Sermons
Coronavirus update
While we are unable to meet in person, Rugby Baptist Church's services have gone online. You can find the sermons below, but please see our Video page for a fuller experience. We hope they will bless you, and God be with you in this season.
Sermon archive
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| The fullness of Christ (Ephesians 1:15-23) | Peter den Haan | 15th March 2020 | 17,066 Kb |
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| 'I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened…' How often do we pray that prayer? We focus on the ways Jesus and the church relate. | |||
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| A song in the desert (Psalm 22) | Peter den Haan | 8th March 2020 | 14,168 Kb |
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| Psalm 22 takes us from the agony of abandonment to victory. We together are the church because Christ has travelled that road to purchase redemption for us. | |||
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| Coming home (Mark 4:1‒9) | Alison Mackay | 8th March 2020 | 12,691 Kb |
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| For our anniversary service, Alison reflects on four parables: the sower, the prodigal son, the lost sheep, and the good Samaritan. | |||
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| Getting to know God (Psalm 19) | Mary Stringer | 1st March 2020 | 23,907 Kb |
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| 'The heavens declare the glory of God', but we can walk with him in a more personal way. Mary explores this psalm with us. | |||
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| A life of spiritual blessing (1:1-14) | Peter den Haan | 1st March 2020 | 16,296 Kb |
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| We open the letter to the Ephesians, and explore what it means to be a church family of those who are blessed in Christ by the Father's will. | |||
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| Walk of the upright (Psalm 15) | Peter den Haan | 23rd February 2020 | 23,054 Kb |
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| Lord , who may dwell in your sacred tent? We explore the thumbnail sketch Psalm 15 gives of what it means to live God's way - and what that means for our character. | |||
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| Walking God's way (John 17:20-26) | Jane Robson | 23rd February 2020 | 13,394 Kb |
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| God will level the mountains: but we are to walk the road as one, in him, with grace and love, the way Jesus has prayed for us. | |||
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| When life hurts (Psalm 5) | Peter den Haan | 16th February 2020 | 22,739 Kb |
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| 'Listen to my words, Lord, consider my lament. Hear my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray.' David turns to God from a place of pain - and so can we. | |||
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| A path out of the past (Matthew 18:21-35) | Peter den Haan | 16th February 2020 | 21,583 Kb |
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| God can break the hold of the past, but it may just be the hardest thing you'll ever do. | |||
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| Songs of Praise | Miscellaneous | 9th February 2020 | 21,811 Kb |
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| Once every few months we ask people to pick a song or hymn and tell us why it is meaningful to them. Featuring: Come, now is the time to worship (Joe); Above all powers (Graham); Nothing is impossible (Virginia); Lord, for the years (Emma); New wine (Gill); Come people of the risen King (Brian). | |||
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| Following well (Exodus 18:13-26; Matthew 28:16-20) | David Fleming | 2nd February 2020 | 23,206 Kb |
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| From the Great Commission and Moses' appointment of leaders at Jethro's suggestion, David reflects with us on the importance of following well. | |||
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| Birds of a feather (Mark 2:13-17) | David Fleming | 2nd February 2020 | 13,314 Kb |
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| David reflects with us on Jesus' attitude to Levi's sin, and what that means for us missionally. | |||
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| Unexpected provision (2 Kings 4:1-7; John 2: 1-11) | Peter Walls | 26th January 2020 | 24,328 Kb |
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| We often look to what we have not, rather than to what we have. Yet in God's grace, what we have may be enough to get through. | |||
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| Living a meaningful life (Psalm 1) | Peter den Haan | 19th January 2020 | 25,079 Kb |
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| We start a new series Songs from the Muck of Life, reading through a selection of 16 psalms that between them encompass everything that life and faith can throw at us. Psalm 1 puts a stark dilemma before us. What do we choose: the path of the righteous, or the path of the wicked? | |||
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| A way through the sea (Exodus 14:1–31) | Peter den Haan | 19th January 2020 | 22,437 Kb |
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| God can make a way in our circumstances - but we must not let fear dominate our vision. | |||
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| Being or doing? (James 2:14-26) | David Higham | 12th January 2020 | 14,770 Kb |
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| What is more important: who we are, or what we do? If we are saved by faith, then why are works important? David explores whether we need to choose. | |||
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| Jesus pitched his tent amongst us! (John 1:1-14) | Anthony Orr | 12th January 2020 | 21,232 Kb |
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| With the help of the opening of John's gospel, we continue reflect on what we celebrate in Jesus' coming. | |||
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| What we’ve learned (Romans 15:14–22) | Peter den Haan | 5th January 2020 | 17,961 Kb |
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| We go over the previous seven weeks and put the territory covered in the larger context of the mission of God and our own place within it. | |||
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