Lumb Baptist Church

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2017

The Original Christmas Playlist #2 Zachariah's song

2020-11-23
Luke 1: 67-80 is the song of Zachariah. It is a song of joy, the waiting for the Messiah is over and Zachariah's son will prepare the hearts of the people to meet Him. Just like John the Baptist we should prepare others to meet the Saviour of the world.
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The Original Christmas Playlist #4 Mary's Song (Luke 1: 46-56)

2020-11-23
The Angel's message sends Mary on a journey from anxiety through acceptance to adoration. Her song is about saying "yes" to God and God can do great things through us if we will only say "yes" as Mary did.
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The Original Christmas Playlist #3 The Angels' song

2020-11-23
This sermon was part of the annual Nativity play and looks at the message of the angels to the shepherds in Luke 2: 8-20. Audience participation was involved and the song referred to is Ding Dong by The Rend Collective.
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Remembrance Sunday 2017

2020-11-23
The 2 minute silence is at the heart of the services on Remembrance Sunday, and this sermon explores the need for silence to listen to God. (Rob Bell's Nooma video 'Noise' was played during the service.)
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2 Peter 3

2020-11-23
Time is the one thing we never seem to have enough of, but how do we use it wisely.
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I will build my church (Matthew 16: 13-20)

2020-11-23
This sermon explores ideas of what a Jesus centred church should look like in relation to community and misssion.
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I will do a new thing (Isaiah 43: 14-21)

2020-11-23
as we get older there is a great temptation to look back on the past and perhaps see it as better. If we keep looking back we may never move forward so how open are we to the new thing God might want us to do?
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1 John 4: 7-21 Who are you?

2020-11-23
Before we can demonstrate and reveal God to our community we must first know what our identity is before God.
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The Original Christmas Playlist #1 Simeon's Song

2020-11-23
This is the first in our Advent series "The Original Christmas Playlist" looking at songs recorded in the Bible relating to the Christmas Story. Simeon's Song is in Luke 2: 21-40 and is a song about waiting for the God who fulfils His promises..
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Postcard from heaven #4 Daniel

2020-11-23
The final postcard in our summer series features Daniel, the man of prayer. The story of Daniel shows us the God who saves and rescues, the God who is there in every circumstance.
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The Good Shepherd

2020-11-23
Today's sermon is a commentary on Psalm 23, The Lord is MY shepherd.
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Blessed are the poor in spirit

2020-11-23
This verse from the beatitudes presents us with the question What does it mean to be poor in spirit?, and challenges us to be a people who take the Gospel to the poor.
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Postcard from heaven #5 Elijah (1Kings 19: 1-18)

2020-11-23
In this story, Elijah is a prophet under pressure, but God meets him in his need and graciously provides. The God who provided for Elijah has not changed and will provide for us also.
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Paul in Athens (Acts 17: 16-34)

2020-11-23
This study of Paul's preaching methods in Athens can provide inspiration for us today as we share Christ in a Christ-less culture.
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A model life (1 Thessalonians)

2020-11-23
Who is your role model? Who do you aspire to be like? As Christians our aim should be to be just like Jesus.
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The glory of God (Hebrews 1:1-3, John 17: 1-5)

2020-11-23
"Glory" is a word we often use in church services, but have we ever stopped to think what it means and the implications for our lives as Christians.
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Jeremiah 29

2020-11-23
Jeremiah 29: 11 is often taken in isolation from the letter of which it is a part. Today's sermon reexamines what it means when God says "I know the plans I have for you."
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Jesus calls four disciples Mark 1: 14-20

2020-11-23
This is a very familiar story of four fishermen Jesus calls to be fishers of men, but do we stop to think what it really meant for them to leave their nets and follow Him? How would we respond today to the call, "Come, follow me"?
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Postcard from heaven #3 Joseph

2020-11-23
The phrase which occurs all through the story of Joseph is "the Lord was with Joseph". We can take comfort from the fact that whatever our circumstances the Lord is with us.
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Postcard from heaven #2 Noah

2020-11-23
The familiar story of Noah and God's provision of the ark for saving him and his family is used to show parallels between the provision of the ark and the work of the church.
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Postcard from heaven #1 Job

2020-11-23
This is the first in our summer series "Postcards From Heaven" looking at the lives of characters in the Bible. We begin with Job and the bible reading was Job 1.
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Follow Jesus' example (John 13)

2020-11-23
We saw last week that following Jesus isn't necessarily what we think it is and we continue that theme as we think about aiming higher to follow Jesus' example.
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What is it like to follow Jesus?

