God’s Radical Generosity and Our Response (2 Corinthians 8:1-15)
The need for it 8:1-15 My prayer is that through this text today you will see that “We are to be generous because God is generous beyond our comprehension.” Introduction Last century, Robert Gilmour LeTourneau (1888-1969) committed his life to …
Love and serve the Lord (Deuteronomy 11)
Lessons learnt the hard way. Some lessons in life are not easily learnt. Some of us insist on learning things that hard way. We resist what others want to point out to us, not heeding what they are teaching us. …
My bathroom scales and Moses This morning I have something to confess. I have this love/hate relationship with my bathroom scales. In one sense I really appreciate the bathroom scales. They tell me what I really need to know about …
Humbly Obey God’s Commands (Deuteronomy 8)
Introduction If you have ever been on any type of cruise, then you would be aware that within a couple of hours of boarding the ship you must attend a safety briefing. This is not something that you choose to …
Following instructions How are you at following instructions? Do you follow them to the letter? Or do you treat them more like they are just a guide? Do you do everything that you are instructed to do, or do you …
Forgetting How quickly we forget! It doesn’t take long for even the important things to be forgotten, the things that we shouldn’t forget, that shouldn’t be overlooked, or left behind do get forgotten. We all forget things, and sometimes the …
I am scared of cockroaches. I have a fear of them. For some of you here this morning who used to go to our evening service, this is not a new piece of information for you. In fact, some of …
Love your Neighbour as yourself (Deuteronomy 5:16-21)
Love your Neighbour as yourself Introduction What do you think about when you see the 10 commandments? You might be thinking along the lines of some of the following: Aren’t they something that you learn in Sunday School? They’re just …
Love the Lord your God (Deuteronomy 4:44-5:15)
Whose rules? We live in an age where people largely believe that they are free to think and behave anyway they feel like behaving. Western society or culture having rejected God and divine revelation “has now largely rejected the concept …