Sermon notes
Notes relating to sermons, listed in reverse date order (i.e. most recent first). All are preached by Julian Hardyman unless otherwise stated.
| Date | Scripture | Title | Other information | HTML | |
| 5 Feb 2012 (morning) | Luke 10:1-42 | Worship as action and adoration |  | ||
| 29 Jan 2012 (evening) | 2 Timothy 2:14-26 | Keep on Track | Preached by Dave Gobbett | | |
| 29 Jan 2012 (morning) | Luke 9:18-36 | Jesus, suffering and glory | | ||
| 22 Jan 2012 (evening) | 2 Timothy 2:1-13 | Taking the Strain | Preached by Dave Gobbett | | |
| 22 Jan 2012 (morning) | Luke 8:1-21 | Hearing Jesus | | ||
| 15 Jan 2012 (evening) | 2 Timothy 1 | On your marks | Preached by Dave Gobbett | | |
| 8 Jan 2012 (morning) | Luke 7:1-10 | Believing Jesus | | ||
| 4 Dec 2011 (morning) | Luke 6:39-49 | Jesus - and the goal of our lives | | ||
| 27 Nov 2011 (morning) | Luke 6:12-49 | Jesus' new community | | ||
| 20 Nov 2011 (morning) | Luke 5:1-32 | Jesus the controversial saviour | | ||
| 13 Nov 2011 (morning) | Luke 4:14-44 | The Message of Jesus | | ||
| 30 Oct 2011 (morning) | Luke 3:21 - 4:13 | Jesus: Identity and Vocation | | ||
| 23 Oct 2011 (morning) | Luke 3:1-20 | Getting ready for Jesus | Preached by Graham Beynon | | |
| 16 Oct 2011 (morning) | Luke 2:1-52 | Jesus: revisiting the manger | | ||
| 9 Oct 2011 (morning) | Luke 1:5-80 | Jesus and what faith is | | ||
| 2 Oct 2011 (morning) | Luke 1:1-4 | Jesus: historically Credible? | | ||
| 18 Sep 2011 (morning) | Deuteronomy 7 | People who belong to God | Preached by Graham Beynon | | |
| 11 Sep 2011 (morning) | John 12:20-36 | A vision for the Church | | ||
| 4 Sep 2011 (evening) | Psalm 13 | All my days must I sing this song of sadness? | | ||
| 4 Sep 2011 (morning) | Deuteronomy 6 | People who love God | Preached by Graham Beynon | | |
| 28 Aug 2011 (morning) | Ephesians 4:29 | Practicing affirmation - using our words for good | Preached by Dave Gobbett | | |
| 31 Jul 2011 (evening) | Psalm 18 | 'God saves': pious make-believe or astonishing truth? | Preached by Dave Tricker | | |
| 31 Jul 2011 (morning) | Hebrews 13:7-16 | Facing the Future Together | | ||
| 17 Jul 2011 (morning) | 1 Corinthians 12:12-26 | Growing together | Preached by Graham Beynon | | |
| 10 Jul 2011 (morning) | Romans 12:3-21 | Loving together | Preached by Graham Beynon | | |
| 3 Jul 2011 (morning) | Ephesians 2:11-22 | United together | Preached by Graham Beynon | | |
| 19 Jun 2011 (morning) | Proverbs 29:25 | Wisdom about people pleasing | | ||
| 12 Jun 2011 (evening) | 1 Peter 5:1-11 | Being God's flock | Preached by Dave Gobbett | | |
| 12 Jun 2011 (morning) | Proverbs 18:10-11, 25:28 | Wisdom about personal brokenness | | ||
| 5 Jun 2011 (evening) | 1 Peter 4:12-19 | From suffering to glory in the world | Preached by Dave Gobbett | | |
| 5 Jun 2011 (morning) | Proverbs 16:11-15, 21-24 | Wisdom about leadership and government | | ||
| 29 May 2011 (evening) | 1 Peter 4:1-11 | Living now in the light of then | Preached by Dave Gobbett | | |
| 29 May 2011 (morning) | Proverbs 14:31, 23:10-11, 31:8-9 | Wisdom about Justice | | ||
| 15 May 2011 (evening) | 1 Peter 3:13-22 | Why did Jesus die? | Preached by Dave Gobbett | | |
| 8 May 2011 (evening) | 1 Peter 3:1-12 | Living as God's people at home and at church | Preached by Dave Gobbett | | |
