http://www.farnhambaptist.org Farnham Baptist Church Podcasts en Farnham Baptist Church Podcasts Farnham Baptist Church no Farnham Baptist Church Sermons office@farnhambaptist.org ℗ & © 2008 Farnham Baptist Church 720 The book of Judges covers the period lasting approximately 430 years between the death of Joshua and the period of the Kings, notably including David. During this period, the people Israel had no clear leader, so lost their spiritual way, forgetting God and what He had done for them. From time to time God showed his compassion on his people by raising up a Judges to rescue them, but each time the respite was temporary and when the Judge died the people would turn even further away from the Lord. The episodes described by Judges leads us to ask three things: 1. Do we know God and what He has done for us? 2. Do we recognise God's outrageous compassion on His people? 3. Are we prepared to live the lives that God calls us to? http://www.sermoncloud.com/farnham-baptist-church/introduction-to-judges http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1592/introduction-to-judges.mp3 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:28:45 CDT Jonathan Shulver The Good, The Bad and The Ugly judges,rebellion,compassion 18:55 Ephesians 5 describes the relationship of Jesus with His Church as like that between a husband and his bride. We see the nature of God's love for us in the sacrificial and sanctifying love that Jesus displays for His Church and we are drawn to emulate this in our relationship with the other members of His Church, our brothers and sisters in Christ - no matter how hard that might be for us on a human level. http://www.sermoncloud.com/farnham-baptist-church/the-church-and-love http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1592/the-church-and-love.mp3 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 06:52:52 CDT Jonathan Shulver The Bride of Christ ephesians_5,love,sacrifice,sanctification,church,bride 33:35 Sometimes in a conversation it takes some time to get to the heart of what the issue. John has hinted all along that the matter he’s concerned about is over knowing. The BIG question in this book? How do we know we have eternal life? Here it is in 13 as his purpose statement; this is why he writes: "I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life." Look at all the we knows in 18, 19, 20. Here’s our theme: we can know; we can be sure; we can be confident. http://www.sermoncloud.com/farnham-baptist-church/we-can-be-sure http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1592/how-we-can-be-sure-of-salvation.mp3 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 14:35:18 CDT John Ross 1 John: The Tests of Life 1_john,salvation,certainty 26:20 There is nothing like the church! It’s a most wonderful concept thought up by God; He loves the church; his Son died for her. She is called the Bride of Christ, the body of Christ, the Temple of the Living God. What could be more grand than that? And through faith in Christ we are members! What a privilege! We saw last week that the church on earth is a reflection of the church in glory - a community of people whom God has gathered together. Since God is in the gathering business, church is people who come together. But what do we come together for? What distinguishes the true church from a religious meeting? http://www.sermoncloud.com/farnham-baptist-church/the-church-and-truth http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1592/the-church-and-the-truth.mp3 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 14:25:01 CDT John Ross The Bride of Christ church,truth,2_timothy 25:36 How do we know we have eternal life? That’s the BIG question in 1 John. This is how we know, 5:2 is a key phrase; that you may know, 5:13. We know, we know, we know, John keeps saying to his readers. He’s given us a number of tests to check ourselves: the test of obedience, of truth, of love. And now EVIDENCE. The past two centuries have seen rational evidence exalted above all other ideas. “Unless you can prove it to me, I won’t believe”. A few years ago, scientific proof was the ultimate form of proof. But now we recognise that such proof is not what we use in the law-court, nor in discovering historical truth. In those cases we want cumulative evidence, which when pieced together is “beyond reasonable doubt”. The same is true of faith; is there sufficient evidence to believe? And what sort of evidence should we put forward – would our personal experience count? Would the authority of the church be acceptable? Is it a matter of human reasoning? We’ll look at evidence this evening http://www.sermoncloud.com/farnham-baptist-church/the-test-of-evidence http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1592/the-test-of-evidence.mp3 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 14:08:37 CDT John Ross 1 John: The Tests of Life evidence,eternal_life,1_john 29:53 Many people think of a church as a building, but throughout the Bible "church" is used to describe assemblies or gatherings of God's people. The Greek term "ekklesia" literally means gathered, called. These groupings are known as the visible church, but Hebrews describes a future church comprising all of God's people that were, are or will be. This church is invisible to us now, but will be our eternal destiny as we praise Him forever with His angels. As we make 'church' today, how much do we long for the eternal church, how much do we want our church to be like that future eternal church? http://www.sermoncloud.com/farnham-baptist-church/the-church-local-and-global http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1592/the-church-local-and-global.mp3 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 