Title: Room at the Inn
Speaker: Pastor Warren Sharrock
Date: 9th April 2025
Location: New Plymouth, New Zealand

Summary: “You need a past to have an identity. You need a future to have a hope.” That idea anchors this episode, which digs into two inns in the Bible and what they reveal about Jesus, the church, and what it genuinely means to follow him.

The first inn is the kataluma, the family hostel in Bethlehem described in Luke 2. The familiar picture of Jesus being turned away into the cold gets reexamined. The kataluma was a crowded family space, and the stable below offered shelter and privacy for the birth. Jesus was not rejected by his people. He was separated, set apart from the very beginning, born into the tribe of Judah but distinct in a way the rest of his story would go on to explain.

The second inn sits in the middle of the Good Samaritan parable in Luke 10. The episode traces the original question that prompted the story: what must I do to inherit eternal life? Jesus answered through a tale about a dangerous road, a wounded man, and someone who stopped when no one else would. The Samaritan figures as a type of Christ, and the inn figures as the church. Being rescued and brought to safety is not the end of the story. It is the beginning. Fellowship, living water, one way in, and walls worth defending.

Key Points:

• “No room at the inn” does not mean rejection. Jesus was born within the family of Judah, separated and lowly, but placed there deliberately, distinct from the very start.
• The Good Samaritan is an answer to the question about eternal life, not just a lesson in good behaviour. The inn represents the church, and the Samaritan is a picture of Christ paying the price for strangers.
• Fellowship is not optional. The church is the inn on the Jericho Road, a place with walls, one way in, and living water at the centre. Being brought to safety without being brought into fellowship is an incomplete rescue.

Reference Scriptures:

• Luke 2:7
• Luke 10:25-37

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Title: Crown of Thorns
Speaker: Pastor Warren Sharrock
Date: 2nd of March 2025
Location: Adelaide, Australia

The “Crown of Thorns” presented by Pastor Warren Sharrock highlights the profound themes of sacrifice and unity rooted in both Scripture and historical events, particularly focusing on the Battle of Hill 112 during World War II. The talk begins with a vivid introduction that connects the imagery of Christ’s foreknowledge of His suffering to the symbolic and physical implications of the crown of thorns. Pr Warren then draws parallels between the motivations of soldiers in the Normandy battle, labeled “Crown of Thorns” by the Germans, and the Christian journey, emphasizing that both require conviction and purpose. He encourages believers to support each other in their spiritual battles, referencing Philippians 1 and 2 to illustrate the importance of standing firm in faith and unity. Ultimately, the talk concludes with a powerful reminder that through the Gospel and the Holy Spirit, Christians are bound together in purpose and hope, able to transform perceived defeat into strategic victory.

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Title: Speaking in tongues
Speaker: Pastor Warren Sharrock
Date: 9th August 2020
Location: London, UK

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Title: Forget me not
Speaker: Pastor Warren Sharrock
Date: 30th August 2020
Location: London, UK

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Faith is our point of lift off, a point of no return that propels us toward Christ. So what does it mean to live by faith, and how do we do it? Pastor Warren reveals that we can soar above life’s difficulties through a faith and trust in God made possible because of God’s deep love for us.

Title: Lift Off
Speaker: Pastor Warren Sharrock
Date: 20th September 2020
Location: Medway, UK

Scriptures:
Galatians 3:11
Romans 1:17
Hebrews 10:38
Psalm 23
Mark 16:15-20
John 14:1, 16-18
Philippians 4:13
John 1:1-5
1 John 4:7-21
1 John 5:1-2

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