Hi All
Last Wednesday night I had the privilege of teaching the flock.
The title was "The Test of Worldly Indulgence".
Audio here -filter by my name, IE works best.
Sermon notes below.
Blessings.
Showing posts with label Salvation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Salvation. Show all posts
Monday, 21 November 2016
Tuesday, 3 May 2016
Gospel Nuggets - Christ, Our Redeemer And Hope (Psalm 40)
Monday, 21 March 2016
Two Thieves, And Two Eternities
Yesterday I had the privilege of teaching the flock.
Sermon title was "Two Thieves, And Two Eternities", as a build up to Resurrection Sunday.
You can listen to the audio here. Filter by my name and you will see all my teachings.
I've been told that I speak too softly and mumble a lot...hmmm... I'll try and fix that next time!
Blessings.
Monday, 28 September 2015
Gospel Nuggets - Christ, Our Perfect Wisdom (Prov 8)
On Sunday 21 September I had the privilege to teach to our flock.
The sermon was titled "Christ, Our Perfect Wisdom", the text from Proverbs 8.
You can hear it here.
Sermon notes below.
Blessings.
Prov 8
The sermon was titled "Christ, Our Perfect Wisdom", the text from Proverbs 8.
You can hear it here.
Sermon notes below.
Blessings.
Prov 8
Proverbs 8 New King James Version (NKJV)
The Excellence of Wisdom
Does not wisdom cry out,
And understanding lift up her voice?
2 She takes her stand on the top of the high hill,
Beside the way, where the paths meet.
3 She cries out by the gates, at the entry of the city,
At the entrance of the doors:
4 “To you, O men, I call,
And my voice is to the sons of men.
5 O you simple ones, understand prudence,
And you fools, be of an understanding heart.
6 Listen, for I will speak of excellent things,
And from the opening of my lips will come right things;
7 For my mouth will speak truth;
Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8 All the words of my mouth are with righteousness;
Nothing crooked or perverse is in them.
9 They are all plain to him who understands,
And right to those who find knowledge.
10 Receive my instruction, and not silver,
And knowledge rather than choice gold;
11 For wisdom is better than rubies,
And all the things one may desire cannot be compared with her.
And understanding lift up her voice?
2 She takes her stand on the top of the high hill,
Beside the way, where the paths meet.
3 She cries out by the gates, at the entry of the city,
At the entrance of the doors:
4 “To you, O men, I call,
And my voice is to the sons of men.
5 O you simple ones, understand prudence,
And you fools, be of an understanding heart.
6 Listen, for I will speak of excellent things,
And from the opening of my lips will come right things;
7 For my mouth will speak truth;
Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8 All the words of my mouth are with righteousness;
Nothing crooked or perverse is in them.
9 They are all plain to him who understands,
And right to those who find knowledge.
10 Receive my instruction, and not silver,
And knowledge rather than choice gold;
11 For wisdom is better than rubies,
And all the things one may desire cannot be compared with her.
12 “I, wisdom, dwell with prudence,
And find out knowledge and discretion.
13 The fear of the Lord is to hate evil;
Pride and arrogance and the evil way
And the perverse mouth I hate.
14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom;
I am understanding, I have strength.
15 By me kings reign,
And rulers decree justice.
16 By me princes rule, and nobles,
All the judges of the earth.
17 I love those who love me,
And those who seek me diligently will find me.
18 Riches and honor are with me,
Enduring riches and righteousness.
19 My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold,
And my revenue than choice silver.
20 I traverse the way of righteousness,
In the midst of the paths of justice,
21 That I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth,
That I may fill their treasuries.
And find out knowledge and discretion.
13 The fear of the Lord is to hate evil;
Pride and arrogance and the evil way
And the perverse mouth I hate.
14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom;
I am understanding, I have strength.
15 By me kings reign,
And rulers decree justice.
16 By me princes rule, and nobles,
All the judges of the earth.
17 I love those who love me,
And those who seek me diligently will find me.
18 Riches and honor are with me,
Enduring riches and righteousness.
19 My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold,
And my revenue than choice silver.
20 I traverse the way of righteousness,
In the midst of the paths of justice,
21 That I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth,
That I may fill their treasuries.
22 “The Lord possessed me at the beginning of His way,
Before His works of old.
23 I have been established from everlasting,
From the beginning, before there was ever an earth.
24 When there were no depths I was brought forth,
When there were no fountains abounding with water.
25 Before the mountains were settled,
Before the hills, I was brought forth;
26 While as yet He had not made the earth or the fields,
Or the primal dust of the world.
27 When He prepared the heavens, I was there,
When He drew a circle on the face of the deep,
28 When He established the clouds above,
When He strengthened the fountains of the deep,
29 When He assigned to the sea its limit,
So that the waters would not transgress His command,
When He marked out the foundations of the earth,
30 Then I was beside Him as a master craftsman;
And I was daily His delight,
Rejoicing always before Him,
31 Rejoicing in His inhabited world,
And my delight was with the sons of men.
Before His works of old.
23 I have been established from everlasting,
From the beginning, before there was ever an earth.
24 When there were no depths I was brought forth,
When there were no fountains abounding with water.
25 Before the mountains were settled,
Before the hills, I was brought forth;
26 While as yet He had not made the earth or the fields,
Or the primal dust of the world.
