Sermons by Jean Spencer

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Mary, the mother of Jesus.

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Luke 2; John 19 25-27. Mary, the mother of Jesus.  Present at Jesus’ first breath and final breath.  She pondered the visitors to His birth and then heard the pain of Simeon’s prophecy and Jesus being left at the temple.  Her faith was expressed at the first miracle, only to be rejected later along with […]

Where do you fit in?

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Luke 1:26 to Luke 2:20. Whilst being in the audience at a Nativity Service can be heart-warming as we experience a cuteness overload of small children retelling the Biblical narrative, that’s far from the reality of how things were when the birth of Jesus was announced. It wasn’t a time when most of the community […]

Divine resources will conquer and purify.

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Zechariah Chaps 4 – 6. And so the visions keep coming! In chapter 4 (vision 5) the people of God are encouraged to keep going and rebuild, knowing that they have the resources to do what the Lord was asking of them. Chapter 5 (visions 6 & 7) explains that those who oppose the ways […]

Return and Repent.

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Zechariah 1: 1 – 6. The message of Zechariah begins with a warning: “Do not be like your forefathers… they would not listen or pay attention to me, declares the Lord”. (1:4). The people of God were being urged to “Return to me”, realign their vision with the Lord’s will for them. For that to […]

Keep on keeping on.

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Philippians 3: 13-14. How do we encourage each other, particularly our young people, to keep walking with Jesus through prayer, bible study, life verses, trust in God as a rock

Psalm 27.

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Psalm 27. Psalm 27 expresses the Psalmist’s confidence and trust in God no matter what the circumstances are that he faces or might face.  How can we gain and maintain that confidence in our lives?

Created to be Fruitful.

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Genesis 1:24-31, Colossians 1:1-20. This passage is such a highpoint of Paul’s writing. It has a majestic view of Jesus, the church and God’s plans for the whole world. It is a definite mountain top moment in the letter. Paul begins by reminding them that they have been brought out of one way of life […]