Speak Up

Jeremiah 1:4-11
The world needs people who will speak out the truth. Will you speak up for Jesus?
Preacher: Geoff Cook.

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  • Don’t Panic!

    Don’t Panic!

    Isaiah 43.1-7 God says, ‘Don’t panic! I know you, I love you, I will be with you.’ Preached by Geoff Cook on 9 January 2022 as part of the Facing The Future series.

  • Expect The Unexpected

    Expect The Unexpected

    John 2:1-11 Who are we? What is wrong with us? What will put us right? What has Jesus come to do? Preached by Geoff Cook on 16 January 2022 as part of the Facing The Future series.

  • Speak Up

    Speak Up

    Jeremiah 1:4-11 The world needs people who will speak out the truth. Will you speak up for Jesus? Preached by Geoff Cook on 23 January 2022 as part of the Facing The Future series.

  • Out of our Depth

    Out of our Depth

    Luke 5:1-11 Are we prepared to go out of our depth and let ourselves get caught up in God’s story? Preached by Geoff Cook on 6 February 2022 as part of the Facing The future series.

  • Upside Down

    Upside Down

    Luke 6:17-26 Jesus speaks of an old world being replaced by a new world; one reality is ending, a new reality is being birthed. Preached by Geoff Cook on 13 February 2022 as part of the Facing The Future series.

  • Measure For Measure

    Measure For Measure

    Luke 6:27-38 Jesus is instructing those who follow Him to “give” themselves to others: with kindness, forgiveness, generous love. We are to be as merciful as God is to us. Preached by Geoff Cook on 20 February 2022 as part of the Facing The Future series.

Other Sermons by the same Preacher

Rev Geoff Cook is the Minister of FBC.

  • Reforming the People

    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.

  • Recommitting to the Lord

    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.

  • Reading the Word

    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.

  • Reorganising The Team

    Reorganising The Team

    Nehemiah 7:1-73 What mattered to Nehemiah was what mattered to God. What has God put into your heart? Preached by Geoff Cook on 12 November 2023.

  • Responding To Trouble

    Responding To Trouble

    Nehemiah 4:1-6:19 When playing our part in the coming of God’s kingdom we will inevitably face trouble and opposition. But God uses these things to build something far more important than a wall: faith. Preached by Geoff Cook on 29 October 2023.

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  • Reforming the People

    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.

  • Recommitting to the Lord

    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.

  • Reading the Word

    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.

  • Reorganising The Team

    Reorganising The Team

    Nehemiah 7:1-73 What mattered to Nehemiah was what mattered to God. What has God put into your heart? Preached by Geoff Cook on 12 November 2023.

  • Responding To Trouble

    Responding To Trouble

    Nehemiah 4:1-6:19 When playing our part in the coming of God’s kingdom we will inevitably face trouble and opposition. But God uses these things to build something far more important than a wall: faith. Preached by Geoff Cook on 29 October 2023.

  • Rebuilding The Walls

    Rebuilding The Walls

    Nehemiah 3:1-32 It’s not just rebuilding a wall. It’s dozens and dozens of people doing their little bit of the wall as well as they know how, to the glory of God. That’s how the purposes of God come about. Preached by Geoff Cook on 22 October 2023.

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2022

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2021

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2020

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2019

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2018

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2017

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