Midrand Chapel Baptist Church

Apr 06 2022

Chris Woolley

Characteristics Of Christian Community (Rom 12:9-19)

Mar 30 2022

Chris Woolley 

The Christian's Social Identity (Rom 12:3-8)

Mar 22 2022

Chris Woolley

The Transformative Power Of The Gospel (Rom 12:1-2)

Chris Woolley

Serving A Sorvereign God (Gen 39 - 41)

Preacher: Chris Woolley

1. Right Worship (Lev 9:22-24)         

• Blessing = empowering for life         
• Mediation = Service to others          
• Sacrifice = Consecration to God 

2. Wrong Worship (Lev 10:1-3) 

3. Christian Worship (1 Cor 14:26-35)      

• Each One - Broad participation 
• Spirit Empowered
• Truth Driven
• Male Led

Preacher: Chris Woolley

8 Spiritual needs which are abundantly met through prayer and the ministry of God's word. 

1. A glimpse of glory (vs 129)
2. Moral clarity (vs 130)
3. True satisfaction (vs 131)
4. Fresh grace (vs 132)
5. Growing holiness (vs 133)
6. Timely relief (vs 134)
7. Divine blessing (vs 135)
8. Spiritual zeal (vs 136)

Preacher: Chris Woolley

10 Principles on how to become a people devoted to prayer 

1. Pray
2. Pray with God's people 
3. Pray in relationship
4. Pray unto His glory
5. Pray according to God's priorities
6. Pray in dependance 
7. Pray for specifics
8. Pray for forgiveness
9. Pray in order to-do 
10. pray for the spiritual battle

Preacher: Chris Woolley

• The Motive for significant living (4:1-6)
• The Means for Significant living (4:7-12) 
• The Marks of Significant living (4:12-17)

Preacher: Frank Lerumo

Preacher: Henry Davis  

1. Nature of miracles 
2. The Miracle itself 
3. The response 
4. The outcome of man's response   -The spiritually blind  -The pharisee

Preacher: Kevin Khosa

Preacher: Chris Woolley

6’S P’S that prepare us to make much of Christ.

1: Piety (1:5-6)

2: Pain (1:7)

3: Prayer (1:8-14)

4: Proclamation (1:15-16)

5: Parental Instruction (17)

6: Providential Intervention (18-25)

Preacher: Chris Woolley

3 reasons why everyone should trust in Christ for salvation

1. CHRIST IS GOD’S RIGHTEOUSNESS (9:30-33)

2. THERE IS NO OTHER WAY (10:1-4)

3. FAITH IS NOT BEYOND YOUR REACH (10:5-13)

Preacher: Chris Woolley

3 essential means God uses to save people

1: the messenger (14-15)

2: the message (16-17)

3: the international mission (18-21)

Preacher: Chris Woolley

3 reasons why everyone should trust in Christ for salvation

1. CHRIST IS GOD’S RIGHTEOUSNESS (9:30-33)

2. THERE IS NO OTHER WAY (10:1-4)

3. FAITH IS NOT BEYOND YOUR REACH (10:5-13)

Preacher: Chris Woolley  

 5 reasons why God’s wrath is right and should lead us to humble worship and thanks: 

1. The limits of man (9:20) -- we will never fully understand God and His ways 

2. The rights of the creator (9:21) -- God has the right to do with creation whatever He chooses 

3. The revelation of glory (9:22-23) – Both justice and mercy are expressions of God’s glory 

4.The recipients of mercy (9:24-26) – those who receive mercy are completely undeserving 

5.The remnants of judgment (9:27-29) – God’s plan for the majority is to judge them for their sin, its only the minority who receive His mercy, grace and covenant love.

Preacher: Basil Yiwombe 

1. BackgroundandSetting(v1)
2. TheGreatCommendation(v2-3&6)
3. TheGreatCondemnation/Criticism(v4)
4. TheGentleCounsel(v5&7)

Preacher: Chris Woolley

Leaders are: 

1. Servants (Phil 1:1) 
2. Shepherds (1 Pet 5:1) 
3. Managers (1 Pet 5:2) 
4. Examples (1 Pet 5:3)
5. Teachers (1 Tim 3:1-7) 
6. Prayers (Acts 6:1-6) 
7. Physical and Spiritual (Acts 6:1-6) 
8. Team players

Preacher: Frank Lerumo

Preacher: Chris Woolley

· Sovereign in mercying (9:15-16)

· Sovereign in hardening (9:17-18)

· Sovereign in ownership (9:19-21)

Preacher: Chris Woolley

• The problem (9:1-6)
• The solution (9:6-13)
• The implications (9:11)

Preacher: Chris Woolley

5 obstacles that need to be overcome in relationships that glorify Christ  

1. Persecution (14) 
2. Disparate circumstances and experiences (15)
3. Diverse culture and social status 
4. 4: Wrong doing and sin (17-18)
5. Injustice (19-21)

Preacher: Jeff Gage

God brings us from our emptiness to His fullness through the accomplishments of the Redeemer  

4 accomplishments: 

1. The Redeemer fullfils the law  
2. The Redeemer purchases the bride and her inheritance 
3. The Redeemer secures covenant blessings 
4. The Redeemer  restores fruitfulness

Preacher: Chris Woolley

• Sacrifice yourself to make much of God (Rom 12:1) 
• Saturate your life in the Scriptures (Rom 12:2) 
• Serve in specific ways in the church (Rom 12:3-8)
• Show love and build relationships with others (Rom 12:9-13)

    ....and Covid related sickness will not overtake you.

