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Hardwick Evangelical Church - Sunday SermonDec 05, 2021

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24 / 3 / 2024 - Soula Charalambous - Jehoshaphat's battle song, 2 Chronicles 20

24 / 3 / 2024 - Soula Charalambous - Jehoshaphat's battle song, 2 Chronicles 20

Soula told of a terrifying battle that wasn't fought thanks to God's intervention. It's an interesting narrative worth a read, from 2 Chronicles 17.

Mar 24, 202419:11
17 / 3 / 2024 - Robbie Thomson - Song of the Vineyard, Isaiah 5.

17 / 3 / 2024 - Robbie Thomson - Song of the Vineyard, Isaiah 5.

Robbie noted a connection between this song and our recent talks about Israel in the Bible. The Song of the Vineyard starts out like a love song but soon takes a darker turn.

Mar 17, 202430:01
10 / 3 / 2024 - David Instone-Brewer - Does praying for peace in Israel slow Jesus' return?

10 / 3 / 2024 - David Instone-Brewer - Does praying for peace in Israel slow Jesus' return?

David examines this question - if we pray for the peace of Jerusalem, and if we see from prophecy that there will be war against Jerusalem when Jesus returns, are we praying for the wrong thing?

Mar 10, 202436:05
3 / 3 / 2024 - Kate Gaze - David's lament, 2 Samuel 1

3 / 3 / 2024 - Kate Gaze - David's lament, 2 Samuel 1

Although David had been anointed as king to replace Saul he laments over the death of Saul and son Jonathan, who was David's close comrade.

Mar 03, 202437:28
25 / 2 / 2024 - Gale Richards - Habakkuk's song, chapter 3

25 / 2 / 2024 - Gale Richards - Habakkuk's song, chapter 3

Our Area Minister joined our series on songs in the Bible with Habakkuk's song in chapter 3, read for us by Julie Coulson.

Feb 25, 202426:14
18 / 2 / 2024 - Kate Gaze - Moses' song in Deuteronomy 32

18 / 2 / 2024 - Kate Gaze - Moses' song in Deuteronomy 32

Moses' song in Deuteronomy 32 is quite a challenging read - a prophetic song of warning of disaster and offering rescue.

Feb 18, 202434:16
11 / 2 / 2024 - David Instone-Brewer - Does Israel have an everlasting claim to the land?

11 / 2 / 2024 - David Instone-Brewer - Does Israel have an everlasting claim to the land?

David looks at the Bible passages where God promises the land to Abraham, and finds something that may surprise you.

Feb 11, 202438:25
4 / 2 / 2024 - Enid Instone-Brewer - Deborah's Song, Judges 4 & 5

4 / 2 / 2024 - Enid Instone-Brewer - Deborah's Song, Judges 4 & 5

Two strong women and a miraculous storm brought great change for the Israelites as they settled in Canaan.

Feb 04, 202427:16
28 / 1 / 2024 - Kate Gaze - Songs in Gen 15 and Rev 15

28 / 1 / 2024 - Kate Gaze - Songs in Gen 15 and Rev 15

Kate starts our sermon series on "songs" from the Bible. This week - the first and last recorded songs in the Bible both sing of God as a rescuer.

Jan 28, 202425:25
21 / 1 / 2024 - Israel - does God have favourites?

21 / 1 / 2024 - Israel - does God have favourites?

Talk 1 of a mini-series of three talks from David Instone-Brewer about the status of Israel in the Bible.


Jan 21, 202433:05
14 / 1 / 2024 - Kate Gaze - Colossians 4:7-18

14 / 1 / 2024 - Kate Gaze - Colossians 4:7-18

Kate concludes our series on Colossians by seeing what we know about the people that Paul names at the end of his letter.

Jan 14, 202430:42
17 / 12 / 2023 - Kate Gaze - Carol Service

17 / 12 / 2023 - Kate Gaze - Carol Service

We've included all the traditional Christmas readings and Kate's reflections in this bumper episode. Kate hung items of clothing on a rail to illustrate each of the readings and used these to walk through the whole Bible narrative from the Fall to Redemption.

Dec 17, 202335:11
10 / 12 / 2023 - Robbie Thomson - Colossians 4:18

10 / 12 / 2023 - Robbie Thomson - Colossians 4:18

Robbie concentrated on three words: "Remember my chains".

Dec 10, 202323:59
3 / 12 / 2023 - Kate Gaze: Colossians 3:16 - 4:6

3 / 12 / 2023 - Kate Gaze: Colossians 3:16 - 4:6

Kate showed how Paul's advice for society both mirrored and challenged the understanding of the time.

Dec 03, 202325:16
19 / 11 / 2023 - Kate Gaze - Colossians 3:1-17

19 / 11 / 2023 - Kate Gaze - Colossians 3:1-17

Colossians moves from giving warnings to advice - turn away from bad behaviour and take on newness in Christ.

Nov 19, 202332:46
12 / 11 / 2023 - Enid Instone-Brewer - Colossians 2:16-23

12 / 11 / 2023 - Enid Instone-Brewer - Colossians 2:16-23

Enid continues our reading in Colossians and refers back to what we heard from David just before, about Daniel's prayer, so you might want to hear that first.

