Naracoorte Presbyterian Church

God’s brand-new house

Bible readings Psalm 118:17-29 1 Peter 2:4-8 Introduction We understand that to build a house the new owner needs money, he needs a plan (or an architect), the house must need his needs, and he needs building material — and then, most of all, he must have the ability to finish the work. Only then…
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Live as adopted child in the holy family of God (3)

Bible readings 1 Corinthians 13 1Peter 1:17-2:3 Introduction Brothers and sister in the Lord, Our society is made up of different general collections: there is the Baby Boomers, Gen X, Y and Z. These divisions of course are artificial and ostensibly used to excuses certain age groups for acting decent and civilised. The mindset of…
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Life as adopted child in God’s holy family (2)

Bible Readings 1 John 4:7-21 1Peter 1:13-2:3 Introduction My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, let’s just quickly recap what we have learned over the last few weeks from 1 Peter 1. The elect of God, in Jesus Christ, through the renewing work of the Holy Spirit, received a hope which is anchored in…
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Life as God’s adopted child (1)

Bible readings Isaiah 40:1-11 1 Peter 1:13-2:3 Introduction The Bible, in our reading this morning, refers to being “redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers” (1 Peter 1:18) Don’t we just all remember the joy of blowing and chasing bubbles? All the expensive toys could not compete with…
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God’s Good News is not fake news

Bible Readings: Psalm 119:41-48 1 Peter 1:10-12, 22-2:3 Introduction According to a story doing the rounds on the internet, an amateur genealogy researcher in Queensland and had been doing some personal work on her own family tree. She discovered that a relation, who was a prominent politician, had a great-great uncle, named Remus, who seemed…
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Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Bible readings Numbers 14:1-12 1 Peter 1:1-9 Introduction My dear brother and sister in the Lord, in many gardens grows a shrub with the botanical name brunfelsia latifolia, which is commonly known as Yesterday-Today-and-Tomorrow. This name comes from the way its flowers are changing in colour form one day to the next. Each bloom opens…
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A Journey between Death and Life

Scripture Readings Psalm 116:1-19 Mark 16:1-11 Introduction We find comfort in knowing a good doctor, more so in years gone by when we actually referred to them as family doctors. In some cases all siblings in the family were deliver by the same “family doctor”. They know everything about us; and we trust them with…
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Ignoring the Gospel of Jesus Christ

Scripture readings Deuteronomy 4:1-14 Hebrews 2:1-4 Introduction A group of children are on the playgrounds during recess. Out of the blue one starts screaming at another. “What you are saying about me is not true!” The other said. “Someone else is telling lies about me.” “No, I believe them. You are a little gossip, and…
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Who is the saviour, Jesus Christ?

Bible Readings Psalm 110 Hebrews 1 Introduction My dear friends in the Lord Jesus Christ, The topic of this sermon is “Who is the saviour, called Jesus Christ?” Who is Jesus Christ? Is it possible that we live in a time of unparalleled Biblical illiteracy? We have unprecedented access to Bible translations, Bible programs, studies…
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Walking in step with the righteousness of Christ (3)

Bible Readings Titus 3:1-11 Philippians 3:12-4:1 Introduction I grew up in a house where about all of us loved pets. We had a cat, a budgie, and at one stage even a crow. What we did not have, was a dog. We were driving along one day and we saw a very scruffy looking dog…
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