SLE Church Sermons

It’s not often we get to see the anger of our Lord Jesus on full display. Imagine standing in the room as Jesus scolded the Pharisees with some of the harshest words you’ve ever heard ... <a href="https://sle.church/2020/discipleship-with-him-or-against-him-part-2/" class="more-link">Read More</a>

CS Lewis popularised the idea that Jesus is either liar, lunatic, or Lord – we can treat him no other way. Well, in this week’s passage Jesus is not only accused of being a liar ... <a href="https://sle.church/2020/discipleship-with-him-or-against-him-part-1/" class="more-link">Read More</a>

What if I could guarantee that your prayers would always be answered positively? Maybe you’d ask in return, ‘How can you pray with such confidence? On what are you basing this confidence?’ Well, what Jesus ... <a href="https://sle.church/2020/discipleship-the-dependence-of-discipleship/" class="more-link">Read More</a>

Love God. Love neighbour. Nothing new for believers. The great challenge is extent – disciples are to be devoted to lavishly loving others unconstrained by limits and loving Jesus by drawing near and listening. These ... <a href="https://sle.church/2020/discipleship-the-devotion-of-discipleship/" class="more-link">Read More</a>

Being on mission for Jesus. Sharing the gospel. Evangelism. Our first responses to hearing these things can often be guilt, fear and a sense that we are duty-bound. In our passage this week in Luke’s ... <a href="https://sle.church/2020/discipleship-the-mission-of-discipleship/" class="more-link">Read More</a>

Who is Jesus and what does it mean to follow him? In this confronting passage, the cost of following Jesus is shown to us. Following Jesus will cost us our personal pride and will completely ... <a href="https://sle.church/2020/discipleship-the-cost-of-disciples/" class="more-link">Read More</a>

The call to follow Christ Jesus can seem to be difficult and daunting. He graciously provides experiences of his glory and majesty to encourage and enable ongoing faith and obedience. In the word of God ... <a href="https://sle.church/2020/discipleship-encouragement-for-disciples/" class="more-link">Read More</a>

Who is Jesus and what does it mean to be his disciple? It seems like a simple question with a simple answer! In this 6-week series, we will be looking at a section in the ... <a href="https://sle.church/2020/discipleship-disciples-of-jesus-christ/" class="more-link">Read More</a>

In this final chapter of Ruth all things are now worked together for the good of his people. The clouds that Naomi dreaded in chapter 1 now break with big mercies and gracious blessings as ... <a href="https://sle.church/2020/a-sweet-and-bitter-providence-sweet-providence/" class="more-link">Read More</a>

At the end of chapter 2 we saw that while Boaz had taken care of Ruth (and Naomi) economically, there were some big family issues still to be resolved along with the long term security ... <a href="https://sle.church/2020/a-sweet-and-bitter-providence-plans-promises-patience-and-faith/" class="more-link">Read More</a>

When Yahweh providentially orders the steps of Ruth to meet her redeemer, Boaz, who pledges to protect and provide for her, she is showered with grace, which is recognized by Naomi as Yahweh’s loving kindness ... <a href="https://sle.church/2020/a-sweet-and-bitter-providence-providential-kindness/" class="more-link">Read More</a>

The choice of turning to Moab leads to death, leaving a bitter Naomi to return to Bethlehem with Ruth (who has turned from Moab to follow her) believing that Yahweh has dealt bitterly with her. ... <a href="https://sle.church/2020/a-sweet-and-bitter-providence-bitter-providence/" class="more-link">Read More</a>

Joshua finishes with two speeches that cover the same point: the LORD God has been utterly faithful to His people, graciously doing everything to make Israel His people and blessing them. In response, the people ... <a href="https://sle.church/2020/promises-kept-utmost-loyalty-to-the-utmost-faithful-lord/" class="more-link">Read More</a>

The Eastern tribes showed commendable loyalty to the LORD and unity with their Western brothers, but when it is threatened, confrontation rightly results. Clarification of intentions for ongoing loyalty to the LORD and unity with ... <a href="https://sle.church/2020/promises-kept-loyalty-and-unity/" class="more-link">Read More</a>

Over many chapters and with great detail, the distribution of the land as an inheritance is recorded. This highlights the greatness of the inheritance, given to all the people of Israel, because of the utter ... <a href="https://sle.church/2020/promises-kept-receiving-the-inheritance/" class="more-link">Read More</a>

So far we have seen specific and particular cities being taken by Joshua and Israel. Now in chapters 9-11 are given a bit of a montage of the broader conquest of the land. Through a ... <a href="https://sle.church/2020/promises-kept-finishing-the-conquest/" class="more-link">Read More</a>

Achan is a strong cautionary tale about the deadliness of disobedience, a personal sin that impacts an entire nation. God’s people must take faithful obedience with the utmost seriousness, looking to Christ’s obedience, first and ... <a href="https://sle.church/2020/promises-kept-deadly-disobedience-and-the-utmost-importance-of-obedience/" class="more-link">Read More</a>

Israel is perched just inside the Promised Land, about to battle to take the City of Jericho. However, before any military action begins, crucial spiritual actions must take place first: these indicate whether the people ... <a href="https://sle.church/2020/promises-kept-bring-on-the-divine-warriors-side/" class="more-link">Read More</a>

After a long 400-year wait, God’s people finally cross over into the Promised Land of rest. Through the might of the LORD alone, the people are brought in. The LORD’s might is something they are ... <a href="https://sle.church/2020/promises-kept-know-and-fear-the-mighty-lord/" class="more-link">Read More</a>