Sermons in Philippians, preached at the quarterly combined services — when Kemsing and Woodlands churches come together.
Submitted by James on Sun, 29/05/2011 - 09:00
“What’s the catch?” That’s one question I ask myself often when someone offers to give something that seems too good to be true.
Sadly, many people today don’t ask that question about the Christian faith because they think that being a Christian is the catch. Instead of saying “what’s the catch”, they ask “what’s good about that?”
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Submitted by James on Sun, 30/01/2011 - 10:00
Living with uncertainty is hard, is it not?
And we have a lot of uncertainty in our lives at the moment. Inflation is heading towards 5 %; unemployment is rising; oil prices are crazy, and VAT has just put up the price of almost everything. There’s a lot we don’t know about the future – our own personal future, or what the country will look like for the next 5 years. And it’s hard living with uncertainty.
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Submitted by James on Mon, 01/11/2010 - 09:44
There is no full script available for the sermon on Philippians 1:12-18a, but instead you can listen to an audio recording of the sermon by clicking the button below.
Submitted by James on Sun, 31/01/2010 - 10:00
Priorities are hard things aren’t they.
Like choosing a pudding. Do you like cheesecake? Yes. Do you like sticky toffee pudding? Yes. Do you like rhubarb crumble? Yes. Do you like chocolate mousse? Yes. You can’t eat 4 puddings. You wouldn’t manage to eat them all without being sick. You would get high cholesterol if you ate four puddings every day. You have to choose. Which one do you want? Cheesecake. Sticky Toffee. Rhubarb Crumble. Chocolate Mousse. You may have only one. Ah. Much harder.
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Submitted by James on Sun, 29/11/2009 - 10:00
Welcome to Paul’s letter to the Philippians. The church at Philippi was a thriving and healthy church. Just from this opening paragraph we get a sense of how deeply Paul feels for them. It’s almost as if they are his favourite church. Philippians is a lovely letter, because the Philippian church had no major problems. Sure, there are a few things for them to work on, and there are a few things for them to watch out for. But overall, this is a church that’s getting things right, that is in good health, and has been a tremendous strength and blessing to Paul.
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