Sermons by The Rev. Alex Shuttleworth
July 21: Helping Those Who Help Themselves (to your stuff)
Believers spend a lot of time on the meaning of the letter of the law, but Jesus Himself shows us just how radical the spirit really is.
Readings from this service:
Isaiah 50: 6-7
Psalm 112
Matthew 5: 38-42…
July 14: Becoming Believeable
From Matthew 5, Alex looks at why we lie, and how to become believable.
Readings from this service:
Leviticus 19: 12
James 5: 12
Psalm 76: 11-12
Matthew 5: 33-37…
June 16: Salt & Light
In Matthew 5, Jesus pays his followers the greatest compliment, and then says something even greater. But “so what”?
Readings from this service:
Proverbs 4: 10-19
Psalm 112: 1-4
Matthew 5: 13-16…
June 9: Growing In the Likeness of Christ
Alex begins our news series on the Sermon on the Mount by exhaling how the first 12 verses of Matthew 5 are the key to understanding the whole thing.
Readings from this service:
Isaiah 61: 1-3, 8-9
Psalm 34: 15-19…
May 26: Christ: The Mediator
As the world and all of its promises come to naught, Alex looks at the eternal hope we find in Jesus.
Readings from this service:
Hebrews 12: 18-29
Psalm 50: 1-6
Matthew 23: 29-36…
May 5: Christ: The Hero, Pt. 2
Our faithful forebears took great risks, and suffered horribly for their faith. But they also failed, often badly. So what is it that really unites them and sets them apart as worthy models of faith for us to copy?
Readings …
Apri 21: Christ: The Assurance
Alex looks at the confident assurance of hope we get through the living blood of Jesus.
Readings from this service:
Hebrews 10: 19-39
Psalm 143: 10-11
John 14: 6…
March 31: Easter Sunday
Alex looks at the implications of the resurrection, and why, without it, our faith is futile.
Readings from this service:
1 Corinthians 15: 12-22
Psalm 118: 17-24
Matthew 28: 1-10…
Mar. 17: Christ the Temple
Nothing is built to last: from the Great Temple, to your new TV, even your own body. But our frustrations when things go wrong are because we were made for eternity.
Readings from this service:
Hebrews 9: 1-14
Psalm 95: …
Mar. 3: Christ theGuarantor
Christ, the king and priest of righteousness and peace brings us into unique hope.
Readings from this service:
Hebrews 7: 11-28
Psalm 110: 4-7
Matthew 26: 26-29…
