Notes relating to sermons, listed in reverse date order (i.e. most recent first). All are preached by Julian Hardyman unless otherwise stated.
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| 23 Nov 2008 | Hebrews 11:23-29 | Moses: a faith-driven life |
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| 16 Nov 2008 | Hebrews 11:11-12,17-22 | Abraham and Isaac: faith tested to the limit |
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| 09 Nov 2008 | Hebrews 11:8-10,13-16 | Abraham: faith and the call of God |
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| 26 Oct 2008 | Hebrews 11:7 | Noah: faith and fear |
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| 19 Oct 2008 | Hebrews 11:5-6 | Faith: Enjoying Intimacy with the Infinite God |
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| 12 Oct 2008 | Hebrews 11:2,4 | Abel: Faith Finding Approval |
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| 5 Oct 2008 | Hebrews 11:1,3 | Faith - alone in the universe? |
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| 22 Jun 2008 | Hebrews 10:23-25 | Redwood or dead wood? |
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| 15 Jun 2008 | Hebrews 10:1-22 | Open access |
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| 8 Jun 2008 | Hebrews 9 | Cleansing the conscience |
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| 25 May 2008 | Hebrews 8 | God's new deal |
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| 18 May 2008 | Hebrews 7 | The power of an indestructible life |
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| 4 May 2008 | Hebrews 6:4-11 | Danger and Destiny |
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| 27 Apr 2008 | Luke 12:54-56 | Christians and Climate Change |
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| 20 Apr 2008 | Hebrews 5:11-6:3 | The road to maturity |
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| 30 Mar 2008 | Luke 10:25-37 | Loving our unborn neightbours |
A contemporary and biblical look at the issues of abortion and of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act, 2008 |
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| 2 Mar 2008 | Hebrews 5:1-10 | How Jesus became the perfect Saviour |
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| 17 Feb 2008 | Hebrews 4:14-16 | The best pastor in the world |
In this sermon, Julian refers to a book called 'Practicing the presence of people: how we learn to love' by Mike Mason, that he has found very helpful, without necessarily endorsing every part of it. It is available from Amazon or The Book Depository |
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| 10 Feb 2008 | Leviticus 25:1-24 | Property, Roots and Identity |
Preacher: Michael Schluter (Jubilee Centre) |
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| 3 Feb 2008 | Hebrews 4:11-13 | Under God's scalpel |
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| 27 Jan 2008 | Hebrews 4:1-13 | Rest assured |
Related to this sermon, Julian Hardyman recommends The Busy Christian's Guide to Busyness by Tim Chester (IVP) as an exceptionally helpful practical guide for those seeking more rest in their lives. You can find out more at by watching a short video and buy it from IVP books. |
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| 20 Jan 2008 | Hebrews 3:7-19 | Finishing well or falling away? |
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| 13 Jan 2008 | Hebrews 3:1-6 | Faithfulness |
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| 2 Dec 2007 | Hebrews 2:17-18 | Everybody hurts |
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| 18 Nov 2007 | Romans 12:1-2 | The beauty myth: Jesus, the incarnation and body image |
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A document prepared by Evelyn Sharpe of Interhealth listing help and information regarding eating disorders. |
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Fighting Internet pornography use - some helpful links. |
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| 4 Nov 2007 | Hebrews 2:14-18 | Jesus and fear of death |
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| 28 Oct 2007 | Hebrews 2:10-13 | Jesus and his family |
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| 21 Oct 2007 | Hebrews 2:5-9 | Jesus and the true destiny of humanity |
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| 14 Oct 2007 | Hebrews 1:5-2:4 | Jesus and why we dare not neglect him |
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| 07 Oct 2007 | Hebrews 1:2-4 | Jesus: the master and meaning of the universe |
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| 30 Sep 2007 | Hebrews 1:1-2 | Jesus: The final word from the speaking God |
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| From September 2007 | Hebrews | AN OUTLINE OF HEBREWS |
Notes to accompany the sermon series preached by Julian Hardyman, starting 30 September 2007. |
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| From September 2007 | Hebrews | A short outline of Hebrews |
As given out with the bulletin on 14 October 2007 |
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| 19 Feb 06 | Jeremiah 17:19-27 | Rest: the significance of the Sabbath |
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| 12 Feb 06 | Jeremiah 17:1-18 | Why we all need a heart transplant |
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| 12 Feb 06 | 2 Corinthians 1:3-7 | "Body Care 4: Comforting" |
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| 29 Jan 06 | Leviticus 19:17 | "Body Care 3: Confronting" |
In this sermon, Julian refers to an excellent book on how God uses mutual confrontation between Christians to help us change: "Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change" by Paul David Tripp, available from Christian bookshops. |
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| 22 Jan 06 | Hebrews 10:25 Acts 11:19-25 |
"Body Care 2: Encouragment" |
In this sermon, Julian refers to the dangers of perfectionism. For more insight on a very important topic see this very helpful article "The Pursuit of Excellence and the Perils of Perfectionism" by Dr. Richard Winter. |
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| 22 Jan 06 | Jeremiah 13 | "Praying under pressure" |
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| 15 Jan 06 | James 1:19 | "Body Care 1: Listening" |
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| 15 Jan 06 | Jeremiah 13 | "Pants, Pride and Pain" | |
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| 13 Feb 05 | Genesis 1-2 | "The first Great Commission" |
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| 13 Feb 05 | Ephesians 5:11-17 | "Clockwise: Christian Time Management and its Results" |
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| 6 Feb 05 | Ephesians 5:8-10 | "Children of light - please your Father!" |
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Additional notes relating to the above sermon |
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| 30 Jan 05 | Ephesians 5:5-7 | "Standing for God in a desire-driven culture" |
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| 23 Jan 05 | Ephesians 5:3-4 | "Staying pure in a sex-mad society" |
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| 16 Jan 05 | Ephesians 5:1-2 | "How to please your Father: imitate God by loving like Jesus" |
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| 28 Nov 04 | Ephesians 4:28,29,32 | "Words: where community is made or marred" |
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| 7 Nov 04 | Ephesians 4:28 | "Work: why it matters" |
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Additional notes relating to the above sermon. Please note that the HTML version includes hyperlinks for the bible texts. |
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| 31 Oct 04 | Ephesians 4:26-27 | "Anger: God's opportunity or Satan's?" |
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| | The text of a sermon on Anger |
Additional material relating to the above sermon, Julian Hardyman, 2002. |
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| 24 Oct 04 | Ephesians 4:22-24 | "Re-creation: how to be the new me" |
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| 17 Oct 04 | Ephesians 4:17-19 | "From futility to faith" |
(Diagram relating to the sermon) |
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