2020-11-23
In this passage in Mark 8: 31-38, Jesus has to explain to His followers what it REALLY means to follow Him. It is a topic which is just as relavant today as it was then.
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Dare to be a Disciple

2020-11-23
Can we be an example?
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Pentecost (Acts 2: 1-13)

2020-11-23
Pentecost celebrates the out-pouring of the Holy Spirit on the early church. We also need the Holy Spirit to empower us to preach the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ to this broken world we live in today.
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Cornelius. (Acts 10: 1-33 - not recorded on podcast)

2020-11-23
There has always been resistance to change within the church, and the story of Cornelius the god-fearing Gentile shows that even the apostle Peter had to be reminded by God that his thinking had to change!
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Love wins

2020-11-23
In the aftermath of the terrorist attack in Manchester, this sermon uses the passage in Romans 12: 9-21 to explore what our response should be as followers of Jesus Christ.
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Abraham and Isaac Genesis 22: 1-19

2020-11-23
On Father's Day, this sermon looks at the story of God asking Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac and explores the promise that Abraham is to be the father of all nations and a blessing to them.
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The paralysed man Mark 2: 1-12

2020-11-23
The persistance of his friends meant the paralysed man had his sins forgiven and his life restored. What are we prepared to do to bring someone to Jesus?
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What is the church? (1 Peter 2: 1-10, Eph 2: 17-22)

2020-11-23
Is the church just a building or is it the people within the building? This sermon explores the definition of church as outlined in the New Testament.
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Jesus appears to Thomas

2020-11-23
Thomas has been given the label throughout history of "doubting", but, as this sermon shows, that is only part of his story. Sometimes faith needs doubt in order to grow and develop.
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The lamb that was slain (Rev 5: 6-14)

2020-11-23
This sermon explores the topic of "the blood of the lamb" which runs like a scarlet thread through the bible from Genesis to Revelation.
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The road to Emmaeus Luke24: 13-35

2020-11-23
In another of Jesus' post-resurrection appearances we see that Jesus can be walking with us even though we don't recognise Him. Now as then, Jesus can turn heart break into a heart burning experience that we have seen the Lord.
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Easter Day

2020-11-23
Today's sermon looks at Mary Magdalene's encounter with the risen Christ as recorded in John 20:10-18
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The rich young ruler Mark 10: 17-31

2020-11-23
In this story, Jesus makes the statement to the young ruler, "one thing you lack". The one thing which was seemingly impossible for this young man to do - give away his wealth to gain his eternal inheritance. What is the one thing Jesus asks us to do?
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How to be a Mary in a Martha world

2020-11-23
The question often asked about this story is "Are you a Mary or a Martha", but maybe we should stop, take a closer look and listen to what is actually being said in this familiar story. We should all be looking for Mary moments in this Martha world.
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Power, passion and persuasion

2020-11-23
Ephesians 3 is a chapter full of encouragement to Christians. We need to pray that God will give us power, passion and the ability to persuade others to become followers of Jesus through the study of His word and the presence of His Holy Spirit.
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The Miracle of Mercy #6

2020-11-23
In this final sermon in the Miracle of Mercy series we see that mercy cares for the lost. The challenge is that we are called to be God's agents of mercy in the world in which we live..
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The Miracle of Mercy #5 (Matthew 5: 38-48)

2020-11-23
Session 5 in our series looks at the topic of loving our enemies. If mercy is love in action then it is about how we react and behave in certain situations. Jesus shows that love should go above and beyond what is expected.
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The Miracle of Mercy #4 (1Cor: 13)

2020-11-23
This familiar chapter in Corinthians forms the basis for guidelines on how to cope with people we find difficult - love should be the criteria for our actions.
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Jesus: Giver of Hope #1

2020-11-23
The story of Jairus' daughter and the woman with the issue of blood illustrate how Jesus can bring hope into seemingly hopeless situations.
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May the God of Hope (Romans 15: 13)

2020-11-23
As a result of the unexpected events of 2016 such as Brexit, many people will be facing 2017 with some degree of uncertainty and trepidation. Our text for this year reminds us that our hope is in Jesus Christ and we have a message of hope for the world.
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Take up your cross (Mark 8: 27-36)

2020-11-23
Taking up one's cross is not about being burdened. This sermon includes a personal testimony from the preacher about how God dealt with disappointment in their life.
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The Miracle of Mercy #2

2020-11-23
Session 2 is "Forgiving the Fallen", bible reading Matthew18: 21-35. Today's sermon explores the difficult topic of forgiveness. As Christians we are called to forgive as Christ forgave us which isn't easy!
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Extravagent love Mark 14: 1-11

2020-11-23
This story of the woman who anoints Jesus with the costly perfume illustrates that extravagent love does not count the cost, is unconcerned with criticism and does not conform.
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The Miracle of Mercy #1

2020-11-23
Our church is beginning a series based on the book The Miracle of Mercy by Rick Warren. Week one uses 3 stories from the Gospels to show how mercy can help with the times we feel ashamed, angry or afraid.
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The Miracle of Mercy #3

2020-11-23
The healing of the leper recorded in Mark 1: 40-45 shows, through the actions of Jesus, that mercy is love in action. Compassion is not just about feeling an emotion, it is about being practical. True compassion says "what can I do to help?"
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Advent #4 Accepting the impossible

2020-11-23
Today's service included a performance by the children of The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. At Christmas we see the invisible and are asked to accept the seemingly impossible - God made flesh and come to be the Saviour of the world.
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