Stephen's Sermons


Below you will find a selection of Stephen's sermons. You can view sermons prior to 2008 here  Videos of sermons may also be viewed here  

 

       O Jerusalem: Jesus in the Temple - CBSI (Mark 11:1-25)

7 Habits of Fully Devoted Followers of Jesus: Spring 2010

    Wise men follow Jesus (Matthew 2: 1 to 12)

The Quest for Meaning in Life: Spring 2010
        Is life really worth living? (Ecclesiastes 1: 1 to 18)
             The Restless Heart (Ecclesiastes 4)

Christmas 2009
  Nativity Service: The Cross and the Christmas Tree
  Carol Service: The Purpose of Christmas - Celebration 

Life Lessons from the Parables of Luke: Autumn 2009
    On Being a Diligent Servant (Luke 19:11-26) 
    On Being a Good Neighbour (Luke 10:25-37)   
    On Being a Prodigal God (Luke 15:11-32)   
    On Being a Generous Investor (Luke 12:13-21)

Homeward Bound: 1 Peter: Autumn 2009
    Standing Strong (1 Peter 1:1-2)
    A Life of Purpose (1 Peter 2:1-10)
    A Life of Humility (1 Peter 5)

Making Life Work: Autumn 2009
  Work: necessary evil or God's plan?
  360o leadership: leading from below
  Resolving conflict at work
  Is work your Profession or Obsession?

  Harvest Festival 

Israel and the Church: Summer 2009
Where is the promised land?
Next year in Jerusalem?
Will the Temple be Rebuilt?
I want to be Left Behind

Summer Sermons
  God's Amazing Book: Bible Prophecy (Psalm 22)
      A Call to Spiritual Reformation: Philippians 1:9-11
Jonah, the rescued prophet (Jonah 1:17 to 2:10)

 Malachi - the Love of God: Summer 2009
  The love of God: Malachi 1:1-5
  From this time forward: Malachi 2:10-16 
  The Grace of God Revealed: Malachi 2:17-3:6 
  The Floodgates of Heaven: Malachi 3:6-12 

How to Follow Jesus from the Sermon on the Mount: Summer 2009

  Happy Families: Deuteronomy 6:5-9
  Blessed are the Poor in Spirit: Matthew 5:1-3
  Blessed are the Persecuted: Matthew 5:10-12 
  How to deal with anger: Matthew 5:21-26
    How to avoid sexual temptation: Matthew 5:27-30
    The Christian Family Prayer: Matthew 6:9-13 
    The Wise and Foolish Builders: Matthew 7:24-27 

  Church Council Away Day: Servant Leadership: John 13

Easter Services: Spring 2009

  Easter Morning: Matthew 28:1-20
  Easter All Age: You were made to last forever: 1 Corinthians 15:50-58

Exodus: Knowing God: Spring 2009

  Lessons learned from failure: Exodus 2:11-25
  Going from bad to worse: Exodus 5-6
  Deal or no deal? Plagues that preach: Exodus 7-11

Philippians: Jesus our Joy

  Introduction: Grace and Peace: Philippians 1:1-2
  Worthy Conduct: Philippians 2:1-5
  Imitating Christ: Philippians 2:5-8
  The Exalted Christ: Philippians 2:8-13
  Learning to count your profits and losses: Philippians 3:1-11
  The purpose driven life: Philippians 3:10-14

All Age Services: Spring 2009

  The Lost Coin: Luke 15:1-10
  Two ways to live on Palm Sunday and beyond

Christmas 2008

  For to us a child is born: Isaiah 9
  Carol Service: The Day the Earth Stood Still
  Wentworth Golf Club: Carol Concert Talk
  Super Hero Nativity  
  Christmas Day: God's Indescribable Gift

The Uniqueness and Authority of Jesus: In the "I am" statements of John's Gospel

  John 6:35: I am the Bread of Life (All Age Talk)
  John 8:12: I am the Light of the World
  John 10:1-10: I am the Gate
  John 11:28-46: I am the Resurrection and the Life
  John 14:1-14: I am the Way, the Truth and the Life
  John 15:1-17 I am the Vine you are the Branches
  Revelation 22:12-21 I am the Alpha and the Omega

  Who is My Neighbour? Sermon preached at the Annual BibleLands Society service, held at St Michael's, Chester Square, London, October 2008

