Sermons on Favour:

The Ark Of The Lord

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 18, 2000

The story of the Ark’s return to Jerusalem is a sharp reminder of what happens if God’s instructions are flouted and the blessing that obedience brings.

THE ARK OF THE LORD I expect some of you will, like me, have wasted a couple of hours watching the film "Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark". It’s a fantasy adventure story loosely based on the fact that the Ark of the Covenant was lost without trace nearly two and a half thousand ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 13:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

God's Love And Ours Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Oct 18, 2000

The wonderful thing about being made God’s children is that he gives us his Spirit to enable us to be like him, and that likeness is shown most clearly in our love for others. And so, as we love one another, God lives in us, and his love is perfected in u

I always get edgy when I hear someone make a definitive statement about God. There are so many aspects to God that any single statement always feels a bit deficient. So, for example, when someone says God is all-powerful, I find myself waiting for them to add that he’s also all-knowing, and ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-21

Denomination: Anglican

Bless The Lord, O My Soul

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 18, 2000

David bares his soul in recording his relationship with God - who Forgives, who Heals, who Preserves, who Provides and who Satisfies.

Do you ever talk to yourself? In Psalm 103 King David is addressing himself. “Bless the Lord”, he exclaims, “Bless the Lord, O my soul”. It’s clear that he’s holding a conversation with himself. This isn’t by any means a unique experience for a believer. In fact it’s often a sign that a ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

An Eager Unashamed Debtor For The Gospel

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 18, 2000

Paul tells the believers at Rome why he is so eager to visit them; because he is a debtor to and is not ashamed of the Gospel.

I think that most people want to visit the capital city of their homeland. I remember when my parents took the family to London when we were in our teens. To visit the capital was quite an occasion, especially nearly 50 years ago when travelling wasn’t so easy as it is now. It was quite something ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:8-17

Denomination: Baptist

Fruit Of The Spirit: Gentleness Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Dec 5, 2000

This sermon looked at the gentleness of Christ in relation to the Fruit of the Spirit.

Fruit of the Spirit: Gentleness It was almost a postcard perfect day, the blue skies, the gently sunshine and the children playing. The crowds had gathered around the young prophet from Galilee that they had heard so much about. The afternoon had begun with Jesus healing the sick who had been ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Denomination: Wesleyan

Take A Break Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Dec 5, 2000

Looks at the need for the seventh day.

What a crazy world that we live in. You ever feel like the Rabbit in “Alice in Wonderland”? You know the one, he’s always rushing this way and that looking at his watch and muttering, “I’m late, I’m late”. It seems that every hour of every day is filled to the limit with things that need doing ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:1-17

Denomination: Wesleyan

We Believe In The Fall Of Man Series

Contributed by Phil Morgan on Apr 7, 2002

Doctrine of sin.

READ: Gen. 1:31, 2:8-17. Humanism asserts that man began in the primeval slime, and has evolved in all senses to the complex being he is today. He started out as merely unorganised gasses that, through millions of mutations, finally developed into the intricate physical body that he is ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

An Invitation Not To Be Refused

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 30, 2000

Isaiah addresses the demoralised people of Israel now exiled in Babylon inviting them to return to the Lord and freely receive salvation and hope.

AN INVITATION NOT TO BE REFUSED I read of a visiting preacher who arrived at the church and read the poster announcing him as a "preacher with the unchanged message". He had a nasty moment when he thought that the news had got out that he had only one sermon to his name! Charles Spurgeon got ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 55:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Home Truths For Christians

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Nov 4, 2000

James diagnoses some problems in the churches to which he writes and offers some home truths concerning the Christians' having the Wrong Spirit, the Wrong Friendship and the Wrong Attitude.

HOME TRUTHS FOR CHRISTIANS The letter written by James is very direct and personal in its message - he doesn't pull his punches. Martin Luther wasn't very keen on this book - he called it "an epistle of straw" because it didn't say much about Jesus or the Cross. But that's an incorrect reading of ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

The Precious Gift Of Freedom

Contributed by Don Carpenter on Nov 5, 2000

If you study the character of mankind over the centuries, you will find that there is one passion that transcends all languages, cultures, and barriers. Man has an in born desire and drive to be free

The Precious Gift Of Freedom John 8:31-36 31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; 32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. 33 They answered him, We be Abraham’s seed, and were never in bondage to ...read more

Scripture: John 8:31-36

Denomination: Baptist

Being Victorious Like Nehemiah

Contributed by John Gullick on Nov 24, 2000

A sermon that looks at some of the things that pave the way to the victory Nehemiah experiences.

Victory - This morning on the overhead screen you can see the New Zealand Athlete of the century winning a victory in a running race. Victory is something that is greatly sought after in so many fields of human endevour. Recently the American Political machinery has almost ground to a ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 6:1-17

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

You Never Know Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Mar 19, 2007

This is the fifth in my CSI series and the first of the New Testament, looks at the death of Stephen and what we can learn from it.

It would appear that he had every thing going for him. He was one of the leaders of the early church. He was a person of influence and integrity and he had the respect and honour of his colleagues and peers. Think about it, how would you like to be described as “a person full of faith and the Holy ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

Lost Treasures

Contributed by W. Alderman on Jun 8, 2007

This is a study on the devestating effects of fornication and adultery in ones marriage

“LOST TREASURES” OR “THE TERRIBLE SIN OF FORNICATION” TEXT: Proverbs 4:23-27, 5:1-23, 6:20-26 W. Max Alderman INTRODUCTION: These Scriptures Warn! They warn of the high cost of sexual impurity and sexual sin. It warns of the sin of fornication and the sin of adultery. Marriages and homes ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 4:23-27

Denomination: Baptist

The Husband's Responsibility Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jul 8, 2007

Husbands obey that duty by adhering to three basic responsibilities in caring for their wives’ needs: A) consideration, B) chivalry, and C) companionship.

Visitors to the forthcoming Calgary Stampede who are feeling extra frisky can now leave their wedding rings at the door. A local Calgary hotel is offering to let guests check in their wedding rings as they might their cars or their coats. Hotel Arts’ staff will even airbrush ring tan lines, so all ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:7

Denomination: Other

Wisdom - A Matter Of Life And Death Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Apr 21, 2007

What difference does it make if you’re wise or not? And what’s so important about being wise? Because if you follow God’s way you will live.

What difference does it make if you’re wise or not? And what’s so important about being wise? Why does God spend so much space in his written word on encouraging us to be wise? Well today’s passage goes some way in answering those sorts of questions. In fact what we find here is first a warning, ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 7:1-36

Denomination: Anglican