The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant

Good Friday

Jesus offers us profound words of comfort; that He has gone to prepare a place for us (our eternal home). Jesus also reminds us that He is the way, the truth and the life; that the way to our eternal home is through Him.

As Jesus predicts his betrayals and we recount how the betrayals of Peter and Judas played out, we see the common reason both betrayed Jesus is because they lost faith in him. They didn't believe his words. This week as we look at John 13:18-38 we'll be thinking about trusting Jesus' words even when we become discouraged. We should trust in Jesus' promises when we are tempted to give up and betray our trust in God.

Jesus shows us the radical nature of Christian leadership; by washing the disciple's feet.

The ffith habit of highly effective Christians is SENT; being sent by God into the world to live out the good news of Jesus in word and deed.

The third and fourth habits of highly missional people are listen and learn respectively; these habits help us to listen to the Holy Spirit and learn the heart and mind of Jesus.

God calls us to replace fear and anxiety with peace and confidence in Him.

Jake will speak about the importance of listening to God for young people so that their lives are shaped by his wisdom and love for them.

This Sunday we’ll be thinking about the spiritual disciplines of fasting, reading and praying by investigating Matthew 6:5-18 and 7:24-27. These passages show us how to worship God correctly so that we might prize our relationship with him and grow in it. God wants us to be transformed by the spiritual disciplines so that his character embodies us and our living response to him becomes an echo of his glory. Just like our human friendships require us to learn and adapt to the ways of seeing the world and living another person has, so relationship with God involves regularly re-aligning our lives to relationship with him in light of his great love for us.

This week at Concord Baptist Church we are looking at the parable of the wedding feast in Matthew 22:1-14. This is a great passage to understand our hope that we have through our saviour Jesus Christ. We will be looking a number of other Bible passages throughout the morning so be prepared to get some paper cuts (that’s a joke by the way)! Often how we see marriage is different to how God sees marriage, and this passage we will look at, shows just that, it is important for us to understand what marriage is and how the marriage in this passage affects our lives both as individuals and also as a Church and community. We must ensure that we have on our Robes of Righteousness and our clothes of salvation, and we must be always looking out for the devil sneaking his way into our lives. But if we follow those steps we will surely reach our hope, which is this marriage. We have all been invited to attend this wedding. It’s up to us as to whether we accept that and decide to put on our wedding garments.

Part 2 of 4 on a sermon series focusing on 1 John.

Just as Jesus gave up His life for us, so we too give up our lives in love and worship of Him.

When Jesus meets a Syrophoenician woman, they have a life-changing encounter which invities us to consider God's power to bring change to our lives.

Just like Jesus cared for the crowds and fed them, so too He desir3es to care for us in the most significant way; leading us to eternal life.

Sometimes God's answers are beyond our understanding, but we can always come to Him in faith - trusting that when we pray God listens and is always working for our good.

Jesus invites us to be good soil; soil that not only hears the Good News of the Kingdom but puts it into practice bearing fruit for eternity.

"Jesus had a fascinating way of cutting through human tradition to show people the heart of what it means to follow God.

As we read through Mark's Gospel we get to follow in Jesus'footsteps; listening to and learning from him.

If we aren't willing to observe and understand the coming of God's son, we will miss out on his plans to offer us more than we could ever anticipate.

If we aren't willing to observe and understand the coming of God's son, we will miss out on his plans to offer us more than we could ever anticipate.

Sharing the challenges and joys of serving in Peru and thinking through how we can make Jesus the focus in everything we do.

As Christians, we must have faith in Jesus and what he has called us to do. Let your faith in Jesus shape your life and the decisions you make every day. Simply put, Know Jesus and Share His Love.

The Bible id God's primary way of speaking His love and truth and wisdom into our lives.

Paul instructs Timothy to be guided by God's truth.

"As we fixour eyes on Jesus, we make disciples who make disciples".

"Jesus makes it possible for us to stand firm in the gospel no matter what comes our way".

Praise God - Jesus is alive!

"Jesus final words offer us insight into the meaning of the cross""

Jesus' triumphant arrival in Jerusalem is overshadowed by our knowledge of the cross.

Remembering who Jesus is and what he does for us

Remembering who Jesus is and what he does for us

We are actively involved in the wider community sharing God's love in what we say and do.

We love and welcome all people into our church family. We laugh together, cry together and support one another during times of need.

We strive to grow in grace, love & obedience & to make disciples for Jesus.

We listen to God speaking to us through the bible.

