Sermons – Page 18 – Naracoorte Presbyterian Church

The Holy Spirit, our Helper

Enabled to be Christ’s Church Wind the clock back to this situation: Your’e back at school after being away on a enjoyable holiday. It is the beginning of athletics season, so a big chunk of the day goes into preparation on the sport fields. You notice that, after all the good things of the school…
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Christ’s resurrection, our resurrection

The story was told of the old man who lived in the back blocks in times gone by. No electricity, radio or TV. No telephone, no newspapers, and hardly any visiting neighbours. The old man became sick. He charged the battery of his barely operating and rusted old truck and drove into town to see…
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Our King enthroned in Heaven

Ascension Day Hymns 559 – Praise Him, Praise Him 220 – He is Lord (repeat) 266 – I cannot tell 602 – Sing we the King Scripture Readings Acts 1:1-11 Ephesians 1:15-22 Introduction During 1951, George VI’s health declined and Elizabeth frequently stood in for him at public events. In early 1952, Elizabeth and Philip…
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Sober up your minds to healthy thinking

Resurrection Our school days started early in the morning. It meant that we were home for lunch, which usually was the main meal for the day. Mom prepared a fully-cooked meal with meat and vegetables. I didn’t mind the meat part, but the veggies consisted out of what was available out of Dad’s garden, and without…
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Death through the man Adam; life through Christ, the King

There is one thing I can remember as a child: Dad would be away, leaving us home with mom. It was not that we did not take mom seriously or respected her less, but being home with her alone was different. If we did wrong or were disobedient, she would just take the wet tea…
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What if the was no resurrection from death?

Atheists believe there is no god. They believe we exist by chance for no reason and no purpose; we die without a purpose and without reason. And when we die we simply stop to exist. Our journey on earth has less purpose then our car or our clothes: at least that we bought for…
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The story of Jesus and his glory

The congregation in Corinth was in many respects a problem church. It caused a lot of pain and heart-ache for the apostle. Paul went to Corinth in A.D. 51 after a very unfruitful evangelistic effort at Athens. Corinth was a seaman’s paradise and a moral cesspool. Divorce was rampant. Prostitution plagued the streets, and the…
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The risen Christ: the evidence and the message

Imagine appearing in court. You are called into the witness box, and the questions from both prosecutor and defence are thrown at you, but you cannot substantiate what you say with evidence. Everything you say is just hearsay, so-called facts what other people say they have heard about and they think might be the truth.…
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The risen Christ of the Scriptures

Introduction I had the privilege of knowing an godly elderly couple whom I visited on a regular basis. The old man’s health failed and soon after that he died. I buried him. Some time after this, Heila’s grandmother was admitted into a nursing home, where she shared a room with someone else. This person just…
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Only Jesus Christ – no if’s, no but’s (3)

Series Title: “Growing in the knowledge of Jesus Christ” Scripture Reading Colossians 2:13-23 Introduction The story was told about a city which was hit by a phenomenal disaster on a Saturday afternoon. Hardly any piece of infrastructure was left standing, and many people lost their homes and possessions. One of the pastors of the city…
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