Sermons on B Lent 5:

Be Ye Reconciled To God

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Mar 9, 2017

The once-and-forever experience of true conversion, and the on-going necessity of being sanctified.

BE YE RECONCILED TO GOD. 2 Corinthians 5:20-21; 2 Corinthians 6:1-2. As an ambassador for Christ, Paul was pleading with the Corinthians - on behalf of Christ - that they go on being reconciled to God (2 Corinthians 5:20). We may feel that this is unnecessary: if we are ‘called out ones’ ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:20-21, 2 Corinthians 6:1-2

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Compassion: The Healing Touch

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 10, 2013

It is never a fruitless exercise when we bring others to Christ.

COMPASSION: THE HEALING TOUCH. Mark 6:30-34; Mark 6:53-56. It was with some measure of excitement that the twelve apostles returned from their first outreach. They had fulfilled their commission, and were keen to report to Jesus on all that they had said and done (Mark 6:30). If ever there was a ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:53-56, Mark 6:30-34

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Comfort Ye... Abridged.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 11, 2024

Comfort in the certainty of God's Word.

COMFORT YE. Isaiah 40:1-9. We have before us a passage which may well be remarkably familiar to us: yet please do not allow its very familiarity to breed contempt. This is a little Gospel, a sort of proto-Gospel written by the prophet many years before the event. Our task is to ask Isaiah ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:1-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

From Victim To Victor: The Widows Mite

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Oct 6, 2018

A contrast between acquisitive Scribes, and a gift given out of penury.

FROM VICTIM TO VICTOR: THE WIDOW’S MITE. Mark 12:38-44. In our previous reading, Jesus pronounced one Scribe, ‘Not far from the kingdom of God’ (Mark 12:34). Yet Jesus’ opinion of the Scribes in general was not unlike His opinion of the Pharisees (cf. Luke 11:43). ‘The Scribes and the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:38-44

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Leper And A Centurion.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on May 17, 2023

Two examples of faith in Jesus.

A LEPER AND A CENTURION. Matthew 8:1-13. At the beginning of the Sermon of the Mount Jesus had been ‘set’ and ‘His disciples came unto Him’ (cf. Matthew 5:1). At the end of the Sermon we were told of the other people who had been listening in, how they had been amazed at His teaching: ‘For ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:1-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Pre-Eminence Of Christ.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Sep 24, 2024

"It pleased the Father that in Him should all the fulness dwell" (COLOSSIANS 1:19).

THE PRE-EMINENCE OF CHRIST. Colossians 1:13-20. Paul celebrates the fact that the Father has already qualified us to receive the inheritance which awaits His saints. We are delivered from the power of darkness and have been translated into the kingdom of His dear Son (COLOSSIANS 1:13). This is ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:13-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Paraclete

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Apr 4, 2018

The church is called to bear witness to Jesus, but this witness is primarily the witness of the Holy Spirit.

THE PARACLETE. John 15:26-27. I. CONTEXT Jesus said, ‘I will pray the Father, and (1) He shall give you another Comforter’ (John 14:16). The word Paraclete, here translated as ‘Comforter’, speaks of One who draws alongside. The same word can be translated as ‘Helper’, ‘Counsellor’ or ...read more

Scripture: John 15:26-27

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Christian And Sin. Abridged.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 15, 2024

"Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God" (1 John 3:1).

THE CHRISTIAN AND SIN. Abridged. 1 John 3:1-8. “Behold,” says John. Pause for thought and reflection. For it is indeed a wonderful demonstration of God's love that “we” should be called the sons of God (1 JOHN 3:1). This was not what we deserved, but as we know from other Scriptures, it ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Fullness Of Time

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 24, 2013

In the fullness of the time God sent forth His Son (Galatians 4:4). What a momentous sentence!

THE FULLNESS OF TIME. Galatians 4:4-7. The Apostle Paul was astonished that the Christian converts in Galatia had strayed away from the true gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ to a “different gospel, which is no gospel at all” (Galatians 1:6-7). By turning back to the law as if it was the keeping ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:4-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Christian And Sin

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jan 1, 2014

So what is to be the Christian's relationship to sin? Strictly speaking, he should not have such a relationship!

THE CHRISTIAN AND SIN. 1 John 3:1-10. “Behold,” says John. Pause for thought and reflection. For it is indeed a wonderful demonstration of God's love that “we” should be called the sons of God (1 John 3:1). This was not what we deserved, but as we know from other Scriptures, it was ‘while ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Prayer For Protection.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Apr 17, 2025

"Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man" (Psalm 140:1a).

A PRAYER FOR PROTECTION. Psalm 140:1-9. This is a Psalm of David, no doubt from the time when he was pursued by his enemies in the wilderness. The Psalm switches between singular foes: pointing perhaps particularly to king Saul and his three thousand men at arms; and Doeg and the Ziphites, who ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 140:1-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus And John The Baptist.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 6, 2024

"Blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in Me" (Matthew 11:6).

JESUS AND JOHN THE BAPTIST. Matthew 11:2-10. MATTHEW 11:2-3. We do not know for sure why John the Baptist sent two of his disciples to speak with Jesus. Perhaps prison had knocked the wind out of his sails, and he wanted some reassurance that it had not all been in vain. Or perhaps it was for ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:2-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Wolves In Sheep's Clothing.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jun 13, 2024

By their fruits shall ye know them.

WOLVES IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING. Matthew 7:15-21. Jesus warns against false teachers (MATTHEW 7:15). They are wolves in sheep’s clothing. They are like the false prophets of Old Testament days, who preached ‘peace, peace’ when there was no peace (Jeremiah 6:14). Jesus warns us that there ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:15-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Revelation Study Series 16b - God’s Mysterious Plan Fulfilled (Chapter 11) Series

Contributed by Clayton Beck on Mar 7, 2023

Jesus came! He died! He resurrected! He is coming back!

Revelation Study Series 16b - God’s Mysterious Plan Fulfilled (Chapter 11) 02.27.22 Message… Matthew 4:1-11 1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil. 2 For forty days and forty nights He fasted and became very hungry. 3 During that time the devil ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What's A Body To Do? Series

Contributed by Richard Goble on Jan 25, 2008

Understanding spiritual gifts unifies a body and enables it for service. #5 of 5.

Title: What’s A Body To Do? Series: Discovering God’s Special Gifts Text: 1 Corinthians 12:12-27; 31 Theme: Understanding spiritual gifts unifies a body and enables it for service. Introduction: The Heretic I was walking in San Francisco along the Golden Gate Bridge when I saw a man about to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:12-27

Denomination: Baptist