Caernarfon Pentecostal Church Sermons

As we get close to Christmas and with our carol service coming up next week, John spends this morning's talk in anticipation of the significance of what we celebrate of December 25th.

In the final of three sermons considering the "to bring his salvation & restoration" section of our church vision, Andy considers the way in which Peter was restored by Jesus in John 21 v 1-17 and what that means for our own lives.

Following on from Jenny's start last week, Reuben continues our focus on the "to bring His salvation and restoration" part of our church vision, by focusing on the story of Zacchaeus and the salvation and restoration that resulted from his encounter with Jesus in the gospels. "Building communities of Christ-followers to bring His salvation and restoration to North Wales".

Our last few Sunday morning talks have been on the initial "Building communities of Christ-followers" element of our church vision. Today, Jenny gets us started on the next section "to bring His salvation and restoration". Jenny uses the story of Jesus healing the man who is lowered through the roof by his friends (Mark chapter 2) as a starting point and we spent time at the end praying through a few questions. Where do you still need restoration in your life? Where do we still need restoration in CPC and our area? Do you need to let go of guilt?

Derek was our speaker this morning and he expanded on the "Building communities of Christ-followers" part of our church vision. In particular focusing on the section in Colossians chapter 3 in which Paul encourages us to "clothe ourselves" in actions and qualities that mark us out as followers of Christ.

We had the privilege this Sunday of having Mark & Nesta Mumford with us. Mark spoke on the church as part of our time exploring the "building communities of Christ-followers" element of CPC's vision.

Following on from the two preaches introducing the vision as a whole, Reuben gets us started looking at it in more detail. In this talk he offers a glimpse of what "communities of Christ-followers" could look like, from Acts chapters two and four and from 1 John 4. Have a listen and begin to dream!

Last week, we were introduced us to our new church vision of "Building communities of Christ-followers to bring His salvation and restoration to North Wales." In today's talk David introduces us to the four areas in which we are dreaming for specific things by 2025.

As we continue to step into this new season at CPC we are beginning to share the vision that we believe God is leading us into. In today's message, Andy gets us started as we get into "Building communities of Christ-followers to bring His salvation and restoration to North Wales."

Today we had the privilege of welcoming Carina King from Mosaic in Bangor to speak to us in the final instalment of our series on the parables of Jesus.

In this latest instalment of our series in the parables of Jesus, Jenny takes us through some practical application of the parable of the talents (have a pen and paper handy). Highlighting our talents, our treasure, and our time, she asks two questions in particular: 1. Which of these areas is God asking us to steward better? 2. What is the first step to stewarding that area well? Towards the beginning, Jenny refers to a recent preach that Andy Barclay-Watt did at CPC. You can find that one back on the 17th of July 2022.

In the finale of our 'Christ followers' series, Nick & Sue Matthews from LifeChurch in Manchester (part of our Maximise group of churches) share the 'Great Promise' and the 'Great Commission': Christ followers will receive power and be God's witnesses to the ends of the earth.

During our joint service today with Mosaic, we took a break from our 'Christ-followers' series and had the privilege of hearing Andy speak on Jesus' parable of the talents from Matthew chapter 25.

Reuben spoke today in the penultimate instalment of our Christ-followers series, focusing on Christ-followers being "called to make disciples of all nations, by going, baptising and teaching to obey".

Unfortunately, a power outage during the service this morning meant that no recording was made of Derek's preach on the latest part of our 'Christ-followers' series.

Andy Barclay-Watt was with us today, sharing as part of our Christ-followers series, focusing on Christ-followers being "called to love God and love people wholeheartedly".

John Edwards shares with us today, with the title "Christ-followers are called to abide, be pruned, and be fruitful".

Jenny Knott shares the latest in our Christ-followers series, with the title "Christ-followers are ready to serve and sacrifice".

Tom Giles from LifeChurch in Manchester was with us this Sunday to share in our Christ-followers series, with the title "Christ-followers are called and empowered to do the things Jesus did". (There was a microphone issue around the 6min 45sec mark. The short effected section has been removed, so there is a bit of an abrupt jump in what Tom is saying.)

