Archive for May, 2013

418 What’s that about??

by Colin Dexter

Luke Chapter 4 Verse 18      Luke 4:18 NIV

JESUS SAID.     18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me,     because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners  and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free,

Jesus came to preach & proclaim good news to the all but especially to the “poor in spirit”- those who recognised their spiritual poverty.  Jesus sent his disciples to do the same & as his disciples of today we continue to preach & proclaim the good news message that God through the person of His Spirit,  wants a daily relationship with us and to set us free from the things that drag us down in this life.

The disciples were sent to proclaim with  power & authority, told to keep it simple and to a large extent they were the message, with respect to how they spoke, lived, acted & lived out the message of Jesus.  When God comes into our lives and we welcome Him, he can change us and that life change is the example to others of what God can do in us.

 

Posted on 14 May, 2013 | Comment | Filed under Sermon challenges |

How David Moyes and ‘the god squad’ infuriated a former team-mate with their Christian faith

by Colin Dexter

Moyes was one of a trio of active Christians at the club, the others being Alan Comfort and Graham Daniels. They were described by McDonough as “Cambridge’s Holy Trinity.” McDonough writes: “The three of them sat in the changing room with a little black book, discussing their beliefs, when they should have been getting psyched up for a relegation scrap. I would cut out a lurid tabloid newspaper story and stick it on the noticeboard in front of them saying, ‘see that pervert. That’s what you will end up like. Vicars messing around with the choir boys.’ But they just turned the other cheek.”

Posted on 14 May, 2013 | Comment | Filed under Blog |

The Person of the Holy Spirit

by Colin Dexter

Notes taken from part of a Preach given in January 2008

HE BEARS THE MARKS OF A PERSON

Thought 

Paul speaks of the mind of the Spirit in Romans 8 :27 he intercedes for us and teaches us how to pray.

  • In Acts 15 :22 it seemed good to apostles and elders and in verse 28 it seemed good to  the Holy Spirit

Speech 

  • Acts 8 :29 the Spirit said to Phillip Go up and join the chariot
  • 1 Tim 4 :1 “the Spirit clearly says Paul writes to Timothy…

Action

  • Acts 8 : 39 The spirit took Phillip away….
  • Romans 8 :14 the sons of God are led by the Spirit

1 Cor 12 : 11 The Spirit apportions gifts to each one individually as he wills

Feeling

  • Romans 15 : 30 Paul speaks of the love of the Spirit
  • Ephesians 4 :30 possible to grieve the Spirit
  • Acts 5 :3 – 5 to lie to the spirit
  • 1 Thes 5 : 19 to quench the Spirit
Posted on 8 May, 2013 | Comment | Filed under Sermon challenges |

Who is the Holy Spirit?

by Colin Dexter

John the Baptist indicates that someone is coming who will engage in a personal spiritual way . We know now he means the Holy Spirit and one of the reasons Jesus Christ came is that we might have a deep , fully involved relationship with the third person of the Godhead.

Posted on 8 May, 2013 | Comment | Filed under Sermon challenges |