- Following Manly
- Following Jesus
- As a disciple (e.g. 9:23, 1 Kings 19:21)
- On a journey
- The journey of Jesus (9:51; cf. 14:25; 19:11; Mark 10:32)
- A perplexing beginning (9:52-56)
- Three confusing conversations (3:57-62)
- A prediction and a promise (9:21-24)
- Following Jesus today
To see the gospel bear fruit in the Inner West and the World as we commit, grow, engage and send.
Sermons by David Starling
- “Powerful in word and deed…” (Luke 24:19; 7:1)
- Surprising miracles (Luke 7:1-17)
- The raising of the widow’s son… (7:11-15)
- …and the amazement of the crowds (7:16-17)
- The healing of a centurion’s servant… (7:1-8, 10)
- …and the amazement of Jesus (7:9)
- John’s question… (7:18-20)
- …and Jesus’ answer (7:21-23)
- Once more, Isaiah 61 and Luke 4:18-19
- The raising of the widow’s son… (7:11-15)
- Responding to Jesus’ miracles
- Stumbling (7:23, 4:23-30)
- Praising and proclaiming (7:16-17)
- Trusting (7:9)
- Constantine’s conversion
- Nebuchadnezzar’s vision (Daniel 2:31-45)
- Jesus’ announcement (Luke 4:16-21, 43)
- Jesus’ parables (Luke 13:18-21)
- Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10)
- Crowd members, tax collectors and soldiers… (Luke 3:10-14)
- …and us
- The God who roars (1:1-2)
- Eight Oracles of Judgement (1:3-2:16)
- Reasons for Judgement (3:1-6:14)
- Privilege and accountability (3:1-2)
- Causes and warnings (3:3-8, 4:6-11)
- Opulence and oppression (3:15, 4:1, 5:7, 10-15, 6:4-6)
- False religion and complacency (3:14, 5:5-6, 18-26, 6:1)
- Five Visions (7:1-9:10)
- A promise (9:8b-15) and its fulfilment (Acts 15)
- Amos and Advent
- Why letters?
- The gospel and the shape of Christian relationships
- Giving (v1-4, 23) and the grace of Christ
- Partnership (v5-9, 12) in the gospel of Christ
- Recognition (v10-11, 15-16) for those who do the work of the Lord
- Urgency (v13-14, 22) and the return of Christ
- Love (v19-24) for the Lord, and for each other
- The shape of our relationships
- A place to stand
- “Therefore…stand firm” (1 Cor 15:58)
- “The gospel…on which you have taken your stand” (15:1-11)
- Christ died for our sins
- In accordance with the scriptures
- He was buried
- He was raised
- “If Christ has not been raised…” (15:14)
- “But…Christ has been raised” (15:20)
- “Therefore…brothers and sisters” (15:58)
- A meeting without a manual
- Three determining factors
- The purpose we meet for (v1, 26)
- The God that we worship (v33a)
- The Scriptures God has given us (v33b-38)
- A case study: Tongues and Prophecy in Corinth
- The differences between them (v1-5)
- The value of intelligibility…
- …for the sake of each other (v6-19)
- …for the sake of the visiting unbeliever (v20-25)
- Ordering tongues and prophecy (v26-40)
- Applying the case study
- “The way of love” (12:31b; 14:1)
- The indispensability of love (v1-3)
- The character of love (v4-7)
- “Love is…” (v4)
- “Love is not…” (v5)
- “Love delights in…” (v6)
- “Love always…” (v7)
- The permanence of love (v8-13)
- Walking in love
- “Spiritual”
- “About Spiritual things…” (v1-3)
- Reframing gifts (v4-6)
- Diversity and unity (v7-13)
- Diverse gifts
- One source, one purpose
- A parable of diversity (v14-20)
- A parable of unity (v21-26)
- Once more: diversity! (v27-31)
- “Go and learn what this means…” Jesus and the message of Hosea
- Hosea and the Book of the Twelve
- Hosea: person , place and time
- The message of Hosea:
- Parable (Ch 1-3)
- Lawsuit (Ch 4-5)
- Response (6:1-3)
- Deliberation (6:4-13:16)
- Compassion (Ch 11)
- Hope (Ch 14)
- Taking Hosea to heart: Hosea, wisdom and discipleship (14:9)