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The Witness from the Father of Jesus Christ God the Father spoke three times to attest the divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ. God had a purpose for attesting God the Son. 1. Substitution During His Baptism Matthew 3:17 When Jesus was baptized, a voice came from heaven saying, “This is my beloved Son in […]
JUST AS MOSES LIFTED UP THE SERPENT IN THE WILDERNESS Numbers 21: 4-9 John 3: 14-21 Jesus spoke to Nicodemus and said that just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness; the son of man will be lifted up that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life. […]
Why did Jesus cleanse the Temple Our Lord cleansed the Temple at least twice. Once in the beginning of His ministry that is recorded only in the fourth gospel. There are a number of differences between the details of His cleansing between the fourth gospel and the Synoptic Gospels. There are various reasons why Jesus […]
Sunday Sermon Summary – Feb 25th 2024 We walk by Faith and not by Sight – Expressions of FaithGenesis 17: 1-7 Romans 4: 18-25The Lord called Abraham when he was an idol worshipper and promised him unbelievable blessings if he followed His commandments. Abraham truthfully followed God’s instructions and it was counted as righteousness. 1. Fear […]
Genesis 9: 8-17 The Rainbow – A Love Sign from God In Genesis chapter 9 we read about the first Rainbow that appeared in the sky. Before the flood, there was no rain. A canopy covered the earth. People lived hundreds of years. God found Noah and his family of eight righteous and who feared […]
Let us Reflect on the Transfiguration 2 Kings 2 : 1-12, Mark 9: 2-9 These two readings reflect on celestial events. Elijah was taken up into heaven in a fiery chariot. Jesus displayed His real form of glory to three of His disciples. 1. Trust The experience of the disciples seeing the glory of […]
God’s grace in sickness Mark 1: 29-39 The four gospels teach us that our Lord Jesus Christ went around healing the sick throughout His three and a half years of ministry. His ministry highlighted preaching, healing and casting out demons. We all go through sickness. We will have a look at sickness through the Holy […]
Jesus the Corner Stone of the ChurchMark 1: 21-28Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ is the Cornerstone of our Faith. There are two prophecies that reveal Jesus as the Cornerstone. Jesus also mentioned it in the Gospel of Matthew 21: 42, 43 1. Sovereign in His being Mark 1: 21We learn from the life and work […]
The call from God and thereafter Jonah 3: 1 – 5, 10 Mark 1: 14 – 20 Our two readings for today are about the call from God to His people. God calling Jonah a second time and God calling His first disciples. 1. Preparation The first four disciples were trained by John the […]
Listening from God 1 Samuel 3: 1-10 John 1: 43-51 1. Why There are a number of reasons why we must listen from God. Only Christianity teaches that we must listen from God. All other religions teach us only to pray to God. We are created to have communion with God. Genesis 3:8 reminds us […]
