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Dromore RP Church - Sermons
Weekly sermons from Rev. Philip Dunwoody, pastor of Dromore Reformed Presbyterian Church, County Down, Northern Ireland.
Episodes
Dromore RP Church - SermonsA Focus on the Fool - Psalm 14
We tend to think of someone as "foolish" for embarrassing themselves, or because of gaps in their general knowledge! The Bible has a different definition. Here…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsThe Tower of Babel: God and Globalism - Genesis 11:1-26
The Tower of Babel symbolises the rebellion of the world against the will of God. History can be summed up as being about two great cities: Babylon (the world)…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsThe Table of Nations - Genesis 10:1-32
This long list of names serves an important purpose at this juncture in Genesis. Here we see how God kept his promise to Noah and his sons, that he would bless…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsNoah and His Sons: Blessed & Cursed - Genesis 9:18-29
We all know the story of Noah - or do we?! The record of his life in Genesis ends in a very surprising and perhaps disappointing way. Yet in the midst of human…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsGod's Covenant with Noah, Pt. 2 - Genesis 9:1-17
Having promised Noah that he would be brought through the Flood, God now promises Noah (and all mankind to come) that he will never destroy the world by a…
Dromore RP Church - Sermons"When you pass through the waters..." - Genesis 8:1-22
The words of Isaiah 43:2 are entirely relevant to Genesis 8. This passage describes the patient obedience Noah had to exercise as God literally brought him…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsGod's Judgment Prevails - Genesis 7:1-24
Genesis describes the coming of the Flood in terms of a decisive victory for the holiness of God in the face of the wickedness of mankind. It is the most…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsGod's Covenant with Noah - Genesis 6:9-22
The whole storyline of the Bible can be summed up in the word "covenant", a gracious way by which God promises to provide salvation for sinners. Here we see…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsJudgment Promised, Grace Provided - Genesis 6:1-8
This passage paints a bleak picture of how badly human sin impacted the ancient world. Yet we also see God showing incredible patience and grace: "Noah found…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsSights & Sounds at the Empty Tomb - John 20:1-18
Every week, Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus on Sunday - the Lord's Day. Each of the gospels record the eyewitness testimony of those who met the…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsHow to Walk with God - Genesis 5:21-24
Several times the Bible describes the Christian life was walking with God, a wonderful description of the relationship we can have with our Creator! How do we…
Dromore RP Church - Sermons"How long...?" - Psalm 13
How many times have you asked, "how long?" Life is full of frustrations, uncertainties, temptations that leave us asking this question. Psalm 13 shows us the…
Dromore RP Church - Sermons"... And he died" - Genesis 5:1-32
The only certainty about our lives is that they will one day come to an end. Are you ready for that?
Dromore RP Church - SermonsA War of Words - Psalm 12
Sadly war dominates our news today. But aside from the awful reality and impact of physical war, there is also a war of words taking place, a war between truth…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsThe World Today - Genesis 4:17-26
Genesis may be an ancient book, but it is perfectly relevant to modern times. In the earliest days of humanity we see the same patterns still at work in the…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsA Brother's Blood - Genesis 4:1-16
Following Adam and Eve's fall into sin in Genesis 3, how bad could things really get? Genesis 4 quickly shows us. We have all inherited the sin of our first…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsElders (4): Who Must They Be? Pt. 2
1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1 lay out very specific qualifications for those who would serve as elders in the church. These are not guidelines or suggestions; they…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsElders (3): Who Must They Be? Pt. 1
1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1 lay out very specific qualifications for those who would serve as elders in the church. These are not guidelines or suggestions; they…
Dromore RP Church - Sermons"I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean..." - Ezekiel 36:25-28
This sermon was preached during a baptism service in October 2021. With vivid imagery, this prophecy of Ezekiel points us forward to the cleansing and reviving…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsElders (2): What Do They Do?
Do elders just help serve communion? Shake hands with people on the door? Are they the ministers' assistants? Certainly not! Here we consider the job of elders…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsElders (1): Why Does it Matter?
