Chichester Baptist Church Sermons

Looking at the some lessons from the healing of Naaman. When God acts he does it his way. When we accept God is real it has implications for the whole of our lives. When we convey peace there is more to it than we first think.At one point within the sermon, we had a short video clip from an interview with Joel Ward, this is the full clip.

Jesus wants his people to be fruitful. The helpful image of Jesus being the true vine, enables us to see how we can grow as those connected to him.

In this section of 1 Peter, the apostle Peter encourages Christians to be armed with the same attitude of Jesus. This message looks at what follows when we shift our mindset and the difference it makes to our choices and the way that we serve.

In this next section of 1 Peter, Peter encourages his readers to think about how to live as believers under pressure, even persecution. An issue just as relevant for us today as we live for Christ in our frontline places.

We have a relationship with a God who breathes. As the resurrected Jesus breathed on his fearful disciples he also commissioned them and sent them out. We cannot go FOR God if we do not first receive FROM God. On this Pentecost Sunday we think about receiving His life giving Spirit again to be empowered for bold experiments and to live fully for Him.

The instructions given to wives and husbands are both embedded in 1st century Roman culture and helpful for us today. This message seeks to unpack these verses and challenges us with how to apply them to our lives, as both single and married believers.

The good news should be good news in both word and action. On the back of the Noise project week, the good news in action has been obvious. What what about the message of the good news? Why is the good news good news? In Paul's famous opening to the book of Romans he explains why the good news is good news - its power, its purpose, and its people.

1 Peter 2 offers very practical advice but is set in very different circumstances to our own so what can we apply from this passage and what can we learn from the advice given. God has an ideal for you tomorrow even in a less than ideal world.

John, in his Gospel, provides much evidence that Jesus was contented both to be in the place of obedience to his Father's will and to suffer and serve for the good of others. In these two aspects of the contentment of Jesus, John makes the point that Jesus is an example for his disciples.

Peter explains to the gentile believers how some of the Old Testament images and truths now apply to all of them - how all believers in Jesus are now included in the messages and promises for God's people - a key encouragement for any of them experiencing persecution.

John 14 gives us great reassurance and challenge. We examine our personal responsibility to be whole life disciples. Growth will come from individual disciples taking responsibility to share their own stories and faith.

Peter urges his readers to live a holy life, made possible by Jesus. This message presents the same call to us to life holy lives as disciples of Jesus.

The apostle Paul was willing to adjust his behaviour in order to win as many people as possible to Jesus. We have the timeless and unchanging message of Jesus to share but are there ways we can cross the cultural gap more effectively with that message in order that more people may hear and respond to it.

Peter is writing to Christians in modern-day Turkey, encouraging them to stand firm in their faith. But before he gets to the heart of his letter, he wants to get to the heart of the gospel message - the great salvation we have received. In this the 'blessing' section of his letter, he expresses his praise to God for the fact of new birth, for the way his hearers have responded and continue to respond to it, and for the messengers past and present who have brought it to us.

Starting our - Where Do We Grow From Here? - series. Looking at some of themes which Ken is taking to other churches as President of our denomination and applying them to our churches. In particular we look at the 'Opening Paragraph' which has been key in the recent history of our church. Here is a link to the video shown in the service https://vimeo.com/333760979

Peter is writing to the church at a very vulnerable time. His letter will encourage them to stand firm in the face of the troubles that are coming. But before that, he wants them to know that they are chosen. On what basis? For what purpose? By what means? And how does any of this help them prepare for what is to come ...?

This Easter Sunday morning message takes the story of Lazarus being raised from the dead and how it points us to Jesus as the resurrection and the life. We can say goodbye to our goodbyes because Jesus has defeated death.