12:16:21 CDT Jonathan Shulver The Bride of Christ hebrews_12,church,ekklesia 35:14 God isn't just loving, He IS love. His love is sacrificial and given without need for response. However, God's love for us evokes a response in the believer, who cannot help but show God's love in their lives. How can we have assurance of our salvation? By comparing our love for our brothers and sisters in Christ with the love shown by God in the sacrificial love that placed Christ on the cross in atonement for our sin. http://www.sermoncloud.com/farnham-baptist-church/the-test-of-truth http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1592/the-test-of-truth.mp3 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 14:13:21 CDT Jonathan Shulver 1 John: The Tests of Life assurance,1_john,salvation,god's_love 37:05 The population of Britain is becoming less "Christian" and more multi-religious. For some people this provokes fear about the loss of a Britain we once knew, for others the fear is about the rise of radicalised minorities. Interserve has a very different view. Having served the peoples of Asia and the Arab world since 1952, they see Britain as a site for cross-cultural Christian witness. Today, the sovereignLord of history is at work creating significant cross-cultural mission opportunities across Europe. http://www.sermoncloud.com/farnham-baptist-church/the-work-of-interserve-and-urban-vision-in-the-uk-and-abroad-part-1 http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1592/interserve-part-1.mp3 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 14:22:38 CDT Steve Bell The population of Britain is becoming less "Christian" and more multi-religious. For some people this provokes fear about the loss of a Britain we once knew, for others the fear is about the rise of radicalised minorities. Interserve has a ... mission,cross-cultural,islam 28:12 The population of Britain is becoming less "Christian" and more multi-religious. For some people this provokes fear about the loss of a Britain we once knew, for others the fear is about the rise of radicalised minorities. Interserve has a very different view. Having served the peoples of Asia and the Arab world since 1952, they see Britain as a site for cross-cultural Christian witness. Today, the sovereignLord of history is at work creating significant cross-cultural mission opportunities across Europe. http://www.sermoncloud.com/farnham-baptist-church/the-work-of-interserve-and-urban-vision-in-the-uk-and-abroad-part-2 http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1592/interserve-part-2.mp3 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 14:22:00 CDT Steve Bell The population of Britain is becoming less "Christian" and more multi-religious. For some people this provokes fear about the loss of a Britain we once knew, for others the fear is about the rise of radicalised minorities. Interserve has a ... mission,cross-cultural,islam 33:50 How do we know we have eternal life? Assurance is a great issue – how do we ever know for certain? Are we self-deceived/arrogant? Most religions say you can’t ever know. Even RC has purgatory, as a waiting room to see where you will go. Many true Christians struggle with assurance; can we really know? John has a number of tests for us to apply: Are we obedient – doing what God requires of us which we discover in the Bible? – that’s the first test. Are we walking in the light – ie in the truth of the gospel? That was the test as to whether we followed the spirit of antichrist or the Holy Spirit. Two more tests are here in ch 3 - 1st, the moral test, 1-10 and 2nd, the social test, 10-24 http://www.sermoncloud.com/farnham-baptist-church/the-test-of-love http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1592/the-test-of-love.mp3 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 14:44:38 CDT John Ross 1 John: The Tests of Life assurance_of_eternal_life,test 33:44 In the parable of the Good Samaritan, Jesus gives us a picture of himself and shows how obedience to the Law alone cannot save, but that compassionate, sacrificial love overcomes. http://www.sermoncloud.com/farnham-baptist-church/the-parable-of-the-good-samaritan http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1592/parable-of-the-good-samaritan.mp3 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 14:27:43 CDT John Ross In the parable of the Good Samaritan, Jesus gives us a picture of himself and shows how obedience to the Law alone cannot save, but that compassionate, sacrificial love overcomes. parable,samaritan 12:21 For a Christian, nothing can be sadder than seeing someone who used to profess faith in the Lord, slip out of their relationship with God. We may think that we are at greatest risk when going about our lives in the World, but in 1 John we are warned that the greatest threat comes from those who have a veneer of Christianity, an association with the Church. In those places and situations when we feel safest, we are most at risk. People like this who seek to lead believers astray are called 'antichrists'. The spirit of the antichrist is in the World and we need to be on our guard, testing everything we hear and read against the teachings of the Apostles. John gives three defences against their claims: 1. There is no 'special knowledge' - we already have the Spirit; 2. There is no 'denial of Jesus' - we only know the Father through Him; 3. There is no 'new teaching' - we have had the truth from the beginning. http://www.sermoncloud.com/farnham-baptist-church/hold-on-and-keep-going http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1592/hold-on-and-keep-going.mp3 Sun, 18 May 2008 14:39:03 CDT Jonathan Shulver 1 John: The Tests of Life antichrists,truth,jesus 