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Sep 11
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Jesus Makes No Sense (Matthew 13:1-23)

By Matthew, Talks

Jesus has just stepped down from the mountain (where he gave the Sermon on the Mount), and he shows us what he’s just been teaching about for three chapters: That he has the authority of God himself, over creation, and in his understanding of the Old Testament law. So in story after story, told in quick succession, we will see Jesus reversing people’s expectations of who God seeks out, reversing the curse of sin, and even reversing some of God’s own laws in the Old Testament, to show the new way that he was going to bring in through his kingdom, with the confronting glory of our all-powerful and all-merciful Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.

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Sep 05
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“Jesus is Evil” (Matthew 12:22-50)

By Matthew, Talks

There are ways that Jesus confronts every culture, and Christians are forced to wrestle with Jesus’ call to follow him. In this talk, Jeremy walks us through a time when the religious leaders of Jesus’ time called him evil, and brings us into the modern days, to think about how we today can think through the ways that Jesus confronts our culture.

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Aug 27
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Jesus Breaks His Own Rules (Matthew 12:1-21)

By Matthew, Talks

In this passage, we see Sabbath stories and servant songs. The Sabbath stories show us Jesus’ compassion for those in need, and the cold hearts of the Pharisees, in making love illegal on the Sabbath. In the servant songs, we hear about why Jesus has this beautiful heart: Because he’s the Spirit-filled, suffering servant, whose heart goes out to all the bruised reeds and flickering wicks of the world.

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Aug 21
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Jesus Isn’t Credible (Matthew 11:1-30)

By Matthew, Talks

To many, it can seem like Jesus and Christianity are good enough for others, but there isn’t enough to make them want to change, or give up their lives. But Jesus doesn’t give us this option. In this talk, Jeremy helps us wrestle with Jesus’ words, and his challenge to overturn each of our lives.

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Aug 01
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Jesus Isn’t Good Enough (Matthew 9:14–34)

By Matthew, Talks


We often bring to the table a variety of different ideas about Jesus: he should act a certain way, or help me at a certain time etc… And when our expectations aren’t met, Jesus becomes the target of our anger. In today’s sermon we’re going to look at these perceptions and see if Jesus has something that can help us see him through a different light.

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Jul 26
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Jesus Thinks Too Much of Himself (Matthew 8:23–9:13)

By Matthew, Talks


“Authority” is one of those difficult words to deal with. In Australia, we’d rather you don’t make a big deal about your authority. Around the world, authority is often abused at the cost of the vulnerable. In today’s passage, Jesus makes a big deal about his authority. But unlike the world, Jesus exercises his authority on behalf of the vulnerable in order to raise them up.

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Jul 18
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Jesus Expects Too Much Of Us (Matthew 8:1–22)

By Matthew, Talks

This Sunday we are starting a new sermon series in Matthew’s gospel. If you remember, a few months ago we spent some time at the feet of Jesus as he delivered the most famous sermon ever – the Sermon on the Mount. Today we will walk down the mountain with Jesus and examine to what extent the words that Jesus spoke are true. We will be looking closely over the next few weeks at whether Jesus’ actions match up with his words and what that means for how we live out our lives

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