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Andrew Grey continues the series on the book of Joshua. This sermon was given at Immanuel Church Brentwood on Sunday 16th November 2025.

The Bible passage is Joshua 8v1-35.

Andrew Grey continues the series on the book of Joshua. The bible reference is Joshua 7v1-26. This sermon was given at Immanuel Church Brentwood on Sunday 2nd Nov 2025.

Andrew Grey continues the series on the book of Joshua, in Joshua 6v15-27. This sermon was given at Immanuel Church Brentwood on Sunday 26th Oct 2025.

Andrew Grey continues the series on the book of Joshua. The Bible reference is Joshua 5v13 - 6v14. This sermon was given at Immanuel Church Brentwood on Sunday 19th Oct 2025.

Gavin Wright continues the series on Joshua in chapter 5 v 1-22. This sermon is from Sunday 12th Oct 2025.

Gavin Wright preaches on the next part of the book of Joshua. The Bible text is Joshua 3v1 - 4v24. This sermon is from Sunday 5th Oct 2025.

Gavin Wright continues the series on Joshua in chapter 2 v 1-24. This sermon is from Sunday 28th Sept 2025.

Andrew Grey gives the second in a series of sermons on the book of Joshua. The Bible passage is Joshua 1v10-18.

This talk was given on Sunday 14th Sept 2025.

Andrew Grey starts a new series on the book of Joshua. The Bible text is Joshua 1v1-18. This sermon was preached on Sunday 7th Sept 2025

Andrew Grey introduces a new series on the book of Joshua. This was recorded in the adult Sunday School session on Sunday 7th Sept 2025.

Handout Notes

Introducing the book of Joshua
While waiting to begin
1. Share briefly anything you know about the book of Joshua:
favourite events… or characters…. or verses.
2. Look at Joshua 24:31. Does this feel to you like a positive or a
negative statement? Why?
1. Where does Joshua come in the Bible?
What’s happened before Joshua?
What happens after Joshua?
2. What is Joshua about?
See 1:1-3
= the Lord… Joshua… the people… the LAND (x87)
3. What happens in the book of Joshua?
= enter… conquer… inherit… obey
= the 4 sections of the book

4. Getting a flavour of Joshua: let’s read…

Part 1 ENTER: entering the land – chapters 1:1 - 5:12
1:1-18 Yahweh still faithful
2:1-24 The spies report: “Canaan defeated”
3:1-4:24 Crossing the Jordan
5:1-12 Ritual preparations
Part 2 CONQUER: taking the land – chapters 5:13 – 12:24
5:13-6:27 Battle of Jericho
7:1-8:29 Achan’s sin and the Battle of Ai
8:30-35 Covenant renewed at Mount Ebal
9:1-27 Treaty with Gibeon
10:1-43 Conquest of the south
11:1-15 Conquest of the north
11:16-23 The conquest summarised
12:1-24 List of defeated kings
Part 3 INHERIT: allotting the land – chapters 13:1 – 21:45
13:1-7 Land still to be taken
13:8-33 Distribution of land east of the Jordan
14:1-19:51 Distribution of land west of the Jordan
20:1-9 Cities of refuge
21:1-42 Levitical towns
21:43-45 *Summary of God’s amazing faithfulness
Part 4 OBEY: keeping the land – chapters 22:1-24:33
22:1-34 The eastern tribes’ altar of witness
23:1-16 Joshua’s farewell address
24:1-28 Covenant farewell at Shechem
24:29-33 Three funerals… but buried in the land

5. What will Joshua teach US NOW? and HOW?
= the Lord… “Joshua”… the people… the land
Things to think about:
- what has / hasn’t changed with the coming of Christ?
- “typology”
Consider:
The Lord
Joshua = Jesus
The people
The land
See Hebrews 4:8-16

Andrew Grey concludes the series on the book of Song of Songs. The Bible passage is Song of Songs 6v13 - 8v14.

This set of talks was given at Immanuel Church Brentwood’s weekend away at Ashburnham on 19th, 20th and 21st Sept 2025.

Andrew Grey talks on the next part of Song of Songs 5v2 - 6v12.

This set of talks was given at Immanuel Church Brentwood’s weekend away at Ashburnham on 19th, 20th and 21st Sept 2025.

Andrew Grey brings us the next in the series on the book of Song of Songs, chapter 3v1 - 5v1.