| 8 May 2011 (morning) | Proverbs 24:30-34 | Wisdom about sluggardliness | | ||
| 1 May 2011 (evening) | 1 Peter 2:18-25 | Living as God's people from 9 to 5 | Preached by Dave Gobbett | | |
| 1 May 2011 (morning) | Proverbs 3:31-32, 14:30, 23:17-18, 24:1-2 | Wisdom about envy | | ||
| 24 Apr 2011 (morning) | Matthew 28:1-10 | Easter Emotions | | ||
| 3 Apr 2011 (morning) | Proverbs 23:13-14 | Wisdom about parenting and family life | | ||
| 20 Mar 2011 (morning) | Proverbs 19:11-14 | Wisdom about marriage | | ||
| 13 Mar 2011 (morning) | Proverbs 17:9, 17, 18, 18:24 | Wisdom about friendship | | ||
| 6 Mar 2011 (morning) | Proverbs 15:8, 29 | Wisdom about prayer | | ||
| 27 Feb 2011 (evening) | 1 Peter 1:22-2:3 | People born again through the Word | Preached by Dave Gobbett | | |
| 27 Feb 2011 (morning) | Proverbs 16:1-9, 33 | Wisdom about making plans | | ||
| 20 Feb 2011 (morning) | Proverbs 16:32-33 | Wisdom and the Healing of Anger | | ||
| 6 Feb 2011 (evening) | 1 Peter 1:13-21 | People purchased for a purpose | Preached by Dave Gobbett | | |
| 6 Feb 2011 (morning) | Proverbs 10:15-16 | Wisdom about Wealth and Poverty | | ||
| 30 Jan 2011 (evening) | 1 Peter 1:10-12 | People of Privilege | Preached by Dave Gobbett | | |
| 30 Jan 2011 (morning) | Proverbs 11:2, 29:23 | Wisdom about Pride and Humility | | ||
| 23 Jan 2011 (evening) | 1 Peter 1:3-9 | People with a Glorious Future | Preached by Dave Gobbett | | |
| 23 Jan 2011 (morning) | Proverbs 16:6, 20:9, 28:13, 14:9 | Wisdom about failure | | ||
| 16 Jan 2011 (evening) | 1 Peter 1:1-2, 5:12-14 | People of the triune God | Preached by Dave Gobbett | | |
| 16 Jan 2011 (morning) | Proverbs 10:6-14, 17-21, 31-32, 30:1-6 | Wisdom about words | | ||
| 9 Jan 2011 (morning) | Proverbs 15:23, 25:11, 26:7,9, 30:1-6 | How to read a proverb | | ||
| 19 Dec 2010 (morning) | John 1:14 | Beholding the glory of Christ | | ||
| 12 Dec 2010 (morning) | Micah | And He will be their peace: Christmas according to Micah | Preached by Dave Gobbett | | |
| 5 Dec 2010 (morning) | Proverbs 9 | Masterchef final: wisdom vs. folly | | ||
| 28 Nov 2010 (evening) | 1 Corinthians 7:36-40 | You're the one that I want: a word about going out | Preached by Dave Gobbett | | |
| 28 Nov 2010 (morning) | Proverbs 8 | God's theory of everything | | ||
| 21 Nov 2010 (morning) | Proverbs 5-7 | Sex and desire | | ||
| 14 Nov 2010 (evening) | 1 Corinthians 7:25-35 | Hopefully devoted to you: a word about singleness | Preached by Dave Gobbett | | |
| 14 Nov 2010 (morning) | Proverbs 4:1-27 | The secret of a lifelong pilgrimage | | ||
| 31 Oct 2010 (evening) | 1 Corinthians 7:17-24 | The grass is always greener: Christ and contentment | Preached by Dave Gobbett | | |
| 31 Oct 2010 (morning) | Proverbs 3:1-18 | Knowing God in good times and bad | | ||
| 24 Oct 2010 (evening) | 1 Corinthians 7:10-16 | Happily Ever After? A Word about Marriage, Divorce & Remarriage | Preached by Dave Gobbett | | |
| 24 Oct 2010 (morning) | Proverbs 2:1-22 | From vulnerability to victory | | ||
| 17 Oct 2010 (evening) | 1 Corinthians 7:1-9 | Make it a night to remember: a word about sex | Preached by Dave Gobbett | | |
| 17 Oct 2010 (morning) | Proverbs 1:20-33 | What kind of fool are you? | | ||
| 10 Oct 2010 (evening) | 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 | When two become one: why our sexuality really matters | Preached by Dave Gobbett | | |
