Posts by Simon Marshman (Page 7)

Posts by Simon Marshman (Page 7)

Pastor’s Letter – July 2nd

Hello Church, Have you noticed that we’re growing? Perhaps you’ve been around for a while and you’re welcoming a lot of new faces and helping them settle in. If that’s you – thanks for offering such a warm welcome to our many newcomers! Perhaps you are one of those new faces and you’re realising that a number of people you chat to are also fairly new too. If that’s you –…

Pastor’s Letter – June 25th

Hello Church, What does it mean to belong to Trinity Church Brighton? That’s the question a whole bunch of our newest members have been thinking about over a meal this week, along with a few of our longer-term members who catered and welcomed our newcomers. We had lunch after church on Sunday attended by a little over 30, and dinner on Thursday with a few more than 20.…

Sermon Outline – May 28

The Problem With Our Efforts Romans 2:17-29 | Simon Marshman 1. The sign that was meant to be more than skin deep   2. The danger of Virtue Signalling   3. The only hope for real relationship   Next Week The Reality We All Face – Romans 3:1-20 – Simon Marshman

Sermon Outline – May 21

The Problem For Us All Romans 2:1-16 | Simon Marshman v1-5 A brief lesson in self-righteous pride   v6-16 An important perspective on the future   What does this look like today?   Next Week The Problem With Our Attempts – Romans 2:17-29 – Simon Marshman

Pastor’s Letter – May 21

G’day Church, Last week we sat with the weighty words of Romans 1:18-32. There is no doubt that it’s a pretty confronting passage. But over the years I have found  verses 18 to 21 a great summary of how God describes the problem at the heart of our relationship with him. It’s a great summary for us to get our heads around, and a great passage to have in mind as a go-to…

Sermon Outline – May 14

The Problem Of Sin Romans 1:18-32 | Simon Marshman v18-23 The heart of the human problem: our failure to treat God as God   v24-32 The problem of the human heart: “God gave them over…”       Of many great books that we could recommend, here are three by Tim Keller: Reason For God: belief in an age of skepticism. This is an outstanding…

Pastor’s Letter – May 14

G’day Church, Last week we saw the wonderful cascade of the gospel: Paul was eager to share the gospel, because he was not ashamed of the gospel, because the gospel is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes, because in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed. It’s a cascade of amazing kindness that flows out of God himself: God is an overflowing…