Tag: Christ
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Prelude to Live Life: live for the Lord!
By Ron v. Leerdam I declare to you, brothers and sisters, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed—in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet…
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Prelude to Where do works fit in with grace?
By Ron. v. Leerdam “As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. All of us also lived among them at one…
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The Mystery of Providence
By R.v.Leerdam Brothers and sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ,What is it that people hope for? It all depends on who you are and your situation.People who are fighting long for peace.Those who are enslaved, long for freedom.Those who are sick, long for healing andthose who are old wish they were young.Those who are hungry…
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‘The Burdens we bear’
By R.v.Leerdam Brothers and sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ,Who is not weary and burdened by the demands of life?Weary with the demands placed upon us by others. Jesus was speaking to those who were weary as they tried to meet the expectations of the religious leaders of His day. Do this! Don’t do that!…
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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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The Persecuted
Brothers & sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ,Today we think about the human tendency to ‘Shoot the messenger.’Tragically this is what literally happened in North Motton as a policeman delivered a court order that a person did not like. He was shot and died while doing his duty. When people hear a message that they…
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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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Mercy
By Ron. v. Leerdam Brothers & sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ,In the beginning, God said, “It is not good that man is alone.” It is not God’s intention or design that we are an island. In the beatitudes Jesus – the master teacher, sent by God – outlines the nature of the new kingdom.…
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Praying for God’s will to be done
By Ron v. Leerdam Brothers and sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ,How appropriate that on this first Sunday of Lent we are considering what it means to pray the 3rd petition of the Lord’s Prayer – ‘Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.’ What we call, ‘the Lord’s Prayer’ is more…
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The meaning behind ‘Your Kingdom Come’
By Ron. v. Leerdam The prince of this world, the evil one is seeking to extend his rule through terror and misinformation. We can think of the false religions of our day and age who oppose the one true living God.What are our children being taught at school?What does the media promote?What do the powers…
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