Kelston Community Church

08/09/2026

08/09/2026

Christ the Light: A Trajectory Through John's Gospel
The sermon focuses on Jesus as the Light of the world with special reference to the healing of the blind man in chapter 9 (John 9:1-17).

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05/09/2026

Pastor’s notes for 6 September 2026

This month’s Pastor’s notes are taken from “God’s Wisdom for Your Life: 1,000 Key Scriptures” by Pamela McQuade.

ABIDING

Abiding in God means we trust in Him and live with our entire lives centered on our Lord. This is more than lip-service “faith”; it means putting our money where our mouths are when we face everyday difficulties. But we can’t do this under our own power. God fills us with His Spirit so we can abide in Him. When life doesn’t seem to be going in the right direction, abiding can be a real challenge. But we abide either in Christ or in something else. How we’re living tells us and others where our lives are focused. Where is our trust today?

The branch of the vine does not worry and toil and rush here to seek for sunshine and there to find rain. No; it rests in union and communion with the vine; and at the right time, and in the right way, is the right fruit found on it. Let us so abide in the Lord Jesus. (Hudson Taylor)

4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. 5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. (John 15:4–5)

16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, (John 14:16)

24 Whoever keeps his commandments abides in God, and God in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given us. (1 John 3:24)

01/09/2026

“I’m not good enough. God doesn’t love me. I’m a failure. I’ll never change. Nobody cares about me.” Are these simply your own thoughts, or could there be a spiritual battle taking place in your mind? This sermon explores how the enemy uses lies, temptation, and false labels to attack our identity and faith—and how we should respond to these attacks.

"I’m not good enough. God doesn’t love me. I’m a failure. I’ll neve...