Sermons – City North Baptist Church: Recent Episodes
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Psalms 111:1-10
This Sunday morning, Michael exhorts us from Psalm 111. Through this Psalm, we learn to praise the loving God who rescues us, provides for us, gives us our inheritance, and will always keep His word. Truly we can depend on Him for our every need and trust in Him for our salvation.
Psalm 34:1-14
This Sunday morning, Peter exhorts us through Psalm 34 to fear the Lord, while submitting our lives to God in order to deal with worldly fear. We must fear the Lord by guarding our tongue, turning from evil and doing good, and guarding our hearts.
James 3:1-12
Pastor Karl brings us the message this Sunday evening. He explains how James 3:1-12 is a warning to teachers that they will be judged more strictly. It also explains how the tongue is destructive and uncontrollable without Christ. Christ is the only one who can help us speak in a manner worthy of the gospel.
Psalm 23:1-6
Let us find our security, provision, spiritual refreshment, guidance, comfort, peace and abundant blessings in God, our loving and faithful Shepherd.
James 2:14-26
This Sunday evening, Michael walks us through James 2:14-26, explaining that faith without works is dead. The text demonstrates what counterfeit faith looks like, what genuine faith looks like, as well as applications for how we can live out these principles faithfully as Christians. All our knowledge is useless if it does not flow into the heart and produce action. We are saved by grace alone, We are justified by faith alone but not by a faith that is alone.
Psalm 139
Karl explains from Psalm 139 how God knows us intimately. He knows us, surrounds us, and has made us in His image.
The Psalmist proclaims ‘Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts!’ (v23)
Psalm 103:1-22
This Sunday morning, Michael entreats us to look to the goodness and mercy of God. Psalm 103 proclaims God’s abundant blessing, His compassionate heart towards sinners, and His enduring commitment to us.
James 1:19-27
This Sunday evening, Mike Seaton brings us the Word from James as we continue our ‘Faith that Works’ series. James 1:19-27 teaches us that we must be quick to listen, particularly to how God has revealed Himself in His Word. We are to humbly accept the Word, as the Bible is not merely human opinion. We are to do what the Word says. Lastly, we must have self-controlled tongues, compassionate, and un-polluted by the word. We must be regularly spending time in God’s Word.
Ecclesiastes 2:1-26
Andrew Prince brings us the Word, preaching from Ecclesiastes Chapter 2. He explains how the book of Ecclesiastes is a book of experiments tried by the preacher, all of which he ultimately finds meaningless. We cannot find ultimate meaning in knowledge, pleasure, or building as all of these will be brought to an end by death. Only through God we can find meaning ‘Under the Sun’.
James 1:1-18
In the introduction to the new evening series ‘Faith that Works’, Karl introduces us to the book of James. The first chapter explains our joy-filled purpose in the trials of life, the generous gift of wisdom that God can bestow upon us, and the process by which we are tempted.
Matthew 25:14-30
Peter Francis delivers the message this morning, explaining that we must be faithful with the gift God has given to us, we must be faithful to the giver of the gift, and we must be faithful with all of our lives before Christ. We must remember that all that we have is a gift from God (Romans 12:1-2).
Mark 8:22-33
In Mark’s gospel, we see that seeing Jesus clearly requires making a personal decision about who we understand Him to be. He asks His disciples, “Who do you say that I am?”. Seeing Jesus clearly also requires understanding that He suffered and offered Himself as a sacrifice for our sins. It is only through this sacrifice that we can take up our cross daily, put sin to death, and run the race that is set before us.
Mark 8:11-21
Karl brings us the Word this Sunday – describing how Jesus fed the four-thousand, and taught His disciples about the leaven of the Pharisees. Through these passages, Jesus teaches us to be aware of the permeating power of sin. In contrast to this, He displays His superabundant provision in all of life.
Mark 7:24-8:10
Following on from Jesus’ teaching about clean and unclean things, Jesus moves into “unclean” Gentile territory where he performs three miracles. Increasingly, we see that the message of the kingdom is not only for the Jews, but for Gentiles also.
Mark 7:1-13
In this Sermon, Michael exhorts us to love others and not to let tradition take the place of God’s Word in the way we live our Christian life. True purity is a matter of the heart. With a renewed heart we can produce the fruits of the Spirit outlined in Galatians 5:22-23.
Matthew 13:44-46
On this baptism Sunday, Michael outlines the key differences and similarities between the parable of the hidden treasure and the parable of the pearl of great value. These parables describe the kingdom of heaven and the different ways that God leads His people to find it. They prompt us to search ourselves and understand the reason for the hope that is within us. Why would we choose to give up everything for Christ?
Joshua 6:1-18
Peter Francis shares from Joshua the major blockages to Israel receiving blessing from the Lord after the walls of Jericho fell: Self-entitlement and self-reliance. He explains that the path to blessing involves dealing with our sin and listening for God’s voice.
