Miscellaneous (Page 23)

Miscellaneous (Page 23)

A Man With Fear But No Faith

A Man With Fear But No Faith Text: Acts 24:22-27 After his third missionary journey and Paul’s return to Jerusalem, such was the divisive nature of Paul and the message he preached, he finds himself taken to Caesarea for his own safety to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall by Felix, the Roman Governor of Judea. Five days later, the High Priest and other jewish leaders…

Christ’s Power to Recover

Christ’s Power to Recover Text: 1 Samuel 30:1-20 At this stage in the life of David, the man after God’s own heart is avoiding Saul by living among the Philistines. It’s a period of deep unbelief in his life. The measures he takes to avoid getting killed by Saul show his lack of faith in God’s future purpose for him. David did what many Christians do today. He…

Why We Should Pray

Why We Should Pray Text: Jeremiah 33:3 My text this this morning is found in the midst of dire circumstances. It’s the eleventh year of Zedekiah’s reign and Jeremiah is still imprisoned. Why was he there? Quite simple, for doing nothing else but preaching God’s Word. v1 follows from 32:1. Obviously God’s Word had come to him on many occasions, but this was the…

The Legacy of the Reformation

The Legacy of the Reformation Text: Acts 8:1-8 As we have said already, and as many of you are aware, the date remembered as the catalyst for the Protestant Reformation is October 31, 1517. On that day, when a troubled Augustinian monk named Martin Luther, addressed the abuses he saw with indulgences and to some degree papal authority, gave momentum to something that had…

Sola Scriptura

Sola Scriptura Text: 2 Timothy 3:16-17 For centuries the medieval system of the Roman Catholic Church dominated Europe. In spite of one a handful of valiant efforts, it continued to choke almost all spiritual light within Europe. However, under God, the Protestant reformers achieved what seemed impossible because of one primary difference of approach – they gave the…

The Crucifixion of Christ

The Crucifixion of Christ Text: John 19:16-37 An article published this morning reported on the crucifixion re-enactment in the Philippines. “Screaming in pain, Filipino devotees had themselves nailed to wooden crosses to mimic the suffering of Jesus Christ on Good Friday in Asia’s largest Roman Catholic nation. Church leaders have spoken against the annual practice…