This set of talks was given at Immanuel Church Brentwood’s weekend away at Ashburnham on 19th, 20th and 21st Sept 2025.

Andrew Grey starts the series on the book of Song of Songs. The text is 1v1 - 2v17.

This set of talks was given at Immanuel Church Brentwood’s weekend away at Ashburnham on 19th, 20th and 21st Sept 2025.

Andrew Grey introduces the series on the book of Song of Songs. This set of talks was given at Immanuel Church Brentwood’s weekend away at Ashburnham on 19th, 20th and 21st Sept 2025.

This is the third and final part in a short series of teaching on Baptism from the adult Sunday School sessions at Immanuel Church.

The recording is from Sunday 25ht May 2025 

This is the second in a short series of teaching on Baptism from the adult Sunday School sessions at Immanuel Church.

The recording is from Sunday 18th May 2025 

This is the first in a short series of teaching on Baptism from the adult Sunday School sessions at Immanuel Church.

The recording is from Sunday 11th May 2025 

The series on Mark's Gospel concludes with this sermon from Sunday 17th August 2025.

The bible reference is Mark 15v40 - 16v8

Mark Smithers continues this series at Immanuel Church Brentwood on Mark's Gospel.

This sermon is from Sunday 10th August 2025.

The bible reference is Mark 15v16-39

Andrew Grey continues this series from Mark's Gospel.

This sermon is from Sunday 3rd August 2025.

The bible reference is Mark 15v1-15

Andrew Grey continues this series from Mark's Gospel.

This sermon is from Sunday 27th July 2025.

The bible reference is Mark 14v43-72

Rob Hudson, our guest speaker from St Peter's Harold Wood, continues this series from Mark's Gospel.

This sermon is from Sunday 20th July 2025.

The bible reference is Mark 14v26-42

Dave Riisnaes carries on with this series on Mark's Gospel.

This sermon is from Sunday 13th July 2025.

The bible reference is Mark 14v1-26

Andrew Grey continues this series from Mark's Gospel.

This sermon is from Sunday 6th July 2025.

The bible reference is Mark 13v1-37

Gavin Wright continues the series on Mark's Gospel.

This sermon is from Sunday 22nd June 2025.

The bible reference is Mark 12v18-44

Gavin Wright continues the series on Mark's Gospel.

This sermon is from Sunday 22nd June 2025.

The bible reference is Mark 11v27 - 12v17

Gavin Wright continues the series on Mark's Gospel.

This sermon is from Sunday 15th June 2025.

The bible reference is Mark 11v1-25

Will Trump continues Immanuel Church Brentwood's series on Mark's Gospel.

This sermon is from Sunday 8th June 2025.

The bible reference is Mark 10v32-52

Andrew Grey continues this series from Mark's Gospel.

This sermon is from Sunday 1st June 2025 (but we had a bit of a recording issue, so this is a re-recording)

The bible reference is Mark 10v1-31

Andrew Grey continues this series from Mark's Gospel.

This sermon is from Sunday 25th May 2025.

The bible reference is Mark 9v30-50

Andrew Grey continues this series from Mark's Gospel.

This sermon is from Sunday 18th May 2025.

The bible reference is Mark 9v1-29

Andrew Grey continues this series from Mark's Gospel.

This sermon is from Sunday 11th May 2025.

The bible reference is Mark 8v31-38

Gavin Wright continues the series on Mark's Gospel.

This sermon is from Sunday 20th April 2025.

The bible reference is Mark 8v11-31

Andrew Grey continues this series from Mark's Gospel.

This sermon is from Sunday 13th April 2025.

The bible reference is Mark 4v24 - 8v10

Mark Smithers continues the series on Mark's Gospel.

This sermon is from Sunday 6th April 2025.

The bible reference is Mark 7v1-23

Mark Cooper continues Immanuel Church Brentwood's series on the Gospel of Mark.

This sermon is from Sunday 30th March 2025.

The bible reference is Mark 6v30-56

Andrew Grey continues this series from Mark's Gospel.

This sermon is from Sunday 23rd March 2025.

The bible reference is Mark 6v1-30

Andrew Grey continues this series from Mark's Gospel.

This sermon is from Sunday 16th March 2025.

The bible reference is Mark 5v21-43

Andrew Grey continues this series from Mark's Gospel.

This talk was given on Sunday 8th March 2025, but wasn't recorded at the time, and this is a re-recording.

The bible reference is Mark 4v35 - 5v20.

