Naracoorte Presbyterian Church

  • Man-made Religion

    Bible Readings 2Timothy 4:1-5 Judges 17:1-13 Introduction My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, we are commencing a new sermon series today under the topic “The king is dead; long live the King!” This phrase was first declared when Charles VII ascended to the French throne after the death of his father Charles VI…

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  • Christ prays for the well-being of his church

    Scripture Readings 1John 2:18-27; John 17:20-26 Introduction My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, Something has crept into church life in the last decade or two.  They call it church shopping.  Driven by our consumeristic world, a church, or more so a congregation—even irrespective of the particular of its doctrinal position—has to have certain…

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  • Jesus is the Christ and Lord

    Scripture readings Psalm 16 Acts 2:22-41 Introduction Brother and Sister in the Lord, There were numerous occasions as a child when we were caught out being mischievous and dangerously disobedient. In some cases Dad would not even listen to what we called “reason”. The more you tried to defend yourself, the more it added to…

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  • The Intercession of Christ (2)

    Scripture Readings Exodus 28:6-21 John 17:11-19 Introduction Dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, we might make the mistake to disregard everything the Old Testament in connection with sacrifices and offerings.  It is true that we living on this side of the cross of Christ do not need an earthly high priest, neither an altar,…

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  • The Intercession of Christ (1)

    Scripture Readings Psalm 20 John 17:6-13 Introduction My dear brother and sister in the Lord, Jesus Christ, Early in January this year, St. Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral in Glasgow, Scotland, invited Muslims to its recent celebration of Epiphany, which marks the revelation of Christ’s deity through the wise men’s visit to the infant Jesus.  Madinah Javed…

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  • Complete Salvation in Christ

    Scripture Readings Proverbs 8:22-36 John 17:1-5 Introduction My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Over time words can loose its meaning. Some time ago the word “awesome” was reserved to describe the actions or person of God; these days a hamburger can be awesome! Some time ago the words “ever” and “forever” described something which…

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  • Christ, the Holy Spirit and joy

    Scripture Readings Romans 8:6-17 John 16:12-33 Introduction My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, They say the American painter, John Sargent, once painted a panel of roses that was highly praised by critics. It was a small picture, but it approached perfection. Although offered a high price for it on many occasions, Sargent refused…

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  • Foreigners in this world

    Bible readings: Isaiah 66:1-6 John 15:18-16:4 Introduction My dear friends in the Lord Jesus Christ, Last week we heard from the Word of God of the perfect and complete joy our Lord gives to his church.  This joy is to found in the Word of God, prayer and being fruitful in the service of our…

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  • Complete joy

    Scripture Readings Psalm 19 John 15:5-17 Introduction A lady was crossing a certain London station, when an old man stopped her, and said: “Excuse me, ma’am, but I want to thank you for something.” “Thank me!” exclaimed the lady. “Yes’m. I used to be ticket collector, and whenever you used to go by you always…

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  • Useless without Christ

    Scripture Readings Isaiah 5:1-7 John 15:1-17 Main points: God’s vineyard Remain in Christ, the true vine The pruning tool: God’s Word Introduction My dear friends in the Lord, My first car was a VW Beetle.  It was not exactly my dream car, but about every other student had one in those days. It didn’t fall…

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