Naracoorte Presbyterian Church

  • Only Jesus Christ – no if’s, no but’s

    Series Title:  Growing in knowledge of Jesus Christ Scripture Readings Hebrews 8:1-13 Colossians 2:13-23 Introduction We are still approaching this letter of Paul under the topic, Growing in our knowledge of Jesus Christ.  We continue from where we stopped last week, and the sermon title is still “Jesus Christ only, no if’s no but’s”. One…

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  • Only Jesus Christ – no if’s, no but’s (1)

    Series title:  Growing in the knowledge of Jesus Christ Scripture Readings Ephesians 4:1-13 Colossians 2:9-15 Introduction Dear friends in the Lord, Our series from Colossians goes under the heading “Growing in the knowledge of Jesus Christ.”  We find terms like fulness, wisdom, understanding, every way, all power, all things, everything, glorious riches, all wisdom, perfect…

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  • Jesus Christ: God’s Crown Prince

    Series title:  Growing in knowledge of Jesus Christ Scripture Readings Psalm 2 Colossians 1:15-23 Introduction My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, I preach the Word of God to you under the heading “Jesus Christ, God’s Crown Prince.”  I do so because, according to our text, He is supreme over all creation, and Head…

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  • The throne of the Servant King

    Series title: From wrack and ruins to blessings and beauty Scripture Readings Revelation 5 Haggai 2:20-23 Introduction Dear brothers and Sisters in the Lord, In just more than a week this year will be history.  The old calendars will disappear from our walls and the back of our doors, and we will replace it with…

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  • Vision restored

    Series title:  “From wrack and ruin to blessings and beauty” Scripture Readings Revelation 3:1-6 Haggai 2:1-9 Introduction In the 1700’s a little man in England, a cobbler by trade, who kept a map of the world on a wall of his workshop so that he could pray for the nations of the world, became burdened…

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  • Priorities mixed up

    Series Title: “From wrack and ruin to blessing and beauty” Scripture Readings Revelation 2:1-7 Haggai 1 Introduction Can God really save? You grew up with the idea that you are different; your family is different, and your people are different.  For as long as you can remember your mother has been telling you that you…

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  • The best for last

    Series Title:  “Better things are coming” Scripture Readings 2Chronicles 12:1-12 1 Peter 5:5-11 Introduction My dear fellow believers in Christ Jesus, Like all children I always wondered why the dessert is served last.   Why the need to eat the cabbage, broccoli, spinach and the pumpkin first, while the ice cream and custard  have to…

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  • My funeral, my life

    Series title:  “Better things are coming” Scripture Readings Romans 6:1-14 1 Peter 4:1-6 Introduction There’s only one thing more sure than life, and that is death. Death is so final.  The time of death can’t really be postponed to create opportunities for the person who is dying or for the close relatives to put things…

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  • Christ’s victory: all enemy defeated

    Better things are coming (Series Title) Scripture Readings Genesis 6:1-8 1 Peter 3:17-22 Introduction There are days in the life of a minister that he needs to hide his pride in his pocket and admit that the Bible sometimes is not altogether easy to preach.  Today is one of those. The readings for today come…

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  • The right answer about our hope

    Better things are coming (Series Title) Scripture Readings Psalm 34 1 Peter 3:8-18 Introduction My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, One thing about a Christian is that the direction of his/her life completely changed when Jesus Christ appears on the scene.   One day the apostles were professional fishermen, the next they became…

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