Naracoorte Presbyterian Church

Why Christ “alone”?

Sermon delivered by Dr Mark Baddeley, lecturer at Queensland Theological College, as part of the 500 Reformation Celebrations at Hervey Bay Presbyterian Church Scripture Readings Psalm 29 Ephesians 1:1-114 Introduction Reformers coined the idea of life “solas”. The Bible alone By grace alone By Faith alone Through Christ alone, The glory of God alone. How…
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Living dangerously

Scripture Readings Matthew 10:32-39, 1Samuel 19:1-23 Introduction My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, The first salvos of the war of the evil against God were fired in the Garden of Eden when Adam and Eve disobeyed God and so plunged all creation in sin. But God promised ultimate victory over his enemy: And…
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Jesus Christ: King of Rival?

Bible readings Matthew 6:19-24 1 Samuel 18:1-16 Introduction Dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, We are still in our series, “The king is dead; long live the King”. In this series of sermons we learn that all earthly kings are human beings; we can not put our trust in any earthly leader. and Even…
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Choose your man!

Bible Readings Hebrews 11:32-40 2 Samuel 17:8-11, 32-37, 45-51 Introduction There was nothing usual about the Philistine, called Goliath, the champion. He was the go-between for his people who represented them and dictated the terms of engagement: Choose a man and have him come down to me. If he is able to fight and kill…
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The shipwreck of partial obedience

Scripture Readings 1 Samuel 14:31-45 1 Samuel 15:17-23 Introduction Dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, Friends of ours had a hobby farm. They had milking goats . These animals were fairly expensive. We arrived for a weekend visit, only to find everyone in pandemonium. One of the goats was terribly sick, lying on its…
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Victory, but not by the king

Bible Readings Psalm 2 1 Samuel 13:16-14:14 Introduction My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, The high school I attended was a blip on the radar compared to some city schools. But we had a very good rugby team. Spurred on by an enthusiastic local crowd of fellow students, and an even more passionate…
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When the truth becomes a lie and the lie becomes truth (2)

The Battle for Christian Marriage Bible Readings Exodus 20:1-17 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 Introduction From about 1715 a movement called The Enlightenment swept across the western world. Behind about every philosophy stood the idea that man should be free of every form of oppression, where everyone will only work as much as is needed, and be…
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When the truth becomes a lie, and the lie becomes the truth

Bible Readings 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 Romans 1:18-32 Introduction Dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, During the next three weeks Australians will have the opportunity to have their say in the battle to redefine marriage. Pressure from the world is mounting against Christians to separate what they think as Christians when they attend church from…
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The King after God’s own heart

Bible readings Acts 13:16-25; 1Samuel 13:1-15 Introduction My dear brothers and sisters, it’s only the expression on the faces of little girls when mom catches them out with make-up all over their faces sometimes which helps to not dish out punishment straight away. It’s another story when a parent finds a toddler with a permanent…
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Grace, forgiveness, restoration

Bible Readings 1John 1:5-2:6 1Samuel 12:6-25 Introduction Dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, Of all the parables of our Lord Jesus Christ I relate very well to the one of the wayward son. This parable is about four lost things: a coin, a sheep, and two sons. The headings added by some translators are…
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