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Camberwell South Anglican Church exists is make, mature and mobilise disciples of Jesus Christ from every nation for God’s glory. This podcast contains sermons form our weekly gathering in Melbourne, Australia.
As God's champion, David sees the battle as God sees it and defeats God's enemies. Jesus is God's champion who defeats our greatest enemy. (cf Matt 26: 52-54)
God chooses David according to God's own heart for himself a king who he empowers by his Spirit. Jesus is God's chosen king (1 Peter 1:20) upon whom his Spirit rests (John 1:29-34)
True disciples are not those who have the right pedigree, but those who hold onto the teaching of Jesus.
Whoever believes Jesus is the living bread that has come down from heaven shall have eternal life
The faith of Abraham shows us that God was always going to justify sinners by faith and not by works of the law.
God's promise to justify by faith was not changed, for the law was a guardian until Christ came.
Paul rebuked Cephas publicly for not acting in line with the truth of the gospel because he undermined justification by faith.
The Apostle Paul urges the Galatian Christians not to turn to a different gospel, for the gospel Paul preaches is the one and only gospel.
As the physical manifestation of the universal and invisible heavenly gathering, the local church manifests the wisdom, power and love of God.
Jesus sacrificially lays down his life for the church to make her holy and blameless. As the bride of Christ, the church must be faithful to her bridegroom.
Jesus is the head of his body, which is the church. As different members of his body, every Christian serves interpedently with one another to build toward maturity in Christ.
Christian fellowship is the partnership we have in the gospel. This means we share in Christ (common possession) and the ministry of reconciliation (common purpose).
The church has a future because it is founded on Jesus who continues to build his church through the proclamation of the gospel.
What does the resurrection do? It puts Jesus on the throne and frees us from Satan, Sin & Death.
Oh resurrection hope is not a negation of our creatureliness, rather it’s a new beginning.
In Daniel's vision, he learns that there isn’t just a physical battle, but a spiritual battle that rages on. This will ultimately converge with the resurrection, which proves God’s victory over all things spiritual and physical. It is therefore wise to put your hope in God who raised Jesus from the dead as the first fruit of the resurrection.
Daniel prays in light of God’s word through Jeremiah to bring the exile to an end. God’s answer is beyond Daniel’s expectations, which points to Jesus, the Anointed One, who brings an end to sin, atones for wickedness and brings in everlasting righteousness.
Justasthere needs to be a change of government (Dan 7), so there needs to be a change in worship, for the sanctuary of the Lord will once again be desecrated after the exile. Jesus is the new temple (John 2:19) and true worship is in Spirit and Truth (John 4:24).
The Ancient of Days (God) will judge the kingdoms ruled by beasts and appoint the one like a Son of Man to establish his kingdom that will endure forever. Jesus is the Son of Man who will rule as God’s forever “Man”.
God reveals the mystery of his sovereign rule over nations and times which culminates with his everlasting kingdom that is fulfilled in Christ (Eph 1:7-10 cf. 3:1-6).
God is in control even when everything suggests otherwise, of which the death of Jesus is the example par excellence (e.g. Acts 2:23).
The worship and prayer we learn to do in our daily lives in our frustrated lives, is us coming to our true home.
Worship is a resource for our sanity and health that our world ignores, but worship is what we most seek in the good things of our lives.'
Acts ends with the tragedy, triumph and trajectory of Paul’s proclamation of the kingdom of God. Rejected by the Jews, embraced by the Gentiles and proclaimed to the ends of the earth (cf. Acts 1:8).
The fifth and last trial of Paul reminds us of the irony of the gospel and the will of God. First, Jesus chooses Paul, the persecutor, to be the apostle to the Gentiles. Second, Paul should have been set free since he had done nothing deserving of death or imprisonment, but remains in prison because of his own appeal to Caesar.
Despite the Jews continued attempts on Paul’s life, and the failure of the Romans to provide Paul with justice, God’s will prevails.
Paul’s obedience to Christ’s commission to the Gentiles causes him to be unjustly attacked and almost killed. This is because “everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted” (2 Tim 3:12).
Paul is unwilling to heed the warnings of prophecy, even if it means death, but is willing to obey James and the elders of the church for the sake of the gospel and the unity of the church.
Jesus heals and judges a man on the last day (Sabbath) as a foreshadow to the final resurrection and judgment to come.
Thomas believed because he saw the resurrected Christ, but we are more blessed for we have not seen and yet have believed.
To enter the kingdom of heaven and have eternal life, one must be born again by the Spirit by believing in Jesus.
Change is at hand as Jesus changes water into wine and clears the temple. The signs serve a purpose, but true believers are those who believe the scripture and the words of Jesus.
As Jesus begins his public ministry, various people, including John the Baptist, recognise that he is the Messiah.
The one and only Son of God came into the world and those who recognise and believe in him are given the right to become children of God.
God judges the Amalekites and Saul. God has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed (Acts 17:31)
When we find ourselves watching a lot of sport instead of spending time with our family, it shows us that our priorities might be off. In this talk, we take a look at the book of Haggai and how the Israelites had their priorities wrong. We also see what their priorities should have been and consequently, [...]
This week we look at the first aspect of CSAC's vision. How and why we strive to be a church filled with different cultures. Main Bible Passages: Ephesians 2:11-22, Philippians 2:3-5
Companies and organisations sometimes have vision statements to set the direction or goal they want to achieve. For CSAC, we get our vision from God's vision in the book of Revelation. A picture of people from every tribe, nation and language worshipping God. Main Bible Passage: Revelation 7:9-11, 21:1-8
This is the last talk of our series in the letter of 1 Peter. In this last part, we hear Peter instructing the leaders of the church to care for the people under them in a worthy manner. He also encourages his readers to stand firm in the faith and reminds them that there is [...]
To find out the quality of concrete it needs to go through testing. It is the same with the Christian life. In this talk, we discover how Christians shouldn't be surprised when they suffer for their faith, as this suffering tests and refines their faith. Main Bible Passage: 1 Peter 4:11-19.
What's on your bucket list? Travel the world? experience something new? One day Jesus Christ will return and the world will end. In this talk, we explore how Christians should live knowing that Jesus can come back at any moment. Bible Passage: 1 Peter 4:1-11
In our society, when someone is wronged, the usual response is to get even or payback. However, how should Christians respond? Especially when they are ridiculed for doing what is good. In this talk, we learn how Christians are to act when they face abuse from society. Main Bible Passage: 1 Peter 3:8-22