3. A Kingdom of Priests Exodus 19, 1 Peter 2
- Written by: Dale
- Category: Romans 9 and the OT: Who is the King?
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3. A Kingdom of Priests. Exodus 19, 1 Peter 2
Sermon preached at Christ the King Willetton on Sunday 4 August 2013
Series: Who is the King? And what has happened to his people? A short history of God and his people. A study guide can be downloaded here.
Bible Readings: Exodus 19.3-6; 1 Peter 2.1-10; Matthew 2.13-18
God fulfills a promise to Abraham by forming a nation (Jacob's family) to be near him as his treasured possession, to praise him and to declare his praises as his priests.
Where is God? 4 Aug 13
- Written by: Dale
- Category: Weekly Reflections
Where is God?
Sometimes when I do a crossword there is a clue which says, “A place of worship”. The answer may be “temple”, “chapel”, maybe even “church”. It is a common understanding that these kinds of places are where people worship. The focus is on what people do, although it is not clear whether that is what makes them sacred places.
The Bible has a different angle on this. The Old Testament Temple got its holiness from the fact that God said he would be there. Indeed Israel’s holiness was primarily the result of God’s presence being among them. The story of God’s people is in a way the story of God living among them, or not.
By the time of Jesus it was a moot point as to whether God was living among the people in the way he had been, say, in Moses’ day.
2. Patriarchs and Promises. Genesis 17, Galatians 3
- Written by: Dale
- Category: Romans 9 and the OT: Who is the King?
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2. Patriarchs and Promises. Genesis 17, Galatians 3
Sermon preached at Christ the King Willetton on Sunday 28 July 2013
Series: Who is the King? And what has happened to his people? A short history of God and his people. A study guide can be downloaded here.
Bible Readings: Genesis 17.1-22; Galatians 3.1-29; Matthew 2.1-12
How the blessing promised to Abraham comes to all and what the blessing is, and what we ought to do about it.
What does your family tree look like? 28 July 13
- Written by: Dale
- Category: Weekly Reflections
What does your family tree look like?
What does your family tree look like? Some of us can trace our ancestors back a very long way. Someone in my family has traced my father’s line back to at least the mid 19th century (when they migrated from England to Australia) and possibly back to the 16th century. The “by” ending is apparently a Viking affix, so my ancestors were one of the many invading groups that helped make Britain the mixed community that it is.
But ancestors are of more than historical or curious interest. Families have values, traditions, customs, and behavioural characteristics that get passed on from generation to generation. Marriage sometime ameliorates and sometimes strengthens these characteristics.
Many of us can look with pride on what we have inherited from our forebears. Some of us have a mixed inheritance. We are not always aware of what has been passed on to us, it is just “how we are”.
However there is a danger when we regard our own heritage as the norm.
1. What happened to God and his people? Romans 9.1-18
- Written by: Dale
- Category: Romans 9 and the OT: Who is the King?
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1. What happened to God and his people? Romans 9.1-18
Sermon preached at Christ the King on Sunday 21 July 2013
Series: Who is the King? And what has happened to his people? A short history of God and his people. A study guide can be downloaded here.
Bible Readings: Exodus 6.1-9; Psalm 90; Romans 9.1-18; Matthew 1.17-25
Why Paul is upset about the apparent unbelief of Israel, and an introduction to the back story of why Christ came and whether Israel will be saved.
1. Resurrection and Death. Genesis 3.1-7, John 11.17-27, 2 Corinthians 5.14-21
- Written by: Dale
- Category: Easter
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1. Resurrection and Death. Genesis 3.1-7, John 11.17-27, 2 Corinthians 5.14-21
First in a series on Death and Resurrection preached in Jakarta on 30 June 2013
2. Resurrection and the Gospel 1 Corinthians 15.1-11
- Written by: Dale
- Category: Easter
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2. Resurrection and the Gospel 1 Corinthians 15.1-11
2nd in a series on Death and Resurrection preached in Jakarta on 7 July 2013