32:20 The events described in Acts 2 are foretold in by Joel as a 'day of the Lord'; that would mark a New Convenant between God and His people; a new age when Jesus, the Great High Priest, has replaced the earthly priests, interceding directly with God on our behalf. This day marks the beginning of the 'Last Days', which will conclude with the greater 'Day of the Lord' the Judgement Day. How should we respond to this? Now we're in the Last Days, we don't know when they will end, so we need to be ready. What about family, friends or colleagues? They cannot know how to respond unless we tell them. http://www.sermoncloud.com/farnham-baptist-church/joel-and-the-outpouring-of-the-spirit http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1592/joel-and-the-outpouring-of-the-spirit.mp3 Sun, 18 May 2008 14:22:35 CDT John Ross Pentecost joel,new_convenant,day_of_the_lord 40:42 John writes to correct the fallasy of the Gnostic philosophy. We see that the Christian is connected to God, not by experiencing or knowing God, but by 1) obediance to God, 2) showing love rather than hate, and 3) being God-centred rather than World-centred. http://www.sermoncloud.com/farnham-baptist-church/the-test-of-obedience http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1592/the-test-of-obedience.mp3 Sun, 11 May 2008 14:53:44 CDT John Ross 1 John: The Tests of Life gnostic,1_john,obedience 31:08 Joel prophesies the day of the Lord and the coming of the Spirit. http://www.sermoncloud.com/farnham-baptist-church/pentecost-sunday-joel-and-the-last-day http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1592/joel-and-the-last-day.mp3 Sun, 11 May 2008 14:34:50 CDT John Ross Joel prophesies the day of the Lord and the coming of the Spirit. joel,judgement 30:36 As soon as the topic of spiritual gifts come up, questions like this are asked:  Are these the same as natural talents?  How do I know my gift?  Should I seek a specific gift?  Why don’t we practice charismatic gifts at FBC? We shall see that: 1) There are a variety of gifts. 2) Each person has at least one gift. 3) Gifts are for the benefit of others. 4) Should gifts be sought? 5) Whatever gift we have, without love its useless. 6) How then should we use them? http://www.sermoncloud.com/farnham-baptist-church/using-the-gifts-we-have-wisely http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1592/using-our-gifts-wisely.mp3 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 14:26:13 CDT John Ross Stewardship spiritual_gifts,natural_talents,1_corinthians_12 26:01 According to the Book of James we are to house train our tongues. This applies to everyone who uses words, but especially those who teach others! James tells us that the tongue is a fire – a world of evil among the parts of the body. And we are a people of words; but so too is God. He is a speaking God, the Scriptures are HIS word, and Jesus is THE Word of God. We are to watch our words carefully. http://www.sermoncloud.com/farnham-baptist-church/praying-over-our-speech http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1592/praying-over-our-speech.mp3 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:03:41 CDT John Ross Psalms to use in prayer psalms,prayer,speech,words 25:33 Just as we need food, water and air to stay alive, so we need to feed on God's Word in the Bible to keep our faith in God and Jesus alive. http://www.sermoncloud.com/farnham-baptist-church/feeding-on-the-word-of-god http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1592/feeding-on-gods-word-childrens-talk.mp3 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:44:42 CDT Phil Barnardo Just as we need food, water and air to stay alive, so we need to feed on God's Word in the Bible to keep our faith in God and Jesus alive. gods_word,sustenance,spiritual_food 30:58 Christians are called to spread the Gospel both within their home town, the region and beyond - not in sequence, but all at once. Sowing the seed of the Gospel can be costly (tears), but the harvest (salvation) brings joy. Practical examples are offered from experience of mission to Novosibirsk in Siberia with Operation Mobilisation (OM). http://www.sermoncloud.com/farnham-baptist-church/mission-sowing-with-tears-reaping-with-joy http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1592/mission-without-constraints.mp3 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 06:47:39 CDT Colin Cleaver Christians are called to spread the Gospel both within their home town, the region and beyond - not in sequence, but all at once. Sowing the seed of the Gospel can be costly (tears), but the harvest (salvation) brings joy. Practical examples are ... mission,sowing,reaping,harvest 22:00 Psalm 7 teaches us that in times of trouble we can find security in Jesus' Righteousness, accessed through our Repentance and by Remembrance through prayer and study of Scripture. http://www.sermoncloud.com/farnham-baptist-church/praying-when-in-trouble http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1592/praying-when-in-trouble.mp3 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 14:18:27 CDT Steve Wicks Psalms to use in prayer trouble,prayer,psalms,security,righteousness 32:18 David's prayer, when surrounded in his home by Sauls agents out to kill him, shows us that it was for people such as this that Jesus came. We should pray for them as needy of salvation. http://www.sermoncloud.com/farnham-baptist-church/praying-for-your-enemies http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1592/praying-for-your-enemies.mp3 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 14:19:06 CDT Alan Thompson Psalms to use in prayer prayer,enemies,david,saul 36:27 God has provided everything we have. Recognising