Naracoorte Presbyterian Church

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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The Cross of Jesus Christ

Satisfaction for our sins Scripture Readings Daniel 9:4-19 Hebrews 9:11-28 Introduction My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, I personally favour the terms Day of the Crucifixion and Resurrection Sunday, plainly to steer away from the secular connotations to these very important events on the Christian calendar. For many people these days Good Friday…
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Towards the cross

Eye for eye – God’s demand for justice Scripture Readings 2Corinthians 5:11-6:2 Deuteronomy 19:15-21 Introduction Life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot. (Deuteronomy 19:21, NIV) It took me many years to work out what “brotherly love” meant. Our household, like many others I suppose, represented your…
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Doing Good (6)

Doing good to our enemy Scripture Readings 1 Samuel 24:1-13 Luke 6:27-36 Introduction When Wycliffe translator Doug Meland and his wife moved into a village of Brazil’s Fulnio Indians, he was referred to simply as “the white man.” The term was by no means complimentary, since other white men had exploited them, burned their…
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Doing Good (5)

Partners in the Gospel Scripture Readings Psalm 125 Philippians 1:3-7; 4:10-20 Introduction Dear friends in the Lord, Many stories are told of soldiers on the frontline who were encouraged by a letter, a card, or even a cake tin with just the crumbs of biscuits made in love left in it. It is a good…
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Doing Good (4)

Watching over oneself and fellow believers Scripture Readings Psalm 45 (Psalm of Praise) Galatians 6:1-16 Introduction Dear friends in Jesus Christ, The story was told of the young girl who fell pregnant outside of marriage. There were indeed days when is was a sin to have sexual relations outside of marriage; these days children born…
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Doing Good (3)

Saved by grace to do good works Scripture Readings Titus 2:11-15 Ephesians 2:1-10 Introduction Augustine who lived a life in search of fulfilment in excessive pleasures, false religions, philosophy, debauchery and distractions—futilities that left him so weary of himself he could only cry out, “How long, O Lord, how long?” At the very moment when…
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