STRIKE THE GROUND WITH YOUR BEST 2 Kings 13:14-19 Now when Elisha had fallen sick with the illness of which he was to die, Joash king of Israel went down to him and wept before him, crying, "My father, my father! The chariots of Israel and its horsemen!" (18) And he said, "Take the arrows," and he took…

Series: Renewing Our Relationship with God Sermon: Responding to God’s Love Scripture: Various Renewing our relationship with God should be first on our list of priorities for a new year. The first task in renewing our relationship is accepting that God loves us, and the prime example of His love is…

3 Marks of a True Disciple Luke 5. 1-11 Introduction So I am reading the newspaper last week and I read the story of a woman who went into Wal-Mart and bought more than one thousand dollars worth of goods. She went up to the checkout and when it came time to pay, what do you think she pulled out? Her…

Psalm 34:8-22 Introduction It is the first day of school and most of the students are already in the classroom. The teacher is beginning to interact with the students, trying to get names and a sense of who each person in the class is. Another student walks into the room and addresses the teacher, “hey…

Everyone should know how valuable the light is because we all have experience with darkness. The reality of sin is all around us. Yet some people suppress it; ignore it; reject it. There are two ways any person can walk—a path of darkness or the path of light. Walk in the light!

If you’re willing (inward attitude) and obedient (outward action), you will eat the good of the land.

A. And by this we know that we have come to know Him (v.3) 1. If we keep His commandments (v.3) 2. If we keep His word (v.5) B. The Result: 1. The love of God is perfected in us (v.5) 2. Assurance: We know that we have come to know Him (v.3) C. This is related to obedience The Test: Do we keep His commandments?—1…

Partial Obedience is still Disobedience Anyone who has children knows what partial obedience is. We can send our children to clean their rooms and they come out after a couple of minutes and say it’s all done. When we check, we find they’ve taken all the stuff off the floor and thrown them into the cupboard;…

MARK 10:17-31. THE STORY OF THE RICH YOUNG MAN. SEEMS A SIMPLE STORY DOESN’T IT? IF YOU ARE RICH YOU WON’T GET INTO HEAVEN! EASY, THAT’S IT WE CAN ALL GO HOME. HAVE AN EARLY MORNING. BUT WE CAN’T GO HOME YET, YOU MAY SAY. OUR HUSBANDS, WIVES WON’T BE EXPECTING US, AND IT’S TOO EARLY TO GO TO THAT DINNER…

To embody our faith in God through our actions.

Homiletical Bridge Phil 2:12-18 Prior Context: encouragement and exhortation to grow into worthy citizens of the Gospel kingdom looking to the example of Christ. Immediate Context: Christ provided Christians with the perfect example of sacrificial humility and obedience to the will of God. 12 Therefore…

In humble dependence, pursue God with ALL your heart, soul, mind and strength while OBEYING HIS REVEALED WILL and praising Him for the guidance and direction that is to come!

Though our future is already determined, secured, we still need to constantly submit our lives to God.

GREYFRIARS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH The Life and Ministry of Moses 1. Prosperity to Persecution Reading: Exodus 1:6 - 22 Introduction: This all too brief look at Exodus was sparked by my recent study leave trip to Egypt and my journeys - modern, swift and reasonably comfortable - through the Sinai wilderness.…

Introduction When a person applies for a job, they are often given a job description. It is kind of a check list of things that the employer expects the employee to do. I have a job description for my work as pastor that the church gave me when I came. Every once in a while I check to see if I am doing…

Obedience Brings Blessings Text: I Kings 17 Obedience is the key to the victorious Christian life. It is a mingling of faith and obedience that we find in the record of God’s dealing through Elijah with the widow woman at Zarephath, to whom God sent him during days of famine, after his long journey from…

Peter challenges us to love one another with pure hearts. This love for one another should be a characteristic of every church, but often it is not. The love for one another is the result of sanctification (purification) and guaranteed by the promises of God's Word. The church ought to be characterized by a love for one another.

May the words of my mouth and the mediations of all our hearts be acceptable in your Sight, our Lord and saviour, Amen In marriage we become part of something very unique In marriage all those present are: a witness …to a piece of creation It is the new creation from the uniting of a Husband and Wife…

God revels how his chidlren can receive divine direction by trusting Him and Knowing Him

Evan and I have started reading a book together called Ordering Your Private World written by Gordan Macdonald. It’s a book that is really about getting your personal life, your inner world, organized in order that you may be able to live in greatest peace and enjoyment with God. The book begins with…

A person of faith, prayer, and obedience stands out and is dangerous in a world of doubt, fear, and jeolosy.

Pressing Into God and Obedience to What God Is Trying To Do In Your Life

Concluding the book of Ecclesiastes with the conclusion of Solomon's argument. All of life is pointless outside of a relationship with God demonstrated through fearing Him and obeying Him.

Unless you have been living in some far away place, it is clear that we are living in troubled times. You may not be effected by the mortgage crisis, but you certainly are effected in the areas of credit availability, rising energy costs, rising food prices, rising medical costs, increasing educational…

SUCCESS GOD’S WAY Joshua 1:1-9 In today’s society success is measured in different ways. Some measure success by the accomplishment of a goal. Some measure success when something turns out well. These two ways are how some people measure success, but in my journey I have found that the world and most…