Bible readings 1 Peter 2:4-10;Ezra 2:68-3:13 Introduction Dear fellow-Christians, The word of the Lord this morning comes from Ezra 2-3 under the heading “A New Beginning – rebuilding from the ruins of destruction.” This is the second in the series about the return of God’s people after their 70 years of deportation to Babylonia because…… Continue reading A new beginning (2) – Restored worship
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Expecting the return of Christ (6)
Bible readings Romans 8:22-39 2Thessalonians 2:9-17 Introduction My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Young William Wilberforce was discouraged one night in the early 1790s after another defeat in his 10 year battle against the slave trade in England. Tired and frustrated, he opened his Bible and began to leaf through it. A small piece…… Continue reading Expecting the return of Christ (6)
Zealously guarding true worship
Scripture Reading Acts 17:10-15 Joshua 22:9-34 Introduction Dear friends in the Lord, Our society puts a high premium on privacy. We have passwords to protect our privacy, codewords to unlock our bank accounts, fingerprint technology to protect our smartphones, voice recognition to open doors, encryption technology to protect messages and bank records. We check our…… Continue reading Zealously guarding true worship
Obedience and reward
Bible Readings Luke 8:16-18, Joshua 14:6-15 Introduction My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, For some reason not known to me, I sometimes forget to type the word “not” in a sentence where it is needed. To compound the problem, even proof-reading my now work does not help; I just mentally add “not”…… Continue reading Obedience and reward
Biblical Eldership (2) “What”
Bible Readings Psalm 23 Acts 20:17-31 Introduction Dear friends in Christ, Lord willing, in the near future, the congregation will elect elders. Last week we learned from the Scripture “why” the congregation of God needs elders. There are mainly two reasons. The first reason is that Christians, however living under the grace of God,…… Continue reading Biblical Eldership (2) “What”
The Gospel of Jesus Christ
Bible Readings 1Corinthians 10:5-17 Colossians 1:1-8 Introduction There are 7.6 billion people on earth. Of this 7.6 billion a great deal are not Christians. About 2.3 billion profess to be Christians, which, in theory, makes Christianity the largest religion by numbers. Between 2010 and 2015, an estimated 223 million babies were born to Christian mothers…… Continue reading The Gospel of Jesus Christ
Heavenly-shaped community
Bible Readings Romans 12:9-21 1 Peter 4:7-11 Introduction My dear brothers and sisters, Some 24 years ago the Lord led our family to leave our homeland and migrate to Australia. The buzzword for migrants was “culture shock”. Initially living in a different culture was somewhat interesting. People expect you to be different, and quite…… Continue reading Heavenly-shaped community
Who is King?
Bible Readings Revelation 19:11-21 1Samuel 8 Introduction You’ve heard it said, and maybe you have said it too, “Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have our Lord in Person with me, so I can talk to Him personally, instead of praying to the unseen God?” If people asked about the God I worship, it would really…… Continue reading Who is King?
Man-made Religion
Bible Readings 2Timothy 4:1-5 Judges 17:1-13 Introduction My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, we are commencing a new sermon series today under the topic “The king is dead; long live the King!” This phrase was first declared when Charles VII ascended to the French throne after the death of his father Charles VI…… Continue reading Man-made Religion
Foreigners in this world
Bible readings: Isaiah 66:1-6 John 15:18-16:4 Introduction My dear friends in the Lord Jesus Christ, Last week we heard from the Word of God of the perfect and complete joy our Lord gives to his church. This joy is to found in the Word of God, prayer and being fruitful in the service of our…… Continue reading Foreigners in this world
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