West Kilbride Parish Church

Romans 4: 18-25 - The Kind of Faith Abraham had.

In this sermon, we think about the kind of faith that Abraham had - and that it was not blind faith, but a faith based on God's Word.
Similarly, even when the evidence goes against it, we are called to have faith in God who can do the impossible because of what his word says.

First preached: 31st August 2025.

Speaker: James McNay.

Romans 4: 9-17 - Abraham, father of all who have faith

In this sermon on Romans 4: 9-17, we think about how Abraham had faith before he was circumcised and how therefore he is the father of all who have faith. This meant that for Jewish background believers and for Gentile background believers that what was important was faith in Jesus Christ. And only that faith could save them.
We then go on to think about how no matter who we are, that we too can be saved by faith - and that we shouldn't be surprised to see the unlikely saved by faith too.

First preached: 10th August 2025.

Speaker: James McNay.

Romans 4: 1-8 - The Faith of Abraham

In this sermon, we re-start our series in Romans that we began in Autumn 2024. We re-cap the first chapters of Romans, before concentrating on Romans 4: 1-8. In this passage, Paul makes it clear that Abraham was declared righteous by faith and not by his deeds and how, in the Lord Jesus, this remains the same for us.

First preached: 3rd August 2025.

Speaker: James McNay.

1 Corinthians 7: 1-16; 29-40 - Connected 3 - Marriage and Singleness

In the third of our series looking at our connections and relationships, we come to 1 Corinthians 7 and think about marriage and singleness. We think about the boundaries that God has put in place which are not to restrict us - but to allow us to flourish. We look at what a blessing it is to be married... and what a blessing it is to be single - and that whatever we are called to, we should honour God in our relationships.

First preached: 15th June 2025.

Speaker: James McNay.

Acts 2: 1-13 - Pentecost

In this sermon, Robin Davis leads us to think about Pentecost from Acts 2: 1-13.

First preached: 8th June 2025.

Speaker: Robin Davis.

Genesis 2 / 1 John 4 - Connected 2

In the second in our series about being connected, we look at our relationships with each other. We think about how we are not meant to be alone - but are made in the image of God for relationship. As the Godhead is in relationship and is love; so we are to be in relationship with each other and to love.

First preached: 25th May 2025.

Speaker: James McNay.

Connected 1 - John 21: 1-19

In this series, we are thinking about our relationships and our connections. In this introduction to this series, we think of the most important connection of all - our connection with Jesus.

Do we love Jesus more than anyone and anything else? If we do, he calls us to follow him.

First preached: 18th May 2025.

Speaker: James McNay.

Matthew 5: 13-16 - Salt and Light (National Sports Sunday)

We were delighted to have Mark Fleming with us for National Sports Sunday. Mark is the National Director for Sports Chaplaincy in Scotland.

In this sermon, Mark speaks from Matthew 5 about being salt and light.

First preached: 11th May 2025.

Speaker: Mark Fleming

1 Corinthians 15: 1-9 - What is most important?

In this Sunday Evening sermon, we think about the basics of the gospel and what is most important in our lives - that Jesus died and rose again.

First preached: 4th May 225.

Speaker: James McNay.

Matthew 28: 16-20 - The Great Commission

This is our final sermon in Matthew's Gospel. Though Jesus has completed everything that he has to do through his death and resurrection, the story has not ended. Because Jesus gives us a commission to 'Go and make disciples of all nations baptising them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit'.

First preached: 4th May 2025.

Speaker: James McNay.

Matthew 28: 1-15 - The Empty Tomb

In this sermon, we continue our series in Matthew's Gospel and consider the empty tomb. The women who go to the tomb early on the Sunday morning find it empty - and then meet with the risen Jesus.

The guards fall into a faint when they see the angel of the Lord and the stone rolled away. After speaking to the priests, they accept a bribe and spread the rumour that Jesus' body was stolen by the disciples.

We are therefore confronted with the empty tomb - and we have to  decide for ourselves what happened as we weigh up the evidence.

First preached: 27th April 2025.

Speaker: James McNay.

Matthew 27: 32-66 - The crucifixion

Throughout Holy Week in 2025, we travelled through Matthew 27 as Jesus went to the cross.

In this sermon, Jesus is crucified and buried. We think of what this signifies and means for us as sinful humanity.

 

First preached: 18th April 2025.

Speaker: James McNay.

Matthew 27: 27-31 = The soldiers mock Jesus

Throughout Holy Week in 2025, we travelled through Matthew 27 as Jesus went to the cross.

In this sermon, we think of the mockery that the soldiers show Jesus - despite Jesus being the very Son of God and the Saviour that we need.

First preached: 17th April 2025.

Speaker: James McNay.

Matthew 27: 20-26 - Jesus or Barabbas?

Throughout Holy Week in 2025, we travelled through Matthew 27 as Jesus went to the cross.

In this sermon, we think about the choice the crowd made to release Barabbas and not Jesus - and how the innocent took the place of the guilty.

First preached: 16th April 2025.

Speaker: James McNay.

Matthew 27: 11-19 - Pilate's Dilemma

Throughout Holy Week in 2025, we travelled through Matthew 27 as Jesus went to the cross.

In this sermon, we think about the dilemma facing Pontius Pilate who clearly knows that Jesus is innocent.

First preached: 15th April 2025.

Speaker: James McNay.