Euthanasia and the Failure of the Church “Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food”—and God will destroy both one and the other. The body is…meant…for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. 14 And God … Continue reading →

Without Cost ““I have no silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk!”….“May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain … Continue reading →

All for the River: how the cross serves the Spirit Introduction I’ve been feeling a bit down lately. I see individuals growing but the wider Church seems as immature as ever, and conversions seem rare. It feels like huge effort … Continue reading →

Sacrifice 3. Worship Ps 107:17-22; Matt 26:26-35; Heb 13:7-16 http://stbarnies.org/media/com_podcastmanager/190824PM1.mp3 Introduction This is the third and final sermon in a series on sacrifice that are in an ascending order. 1. Sacrifice as the Foundation of all things 2. Sacrifice and … Continue reading →

No Offence Introduction When I “accidentally” heard that another church is moving into our neighbourhood I felt rather slighted that they hadn’t respected us as brothers in Christ to share the journey. My self-centred response was a sin. Then at … Continue reading →

Sacrifice 2. Holiness Gen 8:13-9:1; 1 Pet 2:1-10 Introduction Last week I tried to demonstrate from the scriptures that sacrifice has always been at the centre of God’s plan for the universe. Since Jesus is “Lamb slain from before the … Continue reading →

Servants and More Introduction The Netflix series “The Family” is about the influence of a secretive Christian group in Washington. Whilst their wonderful motto is “Jesus plus nothing.” in practice it seems to be “Jesus plus power.” They run the … Continue reading →

Sacrifice 1. The Foundation St Barnabas W. Leederville Num 28:1-8; Rom 11:28-12:2; 1 Pet 1:13-21 http://stbarnies.org/media/com_podcastmanager/190810PM1.mp3 Introduction “It works because there’s no sacrifice.”, so said the slimmed down lady on the TV ad for a diet regime (Lite n’ Easy), … Continue reading →

Rubbish Inferno: Fire and Water in the Church Pictures in the Spirit At our Perth Prayer meeting on Tuesday one of the members spoke of being inconvenienced in getting to the gathering by a rubbish truck in the street. As … Continue reading →

Prayer 4. Praying in the Spirit Rom 8:18-30; Ps 57; John 14:15-26 Audio: https://www.daleappleby.net/index.php/mp3-sermons/51-recent-sermons/963-4-the-spirit-helps-the-weak Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXnWySx2pIs Introduction In this series titled, Praying in Unity with God the Trinity, I have emphasised that God is essentially a prayer hearing God because … Continue reading →

At War “For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake, 30 engaged in the same conflict that you saw I had and … Continue reading →

Prayer series 3. Prayer with Jesus              Heb 7:11-25; Ps 69:1-18; John 17:20-26   Audio:https://www.daleappleby.net/index.php/mp3-sermons/51-recent-sermons/961-3-prayer-with-jesus Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv3LQQTkQn8   Introduction   In the first sermon of this series I emphasised that we know prayer is central to the spiritual life of a … Continue reading →

Prayer series 3. Prayer with Jesus              Heb 7:11-25; Ps 69:1-18; John 17:20-26   Audio:https://www.daleappleby.net/index.php/mp3-sermons/51-recent-sermons/961-3-prayer-with-jesus Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv3LQQTkQn8   Introduction   In the first sermon of this series I emphasised that we know prayer is central to the spiritual life of a … Continue reading →

Overcome Evil Introduction Reading an overseas Christian magazine recently I was appalled by an article titled, “5 Reasons Why Satan Hates the Rapture”. Since all Christians believe the scriptures teach the Church will be “caught up” to meet Christ in … Continue reading →

Prayer 2: Praying to the Father  Gal 4:1-7; Ps 103:1-14; Mark 14:32-42 Audio: https://www.daleappleby.net/index.php/mp3-sermons/51-recent-sermons/960-2-prayer-to-our-father Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Uzoo7MA8mw Introduction I began this series by saying all Christians know prayer is central to our spirituality because of the central place it held in … Continue reading →

A-Cross Generations Introduction The un-discipled state of the Church in Western nations, corresponding to their moral decay, has called forth numerous responses in recent decades. None of these, from the “worship revolution”, to “signs and wonders”, to “strategic spiritual warfare”, … Continue reading →

Prayer 1. The God Who Hears 2 Pet 3:8-13; Luke 17:20-18:8   Audio: https://www.daleappleby.net/index.php/mp3-sermons/51-recent-sermons/958-1-the-god-who-hears Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8u5m8g0H4WQ   Introduction   I used to teach frequently and passionately on prayer, certainly because of the way the Lord had revolutionised my own life … Continue reading →

