St Giles Sermons

Transcendence

Romans 11:33-36 – God is by his very nature wholly other to us, and his authority and and control of all things are his by royal right. In other words, God is completely unlike us and completely above us.

Love One Another

Romans 13:8-14 – Understanding the gospel, you will love one another and live a holy life anticipating the return of Christ.

God is Righteous

Deuteronomy 32:4 – God always acts in accordance with what is right and is Himself the final standard of what is right.

Submission to Governing Authorities

Romans 13:1-7 – Your response to the authorities God has placed in the spheres of your life is a reflection of your view of the gospel.

Incomprehensible

Isaiah 55:6-8 – God is greater than we can ever fully understand, but we can know Him.

Honour One Another Above Yourselves

Romans 12:9-21 – Love one another, solve conflict and overcome evil with good.

Westminster Shorter Catechism 107

1 Chronicles 29:10-13. Not the conclusion to the Lord’s Prayer.

A Living Sacrifice

Romans 12:1-8 – True worship is giving your life wholly to God’s use.

For God so Loved

John 3:16 – The most famous verse in the Bible has much to say to us today.

Idols and the One True God

Isaiah 46 – Idols promise so much and demand so much, but never deliver. God alone delivers.

Concerning this salvation

1 Peter 1 – Angels long to look in on the salvation of God’s people.

For the Joy Set Before Him

Psalm 102 – In the Psalms, the Lord Jesus speaks. He suffered for sinners to the glory of God. (Apologies for the poor audio quality).

Praise the God who provides such great a salvation

1 Peter 1 (part 1)

Behold the anointed King

Psalm 45. The psalmist calls us to rejoice over the King who will rule for eternity – Jesus.

Use the Summer Well

2 Timothy 4 – Through the Apostle Paul’s requests from Timothy, we find help to glorify God over the summer.

Sin and Temptation

Luke 4 – As Jesus withstands temptation, we learn steps for fighting sin and temptation.

Help

Psalm 5 – What do we do when the wheels fall off? David models for us a godly response.

Doxology

1 Chronicles 29:10-13 – David teches us to meditate on the greatness of God, that we might worship God.

Take It Slow (Romans Bonus Round)

Romans 11:33-36 – We must take time to delight ourselves in God and His wisdom.

Lead us not into temptation.

Psalm 19.13. Fighting sin and temptation begins with rejoicing in God’s word.

Westminster Shorter Catechism 106

Psalm 19.13. Fighting sin and temptation begins with rejoicing in God’s word.

Why didn’t it work? (Part 3)

Romans 11.1-37. God has a plan, and he’s working his plan out…perfectly.

Forgiveness and Repentance

Psalm 51. The ability to forgive other begins with repentance ourselves.

Westminster Shorter Catechism 105

Psalm 51. The ability to forgive other begins with repentance ourselves.

Why didn’t it work? (Part 2)

Romans 9.30-10.21. Paul continues his explanation of how God’s people can trust God’s promises of redemption when it seems God’s promises failed in the Old Covenant.

Westminster Shorter Catechism 104

Proverbs 30:8-9 – Asking for our daily bread reminds us who our provider is, what He gives us, and how to receive it.

God Chooses

Romans 9:1-29 – A big God who chooses and brings his people to Himself is a really big comfort to His people.

Westminster Shorter Catechism 103

Psalm 19:14 – In heaven, God’s will is done. We pray that that will be the case in our lives, our church, our world.

Three Forgotten Virtues

Proverbs 25-27. Humility (vs pride), Industry, (vs laziness), Fidelity (vs immorality)

Westminster Shorter Catechism 102

Psalm 72 – There is a war going on, and this changes our prayer life.

Give me you heart

Proverbs 23-24 – Proverbs tells us how to not drift in the Christian life – it involves who we give our heart to and how we discipline ourselves.

Westminster Shorter Catechism 101

Romans 8:28, 1 Corinthians 10:31 – We pray, as we live all of life, to the glory of God.

Seek Advice and Watch Out

Proverbs 20-22 – The Lord Jesus gives us practical instruction for living as His redeemed people.

Q&A with Andrew Barnett

Aaron finds out more about how the Lord saved Andrew, and how we might partner with London City Mission to reach our neighbours with the gospel.

Westminster Shorter Catechism 100

Luke 11:11-13 – Knowing that we’re praying to ‘Our Father in Heaven,’ changes everything about how we pray.

God’s Love

Romans 8:31-39 – Nothing is able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

A Conductor of Pilgrims: Pastoral Lessons from Bunyan’s Great-Heart

Shepherding from the Great Tradition: Pastoral Insights from Gregory the Great

Ezekiel 34 and the Art of Shepherding

Westminster Shorter Catechism 99

Hebrews 4:16 – God has given us the direction we need so that we might pray with confidence.

Futility and Frustration

Romans 8:18-30 – God uses futility and frustration to teach us to hope in Christ and help us be conformed to Christ’s image.

The grammar of prayer

1 John 5.13-15. God has saved us, God does hear us, and God will answer us.

When your grip is slipping

Psalm 73. Asaph’s psalm gives us five steps to recovering a firm grip on our faith.

Westminster Shorter Catechism 97

1 Corinthians 11 – The Lord’s Supper is a rich feast to be enjoyed by God’s people.

Fight

Romans 8:1-17 – We must kill sin, or it will kill us.

Westminster Shorter Catechism 96

1 Corinthians 10:14-22 – The Lord’s Supper is a participation in the body and blood of Jesus our Saviour.

Delighting in God’s Good Law

Romans 7.7-25. God’s good law shows us our sin and points us to Christ.

Westminster Shorter Catechism 95

Acts 18:8 – We only administer baptism to those who have a credible profession of faith.

Freedom

Romans 7:1-6 – Christians are free from the law in order that they might bear fruit for God.

Westminster Shorter Catechism 94

Galatians 3 – Our view of baptism matters.