The 9012 Project — Bible Talks by Glenn Farrell
by Glenn E Farrell
Bible talks, sermons, and Word-centred reflections by Glenn Farrell — an Anglican presbyter and intercity driver with Sydney Trains.These short, clear, Bible-driven talks are shaped through the rhythm of shift work, early mornings, and a lifelong love for Scripture.The 9012 Project takes its name from Psalm 90:12 — “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”Here you’ll find preaching that is careful, pastoral, and grounded in the gospel of Christ.
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Matthew 21:1–11 — They Knew His Name
They knew His name. They called Him a prophet. They were not wrong. But they were not right enough. In Matthew 21, Jesus enters Jerusalem as King. The crowd sees Him, speaks about Him, even honours Him. But they do not recognise Him for who He is. It is possible to be close to Jesus and still…
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Matthew 21:33–46 — What Will We Do With the Son?
Jesus tells a parable about a vineyard, tenants, and a son who is rejected. The problem is not lack of activity, but rejection of the Son. This sermon works through Matthew 21:33–46 and asks a simple question: what will we do with him?
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Something Looks… Matthew 21:17-32
In Matthew 21:17–32 Jesus confronts a dangerous illusion: things that look alive, righteous, and obedient… but aren’t. A leafy fig tree with no fruit. Religious leaders with authority but no repentance. A polite son who says the right words but never does the Father’s will. Through three scenes,...
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Matthew 21:12-16: When the King enters his Temple
When Jesus enters the Temple in Matthew 21:12–16, everything changes. Tables are overturned. The blind and the lame are healed. Children recognise the King while the religious leaders miss Him entirely. This sermon follows that moment closely: not as a moral lesson about anger, but as the arrival...
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Matthew 20 — The King Who Stops
The first will be last. The last will be first. In Matthew 20, Jesus tells a story about wages and envy. Then he speaks about his cross. Then he stops for two blind men on the side of the road. The kingdom does not run on comparison. It runs on mercy. The workers calculate. The disciples…
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Matthew 19: Impossible Received: When Leverage Collapses
Jesus refuses to be managed. In Matthew 19, the Pharisees test him, the rich man seeks leverage, and even the disciples misunderstand greatness. The chapter tightens toward a single conclusion: with man this is impossible — but with God all things are possible. This sermon traces the collapse of...
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Malachi 4 — The Sun of Righteousness
Malachi ends not with sentiment, but with a day. A day that burns arrogance to ash and rises as healing light for those who feared the Lord. In this final sermon, we see how waiting saints were not naïve, not mistaken, not forgotten — only early. The same day that consumes evil restores the...
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Malachi 3: Who can stand? Hope in the shadow of a holy God
Malachi’s people ask a dangerous question: “Where is the God of justice?” God answers — not with an argument, but with an arrival. If the holy God really comes near, who can endure it? Who can stand? In Malachi 3, judgment is not withdrawn, but neither are God’s people consumed. Mercy comes…
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Malachi 2: Guarding the Future God Seeks
Malachi 2 — Covenant Faithfulness Malachi 2 confronts covenant faithlessness at its roots: hollowed-out worship, broken promises at home, and distorted thinking about God’s justice. At the heart of the chapter is a single question God Himself asks: What was the one God seeking? This sermon traces...
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Malachi 1: When the story stops defining reality
Malachi 1 opens with a shock: God accuses his people of despising him, not through open rebellion but through careless, compromised worship. This sermon traces how spiritual indifference grows when grace is forgotten, how religion continues while reverence drains away, and why God refuses to…
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The Ten Commandments #1 — No Other Gods (Exodus 20:1–3)
We began The Ten Commandments at Newport Anglican while the rector was on holidays, and it was a privilege to be trusted to kick off the series. The first commandment sounds simple: “No other gods.” But it quickly becomes a hard question, because it isn’t just about statues — it’s about…
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Mark 6:1–29 — Rejection
This sermon was preached while providing "Sunday Supply" (relief) at Newport Anglican Church on 17/04/2016. In Mark 6, rejection isn’t a detour — it’s the road. Jesus is dismissed in Nazareth, the Twelve are sent out into a world that will often refuse them, and John the Baptist’s death shows…
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Fruit of the Spirit: Self Control
Titus 2:11-15
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Jonah 1 — The Reluctant Evangelist (Mona Vale Anglican, 18 Sept 2016)
A preached sermon from 18 September 2016 at Mona Vale Anglican. Jonah isn’t a kid’s story here — it’s a mirror. This message looks at the three fears in the text: • the fear of Nineveh — cruelty so extreme it shaped Israel’s nightmares, • the fear of the sailors — terror that turns into worship…
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Fruit of the Spirit: Gentleness
Gentleness isn’t weakness, softness, or avoiding hard truths. In Galatians 5 it’s the surprising strength of a life carried by the Spirit — the steadiness that flows from belonging to Christ rather than performing for him. This talk presses into what gentleness really is: not how we get into the...
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Psalm 90:12
Psalm 90:12 isn’t a slogan or a mission statement. It’s a prayer — a plea for wisdom in a short life under a sovereign God. As the first episode of The 9012 Project, this talk sits where the project itself sits: in the tension between God’s eternity and our limits, between the work we do and the...
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Bible talks, sermons, and Word-centred reflections by Glenn Farrell — an Anglican presbyter and intercity driver with Sydney Trains.These short, clear, Bible-driven talks are shaped through the rhythm of shift work, early mornings, and a lifelong love for Scripture.The 9012 Project takes its name from Psalm 90:12 — “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”Here you’ll find preaching that is careful, pastoral, and grounded in the gospel of Christ.
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