Preacher: Chris Woolley   

5 gospel remedies for Covid sickness. Two are covered in this message, 3 covered in the next message 

1. Sacrifice yourself to make much of God (Rom 12:1)
2. Saturate your life with God's truth (Rom 12:2)

Preacher: Chris Woolley

Because God has determined to love us, He will always provide for our every need, forgive our every sin, be with us in every circumstance and strengthen us through every trial until every loving purpose of His is fully fulfilled in our union with Jesus Christ

5 GREAT REALITIES THAT FLOW FROM GOD'S UNCONDITIONAL LOVE TOWARD US IN CHRIST.

1: God will always be for you (31)

2: God will always supply for you (32)

3: God will always forgive you (33-34)

4: God will always accompany you (35-36)

5: God will always enable you (37-38)

Preacher: Kirk Kruger

• a) What is truth and wisdom? 
• b) Why is truth and wisdom important? 
• c) Truth and wisdom in practice.

Preacher: Henry Davis

Question: Who is my neighbour?

This describes the journey that Chris and Megan Woolley took on the road to adoption and what they have learned along the way. First delivered at the "Together for Adoption" conference in Pretoria (March 2013).

Preacher: Chris Woolley 

2 Hallmarks of God's love

• God's love is selective (8:28) 
• God's love is effective (8:29-30)

Preacher: Chris Woolley

3 defining features of our pathway to glory

1. Profound weakness (26)
2. Perfect Intercession (26-27)
3. Providential Circumstances (28-29)

Preacher: Chris Woolley 

Four anchors to hold on to in uncertain times:

• The reality of present suffering (18-19)
• The splendour of future glory (20-22)
• The ministry of the Holy Spirit (23)
• The faith of persevering hope (24-25)

Preacher Chris Woolley 

Four facts that accompany our adoption as God's children: 

• Our new leader (12-14) 
• Our new relationship (15-16)  
• Our new inheritance (17a) 
• Our new calling (17b-18)

Preacher: Chris Woolley

• Freedom (8:1-3)
• Fulfillment (8:4-8)
• Faith (8:9-11)

Preacher: Kevin Khosa

Preacher: Chris Woolley 

• The Law is powerful to condemn (7:7-12) 
• The Law is powerless to change (7:13-23)
• The Law points to Christ (7:24-25)

Preacher: Chris Woolley

• You have a new righteousness (for today) (Rom 3-7)
• You have died to the Law (7:1-3)
• You have been married to Christ (7:4-6)

Preacher: Chris Woolley

1. The reality of slavery (6:15-19)
2. The result of slavery (6:20-23)
3. The response to slavery (6:12-14)

Preacher: Chris Woolley 

The sure confidence we have of a changed life now  

• You are dead to sin (6:1-4) 
• You are alive in Christ (6:5-9) 
• You must live by faith (6:10-11)

Preacher: Chris Woolley

1. The reign of  death in Adam (Rom 5:11-14)
2. The reign of grace in Christ (Rom 5:15-21)

Preacher: Chris Woolley 

4 motivations to worship God for our justification 

1. God's work on us (3-4)
2. God's Spirit in us (5)
3. God's son for us (6-9) 
4. God's favour toward us (10-11)

Preacher: Frank Lerumo

Preacher: Chris Woolley

Preacher: Chris Woolley  

The reality and reward of active faith:

• The antithesis of faith: works (13-16)
• The object of faith: God (17)
• The content of faith: Scripture (18)
• The struggle of faith: Human experience (19) 
• The nature of faith: Growing (20-21)
• The reward of faith: Grace (22-25)

Preacher: Chris Woolley  

3 ways justification changes God’s view of me. 

1. God sees me just as I am
2. God sees me despite who I am
3. God sees me irrespective of who I am

Preacher: Chris Woolley

6 characteristics of the gift of justification 

1. It is a personal gift 
2. It is a undeserved gift 
3. It is a priceless gift I
4. t is a God exalting gift
5. It is a man humiliating gift
6. It is a lawful gift

Preacher: Henry Davis

In Romans 3 we enter the courtroom  where every single person is charged and found guilty  

1. The charge: All people are completely sinful (3:9-12) 
2. The evidence: our words, works and worship (3:13-18)  
3. The verdict: Guilty as charged (3:19-20)