Sermons

With so many news sources, and ways to find out information how can we know what is real? How do we process and sort through vast quantities of information and come away with anything tangible. How do we tie this in with the Bible and what we believe that it says about the future?

How does God work in your life, and when did He begin to do so? Was it when He called you and when you began to understand more and more of the truth? Or did God know you long before your calling, and did He influence some of your decisions prior to your calling, in order to fulfill His plan for you? And if so, what consequences might this have for you today?

The world seeks freedom from oppression, yet the most oppressive tyrant of all keeps the world in spiritual slavery. Only through God’s Holy Spirit can we see the slavery Satan subjugates mankind with. And only by God opening our eyes can we see what true freedom is.

Those who are called out of the world to understand God’s truth today have a distinct and awesome privilege. They are blessed with the raw materials necessary to understand God’s Truth, truly become obedient, and overcome sin by the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. This opportunity is unique because it is available in the present moment. Christians do not need to wait to take an active role in fulfilling the plan of God.

Despite difficulty in the trials we go through in our lives, are we strong enough to remain faithful to God’s way of life?

The sin against the Holy Spirit is the unpardonable sin, which will not be forgiven. Why is this so? And how can we determine whether we are in danger of committing the unpardonable sin? The Bible gives us important hints.

Much will be required of us because much has been given. To be a profitable servant we need God’s Holy Spirit living and working in us and with this power we have all the help we need to be a really profitable servant as we are instructed to be.

When a orchestra plays, they must first tune up. In order to fully get the most from the Spring Holy Days, we too must tune into God, and continue to build our relationship with Him.

The way that we measure how far out of Egypt we have come is the measure of our conversion which is NOT measured in miles but by the examination of our attitudes and the way that we behave and reflect our calling.

When someone asks us to trust them, what makes it so that we do trust that person? Is it a feeling, an action? Do we trust God? Can we trust Him with everything? Does our trust in God have anything to do with righteousness and offerings?

The will of man is the power within each of us giving us the ability to choose our own actions. Sometimes our will is strong, and we are able to carry through with our intentions. Sometimes our will is weak, and we fail to accomplish our goals. Whether strong or weak, our will must always be in subjection to God’s perfect will, which leads us to eternal life in His family.

While this Feast of Unleavened Bread is set aside for us to live without sin in our lives—which leaven portrays, the lesson must now continue!

The main cause of Satan’s fall was pride and we should ensure we don’t fall into that trap.  The seven things God hates are a reflection of the mind of Satan and something for us to avoid.

It seems we end up repeating sin in our lives, and there is real danger if we do not heed the lessons recorded for us in the Word of God. We are warned to avoid sin, and the example of leaven as a type of sin is the lesson of this Feast of Unleavened Bread.

A recent 52-page letter (an unprecedented intervention by the House of Bishops in the Church of England) – said “it is the duty of every Christian adult to vote, even though it may have to be a vote for something less than a vision that inspires us”. In John 17:12-16, Christ clearly said that His disciples, His followers, are not of this world. They are not to behave and act as the world, that is the society around us, does. We have to live in the world – but we are not to be part of it. Who do we take notice of – fallible human beings or the words of Jesus Christ?

How can we know if we are putting enough in each day in regards to our relationship with God? In prayer, in Bible study, in meditation. How can we know if we are really preparing, increasing and doing God’s will for us?

Affluenza has been described as “a painful, contagious, socially transmitted condition of overload, debt, anxiety and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more”. Possession overload is not what a Christian needs and may distract him/her from the way that we have been called to.