - The Love of God'. This talk is titled 'The God Who Is Love' and was delivered on the 27th of October 2007. Sermon Outline:

• Intro - What the World Needs Now...
• Understanding Love
  • Love in Our World
  • What Love is Not
  • Tough Love - The Love of God
• Understanding God's Love
  • God is Love (1 John 4:7-21)
  • God's Love-Hate Relationship With People (Psalm 5:5; Hosea 9:15)
  • How Can a God of Love be Angry?
    • "Every sin, both original and actual, being a transgression of the righteous law of God, and contrary thereunto, does in its own nature, bring guilt upon the sinner, whereby he is bound over to the wrath of God, and the curse of the law, and so made subject to death, with all miseries spiritual, temporal and eternal." - Wesminster Confession of Faith (1646)
  • God's Self Sacrificial Love (Hosea)
  • God's Disciplining Love (Hebrews 12:1-13)
  • God's Love - Is it For The World? (John 3:16; 1 John 2:2)
    • General Grace
    • Special Grace

Haggai 2:10-23 - Blessings For God's People

A Sermon on Haggai 2:10-23 by Steve Carlisle at Night Church on the 21st of October 2007. Sermon Outline:

• Intro
• Physical Blessings For God's People (v10-19)
• Eternal Blessings For God's People (v20-23)
• Conclusion

Ephesians 4:17-5:2 - Body Langauge #2 - Encouragement

A Sermon on Ephesians 4:17-5:2 by Les Henley at Morning Church on the 14th of October 2007. Sermon Outline:

• Intro - Cricket Anyone?
• What is Encouragement?
• First What it is Not: (4:17; 4:29)
• Then What Is It?
• Encouragement Is Given For: (2 Timothy 3:16-17)
• Encouragement is Given By:
• Teaching
• Correcting
• Rebuking
• Supporting/Training
• Encouragement Is Given In Love (agape)
• Who Needs It?
• All of Us (4:25)
• One To Another (4:32)
• Who Gives It?
• All Of Us (4:25)
• As Imitators of Christ (5:1-2)
• Conclusion: (5:2) Walk in (agape) love - be a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God by encouraging one another.

Haggai 1

A Sermon on Haggai 1 by Michael Gange at Night Church on the 7th of October 2007. Sermon Outline:

• Intro - Church in Ruin
• Excuses - Its Not Yet Time (v2)
• Consider Your Ways (v3-5)
• Challenged About Priorities
• Why Is It So? (v6, 9-11)
• Enabled to Respond (v12-15)
• Genuine Change Through Word and Spirit

Romans 15:1-7 - Body Language #1 - Welcoming

A Sermon on Romans 15:1-7 by Steve Carlisle at Morning Church on the 7th of October 2007. Sermon Outline:

• Intro
• Seek Others Good (v1-2)
• Because Christ Sought Your Good (v3-4)
• Receive One Another (v5-7)
• Conclusions

St Toms Synod Application Video

Here is the video made for the application of St Toms Cranebrook to be granted full parish status at Sydney Synod 2007

Galatians 6 - Live The New Way - In Love

A Sermon on Galatians 6 by Steve Carlisle at Night Church on the 23rd of September 2007. (To be repeated at Morning Church on 30th September 2007.) Sermon Outline:

• Intro - Small Difference?
• Love the Brothers and Sisters - With Care (v1-10)
• Bear One Anothers Burdens (v1-2)
• Correct Without Hypocrisy (v3-5)
• Share With The Teachers (v6)
• Don't Grow Weary of Goodliness (v7-10)
• Live In The Days of the New (v11-18)
• Exterior Matters Little (v11-13)
• Are You a New Creation Person? (v14-16)
• New Creation Living is Faith (v17-wrap)

Galatians 5:16-26 - Walk By The Spirit

A Sermon on Galatians 5:16-26 by Richard Goscombe at Morning Church on the 23rd of September 2007. Sermon Outline:

• Intro - Promise Keepers
• How To Be Holy
• Not Will Power, But The Spirit
• How Do You Get It? - Relax You Already Have Him
• Living and Walking By The Spirit
• It's a Battle - Know Your Enemy
• Law-way (Flesh) Will Not Win The Battle
• The Flesh's Works
• The Spirit's Fruit
• Christ Has Won Your Battle
• You Are Not Defined By Your Flesh and Its Desires Any Longer
• Conclusion - Be Free

Galatians 5:16-26 - The Life of Freedom

A Sermon on Galatians 5:16-26 by Garry Anderton at Night Church on the 16th of September 2007. Sermon Outline:

• Intro
• Where R We?
• The Spirit
• Who?
• What?
• The Wrestle
• The Strength to Win
• Flesh or Spirit?
• Life of Freedom
• Lets Get Practical
• Lets Get Personal

Galatians 5:1-15 - Free to Stand Firm

A Sermon on Galatians 5:1-15 by Richard Goscombe at Night Church on the 9th of September 2007. (To be repeated at Morning Church on 16th September 2007.) Sermon Outline:

• Intro - For Your Privacy
• Freedom is in Christ Alone (5:1-12)
• The Declaration (Law) of Grace (5:1)
• The Appeal to Grace (5:1b-12)
• Is Grace Lawless?
• Are Good Works Irrelavent When You're Saved By Grace?
• What Makes Good Works Good or Bad?
• Freedom For What? (5:13-15)
• How Then Shall We Live?
• The End of Graceless Law and Lawless Grace
• Conclusion - The Grace of Law

Amazing Grace - Various Passages

A Sermon on "Amazing Grace" by Steve Judd at Morning Church on the 9th of September 2007. There is no sermon outline for this sermon.

Galatians 4:8-31 - Who Are You?

A Sermon on Galatians 4:8-31 by Steve Carlisle at Morning and Night Church on the 2nd of September 2007. Sermon Outline:

• Intro
• Don't Slip Back (v8-11)
• Let Christ Be Formed in You (v12-20)
• Who Are You? (v21-31)
• Conclusions

Galatians 3:26-4:7 - Unity and Sonship

A Sermon on Galatians 3:26-4:7 by Matt Hall at Night Church on the 26th of August 2007. There is no sermon outline for this sermon.

Galatians 3:26-4:7 - Heir Heir

A Sermon on Galatians 3:26-4:7 by Richard Goscombe at Morning Church on the 26th of August 2007. There is no sermon outline for this sermon.

Galatians 3:10-25 - Law and Promise

A Sermon on Galatians 3:10-25 by Richard Goscombe at Morning and Night Church on the 29th of July 2007. Sermon Outline:

• Intro
• Living for the Curse (3:10-12)
• v10 - Deuteronomy 27:26 - Law + Flesh = Curse
• v11 - Habakkuk 2:4 - The Righteous Live By Faith
• v12 - Leviticus 18:5 - Law About Doing Not Faith
• The End of the Curse (3:13-14)
• v13 - Deuteronomy 21:23 - A Terrible Curse
• v14 - Isaiah 44:3 - The Exiled (Cursed Ones) Will Be Redeemed
• According to Promise (3:15-18)
• v15 - Which Covenant Came First? Abraham or Moses?
• v17-18 - Law and Promise Are Opposites. So, Whatever Law is For, It Doesnt Overrule the Promise
• Why Law?
• Romans 7:7-13
• Is God Contradicting Himself? (v21)
• Law Can't Give Life, Only Show Who Already Has It - eg Christ
• The Parent of Prodigals (v23)