First in a four-part series considering what the Bible teaches about elders in the church. Here we consider five reasons why we need elders to lead the local…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsEncouragements to Keep the Faith - Haggai 2:10-23
The Book of Haggai finishes with wonderful promises and prophecies from God concerning the future, when his kingdom will come in all its power and glory. One…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsGod's Presence & Power: Past, Present & Future - Haggai 2:1-9
It's easy to look back on the past as "the glory days" and think that the present and future are too daunting to face. God's people certainly felt that way in…
Dromore RP Church - Sermons"Consider Your Ways", Pt. 2. - Haggai 1:12-15
Concluding our study of Haggai 1, we see how gracious God is to his people: not only does he call out our failings and mixed-up priorities, but he assures of…
Dromore RP Church - Sermons"Consider Your Ways", Pt. 1 - Haggai 1:1-11
Haggai, a "minor" prophet ministering in a day of "small things", packs a big punch. In a time when God's people might feel discouraged, perhaps even asking…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsJoy on the Journey - Psalm 126
The Christian life has often been pictured as a journey to heaven. Psalm 126 is one of the "Songs of Ascent" - songs sung by God's people on their journeys to…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsChrist's First Advent - Micah 5:2
Some passages of Scripture get read every year during the Christmas season, yet often without much or any explanation. We shouldn't just go through the routine…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsThe Lamb Opens the Final Seal - Revelation 8:1-5
The vision of the seven seals comes to an end, with the arrival of Judgment Day. As terrifying as that day will be for the Lamb's enemies, it will be a day of…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsHeaven: At Home with the Lamb, Pt. 2 - Revelation 7:13-19
Revelation 7 is a "break in play"; a flashback, in the middle of the vision of the seven seals, telling us what will happen to God's people in the midst of the…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsHeaven: At Home with the Lamb, Pt. 1 - Revelation 7:9-12
Revelation 7 is a "break in play"; a flashback, in the middle of the vision of the seven seals, telling us what will happen to God's people in the midst of the…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsGod Saves & Seals His Saints - Revelation 7:1-8
Having show us a vision of events leading up to Judgment Day in Revelation 6, we might expect Revelation 7 to give us a vision of Judgment Day itself. Instead…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsThe Lamb Opens Six Seals - Revelation 6:1-17
The vision of heaven continues as John watches the Lamb opening the seven seals of the scroll one after the other. Though some of what follows may be troubling…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsThe Lamb of Heaven - Revelation 5:1-14
Having considered the throne in heaven, John's gaze now shifts to the Lamb, which was "slain", but is nonetheless "standing." This is a glorious picture of the…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsThe Throne of Heaven - Revelation 4:1-11
The perspective of Revelation changes dramatically when we arrive at chapter 4: we are whisked with John into heaven itself, and given pictures and symbols of…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsLove Your Church (7) Sending - Acts 11:19-30; 13:1-3
The main strategy of evangelism that we see in the Book of Acts is preaching the gospel and planting churches. This might seem a daunting task, but the church…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsLove Your Church (6) Witnessing - 1 Peter 3:13-17
"You will be my witnesses" - some of the final instructions from Jesus to his followers. In this passage, Peter outlines how we can put this command into…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsLove Your Church (5) Serving - Romans 12:1-8
Every Christian has been equipped by the Lord Jesus to serve in His Church. The apostle Paul explains, in this passage, a little of what that looks like - and…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsLove Your Church (4) Caring - Galatians 5:16-6:10
Twenty times or more, the New Testament includes commands with the words, "one another". The Church of Jesus Christ is to be the most loving, caring place on…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsLove Your Church (3) Gathering - Hebrews 12:18-29
The New Testament word for "church" means "a called-out assembly". The church, fundamentally, is people gathered together to worship God. Here, we consider…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsPowerful Prayer - Daniel 9:1-19
Christians perhaps do not always feel like we pray "powerful" prayers. Daniel's prayer, however, certainly was powerful, given the answer he received (see…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsLove Your Church (2) Welcoming - James 2:1-13; Luke 5:27-32
We live in a "face value culture": we all make snap judgments about who is important, worthy of our time, interest and respect. But such favouritism can have…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsLove Your Church (1): Belonging - Ephesians 2:11-22
We all have a "longing for belonging"; our world is full of human attempts at creating community, whether it's in sport, politics, even expressions of…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsOur Family, God's Family - Ruth 4:13-22
The book of Ruth ends with a family portrait and a family tree. The "big reveal" is that Boaz and Ruth are part of the family line that leads to King David -…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsRuth's Redeemer, Our Redeemer - Ruth 4:1-12
The work of Boaz in redeeming Ruth is filled with pictures that teach us about the work of Jesus in redeeming sinners. Here we consider some of them.
