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The best for last
Read more: The best for lastSeries 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
Read more: My funeral, my lifeSeries 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
Read more: Christ’s victory: all enemy defeatedBetter 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
Read more: The right answer about our hopeBetter 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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Marriage as an effective tool for evangelism (2)
Read more: Marriage as an effective tool for evangelism (2)Series Title: Better things are coming Scripture Readings 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8 1 Peter 3:1-7 Introduction A wool growing farmer on an outback station once made this remark about Christians and effective evangelism (and he probably just applied some principles of breeding and selecting stock to build up his sheep): “Pastor, there’s one sure way for…
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Holiness in the workplace
Read more: Holiness in the workplaceSeries: Better things are coming Scripture Readings Philemon 1 1 Peter 2:18-25 Catching Up Christians are people who were once were lost in sin, but: who received a new life from God by grace who come to Christ and honour Him who spiritually sacrifice praise to God who draw from eternal hope to overcome present…
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Holy Aliens (2)
Read more: Holy Aliens (2)Series: Better things are coming Scripture Readings Exodus 19:1-9 1Peter 2:11-12 Summary of the series so far: Christians are people who once were lost, but: who received a new life from God by grace who come to Christ and honour Him who obey the Gospel who all have a part in priest-like service to God…
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A Concert of Prayer
Read more: A Concert of PrayerScripture Readings Ezekiel 37:1-14 Zachariah 8:14-23 Introduction It’s that time of the year: colds, flue, coughs, muscle pains and pains in the joints. Winter time surely has its rewards. In most cases our bodies do not have the resistance to these ailments. We take vitamin tablets, we need antibiotics to help fight our systems against…