At Jubilee Church I preached yesterday's sermon. Here are some notes from the sermon with some extra material woven in. Earlier today on Twitter somebody asked why people would wish each other a "happy" Good Friday. It begs the question why we even call the day "good." But many Christians have a real tendency to celebrate even on the day their Lord died. Why is this? It is in part because we know the end of the story! As the old preacher once said "It's Friday, but Sunday's a-comin'!" … [Read more...]
Awaken the dawn
October 28, 2012 By 3 Comments
"Let us press on to know the LORD; his going out is sure as the dawn; he will come to us as the showers, as the spring rains that water the earth." (Hosea 6:3) It's not enough to know about him. It's not enough to live an outwardly holy life that's good enough to con most people. That hunger in our hearts is a longing for communion with Him. Lets pursue his presence. Looking for songs to help you? The Newday 2012 album is a great place to start! … [Read more...]
Where does a Christian's joy come from? How should it be expressed in our worship?
September 7, 2012 By 1 Comment
This is now the third post in a series based on an edited transcript of my recent sermon on the Life of Joy. Today we ask, where does this joy come from? and how should it be expressed? 1 Thessalonians 1:5 speaks of ‘…joy of the Holy Spirit’. It is joy that is both in the Holy Spirit and it is joy that is from the Holy Spirit. Galatians 5 lists the fruit of the Holy Spirit: love, JOY, peace, patience… Those things are indivisible and if you want a life of joy, study Galatians 5 and … [Read more...]
Your dead shall live; their bodies shall rise
February 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
This morning I want to remind you of a glorious simple truth. It is the foundation of all truly Christian hope. It is the very centre of the gospel. Merely to announce that we are sinners and one has died for us is not enough. It never has been. No matter how accurate your doctrine of the atonement is, or how clear your view of Scripture, until you have made resurrection the very bedrock on which your life is built you are not living the truly Christian life. Romans 10:9 makes it very plain. To … [Read more...]
The highest of the mountains
January 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be lifted up above the hills; and all the nations shall flow to it, and many peoples shall come, and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob, that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths.” For out of Zion shall go the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. … [Read more...]
TOAM10 – David Stroud on how are we doing in caring for the poor?
July 7, 2010 By
Simon Pettit once preached a movement transforming sermon here at this conference on remembering the poor. Dave asked the question, how have we done since? 1 in 4 families struggle go get food on their table in the USA. In the UK inner cities half of the children live near the poverty line. Dave took us to Isaiah 58. What is the broad context? Everyone was expected to be involved in the care of the needy. There was no welfare state. We are told to give the poor whatever they need. … [Read more...]
Death By Love – Pastoral Application of the Atonement by Driscoll and Breshears
October 11, 2008 By Leave a Comment
I want to introduce you to a very unusual book by Mark Driscoll and his writing buddy and professor, Gerry Breshears. I would go so far as to say that this is a unique book in that I have never seen anything quite like it. If their first book together, Vintage Jesus, was a light cheerful book that offended some by its use of humor and at times edgy topics for illustrations, this new book by these two men is more of a grungy, almost dark book. The video over at the ReLit site leaves you in no … [Read more...]
ESV Study Bible – News, Samples, Interviews, and More
September 21, 2008 By Leave a Comment
The ESV Study Bible (ESVSB) launch date of October 15th is approaching fast. The Study Bible team has been busy sharing samples and features online to entice us. Their goal is to help people know what's inside the Study Bible and how it might best serve them.From an e-mail sent out by the Study Bible team, here is a summary of what is available at this time:Free Book Introductions and Sample Chapters OnlineIn addition to the previous posts from Jonah, the Psalms, and Revelation, the … [Read more...]
SERMON – A Song Of Hope – Psalm 121
September 5, 2008 By 2 Comments
On the 24th of August, I preached a sermon at Jubilee during our summer series on some famous psalms. I took Psalm 121, which served as a starting point for me to share some of the most important planks of my personal doctrinal framework—a framework that has sustained me through hard times.As blogging around here at least begins to return to normal—if there is such a thing at adrianwarnock.com—I thought I'd share both the audio to download and a condensed version of the message below. You … [Read more...]
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