VPBC Sermon 17th Oct 2010

JTH spoke about oppression suffered by the Hebrews under King Pharoah's rule. She went on to talk about 'building bricks without straw', and the chrsitian request to the lord to provide straw so that we may build.


Reading from Exodus 5:6-19


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10th October 2010

Building Outreach & Belonging. Jane continued the theme and spoke from Philippians and the need to reach out to others.

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3rd October 2010

Geoff spoke on the third of a series of three sermons looking at the conversion stories in the Roman colony of Phillipi as a basis for looking at the mission and outreach paradigms they illustrate in building a " church from scratch." This week the hardest and most difficut of the tales in tersm of reaching urban commmunities. Breaking into the institutions of urban life, and the jailor's tale from Acts 16:16-34.

26th September 2010

Guess who's coming to dinner. Jane Thorington Hassell spoke from Luke 14:7-14 on the need to share with others and not just invite our friends.

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19th September

Jane spoke from Ephesians about praying together. Paul argues that as people from different backgrounds accessed God through Jesus and the help of the Holy Spirit they built a “spiritual building that God would live in.” The challenge was specific. Are we praying together?If not then what are we really building ?

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12th September

Jane spoke from Matt 22;1-14 concerning the Jesus parable about the wedding banquet and v9 “ go to the street corners and invite to the banquet everyone you find.” There are empty places at God's table and we are to go with the invitation to everyone to come and eat with us at God's table. Outreach is based on love for God and love for people. One of the reason for the churches decline in the UK is the over dependence on paid ministers. Everyone of us can invite others.

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5th Sep 2010

GTH spoke about the clash between God's Kingdom and the desire for people to make financial gains.


Reading - Acts 16:16-24


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