The first core value of CBC is Loving God; we wholeheartedly love and worship God: Father, Son & Holy Spirit".

As we celebrate our mission and values, we look forward to what God will do among us in the future.

Aligning our decisions to God's will for the world.

Praising God for making us all one in Christ.

Praising God for making us all one in Christ.

In Samson, we see the incredible way that God works through sinful people bringing hope and salvation.

In our lives we only need God.

What can we learn about God from the story of Deborah and Barak in the book of Judges.

At Christmas we realise the importance of community in the Kingdom of God.

We celebrate Christmas every year, but how does the story of Christmas fit into the overall story of God?

Got calls us to stand firm against Satan; putting on the Armour of God to enable us to stand.

"As we walk in the way of love, we imitate Christ in our family and work relationships."

"The Bible celebrates our equality as believers in Jesus and calls us into loving marriage that illustrates the profound relationship between Christ and the church."

We are called to never look down on people for being young but know that God can use anyone to build his kingdom.

Jesus invites us to embrace a life of love; celebrating what He has already accomplished for us on the cross.

In the gospel we see profound mystery unfold; that all people can be reconciled to God. What is our response? A profound, heartfelt experience of the love and presence of God.

The beauty of the gospel is that Jesus reconciles us with our Heavenly Father and makes it possible to be reconciled with one another as well.

The Book of Ephesiasns teaches us to praise God; Father, Son & Spirit for all the incredible things He has done, is doing and will do.

As we give thanks for all of God's blessings, we pray for an increased understanding of our hope, our inheritance and the power of God that is at work among us.

Our church is running a race together and we need to fix our eyes on Jesus and run this race with Him.

As we celebrate our Melody Makers children, we also remember the power of words.

God is waiting patiently so that people will repent; but Judgement Day is coming.

Even though some people distort the truth of the gospel, God is still in control; He will rescue us and bring the wicked to justice.

As we celebrate what Jesus has done for us, we strive to live out the gospel in goodliness and love; looking forward to our eternal home.

The gift of discernment allows us to weight prophesies and the gift of faith helpws us to trust God in everything.

The gift of prophesy edifies the church for the strengthening, encouragement, and comfort of all people.

God's Holy Spirit equips believers with the spiritual gifts of wisdom and knowledge

From 24 May: The key to knowing Christ is trusting in the work of the cross and not one’s own efforts or accomplishments

Fmine drives Joseph's brothers to Egypt where they come face to face with Joseph - what will Joseph do?

Joseph demonstrates that the interpretation of dreams belongs to God - doex God still speak to us through dreams today?

The story of Joseph begins with a father's favoured son who finds himself in trouble from the envy and hatred of his brothers.

With all the injustice in the world, it sometimes leaves us asking "Where are you God? Where are you in the middle of all the pain, injustice and suffering?

Easter Sunday 2018 sermon

Good Friday sermon 2018

In pursuing the theme of the golden rule, Jesus calls us to not judge others and to pray to our Heavenly Father for every good thing.

Bible Reading: Matthew 5:31-32 & 19:1-12

Sermons from Concord Baptist Church Concord Baptist Church is a family of regular people who love Jesus and have found that life works best when we do it together with God and each other. Our goal is to be a welcoming and inclusive community of people; we might not have all the answers but we are listening and caring for one another along the way. As a church we are on a journey; seeking to discover what living with God’s Holy Spirit looks like in a multicultural city like Sydney. It is our privilege to worship together with people from a wide range of ages, cultures and backgrounds. 1-3 Carrington St, North Strathfield

Sermons from Concord Baptist Church Concord Baptist Church is a family of regular people who love Jesus and have found that life works best when we do it together with God and each other. Our goal is to be a welcoming and inclusive community of people; we might not have all the answers but we are listening and caring for one another along the way. As a church we are on a journey; seeking to discover what living with God’s Holy Spirit looks like in a multicultural city like Sydney. It is our privilege to worship together with people from a wide range of ages, cultures and backgrounds. 1-3 Carrington St, North Strathfield

Sermons from Concord Baptist Church Concord Baptist Church is a family of regular people who love Jesus and have found that life works best when we do it together with God and each other. Our goal is to be a welcoming and inclusive community of people; we might not have all the answers but we are listening and caring for one another along the way. As a church we are on a journey; seeking to discover what living with God’s Holy Spirit looks like in a multicultural city like Sydney. It is our privilege to worship together with people from a wide range of ages, cultures and backgrounds. 1-3 Carrington St, North Strathfield