Preaching Program

Genesis – God’s Story: From Creation to New Creation

• God’s Purpose: A Story of God’s creation and the people he loves – Genesis 1-11
• God’s Promise: The golden thread of God’s Story – Genesis 12-27
• God’s Presence: Surely the Lord is in his place – Genesis 28-36
• God’s Provision: God provides for Israel through Joseph – Genesis 37-50
• Putting it all together: Jesus as the fulfilment of God’s Story – Colossians 1:15-20

Isaiah 40-55 – The Messiah in God’s story

• God as Israel’s Coming King for the world – Isaiah 40
• The royal servant: God putting the world right – Isaiah 41-47
• The prophetic servant: God’s promised redemption – Isaiah 50-52
• The suffering servant: God provides forgiveness of sins – Isaiah 53-55

First Corinthians – The church living in God’s story

• Maintaining unity in God’s new family – 1 Corinthians 1:1-17
• Learning the folly of God’s strange wisdom – 1 Corinthians 1:18-4:5
• Practicing the messiah-way of life – 1 Corinthians 4:6-6:11
• Dealing with divided loyalties – 1 Corinthians 7:1-40
• Giving up rights for the gospel – 1 Corinthians 8:1-9:27
• Imitating the pattern of new creation – 1 Corinthians 10:1-11:1
• The church in lived practice – 1 Corinthians 11:2-34
• The church as corporate expression of Jesus’ life – 1 Corinthians 12:1-13:13
• Practical instructions for public worship – 1 Corinthians 14:1-40
• Resurrection as the centrepiece of God’s kingdom – 1 Corinthians 15:1-19
• Resurrection as the New Way of being human in God’s world – 1 Corinthians 15:20-49
• Resurrection as the Way of Life for the church – 1 Corinthians 15:50-16:24