Sermons from 2020 (Page 4)
Family –The Price is Right—The Extended Family of God
Whatever your role in the family… •Mum•Dad•Brother / Sister•Grandma•Grandpa•Favourite aunt•Hip uncle•Church friends who have been there forever•Greatest Sunday teacher ever•Preacher –Elder –Deacon What is the price for being a christian? Proverbs 16:1New American Standard Bible Contrast the Upright and the Wicked 16 The plans of the heart belong to man,But the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
Restoring Joy – Seek Peace & Pursue it
Ephesians 4:32New American Standard Bible 32 Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven [a]you. Psalm 34:14New American Standard Bible 14 Depart from evil and do good;Seek peace and pursue it.
Family – How to survive Adversity
The family that will survive Adversity1.God is the Unquestioned Head•Not because of superiority, but the need to lead in the familyChrist ‘subjected himself’ to GodHusband ‘subjects himself’ to ChristWife ‘subjects herself’ to her husbandChildren ‘subject themselves’ to their parents This is God’s way of taking care of the homeIt is not an HONOUR he bestows upon a husband and father,… 1.God is the Unquestioned Head•For God’s plan to work:God must be the head of each houseAnd God must have a…
Restoring Joy through Thankfulness
Worship Grows in Gratitude— You just can’t hide it Greetings Prayer Singing Attentiveness to the Bible Care for your brethren Philippians 2:14 English Standard Version 14 Do all things without grumbling or disputing,
So Goes The Church – Part 3
Always Standing – Indestructible Always Known Always Front and Centre Always Ready Always Aware Always Discerning Always Focussed Always Preaching Matthew 6:33New American Standard Bible 33 But [a]seek first [b]His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be [c]added to you.
Respects Begets Respect
Four ways to build respect 1.Change your attitude—find the good in people, events and things. 2.Change your conversation—speak the truth in love. 3.Find better sources of information—you don’t have to listen to the news. 4.Stop listening to wreckers—bad company Romans 13:5-6English Standard Version 5 Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God’s wrath but also for the sake of conscience. 6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing.
So Goes The Church – Part 2
I believe with all my heart, that :As goes the Preaching,..So Goes the Church. If you want to know thefuture of the Lord’s church,… look at the preaching Ephesians 4:11-12New International Version 11 So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, 12 to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up
The Church and Truth
Ephesians 2:19-21English Standard Version 19 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens,[a] but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, 21 in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord.