Divorce. One of the most skipped topics on the Sermon on the Mount. Today we talk about divorce and what God and His Word says about it. For most, it may be hard to hear but God's Word is straight to the point. However, there is a way to discuss this topic that both glorifies God's Word, as well as brings relief to those un sure about it. Listen up!

In the OT the terms of the covenant with God were constantly broken by Israel by acts of idolatry and disobedience. The consequence was God’s judgment, which eventually included exile.

Galatians 5:14-2 1 A man was sitting at a stop light one morning. The lady in front of him was going through papers on the seat of her car, and when the light changed, she ignored the fact that it had turned green. She sat there until the light turned red again. So, the man behind her began screaming…

Jesus Christ abolished the Law of Moses, to bring us the Law of the Spirit and give us the Law of Liberty.

Begin the sermon by using a selfie stick... We started a new series last week talking about things that rob your joy. Last week was doubt, this week we are talking about selfishness. What do I mean by selfishness? Selfishness defined - A self-centred concern for oneself, without due regard to the needs…

We as sinners are in desperate need of God’s intervention to deliver us from the wages of our sin which is death. “Lord, be merciful to me, a sinner!”

Gomer She stands outside in the cool, refreshing rain, allowing it to run in rivulets across her cheeks and down her lips. She is like the lily of the valley that spreads its fragrance across the fields or like the lush, abundant grapes that make men glad. Fertility and fruitfulness, celebration and wild abandon—these are the forces that rise and surge within her. Young, beautiful, and bold, she is always smiling, flashing her big, dark eyes, attracting inevitable attention. God knows how easy it would be to entice her admirers into showering her with gifts of silver and gold. She is determined to squeeze every ounce of sweetness from life. Suddenly she notices a man hurrying toward her. It is not desire that propels him but pain. “Gomer,” he says, “come home!” And so she does, but reluctantly. Her husband Hosea is a good man, but goodness can be tiresome. He talks only of God and of faithfulness to the covenant, dampening her high spirits and making her feel ashamed of

Numbers 5:11-31 11 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 12 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them, ‘If any man’s wife goes astray and acts unfaithfully to him, 13 and a man sleeps with her and ejaculates and it is hidden from the eyes of her husband and she is concealed, although she is defiled, and there…

What is sexual sin? How makes one particular act of sex different from another? How ar 2 people different from other 2 people? Sex is not evil - let us just remove that taboo. Sex is God given for our enjoymnet, and the drive to have sex isalso God given. God first command to Adam and Eve was go forth…

Overcoming hardness of heart. Probably not many of you know, but my business is blood – I work in a lab in the hospital analysing blood. It is called a Haematology laboratory – that means we study blood. A fairly gruesome business, but it comes in nice plastic tubes and these days we usually don’t even…

Our Faithfulness to our Promises is a reflection of the faithfulness of our God.

Inscription: Writing God’s Words on Our Hearts & Minds Part 25: Samson’s Self-Control Problem Judges 13-16 July 4, 2010 Prep: · Scripture reading: Romans 6:11-14 (Marilyn) Prayer 4th of July, Mélodie going home. Intro: Follow your heart? Q Do you talk to your TV? I do – I provide running commentary and…

Inscription: Writing God’s Words on Our Hearts & Minds Part 28: King David on Finishing Well 2 Samuel 11-12 August 15, 2010 Prep: · Read key David stories (esp. Goliath and Bathsheba) · 062, skim leftovers (esp. p. 1) Scripture reading: 1 Samuel 16:1, 6-13 (Sarah Dunn) Intro: Great vacation, missed all…

Genesis 6:1- Noah And His Times People like to make joke about Noah. For example: Have you ever wondered why Noah didn't swat both flies when he had a chance? What instructions did Noah give his sons about fishing off the ark? Go easy on the bait, boys, We only have 2 worms. But Noah is a real person.…

Glad you are here today. --- God speaks.... a series focusing on the minor prophets, rarely considered voices of the Bible… minor only because of their length of their writing, not saying anything about the importance of their ministry or that their message is minor. Their message in fact is HUGE! We…

Jesus’ conversation with a rich young ruler.

By Pastor Glenn Pease Thousands of young boys walked past the Bathwell Castle in England, and none ever dreamed of climbing up the chimney to carve his name at the top. There was one exception, however. One boy did the unusual, and his name was David Livingstone. That boy went on to become one of histories…

Pastor Tim gives an objective comparison and contrast of two main theological perspectives from a historical and practical viewpoint.

We are God's property purchased and will be collected in what everstate we are found. How do you want to present yourself back to you Father.

HOOK Quickly before we start a new chapter— let’s remember what we have learned yesterday here at The Message: GOD CONTROLS THE MINDS OF EVERYONE I MUST DEFEND MY FAITH IN JESUS Today we will begin with chapter 8 of the gospel of John— and it starts with the account of what happened when the teachers…

When a rich, young ruler comes to Jesus in search of a way to inherit eternal life, he seems like the ideal prospect - a very "good" guy on many accounts. But the words of the Great Physician diagnose a severe problem with his heart - good people aren't good enough for a perfect God. "Good" people, like all people, have a missing ingredient in their lives. They need God's grace to make the difference. So Jesus challenges the man to give up the idols which hold his heart behind the veneer of outward goodness, and this man's sad refusal presents a challenge for any of us who would allow something less than what Jesus offers us by His grace take the throne of our hearts. Could you be missing that key ingredient? Listen in to find out.

God's mercy and love are the gift of him. We must not neglect his gift for it is not only to preserve us, but is also to bring us Joy, Strength and Peace.

Intro Our culture has become one of talking points where it is “us versus them” and neither side can meet in the middle. Jesus teaches us another way: Go out. Go out and share your testimony, go out and interact with your brothers, go out and share, go out and ask. Become the Word in body as well as…

Today, as we continue making our way through the Gospel of John, we come now to chapter 8... And we come to a story that is very familiar within Christianity... So let’s go ahead and read through the text... 1 but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 Early in the morning he came again to the temple.…