Enterprising Spirituality    Introduction   “Grace is always surprising.” Who anticipated that the 18th century Evangelical revival would happen outside of churches, or that the Pentecostal revival of last century would begin with a one-eyed black preacher? We shouldn’t imagine … Continue reading →

Building Church: Identity in Christ Alone   Persian Fellowship 6.7.19 Background Around 12 months ago my wife Donna and I made some connections with Fred and Azi and were very excited to hear about the powerful move of God amongst Persian … Continue reading →

Pitiable Introduction Every now and then during early morning prayer walks I sense a revelation from God’s heart that intensely excites my spirit. Recently the Lord has been drawing my attention to the parable of the sheep and the goats, … Continue reading →

Mercy Series 4. Mercy and Judgement     1 Tim 1:12-17; Matt 18:23-35 Audiohttps://www.dropbox.com/s/116qclmwy1zmtxd/2%20Wilson%20Street%20John%20yates%20Alive%20%405%20mercy%20of%20god%20and%20judgement%2016%20jun%202019%20copy.mp3?dl=0 Video: https://youtu.be/AVmGvEEYAiY Introduction As we saw last week, the writer of Hebrews (12:24) was keenly aware of the availability of mercy when he stated, we have come “to … Continue reading →

Loving the Trinity   Prov 8:1-4; 22-31; Ps 8; Eph 4:1-6; John 16:12-15 Audio:https://www.dropbox.com/s/5yeqvx326snmcor/John%2520Yates%2520-%2520Trinity.mp3?dl=0 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVGUaaYAz2I Introduction Despite popular opinion the revelation that there is one God in three Persons is the most foundational and practical of all Christian beliefs. For … Continue reading →

Mercy 3. The Blood of the Cross Heb 4:14-16; 10:19-25; 12:18-24 Audio: https://soundcloud.com/user-522235343/alive-5-9th-june-mercy-3-the-blood-of-the-cross Video: https://youtu.be/xDbm0Ls0oQI Introduction In my first sermon in this series I mentioned that one reason why I was moved to teach on mercy was a heartfelt prayer … Continue reading →

Pentecost and Prophecy Today Acts 2:1-21; Ps 104:24-35; Rom 8:14-17; John 14:8-17 Audio: https://soundcloud.com/user-522235343/8th-june-2019-morning-sermon-pentecost Video:   https://youtu.be/kR_cm6IP1pk Introduction Last Sunday we read how just before Jesus ascended into heaven he promised his disciples he would send the Spirit to empower them … Continue reading →

Mercy Series 2. The Teaching and Miracles of Jesus Luke 1:46-55, 68-79; 6:32-36;18:35-43 Audio:https://soundcloud.com/user-522235343/mercy-2-jesus-life-and-teaching-alive5-2-june-2019 Video: https://youtu.be/7b02swDauls Introduction Whilst the mercy of God in the Old Testament period is often downplayed by Christians, it was only the merciful patience of the … Continue reading →

Ascended Sonship 2 Ki 2:1-15; Ps 110; Acts 1:1-11; Luke 24:44-53 Audio:https://soundcloud.com/user-522235343/ascension-sermon-at-930-am-service-2-june-2019 Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RSv6uHzqLs Introduction The ascension of Jesus is the climax of his earthly life for it is the point when his humanity is taken up into God’s home in … Continue reading →

Christ Our Hope    Woodvale Baptist Men’s Breakfast1/6/19 The obsession with hope for a better material life in Australia has obscured the true spiritual hope which is centred in Christ alone. We are often no better than the disappointed disciples on … Continue reading →

Mercy Series 1. Introduction and Old Testament    Ex 25:17-22; Lam 3:13-33 Alive@5 26.5.19 Audio: https://soundcloud.com/user-522235343/alive-5-the-mercy-of-god-in-ot Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVNc6rdRpOE This series on the Mercy of God was provoked by two things. First, a follow up to my last sermon here, “Handed Over … Continue reading →

Assyrians Defeated but Babylon Triumphs Isaiah 36-39 is a symbolic story for our time. The Assyrians are poised to conquer Judah, the godly king Hezekiah mourns, prays and seeks the prophetic word of liberation. In response the Lord slaughters the … Continue reading →

Handed over by God  Alive@5 12.5. 191 Sam 5:1-12; Rev 1:9-20 Audio: https://www.daleappleby.net/index.php/mp3-sermons/51-recent-sermons/943-the-hand-of-god Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzNXlnBahSY Introduction The Lord has been impressing things upon me which, at one level, I would rather not know. Last week, the Lord spoke to me in … Continue reading →