Easter

Demonstrating Resurrection Life

Jun 18 2019

Demonstrating Resurrection Life

(audio sermon by Gary Sampson)

Christians are agents of resurrection. We’re given the Spirit so we can demonstrate the age to come.

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The Lord’s Dinner

May 24 2016

The Lord’s Dinner

1 Corinthians 11: 17-34 (Audio Sermon)

When Jesus broke bread saying ‘this is my body,’ he and his disciples were eating a full Passover meal. When he held up the cup and said ‘this is the new covenant in my blood’ he held up the third cup out of four. Later when Paul rebukes the Corinthians for their selfish behavior at the Lord’s Supper we see that the early believers were still eating a full meal. It was known as a ‘love feast.’ In this audio sermon we journey from the Jewish Passover to the Last Supper, then on to the Corinthian love feast, and compare all these meals with the little cups and wafers we use today. Click the arrow to play –

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“My God, My God, Why?”

Apr 24 2015

“My God, My God, Why?”

Understanding the words of the crucified One

‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’ This was the cry of Jesus as he hung on the cross (Matthew 27.46). His cry has engendered much speculation. Some sceptics say he finally realized his mission had gone wrong, and that he was in state of shock about all that was happening to him.
This is not true; it’s quite clear what Jesus was doing. He was screaming out the first verse of Psalm 22. That’s right, go read it. It’s a word for word quotation.
Now, when do you quote a Psalm, when you are in shock and think you made a big mistake, or when you need strength and confirmation that you are in God’s will? Quite clearly you do it when you need strength and confirmation. And if you read Psalm 22 right through it’s quite obvious that it’s a Psalm that predicts the suffering of the Messiah and it is therefore the most obvious Psalm for Jesus to look to for strength in his situation. More