Sermons by The Rev. Alex Shuttleworth (Page 6)
Jan. 15: A Growing Church: Growing Apart
Rev. Alex starts our new 18-week series focusing on 1 Corinthians.
Corinth was a town like ours at a time like ours, and so the church was in some ways like ours too. In today’s sermon, Rev’d. Alex looks at …
Dec. 24: Christmas Eve
Usually when we receive a gift, we open it and then use it. But sometimes, with the gifts of God, we keep them quiet.
Why do we do that? And how can a rubber chicken help us to apply the …
Dec. 11: Be Renewed
This week, Alex asks, what if the way does not go your way? Can you still worship, even if you feel disappointed with God?
Readings from this service:
Isaiah 35: 1-10
Psalm 146
Matthew 11: 2-6…
Nov. 20: The Defeat of the Enemies of God
Rev. Alex completes our series on Joel this week. The final talk shows how Joel sums up the whole of the Bible and all of its themes in one chapter.
Readings from this service:
Joel 3: 9-21
Psalm 96: 9-13…
Nov. 13: God’s Reasons for Judgment
When bad people take advantage, it’s normal to want justice. But in Joel 3, we hear about the risks of taking things into our own hands, and how the God of justice is coming to fight for us.
Readings from …
Oct. 30: No More Shame
When a crisis comes, many of us worry what other people will think if they find out, but God promises we will never again be put to shame if we turn to Him.
Readings from this service:
Joel 2: 25-27…
Oct. 16: “They” Will Notice
As the first green shoots of renewal emerge from the devastated ground of our lives, God’s promise is that “they” will notice.
In this sermon, Alex helps us to answer who “they” are in our lives, and maybe, for some …
Oct. 2: The Crisis Comes Home
Sometimes God brings a crisis to our home, but he always stands with us and calls us closer to Himself.
Readings from this service:
Joel 2: 1-9
Psalm 22
Matthew 24: 42-44…
Sept. 25: Repentance & Hope
The book of Joel can be hard to understand, so in this sermon Alex suggests some concepts that might help unlock it for us and prepare us for the weeks ahead.
Readings from this service:
Joel 1: 15-20
Psalm 145: …
Sept. 11: The Need for Lament
Alex introduces our new series on the book of Joel, and why we believe the church needs to relearn how to lament if we are to grow in our faith.
Readings from this service:
Lamentations 3: 16-24
Psalm 18: 5-7…