Dromore RP Church - SermonsConfidence in Crisis - Psalm 11
When enemies are poised to strike; when we suffer doubts in our faith; when we feel we face the strongest of Satan's temptations; is there any way that we can…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsOur Risk, God's Reward - Ruth 3:1-18
Naomi and Ruth, facing desperate needs, take a big risk and approach the only person who can help them - Boaz, a "kinsman redeemer". Ruth risked ridicule…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsWhy, O LORD? - Psalm 10
The Psalms are honest down-to-earth songs and prayers to God that don't shy away from the frustrations and heartaches we experience in this fallen world. Psalm…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsOur Coincidence, God's Providence - Ruth 2:1-23
Even in the "just so happens" moments, God is at work! In this passage we see him over-ruling in what we might call "coincidence" to begin to provide for the…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsWholehearted Worship - Psalm 9
Some things in life get our wholehearted effort - and some don't. No Christian is immune from those moments of distraction, tiredness and…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsBitter Tears, Bold Faith - Ruth 1:8-22
It's relatively easy to claim to be a Christian; but there will be clear evidence if someone is the "genuine article". Ruth 1 shows us that both Naomi and Ruth…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsGod, Creation & Us - Psalm 8
"What is man...?" Is there a more important question for us to ask?! Who are we? Why are we here? What is our purpose? Psalm 8 answers these crucial questions…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsOur Mistakes, God's Mercy - Ruth 1:1-7
The Book of Ruth is a beautiful short story that gives us a miniature version of the whole Bible story. But it begins with the mistakes of a man who should…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsThe World's Injustice, the Christian's Confidence - Psalm 7
We see injustice all around us, almost every day. Sometimes we are the victims of small or large injustices ourselves; sometimes justice never seems to come…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsAgony, Appeal, Assurance - Psalm 6
What do we do when life gets agonisingly difficult? Rant? Binge? Pull the duvet up? Or appeal to a God who promises us steadfast, unending, gracious love?…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsIn a Position to Pray - Psalm 5
What gives us the right to pray to God and expect to be heard? Only the gracious, steadfast love of God for sinners, given to us through Jesus Christ. His love…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsGive Me Some Space! - Psalm 4
Ever felt like saying - or shouting! - "Give me some space!"? We naturally gravitate towards people, entertainment or distraction when the pressures of life…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsThe Cup of Blessing - 1 Corinthians 10:16
The Lord's Supper is a simple yet wonderful gift from the Lord Jesus for the good of his church. Here we consider one of the two elements: the cup, and what it…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsUnder Pressure! - Psalm 3
Life is full of pressure - at home, in work, in the church, perhaps even in our own minds and hearts. King David was no different from us - and the pressures…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsThe Messiah King - Psalm 2
The Psalms include clear prophecies and promises concerning the Lord Jesus Christ. At times, they even describe in detail some of Jesus' life experiences…
Dromore RP Church - SermonsThe Secret to Happiness - Psalm 1
Psalms 1 & 2 serve as the gateway to the Psalter - the songbook of the Bible. But before we can praise God, we need to know whether we are walking in the way…