West Kilbride Parish Church

Matthew 19: 16-30 - The Rich and the Kingdom of God

In this sermon, we think about the rich young man and how holding his great wealth as an idol prevented him coming into the Kingdom of God.

Speaker: James McNay.

First preached: 5th March 2023.

Matthew 19: 13-15 - The Little Children and Jesus

Do we value our children when it comes to matters of faith? Jesus did!
Also, how can we come into the kingdom of heaven in a child-like way?

In this sermon, we address these two issues.

Speaker: James McNay.

First preached: 26th February 2023.

Matthew 19: 1-12 - Jesus teaches on divorce

In this sermon we continue our series in Matthew and we see what Jesus says about the nature of marriage and divorce.

Speaker: James McNay

First preached: 19th February 2023

Matthew 18v21-35 - The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant

In this sermon, we think about the nature of forgiveness. In explaining why we should forgive 77 times (IE - without measure), Jesus then tells the parable of the unmerciful servant. If we realise that we are forgiven a lot, then we will forgive a lot - even when it hurts.

Speaker: James McNay.

First preached: 12th February 2023.

Matthew 18v 15-20 - Dealing with Sin in the Church

In this sermon we thinking about the difficult topic of church discipline and dealing with sin in the church and the process that Jesus gives us to do this in a humble and loving way.

Speaker: James McNay.

First preached: 5th February 2023.

Matthew 18: 10-14 - The Parable of the Wandering Sheep

In this sermon, we think about the lengths that God will go to in searching and finding his wandering sheep.

Speaker: James McNay.

First preached: 29th January 2023.

A New Creation - 2 Corinthians 5v1-21

In this sermon, we focus mainly on 2 Corinthians 5: 16-21 and we think about our Spiritual Health and how important it is for us to trust in Jesus. When we do trust in Jesus, we become a new creation and are called to a new purpose.

Speaker: James McNay.

First preached: 15th January 2023.

Luke 2v41-52 - The boy Jesus at the Temple

In this sermon, we think about Jesus as a young man of 12 being found by his parents in the temple.

Speaker: Stephen Eliott-Lockhart

First Preached: 8th January 2023.

God is Faithful - Luke 2v22-40 - Simeon and Anna

A sermon for New Year's Day on Simeon and Anna (Luke 2 v22-40) thinking about how God is faithful to his promises.

Speaker: James McNay.

First preached: 1st January 2023.

Luke 2 - The Celebration of the Angels and the Shepherds

This is the third in our Advent Series thinking about 'Celebration'.

Today we think about the Shepherds and the Angels who celebrated the birth of Christ.

Speaker: James McNay.

First Preached: 11th December 2022.

God So Loved the World

An Evening Reflection on Genesis 6v5-8 and John 3: 16 - focusing on how, in his grace, God loves the world despite the darkness and brokenness in it. Often in the Christian life we can be focused on salvation as something to come, rather than marveling at God's grace now.

Speaker: Paul Selman.

First preached: 4th December 2022.

Luke 1v26-56 - Advent 2 - Celebration: The Joy of Elizabeth and Mary

This is the second in our Advent Series thinking about Celebration.

In this sermon, we think about the joy of Mary and Elizabeth as they celebrate the baby that Mary is going to bear.

Speaker: James McNay.

First preached: 4th December 2022.

Advent 1 - Celebration - John the Baptist - Luke 1

In Advent 2022, our theme is celebration and to think through the joy and praise and rejoicing that surrounded the coming of Jesus.
In this sermon, we think about John the Baptist - a longed for child - who was called to be the forerunner to Jesus.

Reading: Luke 1v5-25; 57-80.

First preached: 27th November 2022.

Speaker: James McNay.

Service of Invitation - John 1v35-46

In this sermon we think about Jesus words to 'Come and see' and how two of the disciples invited others to come to see for themselves if Jesus was the Messiah.

First preached: 20th November 2022.

Speaker: James McNay.

Greater love - John 15: 9-17

A sermon for Remembrance Sunday 2022 from John 15: 9-17.

First preached: 13th November 2022.

Speaker: James McNay.