Sermons on Trust
How Does a Person Become a Christian?
How Does a Person Become a Christian? John’s Gospel 2:23 to 3:15 Jesus know the heart of Man 23 Now while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival, many people saw the signs he was performing and believed in his name.24 But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, for he knew all people. 25 He did not need any testimony about mankind, for he knew what was in each person. John 2:23-25 A Q&A between Jesus and a Religious Teacher Jesus…
Free at Last
Free at Last – Ezra chapters 1 and 2 1 In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfil the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah, the Lord moved the heart of Cyrus king of Persia to make a proclamation throughout his realm and also to put it in writing: 2 ‘This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘“The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has…
The God Who Provides
The God Who Provides, Exodus chapters 15 to 17 The God Who Provides 3 He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. Deuteronomy 8:3 New International Version – UK (NIVUK) Holy Bible, New International Version® Anglicized, NIV® Copyright © 1979, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.®…
The God Who Triumphs
The God Who Triumphs, Exodus chapters 13 to 15 The God Who Triumphs 26 Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Stretch out your hand over the sea so that the waters may flow back over the Egyptians and their chariots and horsemen.’ 27 Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the sea went back to its place. The Egyptians were fleeing towards[e] it, and the Lord swept them into the sea. 28 The water flowed back and covered the…
The God Who is Determined
The God Who is Determined – Exodus chapters 5 and 6 The God Who is Determined Exodus 5:22-6:8 The splendour of stubbornness: God is determined to make good His promises to rescue Israel. Obstacles: Pharaoh’s Feistiness Israel’s Fickleness Moses’ Failings God’s determination: 8 times He says to Moses “I will!” “Come hell or high water”
A Puzzle Solved
A Puzzle Solved – John’s Gospel, chapter 7, verses 1 to 13 7 After this, Jesus went around in Galilee. He did not want to go about in Judea because the Jewish leaders there were looking for a way to kill him. 2 But when the Jewish Festival of Tabernacles was near, 3 Jesus’ brothers said to him, ‘Leave Galilee and go to Judea, so that your disciples there may see the works you do. 4 No one who wants…
God is … Unchanging
God is … Unchanging Bible Reading – Psalm 102 Unchangeable How could we trust a changeable, fickle God? 25 In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. 26 They will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing you will change them and they will be discarded. 27 But you remain the same, and your years will never end. 28 The children of your servants will live…
God Is … Present Everywhere
Psalm 139, verses 1 to 12 You have searched me, Lord,and you know me.You know when I sit and when I rise;you perceive my thoughts from afar.You discern my going out and my lying down;you are familiar with all my ways.Before a word is on my tongueyou, Lord, know it completely.You hem me in behind and before,and you lay your hand upon me.Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,too lofty for me to attain.Where can I go from your Spirit?Where…
God’s COVID Lessons
James chapter 4, verses 13 to 17 God’s COVID Lessons Exam cram Human hubris (verses 13, 16, 17) 13 Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city. We will spend a year there. We will buy and sell and make money.” …16 As it is, you brag. You brag about the evil plans your pride produces. This kind of bragging is evil.17 So suppose someone knows the good deeds they should do.…
The Good Life 4 – An Audience of One
The Good Life 4 – An Audience of One. Matthew’s Gospel, chapter 6, verses 1 to 18. Cravings of the heart. We all want to be noticed. By someone, anyone. How good to come to Jesus, the heart specialist, to get a better perspective. Jesus’ Prescription “When you give” – Matt. 6:2-4. Mask-wearers turn giving into getting by seeking applause. Jesus says “use the hidden way.” “When you pray” – Matt. 6:5-15. Mask-wearers turn giving into getting by seeking applause.…
A Story to Remember
A Story to Remember – Psalm 78. A Psalm by Asaph Poor memory of God’s goodness? Yet we will make a way to remember what is important. Asaph was the director of music in the Temple, and author of many of the psalms. “My people, hear my teaching; listen to the words of my mouth. I will open my mouth with a parable; I will utter hidden things, things from of old— things we have heard and known, things our…
Confident prayer from the sick-bed of tears – Psalm 6
Psalm 6 Confident prayer from the sick-bed of tears Luther’s Tentatio It would’ve been around February. March. 2006. And a group of 25-30 students had just returned from their summer break to engage in their second year of classes at George Whitefield College. A Bible College located right on the beach at Muizenberg. In Cape Town, South Africa. As the students take their seats. And enjoy catching up on what each other had been up to over the holidays. The…
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