Somebody defined money as, “an article which may be used as a universal passport to everywhere except heaven and as a universal provider of everything except happiness.” (Quoted by Wiersbe, The Bible Exposition Commentary, p.238). Money is not bad; we need it to purchase necessities. Yet the Scriptures tell us that the love of money […]
30 June 2021 – Christ May Come at any Moment
When a person dives into a pool, he jumps off the high diving board and plunges deep into the water below. In a similar way, in the last several years, we have seen our nation and our world take a dive into sin in a significant way. Our text this evening tells us what to […]
The hymn, Count Your Blessings, is a good reminder for us. Has God has been good to you? Has He given you any specials to save you money? Has He kept you safe? Has He answered any prayers recently? We have no trouble counting our burdens, but we often forget to count our blessings. Psalm […]
Sunday morning 20 June 2021 Shaun Whitmarsh
Sunday morning 13 June 2021 Gerhard Labuschagne
A young boy travelling by aeroplane to visit his grandparents sat beside a man who happened to be a university professor. The boy was reading a Sunday school take-home paper, and the professor thought he would have some fun with the lad. “Young man,” said the professor, “if you can tell me something God can […]
If Melody told me, “Do not go into the kitchen”, my first reaction would be to say “Why?” If she answered, “I just mopped the floor.” That reason both informs me and motivates me. Read Gal 5:25. Transition In this verse, God tells us to walk in the Spirit. A careful look reveals three reasons […]
Someone has said, “When God bolts the door, don’t try to get in through the window.” God had not yet opened the door for Abram and Sarai to have a son, and they chose to “climb through the window” to get a son their way. They missed God’s best in their lives. Transition So that […]