Burwood Presbyterian Church

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Synopsis

Our vision as a church is to be a spiritual home to people from every tribe and tongue and nation under heaven. United in Christ, we seek to grow Gods kingdom by serving God and one another with love, humility, and joy in believing. (Revelation 5:9-10; Philippians 2:1-11; Colossians 1:10-12)

Episodes

  • Welcome to the Family | Genesis 25:19-34

    12/11/2023 Duration: 40min

    Introduction: - How does God bring me into his family? 1. The Next Generation (v19-20). 2. The Twins: Esau and Jacob (v21-26). 3. Sibling Rivalry (v27-28). 4. The Birthright Incident (v29-34). Conclusion: - God’s elective love is a great mystery. Don’t let the problems in your family blind you to the truth about God’s family, and what we will yet become in Christ! - We cannot choose our earthly families but we can always choose Christ.

  • Finding a Wife for Isaac | Genesis 24:1-9, 22-27, 50-67

    05/11/2023 Duration: 50min

    Introduction: - How is the marriage of Isaac and Rebekah connected to the Gospel? 1. The Concern of the Loving Father (v1-9). 2. The Quest of the Faithful Servant (v10-27). 3. The Meeting with the Family (v28-54a). 4. The Union of the Happy Couple (v54b-67). Conclusion: - As God provided a fitting wife for Isaac, so he will provide a fitting bride for Christ – and we are that bride. - As Christians, we can learn from Rebekah’s example – how to honour and serve Christ in our lives. - We need God’s blessing upon our marriages. It is in the Christian home that little Isaacs and little Rebekah’s will be raised up to become the next generation of Covenant Kids.

  • The Ultimate Test of Abraham’s Faith | Genesis 22:1-19

    29/10/2023 Duration: 39min

    Introduction: - What is faith? 1. God's Strange Command to Abraham (v1-2). 2. Abraham's Strange Obedience (v3-10). 3. Substitutionary Atonement: The LORD Will Provide (v11-14). 4. Faith's Reward: God’s Unbreakable Promise (v15-19). Conclusion: - 'Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.' (Hebrews 11:1) - True faith will always be strengthened by trials. - Strong faith is often tested by strong trials. - When trials come, remember: These have come so that your faith – of greater worth than gold – may be proved genuine, and bring praise and glory to God. (See 1 Peter 1:9)

  • Lot’s Legacy | Genesis 19:27-38

    22/10/2023 Duration: 41min

    Introduction: - A sad story of righteousness gone off the rails. - No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. 1. Lot’s Back Story. 2. Abraham’s Intercession (v27-29). 3. Lot and his Two Daughters (v30-35). 4. Lot’s [Grand-]Children (v36-38). Conclusion: - Sin: Sodom’s sickness is in all of us. - Repentance: Lot should have gone back to Abraham. - Judgement: Societies that flout the standards of decent human behaviour cannot hope to escape God’s divine judgement. - Grace: If Lot can be saved by God’s grace, then so can you. - Prayer: Never give up praying for wayward family and friends.

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