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All the sermons below are in date order, with the most recent first.
175th Anniversary – Andrew McCausland
The finale of our month of celebration was on 24th June. At the start of this recording Andrew speaks about looking forward. Then Denise reads from the letter to the Philippians chapter 1, and Andrew speaks, finishing with an act of commitment from all of us to “press on”.
175th Anniversary – Barry Cheesman
On 17th June, Barry and Denise Cheesman came back to Seer Green Baptist Church, and it was great to see them. Barry was minister here from 1984 to 1993. The recording starts with Andrew talking to Barry and Denise about their memories here, and what they have done since. At 11 minutes into the recording Andrew shares some greetings from former members of the church. From…
175th Anniversary – Michael Herbert
On 10th June it was lovely to welcome back Michael and Heather Herbert. Michael was minister here from 1970 to 1983. We started the service in the original church building in Seer Green, then a lace school, now the Parish Hall. We heard memories of what God had done in the lives of the people who used to meet in that building. Then we walked through the village to the…
175th Anniversary – Daniel Joy
On the first Sunday in June we started to celebrate our 175th Anniversary – 1843 to 2018. We were delighted to welcome back Daniel and Heather Joy. Daniel was the minister here from 2012 to 2015. In this recording Andrew speaks first to introduce our Anniversary month, and then Daniel speaks from James 3 v13-18 on the subject of humility.
The gifts and fruit of the Holy Spirit
To finish this series on the Holy Spirit, Andrew led a Bible study on the remarkable transformation in the disciples in the days after Pentecost through an outpouring of the gifts and fruit of the Holy Spirit.
Pentecost!
Sunday 20th May, Pentecost Sunday. We met round the communion table and the first part of this recording is the time of prayer which followed. Andrew’s talk starts around 10 minutes in. He spoke on the significance of the harvest celebration of Shavuot (which we now call Pentecost) in the Jewish calendar, and how the harvest of the Holy Spirit on that first…
Holy Spirit – fire from God
Andrew concluded our short series on the person and the character of the Holy Spirit by looking at the image of fire from God. Next week, Pentecost…
Holy Spirit – Living Water
On 29th April Chris Justice continued our short series looking at the Holy Spirit, speaking on the metaphor of the Holy Spirit as living water.
Holy Spirit – breath of God
Reading from Acts chapter 1, Andrew spoke about the time between Resurrection Sunday and Pentecost, which is the time for preparing for the coming of the Holy Spirit. He went onto talk about the imagery of the Holy Spirit as the breath of God.
The Temple of the Holy Spirit
Due to technical challenges the sermon on 15th April was not recorded. In its place, here are some notes of the topics which Andrew covered. Andrew started by reminding us of the “Mission shaped church” series we have been following since January. In summary we had covered the following points: there is a disconnect between church and the everyday culture…