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Stanthorpe Presbyterian ChurchRev. Peter & Kylie Evans

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Jesus, The Coming King: Matthew 1, Study 07
Jesus, The Coming King: Matthew 1, Study 07
02-06-2024
by Rev. Peter Evans
Passage: Matthew 1:1-28 & Isaiah 9:1-7
Series: Three Trees: The Bible Story
Duration: 28:27
Jesus, The Coming King: Study 07 in the series "Three Trees: The story of the whole Bible" in 10 studies.
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After the Babylonians destroyed the city of Jerusalem and the temple, they carried the people away into exile (597-586 BC).
Now expelled from God's presence and his blessing because of their sin; God now says nothing to them for 400 years.
We know that it was the unfaithfulness of God’s people that put them in this position. Israel stopped listening to God, so God stopped speaking. But what about God’s faithfulness to his promises? What about God’s promises to Abraham? And to David? Will he be unfaithful, in return?
Into that deafening silence, Matthew now speaks.

References:

  • Matthew 1:1-28
  • Matthew 28:19-20
  • Hebrews 2:14-15
  • Deuteronomy 22:23-24
  • Isaiah 9:1-7
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Exile, Separated From God: 2 Kings 24, Study 06
Exile, Separated From God: 2 Kings 24, Study 06
26-05-2024
by Rev. Peter Evans
Passage: 2 Kings 24:1-25:30 & 1 Peter 2:11-25
Series: Three Trees: The Bible Story
Duration: 29:50
Exile, Separated From God: Study 06 in the series "Three Trees: The story of the whole Bible" in 10 studies.
God seems to have abandoned Israel. He’s had a gutful of their disobedience. In the story so far, we have seen that God is nothing but faithful to an unfaithful people. The descendants of Abraham and David who were promised that they would forever be ‘God’s people in God’s place under God’s rule’ now find themselves feeling abandoned, alone and in exile.
King after king ‘did evil in the eyes of the Lord’. God has simply had enough of Israel. But even though Israel seems abandoned, in a foreign land under a foreign king, they are not without hope.

References

  • 2 Kings 24:1 - 25:30
  • Lamentations 1:1 - 3:33
  • Romans 5:1-11
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Solomon, A Royal Failure: 1 Kings 10, Study 05
Solomon, A Royal Failure: 1 Kings 10, Study 05
19-05-2024
by Rev. Peter Evans
Passage: 1 Kings 10:26-11:8 & Matthew 6:19-34
Series: Three Trees: The Bible Story
Duration: 35:00
King Solomon, A Royal Failure: Study 05 in the series "Three Trees: The story of the whole Bible" in 10 studies.
With God’s promises to David in 2 Samuel 7, that a son of David would reign over God’s people as King forever and that David’s son would be the Son of God who built the temple, all eyes and expectations are now focused firmly on David’s son - King Solomon. If Solomon gets it right, all of God’s promises will be fulfilled!
References:
  • 1 Kings 4:29-34
  • 1 Kings 3:1-4
  • 1 Kings 10:14-29
  • 1 Kings 11:1-8, 12-13
  • Compare Genesis 3:7 and 1 Kings 11:9-11
  • Deuteronomy 17:14-17
  • Matthew 6:19-34
  • 1 Corinthians 1:18-31
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David, King of God’s People: 2 Samuel 7, Study 04
David, King of God’s People: 2 Samuel 7, Study 04
12-05-2024
by Rev. Peter Evans
Passage: 2 Samuel 7:1-14 & Mark 12:35-40
Series: Three Trees: The Bible Story
Duration: 30:32
Abraham and the Promise: Study 4 in the series "Three Trees: The story of the whole Bible" in 10 studies.

Have you ever made plans, only to have God change them completely?
King David had a plan to build a temple for the Lord God, but God had other plans.

In the movement towards fulfilment, God’s promises to David now repeat God’s promises to Abraham - but they also advance them in more detail. God promises King David that his Son would be the Son of God. The Son of David will build the Temple and will reign as God’s King forever over God’s people.

