Morning Service 10:00am (Fordham Church)
Preacher: Francis Blight
Theme: Isaiah 53 Explained!
Passage: Acts 8: 26-40
The next instalment in our Acts of the Apostles: Proclaiming Jesus series is a wonderful Bible passage. It’s full of encouragement that God is in charge of his mission plan and encouragement for us to personally get involved. Acts 8 makes it clear that Isaiah chapter 53 is a profound Old Testament prophecy about Jesus. Especially it explains the purpose of his death on the cross. I hope that the sermon will encourage you to get to know Isaiah 53 well, so that you can use it to share the good news about Jesus with others. If you have time, please read and think about the meaning of Isaiah 53 this weekend before coming to the service.
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Online ChurchSunday@6 6:00pm (John Owen Barn)
Preacher: Francis Blight
Theme: Content in Christ
Passage: Philippians 4:10 – 23
This month’s Sunday at Six will feature the final instalment in the Discipleship Explored Philippians series. The message is simple and powerful, for every Christian in the ups and downs of life. We are unimaginably rich in Christ whatever our circumstances and we are nearly home. Come and be encouraged. This week we will sing You Led Me to the Cross written by Matt Redman. It’s not a new song, but I think it is new to our church, so I encourage you to listen to it before the service to get a feel for the rhythm and melody. It’s got excellent lyrics, especially for this Easter season. Here’s a link to a recording on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJ0v9MX3-WI
Acts 8:26-40
8:27 So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, an important official in charge of all the treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship,
8:28 and on his way home was sitting in his chariot reading the book of Isaiah the prophet.
8:29 The Spirit told Philip, "Go to that chariot and stay near it."
8:30 Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. "Do you understand what you are reading?" Philip asked.
8:31 "How can I," he said, "unless someone explains it to me?" So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
8:32 The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: "He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so he did not open his mouth.
8:33 In his humiliation he was deprived of justice. Who can speak of his descendants? For his life was taken from the earth."
8:34 The eunuch asked Philip, "Tell me, please, who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?"
8:35 Then Philip began with that very passage of Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.
8:36 As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, "Look, here is water. Why shouldn't I be baptized?"
8:37
8:38 And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him.
8:39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing.
8:40 Philip, however, appeared at Azotus and traveled about, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he reached Caesarea.