this, we must be careful to use it all for His glory. http://www.sermoncloud.com/farnham-baptist-church/using-our-money-wisely http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1592/using-our-money-wisely.mp3 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 06:32:00 CDT Jonathan Shulver Stewardship money,stewardship 28:17 Some cultures are money poor, time rich. An African chap told me he makes 3 appointments at 9am. When he’s finished one, he moves on to the next. Apparently everyone knows this! We are money rich, time poor. Now God has given us 24 hours each day; we have our minds and our bodies, our spirits and our wills, and we are called to use our whole lives effectively in the service of God. How can we be wise stewards of all that God has given us? Time is our topic this morning. http://www.sermoncloud.com/farnham-baptist-church/using-our-time-wisely http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1592/using-our-time-wisely.mp3 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 07:35:37 CDT John Ross Stewardship time,stewardship,priorities 27:40 I wonder if you ever sing hymns or songs to yourself? If you’re like me you sing the lines over and over again. Maybe you are struck by the way the writer has expressed himself – or by the tune. Maybe you even use the songs lyrics to express your thanks or concerns to God. The song is your prayer. Now, the Psalms are songs, and this series is designed to help us to use them in our prayers http://www.sermoncloud.com/farnham-baptist-church/praying-when-ill http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1592/praying-when-ill-psalm-102.mp3 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:10:41 CDT John Ross Psalms to use in prayer psalms,prayer,illness 33:06 John's description of what he saw provides us with first hand knowledge of the risen Christ in His kingdom - the Revelation of the title. We look at John's description of the glorified risen Jesus; at how John reacts to this sight and at how Jesus describes himself. We close by considering how we should react to this new and awe-inspiring understanding. http://www.sermoncloud.com/farnham-baptist-church/jesus-the-living-one http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1592/jesus-the-living-one.mp3 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 16:35:04 CDT John Ross The Resurrection living_one,heaven,keys_of_death_and_hades,glory,revelation 30:14 The story of Jesus' death and resurrection, as attested to be the Angel and witnessed by the two Marys, shows us that He really died and was resurrected, as He had prophesied. http://www.sermoncloud.com/farnham-baptist-church/childrens-talk-jesus-crucified-and-risen-as-he-predicted http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1592/was-has-as.mp3 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 15:24:51 CDT Jonathan Shulver Easter from Matthew death,resurrection,prophesy,angel,stone,tomb 13:06 At the cross we have sight and sound brought to the fore. The sight is the darkness. The sound is this cry of dereliction from Jesus. We learn of the fabulous nature of love, the enormity of sin and the great warning of an eternal grave. http://www.sermoncloud.com/farnham-baptist-church/my-god-my-god-why-have-you-foresaken-me http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1592/why-have-you-foresaken-me.mp3 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 06:58:48 CDT John Ross Easter from Matthew foresaken,separation,sin,jesus,matthew 23:44 Jesus' crucifixion displays 3 ironies: The man who is mocked as King IS King; The man who is utterly powerless is ultimately powerful; The man who cannot save himself saves others. http://www.sermoncloud.com/farnham-baptist-church/jesus-crucified http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1592/jesus-crucified-2008-03-16.mp3 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 08:00:15 CDT John Ross Easter from Matthew crucifixion,matthew,save,king,irony,ransom 30:53 What does Christ's resurrection tell us about our eternal future? http://www.sermoncloud.com/farnham-baptist-church/our-resurrection-hope http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1592/our-resurrection-hope.mp3 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 15:20:09 CDT Jonathan Shulver The Resurrection resurrection,new_creation,first_fruit 36:03 Jesus before Pilate - silent as a lamb (Isaiah 53:6,7) - irony of shed blood "let it be on us and on our children" both as a curse and, by God's grace, as sacrificial atonement for their sin. http://www.sermoncloud.com/farnham-baptist-church/jesus-convicted http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1592/jesus-convicted.mp3 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 15:27:55 CDT John Ross Easter from Matthew judgement,sacrifice,blood,atonement,guilt,silence,lamb 30:50 An examination of the various arguments that are commonly advanced against the truth of the resurrection, and the abundant evidence that defeats these arguments. http://www.sermoncloud.com/farnham-baptist-church/resurrection-the-evidence http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1592/resurrection-the-evidence.mp3 Sun, 02 Mar 2008 07:25:25 CDT Jonathan Shulver The Resurrection resurrection,evidence,proof 37:03 Jesus on trial before Caiaphas, Matthew 26:57-68. The audio recording concludes with the song "There Will Come A Day", reproduced here with the permission of EMU Music (http://www.emu.mu/) http://www.sermoncloud.com/farnham-baptist-church/jesus-on-trial-there-will-come-a-day http://media.monkserve.com/EKK/1592/jesus-on-trial.mp3 Sun, 02 Mar 2008 07:25:05 CDT John Ross Easter from Matthew son_of_man,judgement,silent_lamb,prophesy,temple,trial 28:41