Naracoorte Presbyterian Church

  • Abraham, the father of all believers – Grace and promise

    Scripture Readings Hebrews 11:8-10 Genesis 11:27-12:8 Introduction Dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, today marks the first in a series of sermons on Abraham, the father of all believers.  Our series will take us through episodes in the life of Abraham and his responses to the covenant grace of God. The challenge of every…

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  • Forfeited grace

    To not honour the Lord Scripture Readings Acts 3:1-26 Daniel 5:1-30 Introduction My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, They tell the story of the young man who wanted to rent a room off the old lady who lived right next to a railway line.  First she showed him the room, and showed him…

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  • The Gracious Invitation to follow Jesus Christ

    Discipleship Scripture Reading Luke 14 Introduction Dear friend in our Lord Jesus Christ, We have a tendency to think that the rich and the famous are in some ways better people to mix with.  Over the exit out of Wimbledon, boys and girls would wait with a large tennis balls or a printed program just…

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  • Life, Death, Heaven, Hell (4)

    Hell Scripture Readings Luke 16:19-31 2 Thessalonians 1:3-12 Introduction My friends in Jesus Christ, in this short series “Life, Death, Heaven, Hell” we looked at the two markers in the life of every person on the face of this earth.  Everyone is born, and everyone will die – Life and Death.  During our earthly journey…

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  • Life, Death, Heaven, Hell (3)

    Heaven Scripture Readings John 14:1-7 Revelation 21:1-4, 22:1-5 Introduction Dear friends in the Lord Jesus Christ, In this short series we are looking at two major event markers in the life of every human being on the face of this planet:  life and death.  What is left of this series will look at one of…

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  • Life, Death, Heaven, Hell (2)

    Death, the wage of Sin Scripture Readings Romans 6:15-23 Genesis 3:1-19 Introduction Dear brothers and sister in the Lord, I bought snow peas this week.  I tried to grow it myself.  What is easier to push a few snow pea seeds into the ground, water it, and wait for it to come up, push out…

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  • Life, Death, Heaven, Hell (1)

    Life, a gift from God   Scripture Readings Psalm 139:1-24 Matthew 25:14-30 Introduction Dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, Today is the first in four sermons, a series under the heading Life, Death, Heaven, Hell.  We can, of course, not cover everything about these major topics in the Bible, but my intention is to…

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  • Doing Good (8)

    Glorifying our Father through good deeds   Scripture Readings Psalm 24:1-10 Matthew 5:1-18 Introduction My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, This is the last sermon in our series about Good Works.  In this series we heard the Word of God telling us that one can be lost in spite of being good.  The…

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  • Doing Good (7)

    Taking hold of true life Scripture Readings Hebrews 13:7-16 1Timothy 6:3-19 Introduction Daniel Petrie was once a vice president of Microsoft.  When his only sister died in a car crash he took stock of his life.   He commented: And it made me think about well, what would we put on my tombstone if I…

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  • A Journey from death to life

    Meeting the risen Lord   Scripture Readings Psalm 116:1-19 Mark 16:1-11 Introduction We find comfort in knowing a good doctor.  We call them family doctors.  They know everything about us; and we trust them with our secrets.  We trust them with our health.  Once we get to know the doctor, we love going back.  Our…

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