| 10 Oct 2010 (morning) | Proverbs 1:8-19 | Peer Pressure | | ||
| 3 Oct 2010 (evening) | 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 | The Past you can't forget: When Sex Meets Grace | Preached by Dave Gobbett | | |
| 3 Oct 2010 (morning) | Proverbs 1:1-7 | Wise Up! | | ||
| 26 Sep 2010 (evening) | Isaiah 62:1-7 | Give him no rest | | ||
| 26 Sep 2010 (morning) | 1 Thessalonians 2:17-3:13 | A picture postcard of Christian love | Preached by Dave Gobbett | | |
| 19 Sep 2010 (evening) | Isaiah 61:1-7 | Good News for Broken People | | ||
| 19 Sep 2010 (morning) | 1 Thessalonians 2:1-16 | Gospel Ministry | Preached by Dave Gobbett | | |
| 12 Sep 2010 (evening) | Isaiah 57:14-21 | Personal revival and the presence of God | | ||
| 12 Sep 2010 (morning) | 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 | Gospel Fruit | Preached by Dave Gobbett | | |
| 5 Sep 2010 | Deuteronomy 8 | Fighting the pitfalls of prosperity | | ||
| 4 July 2010 (evening) | Isaiah 1:1-20 | A new perspective | | ||
| 4 July 2010 (morning) | Galatians 6:18 | Grace retrospective | | ||
| 13 Jun 2010 | Galatians 6:6-10 | Avoiding weariness in well-doing | | ||
| 6 Jun 2010 | Galatians 6:3-5 | Know then thyself: self-image and responsibility in the life of the Spirit | | ||
| 30 May 2010 | Galatians 6:1-5 | Burden bearing | | ||
| 23 May 2010 | Galatians 5:22-26 | The Fruit of the Spirit | | ||
| 16 May 2010 | Galatians 5:16-21 | The Battle Within | | ||
| 2 May 2010 | Galatians 5:13-15 | Free to love | | ||
| 4 Apr 2010 | John 20 | EASTER SUNDAY: The day death died | | ||
| 7 Mar 2010 | Galatians 5:1-12 | Freedom, faith and love | | ||
| 28 Feb 2010 | Galatians 4:21-5:1 | Freedom | | ||
| 21 Feb 2010 | Galatians 4:8-20 | Idols and their dangers | | ||
| 14 Feb 2010 | Galatians 4:1-7 | No longer slaves | | ||
| 7 Feb 2010 | Galatians 3:26-29 | All one in Christ Jesus | | ||
| 31 Jan 2010 | Galatians 3:15-25 | The Law and the Promise | | ||
| 17 Jan 2010 | Galatians 3:6-14 | Curses: God's self-substitution | | ||
| 10 Jan 2010 Evening | Matthew 6:34 | Anxiety, uncertainty and Christ | | ||
| 10 Jan 2010 Morning | Galatians 3:1-5 | Life in the Spirit | | ||
| 13 Dec 2009 | John 1:14 | One of us: how God became human and what it means | | ||
| 6 Dec 2009 | Galatians 2:21 | Celebrating God's powerful grace in the life of John Calvin, born 1509 | | ||
| 15 Nov 2009 | Galatians 2:17-21 | The life of the justified sinner | | ||
| 1 Nov 2009 | Galatians 2:11-16 | Justification: a truth to fight for - and cherish | Julian recommends The Unquenchable Flame: Introducing the Reformation by Mike Reeves. | |
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| 25 Oct 2009 | Galatians 2:1-10 | Partners in God's outreach | | ||
| 18 Oct 2009 | Galatians 1:11-24 | Changed! By a message from God | | ||
| 11 Oct 2009 | Galatians 1:6-10 | When angels are dangerous | | ||
| 4 Oct 2009 | Galatians 1:1-5 | Dear recovering Pharisee... | Includes Galatians outline | | |
| 27 Sep 2009 | Various | Celebrate the Harvest! | Preached by Gordon Dalzell - see HTML version for linked bible references. | |  |
| 20 Sep 2009 | Various | Kept by His Power: Exploring 'Preservation of the Saints' | Preached by Dave Gobbett - see HTML version for linked bible references. | | |