Andrew Grey continues this series from Mark's Gospel.

This talk was given on Sunday 2nd March 2025, but wasn't recorded at the time. This is a re-recording, and although the sound quality isn't excellent, the content IS excellent!

The bible reference is Mark 4v26-34

Andrew Grey continues this series from Mark's Gospel.

This sermon is from Sunday 16th February 2025.

The bible reference is Mark 4v1-25

Andrew Grey continues this series from Mark's Gospel.

This sermon is from Sunday 9th February 2025.

The bible reference is Mark 3v7-25

Gavin Wright continues the series on Mark's Gospel.

This sermon is from Sunday 2nd February 2025.

The bible reference is Mark 2v18 - 3v6.

Gavin Wright continues the series on Mark's Gospel.

This sermon is from Sunday 26th January 2025.

The bible reference is Mark 1v40 - 2v17.

Andrew Grey continues with 'Making The Most of Mark' in adult Sunday School, as part of a wider preaching series on Mark's Gospel.

This talk was given in the adult Sunday School session on 26th Jan 2025.

Handout Notes

Making the most of Mark’s Gospel (2):
How does Mark’s Gospel “work”?
Basic questions…
WHO wrote the Gospel?
= Mark… Peter (according to Papias and others)
HOW was it to be used?
= Read aloud… a drama!
WHY was it written?
= to convey the Gospel – 1:1
WHAT is the message?
= Who is Jesus? Why did he come? What does it mean to follow him? (1:1-3, 1:14-15)
How does Mark’s gospel “work”?
Challenge: few explanations (like in Luke 18:1)…
So notice HOW Mark tells the Gospel story
E.g. read Mark 15:33-39. Think: why is v38 surprising?
Sets of three = groups of related incidents
e.g. 1:40-2:17, 2:18-3:6, 4:35-5:47… to shed light on each other
“Sandwiches” = Topic A… then Topic B… then back to Topic A
e.g. 5:21-43, 11:12-21… 14:1-11
Repeated words and phrases
e.g. 7:14-23 what makes a man unclean (x3)
e.g. the Cross (x3) = 8:31, 9:31, 10:32-34
e.g. Jesus’ mission statements (x3) = 1:38, 2:17, 10:45
Notice how Mark uses the Old Testament – and ask WHY (see previous session)
Think: where are we in the story? = notice the structure of Mark’s Gospel
Act 1 - in Galilee =1:1 – 8:30 = the King revealed… and at work
Act 2 - on the way to Jerusalem = 8:31 – 10:52 = learning the way of the Cross
Act 3 - in Jerusalem = 11:1 – 16:8 = Gospel climax: judgement and salvation 

Gavin Wright continues the series on Mark's Gospel.

This sermon is from Sunday 19th January 2025.

The bible reference is Mark 1v14-39

Andrew Grey introduces the new teaching series on Mark's Gospel.

This talk was given in the adult Sunday School session on 19th Jan 2025.

Handout Notes

The Old Testament in Mark’s Gospel
Discuss while waiting to begin:
1. Why is the Old Testament important?
2. What do we lack if we DON’T read and understand the Old Testament?
What to look out for…
Significant OT background without which we’ll miss something important
E.g. a promise being fulfilled… or a common scripture pattern being repeated
➔ Quotations from the Old Testament
More obvious… sometimes in “speech marks”
➔ Allusions or hints to Old Testament passages
Less obvious… maybe a significant phrase or word or idea…
… So: Look up the OT passage… read section from which the quote/hint comes…
and then ask: WHY does the NT quote or allude to this passage?
Some examples
Read Mark 1:1-15
Read Mark 5:24-32
o What is the significance of this miracle?
o Now read Leviticus 15:25,31.
o How do we better understand Jesus’ power and compassion towards this woman?
Read Mark 11:15-19
o What do you think made Jesus so angry?
o Now read Jeremiah 7:8-11 (which Jesus quotes).
o With this passage in mind, how do we better understand the purpose of the temple,
and the sin of the people Jesus drove out from it?
Encouragements:
1. Get to know the Old Testament better!
Not just isolated stories… but the story and flow of the whole OT
2. Grow your understanding of the Bible’s systematic theology
So you can spot those Big Bible Themes when they appear in a particular passage.

Andrew Grey starts a teaching series through Mark's Gospel.

This sermon was given on 12th January 2025. 

The bible reference is Mark 1v1-20