Sermons by “Cathy Brearley”
Cultivate the Fruit of the Spirit – Patience and Self-control
Cathy continues our series on ‘Cultivate the Fruit of the Spirit’, focusing on two fruits: patience and self-control. Cathy reminds us that in the Bible we read about David’s example of exercising self-control, and suggests that patience as a fvruit of the Spirit can help us maintain inner joy alongside our daily struggles or suffering..
1 Samuel 24:1-20 NLT
NOTE: Although no Group notes are available during the Summer period, a brief talk summary is attached, including some helpful questions for us to consider..
Thriving with Christ in Trying Times – Who are you expecting?
Cathy continues with our ‘Thriving with Christ in Trying Times’ series, talking about how our experience sometimes doesn’t match what we expect from God.
Do we find ourselves adjusting downwards our expectations of what God can do when we go through trying times, or do we remind ourselves of our core beliefs and through prayer press on to get to know Jesus better ?
Colossians 1:24-28 The Message
Journey to Jerusalem – The Cost Of Praise
Cathy continues with our Lent series, talking about how the crowds praised Jesus on Palm Sunday, Jesus was centre stage. How can we make time to reflect on the reality of our daily lives and to make Jesus centre stage ?
John 12:12-19 The Message
A Courageous start – Epiphany – ‘Where’s your camel going?’
In Cathy’s talk we are encouraged to reflect on what God is saying to us, which may be unexpected, and courageously follow His call.
Matthew 2:1-12 NLT
Encountering Jesus – You What?!
Cathy is speaking on ‘You What?!’ and how each one of us needs forgiveness. In Jesus we can be forgiven.
Luke 7:36-50
NOTE: No Group notes are available during the Summer period.
Abundant Life – The Call to Holiness
Cathy continues with our Abundant Life series, and talks about how we can make changes to how we live and let God’s love transform us.
1 Peter 1 13-25
Returning to the Call 7 – Reinvigorating our Spiritual Life
Cathy explores Josiah in 2 Kings 22-23, encouraging us to get ourselves in a place where we spend more time with God and to reinvigorate our spiritual life.
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A New Thing – A New Command
Cathy talk about how the command to’ love one another’ feeds into our life in a new thing.
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I Am… The Resurrection and the Life
Cathy gives the next talk in our ‘I am’ series, looking at the Resurrection and the Life
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All through Christ – Live in unity and boldness
Cathy continues our series in Philippians, sharing the challenge of how to live using Paul’s example
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