| 13 Sep 2009 | Various | Drawn by His Grace: Exploring 'Irresistible Grace' | Preached by Dave Gobbett - see HTML version for linked bible references. | | |
| 6 Sep 2009 | Various | Redeemed by his Blood: Exploring 'Effectual Atonement' | Preached by Dave Gobbett - see HTML version for linked bible references. | | |
| 16 Aug 2009 | Various | Chosen from Eternity: Exploring 'Unconditional Election' | Preached by Dave Gobbett - see HTML version for linked bible references. | | |
| 9 Aug 2009 | Various | Rotten to the core: exploring 'total depravity' | Preached by Dave Gobbett - see HTML version for linked bible references. Also relevant is J.I. Packer's introduction to a 1958 reprint of John Owen's “The Death of Death in the Death of Christ” | | |
| September 2007 to March 2009 | Hebrews | AN OUTLINE OF HEBREWS | Notes to accompany the sermon series preached by Julian Hardyman, starting 30 September 2007. | | |
| September 2007 to March 2009 | Hebrews | A short outline of Hebrews | As given out with the bulletin on 14 October 2007 | | |
| 8 Mar 2009 | Hebrews 13:7,17-19 | Leadership: ours and His | | ||
| 1 Mar 2009 | Hebrews 13:7-16 | Sacrifice: His and ours | | ||
| 22 Feb 2009 | Hebrews 13:4-6 | Free sex? Loadsamoney? Where does true contentment come from? | In his sermon Julian refers to the book Just Sex: Is it ever just sex? by Guy Brandon - details of this book can be found here. | | |
| 15 Feb 2009 | Psalm 85 | Revive us again, O Lord: remembering the 1859 revival. | | ||
| 8 Feb 2009 | Hebrews 13:1-3 | Practical love | | ||
| Love one another like brothers and sisters | In his sermon on "Practical Love" Julian refers to a new book by Gerald Sittser called "Love One Another: Becoming the church Jesus longs for". This document contains the chapter headings and the New Testament references they are based on. | |
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| 1 Feb 2009 | Hebrews 12:18-29 | True Zionism and its implications | | ||
| 25 Jan 2009 | Hebrews 12:12-17 | Make sure you hit the finish line | | ||
| 18 Jan 2009 | Hebrews 12:3-13 | God's training programme | | ||
| 11 Jan 2009 | Hebrews 12:1-2 | Running the race | | ||
| 30 Nov 2008 | Hebrews 11:32-40 | Faith to be strong, faith to be weak | | ||
| 23 Nov 2008 | Hebrews 11:23-29 | Moses: a faith-driven life | | ||
| 16 Nov 2008 | Hebrews 11:11-12,17-22 | Abraham and Isaac: faith tested to the limit | | ||
| 09 Nov 2008 | Hebrews 11:8-10,13-16 | Abraham: faith and the call of God | | ||
| 26 Oct 2008 | Hebrews 11:7 | Noah: faith and fear | | ||
| 19 Oct 2008 | Hebrews 11:5-6 | Faith: Enjoying Intimacy with the Infinite God | | ||
| 12 Oct 2008 | Hebrews 11:2,4 | Abel: Faith Finding Approval | | ||
| 5 Oct 2008 | Hebrews 11:1,3 | Faith - alone in the universe? | | ||
| 22 Jun 2008 | Hebrews 10:23-25 | Redwood or dead wood? | | ||
| 15 Jun 2008 | Hebrews 10:1-22 | Open access | | ||
| 8 Jun 2008 | Hebrews 9 | Cleansing the conscience | | ||
| 25 May 2008 | Hebrews 8 | God's new deal | Sermon notes | | |
| How Hebrews 8 relates to the structure of Hebrews 4-10 | |
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| 18 May 2008 | Hebrews 7 | The power of an indestructible life | Sermon notes | | |
| How Hebrews 7 compares Melchizedek, the Aaronic/Levitical priesthood and Jesus | |
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| 4 May 2008 | Hebrews 6:4-11 | Danger and Destiny | Sermon notes | | |
