This podcast contains sermons from the morning services at Corringham Evangelical Church in Thurrock, Essex. Services are designed to be interactive and Biblically thought-provoking and feature topics that are of relevance to Christians in modern society.
Corringham, Essex
Aim: To understand the true meaning of Advent love (Isaiah 43:1-3; 54:10; Matthew 1:18-21)
Aim: To examine what our Christian response should be to Halloween (1 Corinthians 8)
Aim: To ask ourselves if we have lost sight of what church is meant to be (Acts 2:42-47)
Aim: To see that the Purim feast is a foretaste of our eternal future (Esther 9:20-10:3)
Aim: To understand that our faith is based on “being certain of what we do not see” (Esther 9:1-19)
Aim: To understand that God's justice and love are inseparable (Esther 8)
Aim: To understand what it means to identify as one of God's people (Esther 5)
Aim: To see that God's presence is often seen most in the actions of His people (Esther 4)
Aim: To see that God can use us as an instrument of hope (Esther 2:19-3:15)
Aim: To see that God is working and wants to use us in EVERY situation that we find ourselves in (Esther 2:8-18)
Aim: To see that pride comes before a fall (Esther 1:10-22)
Aim: To understand what it means to be a humble Christian (John 13:1-11; Matthew 6:1-3)
Aim: To understand that we should be like King Jesus, not King Xerxes (Esther 1:1-9)
Aim: To understand the context and background of the Jewish people in the lead up to the book of Esther (Esther 1:1-9)
Aim: To understand the six key characteristics that confirm scripture as the only word of God (Psalm 19:7-14)
Aim: To understand that we must trust in the Lord with all our hearts (Proverbs 3:5-6)
(Luke 2:8-20; Matthew 2:1-12; Isaiah 9:6-7; John 3:16-17)
Aim: To understand the real joy that the birth of our Lord brings (Luke 2:1-20)
Aim: To understand that in Christ's death we are left a permanent legacy – Christ died for the whole world (Romans 5)
Aim: To see that the greatest commandment – to love God and love our neighbour – lies at the core of all teaching in Scripture, and that you cannot have one without the other. Jesus considered them inseparable, and so should we (Deuteronomy 6:1-9; Luke 10:25-37)
Aim: To see that as we celebrate our church anniversary we should recognise the blessings of the past year but our focus should be on the future (Philippians 3:1-4:1)
Aim: To see that God needs to take centre stage in our lives and we need to be faithful to Him in everything we do (Haggai 1-2)
Aim: To see that we need to remain in Christ so that we will produce good fruit (John 15:1-17) YouTube live stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49AYZybTrPw
Aim: To see that, in even the worst times of life, we have so much to be thankful for (Ephesians 2:1-10) YouTube live stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwoB9PmyiJ8
Aim: To see that God is in control even in the most dire situations, we just need to remain faithful (Habakkuk 1-3) YouTube live stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bBdbMWqFyc
Aim: To see that God's compassion is for all people and he calls us to share that compassion with everyone – even our worst enemies (Jonah 1-4) YouTube live stream: There was an error with the YouTube live stream so this is unfortunately unavailable this week.
Aim: To understand that prayer is powerful (2 Chronicles 32:1-23) YouTube live stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wb0vuUUtOIc
Aim: To realize the serious consequence of neglecting God's Word and the transforming effect it can have when studied and obeyed (2 Kings 22:1-23:7; 23:21-25) YouTube live stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jKpglHT4uw
Aim: To understand what it really means to be a disciple of Jesus Christ, and to ask ourselves if we are truly making disciples of both ourselves and other people (Acts 2:42-47; Ephesians 4:1-16; 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5) YouTube live stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO5t_p8O9ps
Aim: To understand how we can support a new church minister in their life and ministry (1 Corinthians 3:1-11) YouTube live stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQej1VJnClM
Aim: To ask ourselves if we are effectively reaching the world around us with the gospel, and to consider the outreach methods of the early church (Acts 2:36-47; 8:1-8; 10:34-45) YouTube live stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM3PmQAYFGY
Aim: To see that when change happens, to be effective God's word must be central (Deuteronomy 31:1-13) YouTube live stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmEUsq0or0k
Aim: To consider what true worship is, and to ask ourselves whether this church truly exists to worship God (Acts 2:44-47; Malachi 1:6-14) YouTube live stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT7Ua8kw0Dg
Aim: To ask ourselves if we have lost the true vision of the church (Acts 2:42-47; Ephesians 4:1-16) YouTube live stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B-_2jaRo4I
Aim: To understand that success is not what we have but what we do with what we have been given (Matthew 25:14-30) YouTube live stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RObGM2i7mcg
Aim: To ask ourselves if we are ready to make a difference in the world (Colossians 4:2-18) YouTube live stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYIjdUDxQlY
Aim: To show that we are not good people who need to go to church but sinners who need saving (Acts 2:1-41) YouTube live stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04jMGb-zyok
Aim: To understand that we need to have a life lived by faith alone (Ephesians 2:1-10) YouTube live stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHKf8_u3Sd8
Aim: To see that we should be demonstrating the love of Jesus in every single relationship, and every area, of our lives (Colossians 3:18-4:1) YouTube live stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQu-aY9rzyA