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Romans 12:2 – Being Transformed

Sermon from RN Evans on Romans 12:2 – 7/6/15 am – Being Transformed This podcast has now been archived and is available directly from the Church. Extract 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. Main Points 1.  The call for transformation 2.  By the renewing of our minds 3.  The subject at hand

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1 Kings 17:1-7 – The story of Elijah – Elijah by the brook

Sermon from RN Evans on 1 Kings 17:1-7 – 31/5/15 pm – The story of Elijah – Elijah by the brook This podcast has now been archived and is available directly from the Church. Extract 17 And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except at my word.” 2 Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying, 3 “Get away from here and turn eastward, and hide by the Brook Cherith, which flows into the Jordan.4 And it will be that you shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.” 5 So he went and did according to the word of the Lord, for he went and stayed by the Brook Cherith, which flows into the Jordan. 6 The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brook. 7 And it happened after a while that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land. Main Points 1.  A man who knows what he believes 2.  A man who knows what is to be done 3.  A man who knows how to depend

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Hebrews 10:19-25 – Do not forsake

Sermon from RN Evans on Hebrews 10:19-25 – 31/5/15 am – Do not forsake This podcast has now been archived and is available directly from the Church. Extract 19 Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh, 21 and having a High Priest over the house of God,22 let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. 24 And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, 25 not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching. Main Points 1.  Through the veil 2.  Let us draw near 3.  Not forsaking to assemble

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1 Kings 17:24 – The story of Elijah – ‘The Word of the Lord’

Sermon from RN Evans on 1 Kings 17:24- 24/5/2015 pm The story of Elijah – ‘The Word of the Lord’ This podcast has now been archived and is available directly from the Church. Extract 24 Then the woman said to Elijah, “Now by this I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in your mouth is the truth.” Main Points 1.  The Word of the Lord explained 2.  The Word of the Lord expressed 3.  The Word of the Lord established

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Romans 12:2- The conformity coin ………. Christians under pressure

Sermon from RN Evans on Romans 12:2- 2/5/2015 am The conformity coin ………. Christians under pressure This podcast has now been archived and is available directly from the Church. Extract 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. Main Points 1.  The Christian under pressure 2.  The Church under pressure 3.  Do not be conformed

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1 Thessalonians 4:13 and 1 Peter 3:15 – Hope

Sermon from RN Evans on 1 Thessalonians 4:13 and 1 Peter 3:15- 15/5/2015 pm  Hope This podcast has now been archived and is available directly from the Church. Extract   1 Thessalonians 4:13 13 But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. 1 Peter 3:15 15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear; Main Points 1.  Lest you sorrow as others who have no hope 2.  Comfort one another 3.  The reason for hope

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1 Kings 18:1- The story of Elijah – as the Lord lives

Sermon from RN Evans on 1 Kings 18:1- 15/5/2015 am  The story of Elijah – as the Lord lives This podcast has now been archived and is available directly from the Church. Extract And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, “Asthe Lord God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except at my word.”  Main Points 1.  All flesh is grass 2.  The Lord God of Israel lives 3.  Before whom I stand

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1 Kings 18:7- The story of Elijah – the role of Obadiah

Sermon from RN Evans on 1 Kings 18:7- 10/5/2015 pm  The story of Elijah – the role of Obadiah This podcast has now been archived and is available directly from the Church. Extract 7 Now as Obadiah was on his way, suddenly Elijah met him; and he recognized him, and fell on his face, and said, “Is that you, my lord Elijah?” Main Points 1.  Obadiah the person 2.  Obadiah the politician 3.  Obadiah the protector of prophets

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Romans 8:30 & 12:1- Finding the motivation to change – persevere in the purposes of God

Sermon from RN Evans on Romans 8:30 & 12:1- 10/5/2015 am Finding the motivation to change – persevere in the purposes of God Extract 30 Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified. Main Points 1.  What is God’s purpose for me? 2.  From the point of view of eternity 3.  From the point of view of the here and now

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1 Peter 2:7- Finding the motivation to change – looking to Israel in the Old Testament

Sermon from RN Evans on 1 Peter 2:7- 3/5/2015 am Finding the motivation to change – looking to Israel in the Old Testament This podcast has now been archived and is available directly from the Church. Extract 7 Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient, “The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone,” Main Points 1.  Fulfilling the place of the Temple 2.  Fulfilling the place of the People 3.  Fulfilling the Ministry of Jesus

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Romans 12:1- A Royal Priesthood

Sermon from RN Evans on Romans 12:1- 26/4/2015 am A Royal Priesthood This podcast has now been archived and is available directly from the Church. Extract I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. Main Points 1.  A universal concern facing the Church 2.  Paul pleading with the Christians at Rome 3.  A Royal Priesthood

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Luke 19:10 – Seeking a relationship with God

Sermon from Sulwyn Jones on Luke 19:10 – 19/4/15 pm Man on a mission Extract 10 for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” Main Points 1.  How Christ sees Himself 2.  Has come 3.  To seek and to save  

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Matthew 27:50-54 – Seeking a relationship with God

Sermon from Sulwyn Jones on Matthew 27:50-54 19/04/15 am Seeking a relationship with God This podcast has now been archived and is available directly from the Church. Extract 50 And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit. 51 Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split, 52 and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;53 and coming out of the graves after His resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many. 54 So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God!” Main Points 1.  Can I have a real relationship with God? 2.  Why do we all have to die? 3.  How can I become a Christian?

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1 Kings 16:29-34 – Foundations of the story of Elijah

Sermon from RN Evans on 1 Kings 16:29-34 12/04/15 pm – Foundations of the story of Elijah Extract 29 In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, Ahab the son of Omri became king over Israel; and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty-two years. 30 Now Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the Lord, more than all who were before him. 31 And it came to pass, as though it had been a trivial thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took as wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal, king of the Sidonians; and he went and served Baal and worshiped him. 32 Then he set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.33 And Ahab made a wooden image. Ahab did more to provoke the Lord God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel who were before him. 34 In his days Hiel of Bethel built Jericho. He laid its foundation with Abiram his firstborn, and with his youngest son Segub he set up its gates, according to the word of the Lord, which He had spoken through Joshua the son of Nun. Main Points 1.  The main theme of the story of Elijah […]

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Romans 12:1- The motivational Power of Mercy

Sermon from RN Evans on Romans 12:1- 12/4/2015 am The motivational Power of Mercy This podcast has now been archived and is available directly from the Church. Extract I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. Main Points 1.  The need for motivation 2.  The wrong approach 3.  The mercies of God