Luke 5.27-39, King over sin and sickness
Luke 4.31-37, Christ, King over evil
Luke 1.68-75, Christ the King
The Means of Grace, Talk Two
We continue to consider how God communicates to us the benefits of Christ’s mediation - especially through the Word and Prayer.
The Means of Grace, Talk One
Over four weeks, we will look at what God’s Word teaches us about the communication of all the benefits of Christ's mediation to us. What Christians have called “The Means of Grace”
Follow in God’s word - Ephesians 4.7-16
We’ll also be talking about this quote from John Wesley:
“By ‘means of grace,’ I understand outward signs, words, or actions, ordained of God, and appointed for this end, to be the ordinary channels whereby He might convey to men, preventing, justifying, or sanctifying grace.”
Don't waste your temptations, 1 Corinthians 10.13
We are all tempted in many ways, but what if we had a way to face temptations and see them as a opportunity to get stronger - to flex the muscle of righteousness?
Follow God’s word, while you listen.
Being the right amount of 'busy', 2 Thessalonians 3.6-13
Are we too busy? Why are our hearts in such a hurry? The Apostle Paul has some teaching we can learn from in his last chapter to the church in Thesslonica.
Look at God’s word as you listen.
Psalm 13, Worried Songs
The third in our series, Songs for Every Kind of Feeling We Ever Have, this time we wrestle with our worries, listening to David in Psalm 13 to see how it was like for him, and what he did about his worries.
Look at Psalm 13 as you listen.
Song of Songs, Happy Songs
Dipping into Songs of Songs, in this talk we continue thinking about the feeling that come with music. We consider how happy songs, songs about being loved, are so helpful.
Read God’s Word as you listen to this talk.
Lamentations, Sad Songs
The Bible has so many different songs, matching so many different emotions we have. This talk is about sad songs and how Lamentations gives us an understanding of our own sadness.
Read the passage here.
2 Peter 3.14-18
The last in our three weeks on the final chapter in Peter’s second letter - and our dear friend has a wealth of applications for the kind of people we ought to be, given the future we are looking forward to.
Read 2 Peter 3.14-18 here.
2 Peter 3.8-13
We continue in this second talk to consider the Day of the Lord and how best to understand the gap between Jesus’ promise to return and his delivering on that promise.
Look at 2 Peter 3.8-13 as you listen.
2 Peter 3.1-7
The first in our three week series on the last words of the Apostle Peter - all about preparedness for the end of this present age and expectancy for the age to come.
Read 2 Peter 3 here.
The Trinity, 2 Corinthians 13.14
In the Church Calendar, on Trinity Sunday, we considered Paul’s closing words to the Church in Corinth for the richness it provides for our understanding of God in three persons, the blessed trinity.
2 Kings 8, 9, 13, Elisha the Man of God
Our final talk in the series on the life of Elisha draws together some of the key themes through the series - finding the God of Restoration is able to work through his prophet.
2 Kings 6-7, Elisha the Man of God
We continue considering how Elisha’s ministry givens us insight into God’s mercy and justice, especially visible in the person and work of Jesus.
Open the Bible to 2 Kings 6&7
2 Kings 5, Elisha the Man of God
In this third week we focus on the healing of Naaman, the Commander of a foreign army - who comes to Elisha, the Man of God, and encounters the one true God of all the earth.
2 Kings 4. Elisha, the Man of God
We rejoin the events of the life of Elisha the prophet in the Old Testament book of 2 Kings. We see how the Lord’s prophet brings life from death, and what that means for us today. This talk was recorded on Sunday 2nd May.
Follow along in 2 Kings 4.
2 Kings 2-3. Elisha, the Man of God
We begin exploring the life and ministry of Elisha, called to be the successor of Elijah, faithfully bringing god’s word to His people. This talk was recorded at the 10am gathering of Lanyon Valley Anglican Church on Sunday, 25th of April, 2021.
Find the passage, 2 Kings 2-3, here.