Nov 12, 202312:43
12 / 11 / 2023 - David Instone-Brewer - behind the scenes

12 / 11 / 2023 - David Instone-Brewer - behind the scenes

It's Remembrance Sunday and David looks as the glimpse that Daniel gets of what goes on behind the scenes when we pray. Our next talk in Colossians follows the same theme so you hear it next.

Nov 12, 202314:57
5 / 11 / 2023 - David Instone-Brewer - Colossians 2:6-15

5 / 11 / 2023 - David Instone-Brewer - Colossians 2:6-15

David looks at theories of the Cross - how did Jesus save us, and from what?

Nov 06, 202335:49
29 / 10 / 2023 - Robbie Thomson - Colossians 1:24-2:5

29 / 10 / 2023 - Robbie Thomson - Colossians 1:24-2:5

Robbie labelled this section of the letter "Paul's blueprint for Christian living" with three main points.

Oct 29, 202325:18
22 / 10 / 2023 - Kate Gaze - Colossians 1:21-23

22 / 10 / 2023 - Kate Gaze - Colossians 1:21-23

We need to maintain our relationship with God and continue in the faith - but if we fall away there's always a way back.

Oct 22, 202323:46
15 / 10 / 2023 - Enid Instone-Brewer - Colossians 1:15-20

15 / 10 / 2023 - Enid Instone-Brewer - Colossians 1:15-20

Possibly Paul's most elevated passage about the nature of Jesus, it was written to answer problems facing the church in Colossae. What was going wrong?

Oct 15, 202317:54
8 / 10 / 2023 - David Instone-Brewer - Colossians 1:9-14

8 / 10 / 2023 - David Instone-Brewer - Colossians 1:9-14

David asks why Paul prayed so much for the church in Colossae, and what he asked for.

Oct 08, 202325:25
1 / 10 / 2023 - Kate Gaze - Colossians 1:1-8

1 / 10 / 2023 - Kate Gaze - Colossians 1:1-8

Kate introduces our new preaching series on Paul's letter to the Colossians with an intriguing look at the first 8 verses.

Oct 01, 202331:08
24 / 9 / 2023 - Kate Gaze - The Holy Spirit deepens our relationship with God

24 / 9 / 2023 - Kate Gaze - The Holy Spirit deepens our relationship with God


The last of three talks based on the points found in the booklet Knowing God Personally. This week - the Holy Spirit.

Sep 24, 202334:45
17 / 9 / 2023 - David Instone-Brewer: Jesus fixes our relationship with God

17 / 9 / 2023 - David Instone-Brewer: Jesus fixes our relationship with God

The second of three talks based on the points found in the booklet Knowing God Personally. This week - Jesus came to fix the problem, but how does it work?

Sep 17, 202324:41
10 / 9 / 2023 - Enid Instone-Brewer - Sin breaks our relationship with God

10 / 9 / 2023 - Enid Instone-Brewer - Sin breaks our relationship with God

The first in three talks based on the points found in the booklet Knowing God Personally. This week - God loves us, but sin breaks the relationship.

Sep 10, 202319:15
27 / 8 / 2023 - Kate Hitchings - "Rescuer"

27 / 8 / 2023 - Kate Hitchings - "Rescuer"

Kate spoke of the value of singing together - with, to and for each other, with special reference to "He's Our Rescuer" (Rend Collective).

Aug 27, 202313:20
27 / 8 / 2023 - Dave Sage - "Great is thy faithfullness"

27 / 8 / 2023 - Dave Sage - "Great is thy faithfullness"

Dave showed us where in the Bible the lyrics of this hymn might be found, and asked what Scriptures would express our personal song.

Aug 27, 202315:37
20 / 8 / 2023 - Liz Pamplin - Praising in all circumstances

20 / 8 / 2023 - Liz Pamplin - Praising in all circumstances

Liz agreed to speak on this day, not knowing that England's Lionesses would be playing a World Cup Final at the same time! Liz is a member of the F.A. Women’s National League Board and has been a lifelong player and fan. Today she shared her reflections on the Matt Redman song "Blessed be your name".

Aug 20, 202322:36
13 / 8 / 2023 - Steve Gaze: Songs of lament

13 / 8 / 2023 - Steve Gaze: Songs of lament

The church needs songs to express sorrow and longing. Steve focusses on a modern song reflecting on climate change.

Aug 13, 202327:51
30 / 7 / 2023 - Jane Golding - Think about song lyrics

30 / 7 / 2023 - Jane Golding - Think about song lyrics

Jane asked some great questions about the lyrics of the songs we sing in church. Her talk ends at 16m33s and there follows feedback and discussion, some of which is quite quiet.

Jul 30, 202335:44
23 / 07 / 2023 - Pam Harper on the song "Ancient of Days"

23 / 07 / 2023 - Pam Harper on the song "Ancient of Days"

Pam unpacked the lyrics of the song "Ancient of Days", (Jesse Reeves, Jonny Robinson, Michael Farren, Rich Thompson, (c) 2018 CityAlight Music)

Jul 23, 202311:50
16 / 7 / 2023 - Kate Gaze - Song series intro

16 / 7 / 2023 - Kate Gaze - Song series intro

Kate introduces our Summer series on the songs that we sing in church and what they mean.

