The New Man
Brendon began his sermon from Ephesians 4:25-32 with an introduction from Chapter 2:1-10 where there is an emphasis on grace, and God's acting on men's behalf before we even had a chance to do anything, right or wrong. This chapter emphasizes what God has done and there is not much about us. The fact is... Read More
Following Jesus
Matthew 16:13-28 - Cross-bearing is required for being a follower of Jesus, and involves rejecting ourselves as master, giving up things we’d like to have, and doing things we don’t want to do.
The Holy Spirit
In many ways the work of the Holy Spirit in our personal lives and in the life of the church seems mysterious. It’s very similar to Christ’s comments to Nicodemus in John 3: the Holy Spirit moves like the blowing of the wind and accomplishes things, but we don’t know how. The Hebrew and Greek... Read More
I Am The Good Shepherd
In order to communicate who He was, Jesus used metaphors. John records seven of these “I am” statements of Jesus. Sheep and shepherds were familiar to Jesus’ audience, and they were often used as an illustration of God and His people in Hebrew scripture (Jeremiah 23:1-6, Ezekiel 34, Isaiah 40:11, Psalm 23, Psalm 95:6-7). These... Read More
Experiencing the Presence of God
We have many stories in the Bible who experienced the presence of God. Examples are Abraham, Hagar, Jacob, Moses, Joseph, Isaiah, Daniel, Jesus’s parents, John the Baptist’s parents, Paul, and others. Christ is present with us too. He promised to be present in Matt. 18:18-20 and Heb. 7:24-25 says Christ can be present with us... Read More
Longing for God Himself – Psalm 63
Psalm 63 teaches us that fellowship with God brings a satisfaction and joy that cannot be found anywhere else. For this to become our reality, we need to develop a longing for God Himself that goes beyond wanting Him to fix our problems. This longing can be developed by pursuing and experiencing God through a... Read More
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