27 When He prepared the heavens, I was there,
When He drew a circle on the face of the deep,
28 When He established the clouds above,
When He strengthened the fountains of the deep,
29 When He assigned to the sea its limit,
So that the waters would not transgress His command,
When He marked out the foundations of the earth,
30 Then I was beside Him as a master craftsman;
And I was daily His delight,
Rejoicing always before Him,
31 Rejoicing in His inhabited world,
And my delight was with the sons of men.
32 “Now therefore, listen to me, my children,
For blessed are those who keep my ways.
33 Hear instruction and be wise,
And do not disdain it.
34 Blessed is the man who listens to me,
Watching daily at my gates,
Waiting at the posts of my doors.
35 For whoever finds me finds life,
And obtains favor from the Lord;
36 But he who sins against me wrongs his own soul;
All those who hate me love death.”
For blessed are those who keep my ways.
33 Hear instruction and be wise,
And do not disdain it.
34 Blessed is the man who listens to me,
Watching daily at my gates,
Waiting at the posts of my doors.
35 For whoever finds me finds life,
And obtains favor from the Lord;
36 But he who sins against me wrongs his own soul;
All those who hate me love death.”
Monday, 23 March 2015
Wednesday, 23 April 2014
Good Samaritans & Nested Subroutines
"So which of these three do you think was neighbour to him who fell among the thieves?"
And he said "He who showed mercy on him"
Then Jesus said "Go and do likewise". (Luke 10:36-37).
Sometimes when we hear a story, we get so engrossed, so drawn in, that we forget the context in which it was written. The Parable of the Good Samaritan is like that. We read this powerful tale in the context of 'it's just a story', and forget the true meaning behind it. And when we do that, we lose its' real context, and its' importance.
Friday, 11 April 2014
Thursday, 27 February 2014
Whom Shall I Fear? Pt 2
Hi Everyone
Last Sunday the Pastor was unavailable, so asked me if I could do the teaching that morning.
I was a bit hesitant to say yes, as I hadn't taught for over 10 years!
He said I could teach on whatever I wanted (brave man!). So I decided to expand on the post Whom Shall I Fear? I wrote last year.
If you want to listen, you can find the message here.
Please note that I was extremely nervous! I have not listened to the recording, as I don't like the sound of my own recorded voice.
Enjoy!
Blessings.
Last Sunday the Pastor was unavailable, so asked me if I could do the teaching that morning.
I was a bit hesitant to say yes, as I hadn't taught for over 10 years!
He said I could teach on whatever I wanted (brave man!). So I decided to expand on the post Whom Shall I Fear? I wrote last year.
If you want to listen, you can find the message here.
Please note that I was extremely nervous! I have not listened to the recording, as I don't like the sound of my own recorded voice.
Enjoy!
Blessings.
Thursday, 14 November 2013
Michael, Part 2
Hi Everyone
I thought I would give you an update on Michael, the young Jehovah's Witness man who turned up at my house last week
Click below to see the update...
I thought I would give you an update on Michael, the young Jehovah's Witness man who turned up at my house last week
Click below to see the update...
Tuesday, 12 November 2013
Jesus Only Saves Sinners
The Cowboys vs the Indians. The Cops vs The Robbers. The Federation vs The Dark Side.Good vs Evil.
That's how we all view our daily struggle for existence this mad world of ours - our thinking being that the harder we try to subdue the bad with our goodness, the better chance there is that good will eventually prevail.
But unfortunately that doesn't work with our personal character and God.
One of the most confusing paradoxes in Christianity is that the harder you try to be good in order to get to heaven, the less chance you have of making it there.
Monday, 4 November 2013
Michael, Part 1
Yesterday afternoon I was quickly finishing off some gardening out the front of the house. We were leaving soon to go to dinner at my brothers' house.
I heard a group of people talking on the footpath outside my house. Then they all headed up the hill, apart from one young man, who walked up my driveway and made a beeline straight for me. He was wearing a shirt and tie. My immediate thought was 'Mormon or JW?'. Turned out it was the latter...
I heard a group of people talking on the footpath outside my house. Then they all headed up the hill, apart from one young man, who walked up my driveway and made a beeline straight for me. He was wearing a shirt and tie. My immediate thought was 'Mormon or JW?'. Turned out it was the latter...
Friday, 24 May 2013
The Way, The Truth, And The Life
There's an old chorus we used to sing in our church back in the 70's.
It only has six lines, but has so much gospel truth in it.
It only has six lines, but has so much gospel truth in it.
Thursday, 23 May 2013
Why is That?...Why MUST I Accept Evolution as fact?
No other phrase can get the heckles up more than the four words..."In the beginning, God..."
...why is that?
...why is that?
Thursday, 1 November 2012
Why is That?...Why do we have to make Christianity so hard?
The Christian message can be confusing enough in itself...
yet we often end up complicating things more in the process of explaining ourselves...
Why is that?...
yet we often end up complicating things more in the process of explaining ourselves...
Why is that?...
Thursday, 4 October 2012
A Simple Prayer of Repentance
Hi All
I thought I would share a simple Power Point Show of a poem I wrote simply called " I Repent".
I would never say there is a magic formula - a special prayer you need to pray, or certain words that you need to recite to be saved. That is not how the Holy Spirit works. No two experiences are the same.
This is just something from my heart.
Enjoy!
I thought I would share a simple Power Point Show of a poem I wrote simply called " I Repent".
I would never say there is a magic formula - a special prayer you need to pray, or certain words that you need to recite to be saved. That is not how the Holy Spirit works. No two experiences are the same.
This is just something from my heart.
Enjoy!
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