Jul 16, 202322:24
18 / 6 / 2023 - David Instone-Brewer - Who was Cain's wife?

18 / 6 / 2023 - David Instone-Brewer - Who was Cain's wife?

We're told that Cain got married and founded a town after he left Eden, and was afraid that someone out there would kill him so God promised to protect him. But who was there to marry and to fear?

Jun 18, 202328:58
11 / 6 / 2023 - Kate Gaze - God's Generosity

11 / 6 / 2023 - Kate Gaze - God's Generosity

Kate showed how God gives gifts to his people in an overview of the Bible.

Jun 11, 202323:50
4 / 6 / 2023 - David Instone-Brewer - Galatians 5:13 - 6:8 - Live by the Spirit

4 / 6 / 2023 - David Instone-Brewer - Galatians 5:13 - 6:8 - Live by the Spirit

A Christian life lived by the Spirit will show the fruit of the Spirit.

Jun 04, 202333:45
28 / 5 / 2023 - Kate Gaze - Galatians 4:21 - 5:12

28 / 5 / 2023 - Kate Gaze - Galatians 4:21 - 5:12

Kate unpacks Paul's OT allegory in chapter 4 and his call to freedom in chapter 5.

May 28, 202326:16
21 / 5 / 2023 - Enid Instone-Brewer - Galatians 4

21 / 5 / 2023 - Enid Instone-Brewer - Galatians 4

Paul is desperate to get his point across.

May 21, 202318:04
14 / 5 / 2023 - Kate Gaze - Galatians 3:15 - 4:7

14 / 5 / 2023 - Kate Gaze - Galatians 3:15 - 4:7

Kate develops Paul argument against putting obstacles in the way of those coming to faith.

May 14, 202328:42
7 / 5 / 2023 - David Instone-Brewer - Galatians 3:1-14

7 / 5 / 2023 - David Instone-Brewer - Galatians 3:1-14

David updates Paul's rather convoluted reasoning as he (Paul) continued to show how Peter went wrong.

May 07, 202330:25
30 / 4 / 2023 - Enid Instone-Brewer - Galatians 2:11-16

30 / 4 / 2023 - Enid Instone-Brewer - Galatians 2:11-16

Paul has a stand-up row with Peter and accuses him of hypocrisy. Do we ever act out of tradition and prejudice?

Apr 30, 202314:48
23 / 4 / 2023 - Kate Gaze - Galatians 2:1-10

23 / 4 / 2023 - Kate Gaze - Galatians 2:1-10

Kate asks if there are any obstacles that the church throws into the path of those who are coming to faith.

Apr 24, 202321:15
16 / 4 / 2023 - David Instone-Brewer - Galatians 1:1-12 - "Another gospel"

16 / 4 / 2023 - David Instone-Brewer - Galatians 1:1-12 - "Another gospel"

What did Paul mean by "Another gospel"? What do we think of other Christian sects?

Apr 16, 202338:23
9 / 4 / 2023 - Kate Gaze - Easter Day

9 / 4 / 2023 - Kate Gaze - Easter Day

Kate walked us through the events of the first Easter with readings from John 20, and songs as a response to the unfolding drama.

Apr 09, 202306:56
2 / 4 / 2023 - David Instone-Brewer - Communion as a meal shared with God, 1Cor.10:1-18

2 / 4 / 2023 - David Instone-Brewer - Communion as a meal shared with God, 1Cor.10:1-18

David unpacks what was in Paul's mind when he wrote this passage.

(The recording missed the beginning of the reading.)

Apr 02, 202331:21
19 / 3 / 2023 - Robbie Thomson - Justice in Encounter

19 / 3 / 2023 - Robbie Thomson - Justice in Encounter

Robbie Thomson speaks from Mark 5 on two contrasting encounters with Jesus.

Mar 21, 202326:34
12 / 3 / 2023 - David Instone-Brewer - Justice at Sinai

12 / 3 / 2023 - David Instone-Brewer - Justice at Sinai

David looks at the Ten Commandments, and the rest of the law of the OT, as a vehicle of justice.

Mar 12, 202331:20
5 / 3 / 2023 - Enid Instone-Brewer - Baptism service, "Turn around!"

5 / 3 / 2023 - Enid Instone-Brewer - Baptism service, "Turn around!"

On the joyful occasion of Joe Gaze's baptism service, Enid makes some links between Jesus, Moses and Joe's declaration of faith.

Mar 05, 202311:01
26 / 2 / 2023 - Kate Gaze - Justice in Creation

26 / 2 / 2023 - Kate Gaze - Justice in Creation

Kate launches our Lent series, based around the daily readings in "Live Lent - Embracing Justice". 

Feb 26, 202322:54
19 / 2 / 2023 - Enid Instone-Brewer - Proverbs & Wealth
Feb 19, 202323:33