Sermons

We are told in Matt.6:33 to seek first the Kingdom of God, and God’s righteousness. What exactly does it mean to seek after righteousness? How does glory play into this equation? Are these parts of making it into the Kingdom as the scriptures suggests? 

According to tradition, on the Day of Pentecost, God pronounced the Ten Commandments to the nation of Israel. According to Acts 2, God gave His Holy Spirit to the New Testament Church on the Day of Pentecost. What is the connection?

When the seventh or last trumpet sounds, historic events will take place. Seven angels will pour out the seven bowls of God’s wrath; Jesus Christ will return; and the saints will be resurrected and changed to immortality. Will a battle take place at Armageddon? What will happen to the beast and the false prophet and all those who will fight against Jesus Christ? Why are they going to oppose the Son of God in the first place? Will Christ come twice, as some claim? Will the saints ascend with Christ to the third heaven and return with Him later to this earth?

Why do we experience trials? How are we to cope? It is absolutely necessary to focus on the future and on our reward, while we are being tried and tested. What is that future reward? How is it connected with the unsearchable riches of Christ? What are they?

By using the analogy of chess and focusing on the pawn, we can see throughout the Bible how God chose “regular common” individuals to fulfill His purpose.  At first glance, the pawn is considered the weakest piece and it is only able to move forward; however, its significance increases as it reaches the other side of the chessboard, becoming more valuable by reaching it’s full potential.  Just like us, we have a similar goal in life as we move forward, learning from mistakes along the way, so we can ultimately reach our goal to eternal life.

We all make choices everyday. But how often do we think about how our choices, and consequently our actions, have effect and impact on others and the church? We can either have a good impact or a negative one. Looking at two stories, we will see just how much impact we can have.

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The people of God have been forewarned–we  have been instructed in matters that pertain to future events.  Our challenge is that we may begin to drift, to not stay focused on living as Christians and that we might fall asleep in our calling!  Are we really ready for what lies ahead?

The wars that we have seen historically, and in recent years have been tragic in terms of loss of life, destruction of property and for pitting nation against nation.   But we are engaged in a war that has far greater significance – it affects our eternity!  We are at war.   Let us make sure that – with God’s help – we win this most important war of all.

During the Israelites 40 years of wandering, God provided food for them; namely manna. This was a miraculous food. It is mentioned numerous times throughout the Bible. So what is the importance for us today?

While God works in wonders, He also works in deliberately small ways. No matter how seemingly insignificant our involvement and affiliations may be, God’s purpose is being worked out with them. The day of small things is not to be despised.

This message carefully reviews Matthew chapters 26 and 27.   The Passover service, ignored and not understood by the world, commemorates the suffering and death of our Saviour.   This sermon also looks at many illegalities that were necessary in order to achieve a wrongful conviction of an innocent man.

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We must hunger for spiritual food that helps us reach the goal of eternal life in the family of God.  We are bombarded by Satan with spiritual food that leads us away from God and it is critical to have a daily hunger for God’s Word.

This sermon shows that self-will is not a character trait that God approves of but that we are to listen to God, His Word and His faithful ministry for instruction and help.   We have to allow God to “get through” to us.

Every one of us faces stress that can be difficult to endure. Overcoming the world, through endurance brings us relieve. The relief that we will ultimately enjoy will be permanent in God’s Kingdom. What brings relief?

In times of trials and problems, we might not see any answers or solutions, but we must always remember that God has promised to provide for us, when we do our part. Many times, God may intervene in most unexpected ways, and He may perform miracles far beyond our imagination. It is important that we have the absolute faith that God will act for us in His due time.

The Christian life includes times of weeping and mourning. Christ said that we are blessed when we mourn and weep now. It is important to understand why and under what circumstances we will and ought to mourn. Ecclesiastes tells us that there is a purpose for weeping and mourning. What is it?