​In part two of our series titled 'Christ-followers', David looks at the idea that Christ-followers are called to be with Him and be sent out by Him.

​In part one of our series titled 'Christ-followers', Reuben looks at the idea that Christ-followers are ready to lay other things down in order to follow and be sent.

Kevin & Bryony from Mosaic church in Bangor get us to consider the fact that "every day matters" in our ministry (service) where we live, work, study, and otherwise live our lives.

Colin shares much of the story of his life and shows us that while our past shapes us, it does not define us, and it is something God can use for good.

It is the jailer in Philippi and what led to he and his fammily's salvation and restoration that we get to focus on this time. At the beginnning the talk, Carol narrates the story from Acts 16:16-40 with others reading the dialogue. Those bits aren't picked up by the recording so have your Bible with you to read along as you listen (roughly 0min 30s to 4min 30s)

Reuben takes us through some of the early life of Saul (later Paul) of Tarsus and the events and call that led to his salvation. A salvation that saw the restoration of his God-given gifts and passions, redirecting them from leading the persecution of 'the Way' to sharing the good news all over.

In the latest talk from our salvation and restoration series, Derek Roberts shares a message looking at the Antioch church in Acts chapter 11.

John shares our second instalment looking at salvation and restoration, focusing on story in Acts chapter 8 of Philip and the Ethiopian official who receives the gospel.

Andy gets us started on our new series looking at salvation and restoration (particularly in Acts as the church grows). This recording starts out with a few announcements of upcoming events.

In the final instalment of our "Devoted" series, Reuben shares about salvation. Using Biblical examples and personal experiences he asks the question "why are some people saved and others not".

Nick & Sue Matthews from LifeChurch in Manchester were with us today to share the latest installment in our 'Devoted' series. This week was about the generosity that flowed from the awe and unity of the fellowship of believers.

Our 'Devoted' series is looking at what the early church's devotion resulted in. This week, David considers the unity that characterised the Acts 2 church. The talk was in two parts today. The first was an object lesson and the second a preach. Both are included in this recording.

We've passed the half way point in our 'Devoted' series. Having looked at what the early church (in Acts 2) was devoted to, we are now looking at what that devotion resulted in. In this talk Tom considers how they were "filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed".

This latest talk in our 'Devoted' series focuses on prayer, one of the four things the early church (in Acts 2) devoted themselves to. Part way through, Becky refers to a video that was played during the service. To watch it, copy and paste this link into your internet browser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RN4FVcY-Kg

In our 'Devoted' series, we continue to consider what the early church (from Acts 2) were devoted to - this week: breaking of bread.

In our 'Devoted' series, we continue to consider what the early church (from Acts 2) were devoted to - this week: fellowship.

Andy speaks as we begin a new year and a series called 'Devoted', looking at what the early church in Acts 2 was devoted to, and what that devotion resulted in.

As we get close to Christmas, John helps us focus on the greatest gift.

Following on from our nativity play during the Christmas family service, Jenny reminds us that the nativity isn't the end of the story, and asks what role we want to be playing.

In this concluding part of our 'Adventure of Fruitful Living' series, we focus on how to activitely and deliberately encourage one another, with Barnabas (the 'son of encouragement') one of our chief Biblical examples.

The penultimate instalment in our 'Aventure of Fruitful Living' series is this message from Reuben focusing on courage.

Today's talk is about joy and, in particular, how an attitude of gratefulness leads us to a life of joy. (This recording starts slightly abruptly. The introduction was missed.)

David shares the latest in our 'Adventure of Fruitful Living' series, looking at examples of God's faithfulness and human lives lived faithfully. Pam Puryer and Colin Gyfford also both shared during this preach.

Mark King from Mosaic in Bangor shares with us about the work of Christians Against Poverty and the new Menai Debt Centre that has just started in partnership between Mosaic and CAP. The talk includes the audio from a video clip. If you would like to see the video itself, copy and paste this link into your internet browser https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRo4ieHZI4Y