The Family of Faith

1 Thessalonians 2:1-12
Christians should have a heart for each other, not just a dispassionate commitment to do good. Where souls are knit together in the cause of Christ, there is power for the long hard ventures of ministry.
Preacher: Geoff Cook.

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  • Faith, Love and Hope

    Faith, Love and Hope

    1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 Every church is part of the Father’s mission of love to this world. What drives us? What’s our motivation? Paul talks about the Thessalonians, and their work produced by faith, their labour prompted by love, and their endurance inspired by hope. Preached by Geoff Cook on 28 September 2014 as part of…

  • The Family of Faith

    The Family of Faith

    1 Thessalonians 2:1-12 Christians should have a heart for each other, not just a dispassionate commitment to do good. Where souls are knit together in the cause of Christ, there is power for the long hard ventures of ministry. Preached by Geoff Cook on 12 October 2014 as part of the Church DNA series.

  • The Word at Work

    The Word at Work

    1 Thessalonians 2:13-16 A Bible in the hand is worth two in the bookcase! Don’t let this amazing, invaluable resource go to waste! Memorise it. Meditate on it. Minister with it. Study it. Apply it. Preached by Geoff Cook on 19 October 2014 as part of the Church DNA series.

  • Standing Firm in Faith

    Standing Firm in Faith

    1 Thessalonians 2:17-3:13 Paul is more interested in the faith of the Thessalonians than anything else. Why so important? Why do we need to stand firm in the faith? What will stop us standing firm in the faith? And how do we stand firm in the faith? Preached by Geoff Cook on 26 October 2014…

  • What Are You Living For?

    What Are You Living For?

    1 Thessalonians 4:1-12 When it comes to mature Christian behaviour, we are all a work in progress and none of us can claim to have arrived. Our aim is to please God ‘more and more’ by the way we choose to live out our lives. Preached by Geoff Cook on 23 November 2014 as part…

  • Return Of The King

    Return Of The King

    1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:11 We can be certain Jesus’ return is closer today than it was yesterday. Tomorrow, it will be even closer. Jesus is coming again. Will you be ready for His return, or will He catch you unprepared? Preached by Geoff Cook on 30 November 2014 as part of the Church DNA series.

  • Healthy Christian Community

    Healthy Christian Community

    1 Thessalonians 5:12-28 Paul gives some helpful teaching here on the relationship between leaders and congregation. and then moves on to describe relationships between members of the congregation. Preached by Geoff Cook on 7 December 2014 as part of the Church DNA series.

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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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2024

Nehemiah

How to co-operate with what God is doing.

2023

Come, See, Tell, Repeat

Following Jesus means introducing him to others.

Confidence

How can we be more confident about our faith?

Wrestling With God

Learning how to engage with God by using Habakkuk as a model.

2022

Facing The Future

No-one can predict what the future holds, but we can face it confidently knowing that Jesus is already there.

Resurrection People

We are a resurrection people! A series exploring how we can live in the light of the resurrection of Jesus.

Jonah

Jonah discovers that God is forgiving and gracious, even to those who we think are undeserving.

Advent 2022

A couple of sermons in the run up to Christmas 2022.

2021

Finding Jesus

An encouragement to make time for Jesus in our lives.

Worship in the Wilderness

An encouragement to discover more of God through the wilderness times in our lives.

Trusting God

Helping us to trust God though all the seasons of life.

Meeting Together

The importance of not losing the habit of meeting together as the people of God.

2020

Life in the Local Church

Helpful lessons from the first few chapters of 1 Corinthians on what it means to be the church of Jesus.

Easter Lockdown

Spending Easter unexpectedly in lockdown means a chance to learn more about ourselves, about Jesus, and how to worship ‘together’ in unusual circumstances!

Lockdown Stories

More lockdown worship and learning, with a different approach to our usual Sundays.

The Lockdown Files

A collection of sermons on various subjects, reflecting the effect of lockdown and the restrictions on meeting together.

Coronavirus Christmas

Christmas hope following a year of uncertainty and disruption to everyday life.

2019

Faith Works

The book of James offers practical help for living God’s way in God’s world.

Things That Matter

A series about some of the important aspects of Christian faith.

Malachi: Who Cares?

Malachi’s mandate was to call the people back to a vibrant relationship with the living Lord. Their problem, like ours often is, was not ignorance, but indifference.

New Start

God gives us a new start, forgiven and free.

2018

The Time Is Now

A series on the book of Haggai.

Complete In Christ

Jesus is all we need. Sermons from Paul’s letter to the Colossians.

2017

Covenant People

What does it mean for the church to be a covenant people belonging to God?

2016

Following Jesus – in Luke’s Gospel

Stories from Luke’s Gospel that help us to understand what following Jesus is all about.

2015

Mark – Storyteller

Mark tells us the stories of Jesus, inspiring us to turn and follow.

2014

Revelation

Revelation of Jesus

Exploring the revelation of Jesus to John.

Church DNA

Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonians is a short and compact letter, that draws us back to the fundamentals of the faith and the fundamentals of how we are to be ‘church’ together.

2013

The Holy Trinity

A very short series on the Trinity.

A Community of Faith

What does it mean to belong to a community of faith?

Who Do We Think We Are?

A journey through the book of Ephesians, learning who we are in Christ Jesus.

Dealing With Dilemmas

How do we live in the world as Christians? How do we respond to some of the ethical issues of our day?

The Miracle of Christmas

Recovering the wonder of Christmas, centred on God’s great salvation plan for humanity – the real miracle of Christmas.

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