The path to blessing is to be constantly recognising or sin and confessing it to God.
Joshua 18:1-10
Guest preacher Josh Lean describes the passion and zeal that we must have for the things of God as a body of believers. He outlines how the antidote to our problem of spiritual procrastination is beholding God’s goodness and receiving His kingdom.
Matthew 6:33 – But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
Mark 6:30-56
In this sermon, Michael explores the relationship between specific events in the Old Testament, and there fulfillment in the person and work of Jesus Christ.
- Jesus, the new and greater Moses
- Jesus, the promised Shepherd
- Jesus, the I AM
Habakkuk 1-2 Habakkuk comes to God with a complaint. There is injustice all around. God’s answer is that he is preparing the Babylonians to be an instrument by which he judges his own people. This solution seems perplexing to Habakkuk! God’s answer in Ch 2 helps Habakkuk see that he is not ignorant, nor inactive, or absent. He will bring justice. Several woes are pronounced by the survivors of Babylon’s violence (2:6-20). The righteous, meanwhile, are called to live by […]
Zephaniah 1:1-2:3 In response to Judah’s sin, God announces that he will judge his people. Zephaniah highlights the reasons for and nature of this judgement, while in 2:1-3, there is a glimmer (if nothing more) of hope for the righteous remnant. The themes of God’s comprehensive judgement and hope will come out again in part two, next week.
1 Samuel 11:14 – 12:25 Now that their search for an earthly king is over, Samuel challenged the Israelites to search their hearts before the LORD. God has been faithful in keeping the covenant. But will his people do the same? This passage calls us to examine our own hearts. Will we continue to serve God and obey his voice?
Romans 15:23-33
Gospel partnership is characterised by the sharing of an ambition, the sharing of spiritual and material blessings, and the sharing in the struggle of prayer.
John 18:1-14
The divine authority and foreknowledge of Jesus are on full display even as the Son of God prepares to face the cross. This account of his arrest should give us the confidence to continue trusting in our Saviour!
John 1:35-42
At the beginning of a new year, we ask “what do we mean when we say we are followers of Jesus? What does this look like?” Followers of Jesus trust him, spend time with him listening to and learning from him, and embrace the new life he calls us to.
John 1:4-9
Christmas begs us to be honest with ourselves about the state of our world, but also about the state of our hearts. Jesus is the true light that gives light to everyone who came into the world (John 1:9). His divine light shines into the darkness of our world and reaches into the dark corners of our hearts. Light proclaims the truth. Light reveals the way. Light brings life.
Nehemiah 2:1-9 Join God’s parade rather than being on the sideline. How are you preparing yourself to speak to people that don’t know the truth?
Nehemiah 2:1-9 Join God’s parade rather than being on the sideline. How are you preparing yourself to speak to people that don’t know the truth?
Philippians 1:12-26 Are Christians called to live a safe life? If so, it appears the apostle Paul didn’t get the memo. As he reflects on his imprisonment for Christ in Philippians 1, it is clear that in order to live a faithful, fulfilled, gospel-shaped life, then our own self-preservation mustn’t be our priority.
Philippians 1:12-26 Are Christians called to live a safe life? If so, it appears the apostle Paul didn’t get the memo. As he reflects on his imprisonment for Christ in Philippians 1, it is clear that in order to live a faithful, fulfilled, gospel-shaped life, then our own self-preservation mustn’t be our priority.
Luke 8:22-25 In this powerful demonstration of his authority over nature, Jesus asserts his claim as the Creator of all things. The question is: Can we put our trust in him who has complete control in all situations?
Luke 8:22-25 In this powerful demonstration of his authority over nature, Jesus asserts his claim as the Creator of all things. The question is: Can we put our trust in him who has complete control in all situations?
2 John 1-13 As it did in the first century, false teaching poses a real threat to Christians today. In his letter, the Apostle John warns us to be alert to this, and gives us the tools to deal with attempts to deceive God’s people.
Acts 18 Aquila and Priscilla play a vital role in the discipleship and ministry journey of Apollos. Their decision to gently and humbly correct the inadequacies of his teaching meant that he was mobilised for further gospel ministry and greater impact for the kingdom of God, and it is an example we can all learn from.
Acts 16:11-40 As the gospel comes to Philippi, it immediately takes a hold of the life of Lydia, one outworking of which is her gospel-driven hospitality. Just as her hospitality is able to bless both the missionary team and her local church, so our own gospel hospitality has the potential to bless others and to enable gospel progress in various ways.
Acts 9, 22 Ananias played a vital role in one of the most significant moments in church history. Today we’ll reflect on what it was that made Ananias just the right guy for this moment.
Acts 6:1-7 A problem has arisen in the early church, a problem which has the potential to distract the church and its leaders from the ministry of the word. The choosing of “The Seven” models for us a way for churches to deal with distractions so that it is able to keep doing what God has called it to do.