Author: Sarah
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Pray always
Brothers and sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ,Today we read Psalm 86, A prayer of David – a man who God esteemed.The Bible tells us, “This is the one I esteem, he who is humble and contrite in spirit, and trembles at my Word.” Isaiah 66:2b.What does a Biblical prayer culture look like?The basis of…
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Seeing the unseen, believing the unbelievable.
I believe in the sun, even though it doesn’t shineI believe in love, even when it isn’t shownI believe in God, even when He doesn’t speak Brothers and sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ,We live in a society & culture where there our hundreds of symbols.What is a young man saying to the girl he…
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Prelude to ‘Biblical foundations revealed’
Remember the law of my servant Moses, the decrees and laws I gave him at Horeb for all Israel. “See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes. He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents; or else I will…
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Prelude to, Seeing the unseen believing the unbelievable.
I believe in the sun, even though it doesn’t shineI believe in love, even when it isn’t shownI believe in God, even when He doesn’t speak “Now Thomas (also known as Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he…
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Choose Life! Honour Almighty God
Brothers & Sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ,What is God like?“I the LORD do not change. So you, O descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed.The creator God is a God of grace, mercy and has compassion on all he has made.His desire is that none should perish. His love is unfailing. Yet for those who…
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Prelude to: Choose life – honour Almighty God
The book of Malachi is a dialogue between God and His people. His desire is that we are reconciled to him. He has provided his salvation. The day is coming when Jesus will judge the living and the dead. The offerings that the redeemed bring to the Lord is a living sacrifice, a life lived…
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Prelude to: ‘The greatest is LOVE’. Love for God, His Word, His people and sinners.”
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch…
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“The greatest is LOVE’. Love for God, His Word, His people and sinners.
Brothers & Sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ,I want to begin this sermon sharing that wrestling with Malachi 3 and God’s message to me has not been easy. A thousand thousand thoughts have come to mind.I begin by saying,‘I cannot look into your heart and see what motivates you to choose to do what you…
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‘Almighty God is good and just’
Brothers & Sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ,This morning we continue the series on the last book of the Old Testament.Fundamental to our understanding of what is going on is:The Covenant God made with Judah.The covenant: Is not God our Father? Did He not create us? He is Almighty God!The covenant God made with His…
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Prelude to ‘Almighty God is good and just’
You have wearied the Lord with your words. “How have we wearied him?” you ask. By saying, “All who do evil are good in the eyes of the Lord, and he is pleased with them” or “Where is the God of justice?” “I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come…
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