Haggai 1:1-11
What God wants is more important than what we want. Wrong priorities in life lead to lack of contentment.
Preacher: Geoff Cook.
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First Things First
Haggai 1:1-11 What God wants is more important than what we want. Wrong priorities in life lead to lack of contentment. Preached by Geoff Cook on 13 May 2018 as part of The Time is Now series.
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Turned Around and Stirred Up
Haggai 1:12-15 Hearing what God wants us to do is one thing, but our response to God’s message makes a world of difference in what happens next in our lives. Preached by Geoff Cook on 27 May 2018 as part of The Time is Now series.
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Hanging in There
Haggai 2:1-9 Sometimes we need a dose of reality that life down here is disappointing, that God doesn’t always give us answers, but he does always give us himself. Preached by Geoff Cook on 10 June 2018 as part of The Time is Now series.
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Kingdom Promise
Haggai 2:10-19 You can’t fool God. He isn’t impressed by outward show unless it is accompanied by a humble heart with the right attitude. Preached by Geoff Cook on 8 July 2018 as part of The Time is Now series.
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Kingdom Hope
Haggai 2:20-23 The book ends with a stirring word of encouragement to a discouraged leader. It was God’s way of saying, “Don’t ever give up. You have no idea of how great my plans are for you.” Preached by Geoff Cook on 22 July 2018 as part of The Time is Now series.
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Rev Geoff Cook is the Minister of FBC.
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Good News for Heroic Failures
Romans 5:1-11 All of us spend our lives looking for peace with God, others and ourselves. You and I, heroic failures that we are, cannot make peace with God, or for that matter, with one another. But God, through Christ, has already made peace with us. Preached by Geoff Cook on 17 March 2024.
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Gospel
Romans 1:1-17 Romans is not, ultimately, about some big and complicated ideas, but about a person – Jesus Christ. In him all of the promises of Scripture and longings of the human heart find their fulfilment. Preached by Geoff Cook on 18 February 2024.
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Reforming the People
Nehemiah 13 Any church will enter into spiritual entropy and decline when it loses its passion for Jesus. We must ask God to give us a renewed vision of himself, and a renewed vision of what it means to be his church here in Faversham. Preached by Geoff Cook on 21 January 2024.
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Recommitting to the Lord
Nehemiah 9:1-12:47 The first few chapters of Nehemiah are just about the building of a wall, but the wall was not the ultimate dream. The grand scheme was for the nation to respond to God’s Word, repent, and restore their relationship with him. Preached by Geoff Cook on 14 January 2024.
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Reading the Word
Nehemiah 7:73b-8:18 The critical importance of the Word of God for the Christian believer. What does God want to say to you today? What does God want to say to us today? Preached by Geoff Cook on 19 November 2023.
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Romans 1:1-17 Romans is not, ultimately, about some big and complicated ideas, but about a person – Jesus Christ. In him all of the promises of Scripture and longings of the human heart find their fulfilment. Preached by Geoff Cook on 18 February 2024.
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Reforming the People
Nehemiah 13 Any church will enter into spiritual entropy and decline when it loses its passion for Jesus. We must ask God to give us a renewed vision of himself, and a renewed vision of what it means to be his church here in Faversham. Preached by Geoff Cook on 21 January 2024.
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