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I was given the opportunity to preach the last sermon of the year to the church and the topic gave me room to share about what it means to be a Christian both in terms of what God has done and what we must do, matters that have been on my heart and mind. Good …
Continue reading “The Sovereign Will of God”
My reflection this morning for Week 51 was quite significant for me, with God giving me food for thought. First, being sold as a slave (rather than left in a pit to die), now, imprisoned (rather than executed) — there are mitigating factors. Joseph was being kept alive somehow. I’m sure that I would have …
Continue reading “The Bigger Picture”
I preached this in church yesterday. Was not the easiest to prepare as I had too much to say to the church. Not the easiest text to grasp as well but I think John’s Gospel casts an important light to our understanding of the Gospel. Good morning. We are in the midst of a series …
Continue reading “John’s Gospel”
“Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. “Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For …
Continue reading “Thoughts on The Church and Sin (Matthew 18:15-20)”
Putting together this sermon was tough going, mainly because I struggled to come to a conclusion that is worth taking home and in the end I ran out of time and energy. Interestingly, it was one of the better received sermons I had preached in the church. One never knows. Good morning. We are in …
Continue reading “Judas and Pilate”
When I prepared my sermon on 1 John 5, I wrote out an overview of John’s argument in the first 4 chapters as a backdrop to his conclusions in chapter 5. In the end I had to take it out because the sermon was too long. However, the call to pray would make better sense …
Continue reading “The Gospel in 1 John”
Sexual drive is powerful and should be kept manageable; otherwise immoral behaviour may result. In Paul’s mind, bottling things up and keeping a tight lid on the sexual drive is the wrong approach. This means that he acknowledges that there is nothing wrong with our sexual drive, whether strong or weak; but it needs to …
Continue reading “Reflection on 1 Corinthians 7”
I preached this sermon on Sunday. The sermon took a turn I did not expect, focusing on prayer both for our own spiritual health as well as for our brothers and sisters but it made a lot of sense. While John had emphasised that righteousness and love must be the hallmark of our Christian life …
Continue reading “1 John 5: Life and Death”
This is from my own devotion using 2024 Devotions Week 35. SECTION 1 Of course from the way it is worded we should understand it to be a command; how can we refuse God of what is good and pleasing? It cannot be optional. But in Scripture we know that God desires our voluntary surrender …
Continue reading “Reflection on Romans 12:1 and 2”
I preached on Psalm 16 on Sunday. Here is my text. The psalm we are looking at this morning is Psalm 16. Let me read it to you. Keep me safe, my God, for in you I take refuge. I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good …
Continue reading “Psalm 16: You are my Lord”