Confessing Christ: Contending for the Faith in the Church of England

  Matthew 7:24-27: The Wise and Foolish Builders (all age talk)
  2 Timothy 3:10-4:5: The Authority of Scripture PowerPoint
  1 Corinthians 6:9-20: Flee Immorality - Honour God : PowerPoint
  Ephesians 4:1-16: The True Unity of the Church : PowerPoint


GAFCON Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans: The Jerusalem Declaration

Reflection on GAFCON : PowerPoint
Homosexual Practice: The Biblical Answer : PowerPoint


Psalms for Today

  Psalm 2: Be Blessed: Obey the King
  Psalm 8: Environment Sunday
  Psalm 18: Save me from my Enemies
  Psalm 19: God's Word: Sweeter than Honey
  Psalm 23: Living through the Valley of the Shadow of Death
  Psalm 23: Follow the Shepherd - Interactive All-Age Talk
  Psalm 73: Why do the wicked prosper?
  Psalm 89: Despised and Rejected
  Psalm 95: Do not harden your hearts
  Psalm 98: Why we should worship God - Interactive All-Age Talk
  Psalm 103: From Everlasting to Everlasting
  Psalm 150: Praise the Lord

Romans: The Character of God Revealed in the Gospel

  Romans 1:18-32 God's Gracious Anger
  Romans 3:21-26 The Justice of God Justifies
  Romans 6:1-14 Know, Count, Offer
  Romans 8:18-27 The Children of God Revealed
  Romans 12:3-8 Spiritual Gifts
  Romans 14:1-23 Living in Harmony

Defending Christian Zionism by David Pawson: A Response based on a debate featured on Premier Christian Radio, May 2008.

Jesus: Lord, Liar or Lunatic? Talk given at the London College of Communication


Finding Financial Freedom: Spring 2008

Steward Faithfully: Malachi 3:6-12
Sow Generously: Matthew 6:19-24

Easter 2008

Good Friday: John 19:16-30

Easter Sunday: Membership of Christ's Family

Easter 1: The Resurrection: The Faith of the Church: John 20:19-32


A Short Guide to the Privileges of Church Membership: Spring 2008

To Reckon the True Cost of Membership: Luke 9:23-26

To Follow the Example of Christ: John 13:1-17

To be Regular in Private Prayer: Philippians 4:4-9

To Receive Holy Communion Faithfully: 1 Corinthians 11:17-34

To Give Personal Service to Church & Community: Romans 12:1-8

To Give Money to the Work of the Church: Luke 12:13-21

To Uphold the Standard of Marriage: Mark 10:6-9

Mother's Day 2008


If You Could Ask God One Question: Spring 2008

Isn't the Bible just made up stories?

Is there a God and if so what is He like? (Farnham Baptist Church)

Christmas 2007

Carol Service - His Dark Materials: Luke 2:1-20
Looking forward to Christmas: Luke 1:26-45
Christmas Eve - The Dark Side of Christmas: John 1:1-14

The Story of the Sad Christmas Cracker (audio only)
The Iranian Connection: Matthew 2:1-12

Worship and Service: Community Responsibility A Paper delivered at the Evangelical-Muslim Consultation, Tripoli, Libya, January 2008

Zion's Christian Soldiers - Six seminars on the Bible, Israel and the Church

1. For the Love of Zion: The Bible tells them so

2. Israel and the Church: Who are God's chosen people?

3. The Promised Land: From the Nile to the Euphrates?

4. Battle for Jerusalem: The Eternal Capital of the Jews?

5. The Coming Last Day's Temple: Ready to Rebuild?

6. Overture to Armageddon: Want to be left behind?

 

You can also download an outline and study guide to these seminars here

Jesus: God's love in Action - John's Gospel: Autumn 2007

Jesus: The Lamb of God: John 1:19-34

Jesus: The Jewish Messiah: John 1:35-51

Jesus: The Bridegroom: John 2:1-11

Jesus: The Living Temple: John 2:12-25

Jesus: The Son of God: John 3:1-21

Jesus: The Bridegroom: John 3:22-36

Jesus: Equal with God: John 5:1-23

Jesus: The Authority to Judge: John 5:24-47

Jesus: The New Moses: John 6:1-15

Jesus: Can walk on Water: John 6:16-24