Tag: Bible
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Prelude to ‘The burdens we bear.’
The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have…
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“How are we to live in God’s world?” Full Message
By R. van Leerdam Brothers and Sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ,Remember the sermon I called,‘Sin a miserable business’?People, so often, just cannot seem to get along. The first son of Adam & Eve, Cain, was jealous of his brother Abel, so jealous that he murdered him.Today we have we have 8.2 billion people all…
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Prelude to How are we to live in God’s world?
Lords Day 3 Did God, then, create man so wicked and perverse? No, on the contrary, God created man good and in his image, that is, in true righteousness and holiness, so that he might rightly know God his Creator, heartily love him, and live with him in eternal blessedness to praise and glorify him.…
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Prelude to Sin, a miserable business
Lord’s Day 2 From where do you know your sins and misery? From the law of God. What does God’s law require of us? Christ teaches us this in a summary in Matthew 22: Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is…
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All of us are called to be praying that Father God is honoured
By R.v.Leerdam Brothers and sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ,When we wake it is a new morning – ‘Good morning Lord!’We acknowledge that our God has kept us safe through the night and blessed us with a new day in which we may glorify and enjoy Him the giver of every good gift! There are…
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Prelude to ‘All of us are called to be praying that Father God is honoured.’
Lord’s Day. 47: Q. What is the first petition? Hallowed be your name. That is: Grant us first of all that we may rightly know you, and sanctify, glorify, and praise you in all your works, in which shine forth your almighty power, wisdom, goodness, righteousness, mercy, and truth. Grant us also that we may so direct…
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The pure in heart will see God
By Ron.v.Leerdam Brothers & sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ, Whilst Psalm 139 is absolutely true, we have not been created to be puppets on a string. Our God who knows what we are going to say even before a word is on our tongue says, ‘Blessed are the pure in heart for they will…
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Kite flying for beginners
By Sarah.Today is Ascension Day and also a great day for flying kites.Why? Because Jesus ROSE UP. A bit like flying a kite. Imagine being one of the disciples, staring up into the sky, dumbstruck watching Jesus, your friend, mentor and Lord, the one who just 40 days ago conquered death, rise up into the…
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‘Blessed to be a blessing’
By Ron v. LeerdamScripture Reading Psalm 62 Lord’s Day 50 Brothers and sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ,I love fishing! Particularly in a boat because you are able to move around trying to find where the fish are biting.I often like to say, ‘They call it fishing, not catching.’Some 10 years ago I was invited…
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The Jewel of Poverty
By Ron v. Leerdam Brothers & sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ,This morning we consider the first of the ‘Beatitudes’. Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them. He said: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is…
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