During our vacancy, we have been blessed by the regular preaching of our Elders, Deacons and guest preachers. One of our elders, Peter Whan, has been preaching through Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, helping us to see and understand better the depth of practical application for how we live as Christians.
Parables!
Our final Kallangur series for 2016 and into 2017 is “Parables”, which will explore over ten talks selected parables of Jesus. The parables are some of the most readily remembered teachings of Jesus, and make up a significant part of the recorded ministry of Jesus. Our studies through the important lessons of the parables will therefore include:
- Introduction to the Parables (Matthew 13:10-17)
- Kingdom of Heaven (Matthew 13:24-43)
- Prayer (Luke 18:9-14)
- Response to the Word (Matthew 13:1-24)
- Lost & Found (Luke 15:1-7)
- Building real Treasure (Luke 16:1-13)
- Forgiveness (Matthew 18:21-35)
- Being prepared for End Times (Luke 14:16-24)
- Meeting the End Times
- Who is our neighbour?
Sermons for the series will be available below shortly after each talk.
Knowing Jesus in the Psalms
Our Kallangur series commencing in August is “Knowing Jesus in the Psalms”, exploring selected Psalms to show how the old testament teachings help us to understand who Jesus is, why He came and what this means for us.
Our talk topics will include:
- Psalm 1 – Introduction to the Psalms
- Psalm 2
- Psalm 8
- Psalm 16
- Psalm 22
- Psalm 23
- Psalm 40
- Psalm 45
- Psalm 110
- Psalm 118
Sermons for the series are available below.
In the Footsteps of Jesus – The Gospel of Mark
Our series of Bible Talks @Kallangur from April to August 2016 was “In the Footsteps of Jesus”. The series drew from Helen Tenney’s Mark’s Sketchbook of Christ by Banner of Truth as the base for the talk topics. As Tenney notes:
Just as the lightning chalk artist draws in quick bold lines, so the author of the gospel of Mark sketches the life of Jesus Christ. The artist may use varied colours of chalk, short and long strokes, fine and broad lines, often concealing the design almost until the drawing is complete. When the last touch has been added and the special lights have been turned on, the picture emerges in breathtaking beauty. The gospel of Mark is a series of scenes from the life of Christ and tells more of what he did than what he taught. The scenes are sketched rapidly one after another, presenting him as the great miracle-worker as well as the great teacher. Anyone enlightened by the Holy Spirit who reads this account of Jesus‚ life and deeds will be driven to the conclusion of the Roman centurion at the cross; ‘Truly this man was the Son of God’ (Mark 15:39).
Our talk topics included:
- Beginnings (Mark 1:1-45)
- Questions and Answers (Mark 2:1-3:6)
- Friends and Foes (Mark 3:7-35)
- Parables (Mark 4:1-34)
- Miracles (Mark 4:35-5:43)
- Opinions – pro and con (Mark 6:1-56)
- Opposition – traditions (Mark 7:1-37)
- Peter’s Confession (Mark 8:1-38)
- Transfiguration (Mark 9:1-50)
- Interviews (Mark 10:1-52)
- Authority (Mark 11:1-12:12)
- A Day of Questions (Mark 12:13-44)
- The Future (Mark 13:1-37)
- Facing Death (Mark 14:1-72)
- Crucifixion (Mark 15:1-47)
- Resurrection (Mark 16:1-20)
Sermons for the series are available below.
Worshipping God
Our first series of Bible Talks @Kallangur for 2016 is focused on the topic of ‘Worshipping God’.
In this series, we will explore who Jesus is, and particularly look at what Jesus said about Himself. Topics will include:
- What is worship?
- Worship and the heart
- Worship and life
- Why worship together?
- What should we do when we worship together?
- Worshipping God by reading God’s Word
- Worshipping God by preaching God’s Word
- Worshipping God by praying to God
- Worshipping God by singing to God
The Bible talks from this series are provided below.
This series follows on from our earlier talks at Kallangur of ‘Knowing God‘ and ‘Knowing Jesus‘.