Sermons – Page 23 – Naracoorte Presbyterian Church

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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Doing Good (2)

Doing good can destroy the purpose of grace Scripture Readings Micah 6:6-8 Galatians 3:1-23 Introduction My dear brothers and sisters, A dear friend of ours told me about a neighbour, and old man, sick and preparing himself for his last days. He asked my friend to visit him because he wanted to discuss things thing…
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Doing Good (1)

Lost in spite of being good Scripture Readings 1Timothy 1:1-12 Philippians 3:1-11 Introduction Brother and sister in Christ Jesus, Today we commence a series of sermons under the heading “Doing Good.” Protestant Reformed Christians some time shy away from the whole idea of good works. “Are we not saved by grace and not by good…
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Unworthy servants

Characteristics of Christ’s disciples Scripture Readings Psalm 57 Luke 17:1-19 Introduction Dear brother and sister in Christ,. The idea of personal responsibility in our world has been replaced with playing the blame game: I am making mistakes, but it is someone else or my circumstances which led me to do it. It is never me.…
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The Devastation of Disobedience

Lessons from Joshua Scripture Readings 2Corinthians 6:14-7:1 Joshua 23:1-16 Introduction There was a man who sold his house. The buyer was somewhat surprised when the owner had one last request: he wanted to have the hook behind the bathroom door. “No problem”, the buyer said, “let’s go and get it for you.” “No,” the owner…
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