Sermons on Sliding Scale:

Preach The Word Series

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Dec 31, 2011

Studies in the book of Titus. (Powerpoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info).

SERMON OUTLINE: Background information: • The recipient: Titus • The date: a.d.63-64. • The Letter’s Purpose: vs 5 Essential information: • (1). The call to serve (vs 1a) • (2). The call to live Godly lives (vs 1b) • (3). The call to live hopeful lives (vs 2) • (4). The call to uphold the ...read more

Scripture: Titus 1:1-4

Denomination: Brethren

The Parable Of The Sower Series

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Mar 6, 2011

Listening and hearing. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Ill: Sir William Osler who was the professor of medicine at Oxford University, • Had a class full of students before him; • And wanting to emphasize the importance of observing details, • He reached down to his desk and picked up a bottle containing ’urine’, • Holding it high, he ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:1-20

Denomination: Brethren

Listen To Jesus!

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jul 2, 2011

The Transfiguration. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

SERMON OUTLINE: The context. (1). The change (vs 2-3). (2). The company (vs 4-6). (3). The cloud (verses 5-7). (4). The command (verse 7). SERMON BODY: Ill: • Fed up with people telling him he was going deaf; • A man went to get his hearing tested, • After examining the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:2-13

Denomination: Brethren

The Lord Has Become My Salvation

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Apr 17, 2011

Messianic Psalm. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

SERMON OUTLINE: Background: author & setting unknown part of the Egyptian ‘hallel’ theme is found in verse 6 it is a very repetitious Psalm it was used in a procession Outline: collective praise (vs 1-4) personal salvation (vs ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 118:1-29

Denomination: Brethren

The Benediction Of Israel

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jul 31, 2011

The priestly blessing. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this sermon are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

SERMON OUTLINE: (1). The author of the blessing – God (vs 22) (2). The recipient of the blessing – Israel (vs 23 & 27) (3). The blessing – threefold (vs 24-26) (4). The expression in the blessing – ‘Face’ (vs 25 & 26) (5). The conclusion of the blessing– ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 6:22-27

Denomination: Brethren

His Name Is...teacher Series

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Aug 7, 2011

Jesus the Teacher. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

SERMON OUTLINE: He knew the value of teaching He spoke plainly He spoke appropriately He never avoided controversy His material was practical Ill: • Did you hear the story about the teacher; • Who was helping one of her nursery pupils put on his boots? • She pulled while he pushed and the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:28-29

Denomination: Brethren

Ephesians: A Life-Changing Letter

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010

An Overview of Ephesians. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: Chapter 1 verse 1-3. • In many ways the Apostle Paul was a spiritual warrior, • If you glance at his New Testament letters, • One of the conclusions you naturally come to; • Is that he spent most of his time fighting one thing or another, • Exposing ...read more

Denomination: Brethren

The Fruit Of The Spirit Series

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010

The Fruit of the Spirit (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: Galatians chapter 5 verses 16-25. Ill: • The year was 1934. • An impoverished prospector named Jacobus Jonker, • Walked across his small farm in South Africa. • The recent heavy rains had washed away loads of silt, • And he searched tirelessly for any small treasures the torrents might ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:16-25

Denomination: Brethren

By Faith Noah

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010

By Faith Noah (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: Hebrews chapter 11 verse 7: Ill: T.V. Ad This morning we have a Readers Digest version of the story of Noah; • Contained in one verse of Hebrews chapter 11; • We have a summing up of Genesis chapter 6-9 (104 verses) The N.I.V: “By faith Noah, when warned ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:7

Denomination: Brethren

A Better Covenant

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010

A Better Covenant (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: Hebrews chapter 8 verses 1-13. Quote: Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary describes ‘covenant’ as: "A binding agreement between two or more parties expressly for the performance of some action." • Notice that God makes a covenant and not a ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 8:1-13

Denomination: Brethren

A Greater Sanctuary.

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010

A Greater Sanctuary. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

A greater sanctuary Reading: Hebrews chapter 9 verses 1-28. Question: What do we mean by the term ‘Sanctuary’? Answer: ‘A specific holy place’. • In the Old Testament: • The sanctuary was primarily the tabernacle and then later the temple in Jerusalem. • The tabernacle was often called the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 9:1-28

Denomination: Brethren

A Greater Sacrifice

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010

A GREATER SACRIFICE (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: Hebrews chapter 10 verses 1-18: Ill: • The story of Daddy Long Legs is a book by Jean Webster; • It has now been made into a film. • It is the story of a little girl in an orphanage. • She knows that there is a wealthy man who provides for the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:1-18

Denomination: Brethren

Plan Ahead

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010

Plan Ahead (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: James chapter 4 verses 13-17 Ill: A golfer nervously approached the first tee, • It was a hazardous hole with a green surrounded by water, • And he debated if he should use his new golf ball or an old one. • Deciding that the hole was too treacherous, ...read more

Scripture: James 4:13-17

Denomination: Brethren

Christ Is Knocking……will You Answer?

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010

Church at Laodecia. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: Revelation chapter 3 verses 14-22. • Nobody likes being sick; • I nobody really enjoys having to go to the doctors. Quote: • David Grimes in Reader’s Digest: • Doctors - What They Say and What They Actually Mean • What they say: “It could be ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:14-22

Denomination: Brethren

Jusification And Abraham.

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010

Jusification and Abraham. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: Romans chapter 4 Last week we looked at the word ‘Justification’: • Which we noted was a legal term that describes a persons standing. • Ill: Court of law - to be ‘Justified’ is to be declared innocent. I emphasised last week that in a human court ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:1-25

Denomination: Brethren