Ephesians: Recent Episodes
Christ Church Bromley
Remember what we have received (v1-3a) || Jesus died for sin, was buried and rose from the dead (v 3-8) || Transformational grace that brought dramatic change (v 9-11)
(1) Proclaiming His kingship (v 16b-22)(2) Fulfilling ancient prophesy (v 23-24)(3) Creating a new family (v 25-27)
The verdict of the world: Jesus is a joke; Jesus is a threat; so reject him.The verdict of God: Jesus is the saviour; from God; will you accept Him?
(1) He lined up with the rulers of the world (v 28-35)(2) He didn't listen to the King from heaven (v 36-38a)(3) So he ended up on the path of folly (v 39-40)
(1) God's glory and our eternal life: v 1-5(2) Protected ... for that mission: v 6-19(3) United ... for that mission: v 20-26
From the crisis of the cross will come:1. Lasting joy (v 16-22)2. Access to the Father (v 23-27)3. Victory for failures (v28-33)
Ahead of our Mission Sunday on July 2nd, in Mary's song we find her rejoicing in God, being humble before God's mercy and trusting in His faithfulness. Luke helps us to see how this should be our approach to mission too.
Bishop Jonathan preaches from Mark after licensing Luke for his ministry at Christ Church
Matt starts a 3-part series on Living in Love and Faith, in our current culture and in the Church of England
In Exodus Chapter 32, despite God's mercy in rescuing the people from Egypt and his goodness in establishing the tabernacle to live with them, we find the people instead worshipping a statue made of gold. Giles helps us to think through their sin and God's anger and then to see how Moses mediates with God on their behalf and how God remains merciful.
Matt helps us to see the connection between the tabernacle in Exodus and our lives today
In Exodus chapter 24 we learn more about the relationship God desires to have with His people
After revealing His commandments in last week's passage, this week we find God instructing His people in how to apply His commandments in everyday life
We resume our series in Exodus, as God reminds His people of how He has rescued them, and what He has rescued them for for
Matt brings us a summary of what Grace Church Beckenham has been learning from the book of Acts: that Jesus is acting today; that He acts by His Spirit, through His church; and that He acts in His way, according to His own method
In the third of our series leading up to Easter, Giles helps us think about sanctification: being purified, made holy, and only possible because of Jesus' death and resurrection
As we look ahead to Easter, Luke helps us think about where we stand before God and how we can only be justified through faith in Jesus, the righteous one
In a short series leading up to Easter, we will look at three core biblical truths about Jesus' death on the cross. This week we consider propitiation: why we need it; who can offer it; and how to respond.
Jesus said to Thomas, "Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed". Like Jethro in Exodus 18, we are called to believe and to praise God despite not being eyewitnesses to his acts of redemption. Luke helps us to unpack this in the latest of our series in Exodus.
In Exodus chapter 15 we find God's people grumbling and God remaining faithful and gracious to them. Matt helps us to see the parallels in our own lives and to think about what we can do when we are tempted to grumble
God's people are enslaved in Egypt. In Exodus 14, Luke helps us see what it takes for them to be truly free
Continuing in Exodus, looking at the last of the plagues, Giles helps us see how we can truly know who God is
Looking at the plague of flies, Mike helps us see that God is in supreme control, that he judges and that he rescues
With Nick, in Exodus chapters 5 and 6 we think about what happens when life goes from good to bad, and from bad to worse, and how God responds to His people in Egypt
In Exodus chapters 3 and 4, we can listen in to a conversation between Moses and God. Nick shows us what this conversations tells us about what God is like, and about what we're like
In Exodus chapter 2, Giles shows us that we should trust God because he's in charge and has a plan for us. We also see how Moses' story is a preview of the bigger story in Exodus and the even bigger story of our redemption in Jesus
Starting a new series in Exodus, Matt helps us see God's faithfulness to His promises and why we should rightly fear God rather than man, as the midwives in Egypt did
In Hebrews chapter 4, David Hircock shows us what Jesus has done, what He is like and what He offers to those that love and follow Him
At the start of a New Year and looking at the book of Hebrews, Nathan helps us think about how we can run the race set before us as Christians, keeping our focus on Jesus
At Christmas, Matt helps us think about how far love will go, and how far God's love for us has gone
In Luke chapter 2, Giles helps us to understand what the sign announced by the angel to the shepherds was pointing to
We're back in Hebrews chapter 2 with Nick, looking at the mind-blowing significance of God becoming one of us in the person of Jesus Christ
Prior to Christmas, we have a couple of sermons focussed on the incarnation. This week, Nick shows us how God moved towards us, despite our sin and shame
In the last of our sermon series in John's gospel, Jesus is again teaching his disciples, equipping them for when he has left them
In John chapter 13, Matt helps us see that, no matter the circumstances, Jesus is always in control and that he always loves us very much
In John chapter 12, Jon helps us see the eternal importance of belief in Jesus and his words
As Jesus contemplates what is about to happen to him, Giles helps us to understand his anguish, what his death would achieve and its significance for the crowd watching on then and for us now
In John chapter 12 we find events sometimes referred to as Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Mike helps us to understand what these verses tell us about the type of king Jesus is and the type of followers he seeks
Continuing in John's gospel, Giles helps us see how Jesus' upcoming crucifixion looms over chapters 11 and 12
"I am the resurrection and the life". Matt helps us to think through this amazing statement by Jesus in John chapter 11 when he raises Lazarus from the dead
In John chapter 10, we again listen in to one of Jesus' conversations, this time on the topic of belief in Him and his works
Do you enjoy being a sheep? What does Jesus mean when he says that he is the good shepherd that lays down his life for his sheep? Giles helps us to understand from John chapter 10
In John chapter 9 we read about Jesus giving sight to a man who was born blind. Matt helps us to see the significance of the miracle and the different reactions that people had to it.
In John chapter 8, Giles helps us to listen in to a conversation between Jesus and a group of Jews as He explains what marks out His true disciples
In the first of our Autumn series in chapters 8-12 of John's gospel, we look at one of Jesus' "I am" statements as Matt teaches us the significance of Jesus being the light of the world