| Old testament references in Hebrews 6:4-5 | |
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| Scripture passages about God's perseverance in his people | |
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| 27 Apr 2008 | Luke 12:54-56 | Christians and Climate Change | | ||
| 20 Apr 2008 | Hebrews 5:11-6:3 | The road to maturity | | ||
| 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 | | |
| 2 Mar 2008 | Hebrews 5:1-10 | How Jesus became the perfect Saviour | | ||
| 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) | | |
| 3 Feb 2008 | Hebrews 4:11-13 | Under God's scalpel | | ||
| 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. | | |
| 20 Jan 2008 | Hebrews 3:7-19 | Finishing well or falling away? | | ||
| 13 Jan 2008 | Hebrews 3:1-6 | Faithfulness | | ||
| 2 Dec 2007 | Hebrews 2:17-18 | Everybody hurts | | ||
| 18 Nov 2007 | Romans 12:1-2 | The beauty myth: Jesus, the incarnation and body image | Sermon notes | | |
| A document prepared by Evelyn Sharpe of Interhealth listing help and information regarding eating disorders. | | ||||
| Fighting Internet pornography use - some helpful links. | | ||||
| 4 Nov 2007 | Hebrews 2:14-18 | Jesus and fear of death | | ||
| 28 Oct 2007 | Hebrews 2:10-13 | Jesus and his family | | ||
| 21 Oct 2007 | Hebrews 2:5-9 | Jesus and the true destiny of humanity | | ||
| 14 Oct 2007 | Hebrews 1:5-2:4 | Jesus and why we dare not neglect him | | ||
| 07 Oct 2007 | Hebrews 1:2-4 | Jesus: the master and meaning of the universe | | ||
| 30 Sep 2007 | Hebrews 1:1-2 | Jesus: The final word from the speaking God | | ||
| 19 Feb 06 | Jeremiah 17:19-27 | Rest: the significance of the Sabbath | | ||
| 12 Feb 06 | Jeremiah 17:1-18 | Why we all need a heart transplant | | ||
| 12 Feb 06 | 2 Corinthians 1:3-7 | "Body Care 4: Comforting" | | ||
| 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. | | |
| 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. | | |
| 22 Jan 06 | Jeremiah 14-15 | "Praying under pressure" | | ||
| 15 Jan 06 | James 1:19 | "Body Care 1: Listening" | | ||
| 15 Jan 06 | Jeremiah 13 | "Pants, Pride and Pain" | | ||
| 13 Feb 05 | Genesis 1-2 | "The first Great Commission" | | ||
| 13 Feb 05 | Ephesians 5:11-17 | "Clockwise: Christian Time Management and its Results" | | ||
| 6 Feb 05 | Ephesians 5:8-10 | "Children of light - please your Father!" | | ||
| "Ten ways to please God" | Additional notes relating to the above sermon | | |||
| 30 Jan 05 | Ephesians 5:5-7 | "Standing for God in a desire-driven culture" | | ||
| 23 Jan 05 | Ephesians 5:3-4 | "Staying pure in a sex-mad society" | | ||
| 16 Jan 05 | Ephesians 5:1-2 | "How to please your Father: imitate God by loving like Jesus" | | ||
| 28 Nov 04 | Ephesians 4:28,29,32 | "Words: where community is made or marred" | | ||
| 7 Nov 04 | Ephesians 4:28 | "Work: why it matters" | | ||
| "Twelve reasons for giving" | 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?" | | ||
| The text of a sermon on Anger | Additional material relating to the above sermon, Julian Hardyman, 2002. | | |||
| 24 Oct 04 | Ephesians 4:22-24 | "Re-creation: how to be the new me" | | ||
| 17 Oct 04 | Ephesians 4:17-19 | "From futility to faith" | (Diagram relating to the sermon) | |
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