Naracoorte Presbyterian Church

  • 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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  • 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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