Sermons from October 2024
The Recipe for Christian Joy (44 min)
Brody Thibodeau preaches on the “recipe for Christian joy” from John Ch 2, highlighting prayer, obedience, purity and other features from the record of the Lord turning water into wine in Cana of Galilee. (Recorded at Roseisle Gospel Hall conference, MB, Canada, 28th Sept 2024)
Who Shall Dwell In Thy Holy Hill? (36 min)
Mervyn Hall preaches on the qualifications given in Psalm 15 for dwelling in God’s holy hill, namely: a right attitude to self, a right attitude to others and a right attitude to the tests of life. (Recorded in Chalfont St Peter Gospel Hall, 6th Oct 2024)
Brave New World (33 min)
Frank Sona preaches on what the Bible calls “the world system”, one of the three chief enemies of the Christian. The world’s introduction, its seduction, its motivation and its crucifixion. Readings: 1 John 2:15-17, 4:1-4, Jas 4:4, Rev 11:15, Gal 6:14. (Recorded at Stout Gospel Hall conference April 2023)
Jerusalem’s Hope: God’s Enduring Promise Amidst Conflict (41 min)
Michael Penfold preaches on God’s covenantal plan to rule the world, in a future kingdom age, through His Son Jesus Christ, during which time a restored nation of Israel will be “the head not the tail”, and Jerusalem will be the centre of the world geographically, politically and spiritually. Readings: Gen 12:1-3, Rom 11:25-27, Eph 1:9-10. (Recorded in Parkview Gospel Hall, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, 1st Oct 2024) (Photo: 57187596 | Iron Dome © Irina Opachevsky | Dreamstime.com)
Norman Turkington – Consecration (35 min)
Norman Turkington (1926-2008) grew up in a Christian family in Northern Ireland. Saved at the age of 18, he was baptised and received into the assembly in Lurgan Gospel Hall. Mr Turkington was a cabinet maker by trade, and early in his Christian life he ploughed his energy into gospel work. His brother Mr Joe Turkington went to Venezuela as a missionary. For a good number of years, Norman sat under the Bible teaching and the godly influence of Mr…
When God Makes Bitter Waters Sweet (26 min)
Mark Sweetnam preaches on the significance of the incident at the waters of Marah where Moses threw in a tree and the bitter waters were made sweet. Reading: Exod 15:21-26. (Recorded at Lurgan Gospel Hall, May 2024)
Men Who Paul Sent (21 min)
Brandon Doll preaches on the occasions when Paul sent a fellow-labourer to a local church. Practical lessons are drawn from the visits of Timothy, Titus, Tychicus, and Epaphroditus, who were all sent to assemblies with tasks to perform. (Recorded at the Blue River Gospel Hall conference, Wisconsin USA, 2016)
Put My Tears into Thy Bottle (25 min)
Dan Gillies preaches on tears in the Bible. The tears of the persecuted, of the bereaved, of the evangelist and others. These tears are precious to the Lord who keeps a record of them all, for He was too a man of tears. Reading: Psalm 56:8. (Recorded at the Larne Bible Conference, Northern Ireland, Aug 2023)
Spiritual Survival in a Secular Society (29 min)
Sandy Higgins preaches on spiritual survival in a secular society from the epistle of Jude, where believers are urged to keep themselves in the love of God and are divinely preserved from stumbling. Reading: Jude 1:1-4, 17-25. (Recorded at the Larne Bible Conference, Northern Ireland, Aug 2024)
The Transcendence and Immanence of God (47 min)
Mervyn Hall speaks on the character of God, highlighting two particular features: His transcendence and His immanence. He applies these topics practically in the life of the Christian. Readings: Psa 11:1-7, Jude 1:1-4. (Recorded at Helions Bumpstead Gospel Hall conference, 7th Apr 2023)
A Large Upper Room Furnished (39 min)
Peter Scarsbrook preaches on the Upper Room as a picture of the local assembly, drawing pictures and lessons from the narrative in Luke 22:1-24. (Recorded at Helions Bumpstead Gospel Hall conference, 7th Apr 2023)
The Witness to Christ’s Resurrection (50 min)
John Riddle expounds 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, highlighting the witness of Paul’s preaching, the witness of the prophetic Scriptures, and the list of over 500 witnesses who saw the resurrected Christ with their own eyes. (Recorded at Helions Bumpstead Gospel Hall, 22nd Sept 2018)