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Abraham and the Promise: Genesis 12, 15, Study 03
Abraham and the Promise: Genesis 12, 15, Study 03
05-05-2024
by Rev. Peter Evans
Passage: Genesis 12:1-9 & Genesis 15:1-6
Series: Three Trees: The Bible Story
Duration: 31:43
Abraham and the Promise: Study 3 in the series "Three Trees: The story of the whole Bible" in 10 studies.
When do you find it hardest to trust God? Are there certain times or seasons or events in your life where it has been hard to trust God?

We often read one story in the Bible that reminds us of elements in another story in the Bible. That’s what we are starting to see here in God’s promises to Abraham. The promises of blessing in Eden are now being repeated - and progressed. The Bible is a book that often repeats itself by establishing a pattern, and then repeating it, to advance the story towards fulfilment (Promise & Fulfilment).

For now the Scriptures tell us that Abram ‘believed God’s promises and it was credited to him as righteousness’, and that Abraham’s faith is how we need to respond to God’s promises to us in Jesus.

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The Fall: Genesis 3, Study 02
The Fall: Genesis 3, Study 02
28-04-2024
by Rev. Peter Evans
Passage: Genesis 3:1-24 & Luke 23:26-43
Series: Three Trees: The Bible Story
Duration: 33:37
The Fall: Study 2 in the series "Three Trees: The story of the whole Bible" in 10 studies.

The story of the fall unravels all that is good and very good in God’s World. God’s Word has not only been distorted but now disobeyed. Order has been thrown into chaos. One tree in Eden has been selected over the other. Life was on offer in Eden but humankind chose death. In eating of the forbidden tree, intimate relationships are exchanged for exploding ones. ‘Unashamed and naked’ now turns to exposure, shame and blame. And this new pattern of sin and self-justification and blame is not only repeated down through the story of the whole Bible but repeated daily the whole world over.

Sin is the unlawful exchange of our rightful place in God’s World. Sin takes what is not ours, believing it will elevate us, but only leaves us deflated. Sin promises so much but only delivers guilt and shame.

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God the Maker & King: Genesis 1-2, Study 01
God the Maker & King: Genesis 1-2, Study 01
21-04-2024
by Rev. Peter Evans
Passage: Genesis 1:1-2:25 & 2 Corinthians 5:11-21
Series: Three Trees: The Bible Story
Duration: 34:45
God the Maker & King: Study 1 in the series "Three Trees: The story of the whole Bible" in 10 studies.>

In wanting to understand the story of the whole Bible, the best place to start is… In the Beginning.

In the creation record, we notice the following pattern in Genesis 1:1-2:3.
• And God said: Let there be…
• God called…
• And it was so…
• And God saw that it was good…
• And there was evening and there was morning, the …. day.

In Genesis 1-2 we’ve already discovered our first two trees; the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Genesis 1:31 says God looks at his world and says it’s very good… but how would you describe the world you look at and live in?

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Be Patient: James 5
Be Patient: James 5
07-04-2024
by Kevin Walker
Passage: James 5:7-11 & Psalm 37:1-40
Series: Single Messages
Duration: 29:19
Be Patient: A message about being patient as James presents the subject to us.
Outline:
  1. Patience
  2. In what circumstances are we to be patient?
    1. When situations out of our control
    2. When continuing appears pointless
    3. When circumstances are unexplainable
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Easter Sunday: Luke 23, Two Responses
Easter Sunday: Luke 23, Two Responses
31-03-2024
by Rev. Peter Evans
Passage: Luke 23:13-43
Series: Single Messages
Duration: 22:31
Easter Sunday: A message from Luke 23:13-43. Two criminals were executed with Jesus and this talk is about their responses to Jesus and to the situation they were in.
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Glory: Romans 16, Study 27
Glory: Romans 16, Study 27
24-03-2024
by Rev. Peter Evans
Passage: Romans 1:1-17 & Romans 16:16-27
Series: Romans
Duration: 29:54
Glory: Romans 16,Study 27 (Term 3, Talk 9)
From the series "Right Through Christ", studies of the New Testament book of Romans written by the apostle Paul.
Having been strengthened by our journey through Paul’s letter, we glorify our God together with Christ.
Just like in chapter 1, when Paul loaded the gospel into his opening greeting, Paul loads the gospel again into his closing farewell.
Outline:
  1. Strengthened
  2. Glorify
  3. Together
References:
  • Psalm 96
  • Romans 1:1-17
  • Romans 16:25-27
  • Romans 15:5-6
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