Galatians 4:1-7
At just the right time in history Jesus was born. The coming of Christ into the world was not a matter of chance or coincidence. His coming was part of God’s divine plan established before the foundation of the world.
Preacher: Geoff Cook.
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The Miracle Of The Moment
Galatians 4:1-7 At just the right time in history Jesus was born. The coming of Christ into the world was not a matter of chance or coincidence. His coming was part of God’s divine plan established before the foundation of the world. Preached by Geoff Cook on 1 December 2013 as part of the Miracle…
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The Miracle Of The Message
Hebrews 1:1-4 The miracle of the message is not just in the fact that God speaks to us today through His Son, but that the message has the power to transform our lives. Preached by Geoff Cook on 8 December 2013 as part of the Miracle of Christmas series.
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The Miracle Of The Method
Romans 11:33-36 God’s methods haven’t changed. He still uses ordinary people to accomplish His extraordinary work! Our abilities are not as important as our attitude and availability. Preached by Geoff Cook on 22 December 2013 as part of the Miracle of Christmas series.
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The Miracle Of The Manger
John 1:1-14 The miracle of the manger is that God became flesh and lived among us. He came not so He could send us to eternal punishment but to set us free. God became man so that we could become children of God. Preached by Geoff Cook on 29 December 2013 as part of the…
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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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Freedom and Transformation
Romans 6:1-14 How does knowing the truth of the gospel empower us to live free from the power of sin? Preached by Rachel Taylor on 24 March 2024.
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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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Salvation
Romans 3:19-4:25 Paul helps us understand what God has done to save us through the death of Christ. He then uses the example of Abraham, which inspires us to not only be justified by faith but also to live a life of adventure by faith. Preached by Rachel Taylor on 10 March 2024.
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Sin
Romans 1:18-3:23 What’s wrong with the world, and what is the bad news to which the gospel is the answer? Preached by Rachel Taylor on 25 February 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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2024
How to co-operate with what God is doing.
The Book of Romans equips us for the adventure of life and faith, and emboldens us to share the Gospel with others.
2023
Following Jesus means introducing him to others.
How can we be more confident about our faith?
Learning how to engage with God by using Habakkuk as a model.
2022
No-one can predict what the future holds, but we can face it confidently knowing that Jesus is already there.
We are a resurrection people! A series exploring how we can live in the light of the resurrection of Jesus.
Jonah discovers that God is forgiving and gracious, even to those who we think are undeserving.
A couple of sermons in the run up to Christmas 2022.
2021
An encouragement to make time for Jesus in our lives.
An encouragement to discover more of God through the wilderness times in our lives.
Helping us to trust God though all the seasons of life.
The importance of not losing the habit of meeting together as the people of God.
2020
Helpful lessons from the first few chapters of 1 Corinthians on what it means to be the church of Jesus.
Spending Easter unexpectedly in lockdown means a chance to learn more about ourselves, about Jesus, and how to worship ‘together’ in unusual circumstances!
More lockdown worship and learning, with a different approach to our usual Sundays.
A collection of sermons on various subjects, reflecting the effect of lockdown and the restrictions on meeting together.
Christmas hope following a year of uncertainty and disruption to everyday life.
2019
The book of James offers practical help for living God’s way in God’s world.
A series about some of the important aspects of Christian faith.
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.
God gives us a new start, forgiven and free.
2018
A series on the book of Haggai.
Jesus is all we need. Sermons from Paul’s letter to the Colossians.
2017
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 tells us the stories of Jesus, inspiring us to turn and follow.
2014
Exploring the revelation of Jesus to John.
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
A very short series on the Trinity.
What does it mean to belong to a community of faith?
A journey through the book of Ephesians, learning who we are in Christ Jesus.
How do we live in the world as Christians? How do we respond to some of the ethical issues of our day?
Recovering the wonder of Christmas, centred on God’s great salvation plan for humanity – the real miracle of Christmas.
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