St John’s Diamond Creek Talks
Talks from the team at St John’s Diamond Creek.
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Episodes
Wednesday May 18, 2016
Wednesday May 18, 2016
What is the difference between a faith that is dead and one that is alive? James 2:14-26 helps us to reflect on what it means to truly have a 'faith that works'.
Tuesday May 03, 2016
Tuesday May 03, 2016
This week in our series on James, Jeremy Watson considers the issue of favouritism among Christians, which James speaks about in James 2:1-13.
Tuesday May 03, 2016
Tuesday May 03, 2016
What is 'religion' supposed to be really all about? Kirk Mackenzie speaks to us from James 1:19-27 about the importance of faith as something that translates to concrete action.
Tuesday Apr 26, 2016
Tuesday Apr 26, 2016
How do we deal with 'trials' - the difficult times, suffering, persecution, temptation, things that make us want to give up? Tim Johnson looks at what James has to say about this topic in the opening passage of his letter. James 1:1-19.
Wednesday Apr 13, 2016
Wednesday Apr 13, 2016
In a prelude to our 'Faith in Action' series on the letter of James, Tim Johnson gave us a FPS (First-Person Sermon) introducing us to James, the brother of Jesus, and his journey to accepting Jesus as his risen Lord. The Bible passage was 1 Corinthians 15:1-11.
Thursday Mar 31, 2016
Thursday Mar 31, 2016
On Easter Sunday we looked at the accounts of Jesus's first appearances to his disciples after the resurrection, where their lives were changed forever by the unexpected good news of God's victory over sin and death. From John 20:1-29.
Thursday Mar 31, 2016
Thursday Mar 31, 2016
On Good Friday, we finished our 'Because of the Cross' series with a reminder of the power of the Cross of Jesus to restore our relationship with God and with others. Tim Johnson looks at 2 Corinthians 5:6-21 and our new role as 'ambassadors of reconciliation'.
Tuesday Mar 22, 2016
Tuesday Mar 22, 2016
This week, we reflected on how the Cross of Jesus makes us right and heals our nature, the topic of 'justification'. Andrew Bowles considers the teaching of Paul in the letter to the Romans (5:1-11).
Tuesday Mar 15, 2016
Tuesday Mar 15, 2016
In our second sermon in our series on the Cross, Tim Johnson considers another angle on what Jesus achieved - the topic of 'redemption', being set free from an old way of life in order to serve God. 1 Peter 1:17-21.
Tuesday Mar 08, 2016
Tuesday Mar 08, 2016
In our first sermon in the series 'Because of the Cross', Tim Johnson speaks to us about how on the Cross Jesus takes the 'cup' of God's wrath and judgement and drinks it on our behalf. The Bible passage is Matthew 26:36-46.