St Barney’s Sermons

Follow Me - 6 Jesus Challenges Expectations (Mark 2:1-12)

Follow Me (Mark 1-6)
6 Jesus Challenges Expectations (Mark 2:1-12)
A memorable entrance, a stunning healing, and some povocative words all combine to show us that Jesus is so much more than we can ever grasp.

Follow Me - 5 Jesus, Strong and Kind (Mark 1:29-45)

Follow Me (Mark 1-6)
5 Jesus, Strong and Kind (Mark 1:29-45)
Four brief scenes of interactions Jesus had with different people reveal his deep compassion, his comprehensive power, and his unwavering resolve in completing the work he came to do.

Follow Me - 4 The Incomparable Jesus (Mark 1:21-28)

Follow Me (Mark 1-6)
4 The Incomparable Jesus (Mark 1:21-28)
Jesus begins his work of public teaching and preaching at the synagogue in Capernaum, a sizeable town on the Sea of Galilee.  There we read of his first direct confrontation with an evil spirit, an encounter which swiftly ends in a stunning display of Jesus' complete spiritual authority.

Why Do I Need Jesus? I'm Fine as I Am.

Sunday 14th April 2024
The final talk in our Got Questions? Meet Jesus week of mission.
Guest preacher: James Marquet

The Resurrection of Jesus - Fact or Fiction

Sunday 7th April 2024
The first talk in our Got Questions? Meet Jesus week of mission.
Guest preacher: Zac Anderson

Anything but Ordinary!

Easter Day (31 March) 2024

Follow Me - 3 The Kingdom of God (Mark 1:14-20)

Follow Me (Mark 1-6)
3 The Kingdom of God (Mark 1:14-20)
We move from Mark's introduction (Mark 1:1-13) and into the beginning of Jesus' ministry of preaching and teaching, and we see at the outset that the gospel is entirely centred on the person, mission and call of Jesus.

Follow Me - 2 First Things First (Mark 1:9-13)

Follow Me (Mark 1-6)
2 First Things First (Mark 1:9-13)
From the very beginning of his gospel account, Mark points us to who Jesus is and to the costly nature of his work.
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Follow Me - 1 The Messiah Has Come (Mark 1:1-8)

Follow Me (Mark 1-6)
1 The Messiah Has Come (Mark 1:1-8)
In the opening verses of Mrk's gospel the ministry of John the Baptist sets the scene, reminding us of the many Old Testament prophecies about Jesus, and helping us to receive him as God’s promised King who has come into the world to save us and will come again to bring justice and peace to the earth.

Church Unmasked - 4 God's Household

Church Unmasked
A four week series exploring our calling and purpose as the gathered people of God.
In week 4 we grapple with the depiction of church in the Bible as the 'household' of God, and particularly thinking about the ways in which the New Testament language of household conveys a much bigger concept than 'family' as normally understood in Western culture.  Key passage: 1 Timothy 3:15.