Talks on the Authority and Sufficiency of the Bible

Here are two talks I recently gave on the doctrines of the authority and sufficiency of Scripture. Unfortunately the more detailed application is missing from the first talk because the laptop that was recording the talks ran out of battery partway through my talk! However, there’s still about 50 minutes of material in both talks.

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John Calvin on Union with Christ

Contrary to some modern caricatures, predestination is not at the centre of Calvin’s teaching on the Christian life. Calvin, whose 500th birthday we’ve just celebrated, certainly taught and defended predestination; but the biblical heartbeat of his teaching about the Christian life is Union with Christ.

Preached at St Michael’s Anglican Cathedral, Wollongong, on 19 July 2009, at 7pm.

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Funeral Message for Angela Janice Richards, aged 1½

On Tuesday 14th July at 11am, I had the sad privilege of speaking the message at the funeral for my 1½-year old niece. The funeral was held at Kurrajong Anglican Church.Angela Janice Richards

Angela (1 November, 2007 – 9 July, 2009) had been suffering from a serious chromosomal abnormality all her life. You can read some of her story here.

The Bible passage (John 14:1-7) was read by Dominic Steele, a Christian minister and family friend of my sister and brother-in-law, who baptised Angie in hospital a short time before the first of her many operations.

Edit 17/7/09: The first ~4 minutes of the MP3 is Dominic giving a brief introduction and reading the passage. My sermon begins at about 3 min, 50 sec.

A special thanks to David Ould who provided invaluable feedback in the drafting stage of the talk.

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Jesus and Marriage (Ephesians 5:21-33)

A sermon that makes full and free use of that controversial “s”-word.

Preached by Lionel Windsor on 21 June, 2009 at St Michael’s Anglican Cathedral, Wollongong

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Learning How to Talk (Ephesians 5:3-20)

Christians have a special way of speaking, that might sound strange to outsiders. Ephesians 5:3-20 tells Christians how to talk.

Preached at St Michael’s Anglican Cathedral, Wollongong, on 14 June 2009.

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Walking Together (Ephesians 4:1-16)

Unity is very important. But what is it really, and how is it achieved?

Sermon preached on 24 May, 2009, at St Michael’s Anglican Cathedral, Wollongong at 7pm.

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Get with the Program (Ephesians 3)

What do you want to be when you grow up?

Sermon preached on 17 May, 2009, at St Michael’s Anglican Cathedral, Wollongong at 7pm.

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Peace in Our Time (Ephesians 2:11-22)

Could true peace between different peoples ever be possible? What does it have to do with Jesus?

Preached by Lionel Windsor at St Michael’s Anglican Cathedral, Wollongong, on 10 May, 2009 at 7pm.

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God Goes Public (Ephesians 1:1-14)

This week we begin our series on the book of Ephesians.

Ephesians is a short letter about BIG and exciting things!

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Resurrection Reality (1 Corinthians 15:1-19)

Every so often, it’s important to remind ourselves of what is real and true …

Sermon preached at St Michael’s Anglican Cathedral, Wollongong on Easter Day, 2009.

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