Sermons on Neighbour:

Children Of Promise

Contributed by John Visser on Jul 10, 2009

By faith you receive God’s forgiveness and restoration. At that point you are reconciled to Him and become part of His forever family.

CHILDREN OF PROMISE Acts 2:38,39 One of the practices we value as a denomination is infant baptism. The logic behind infant baptism is not that baptism automatically saves our children. Rather, we see it a sign and a symbol of the covenant that God enters into with believers and their children. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:38-39

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A Widow's Oil

Contributed by Stephen Sheane on May 12, 2009

What can you bring to help build God’s kingdom? Bring what you have, bring what is available and bring what is empty.

A WIDOWS OIL How much is a bar of iron worth? A plain bar of iron is worth $5. The same bar of iron if made into horse shoes would be worth $50. If it were made into needles, it would be worth $5,000. If it were made into balance springs for fine Swiss watches, it would be worth $500,000. The raw ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 4:1-7

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Justice Of God Series

Contributed by L Lee on Sep 17, 2010

Learn more about the character and attributes of God. It is difficult to please God or respond to Him appropriately if we do not know what He is like.

Justice of God Our God is a just God Deuteronomy 32:4 (NIV) He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he. Isaiah 45:21 (KJV) Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 32:4

Denomination: Christian Church

Justice Of God Series

Contributed by L Lee on Sep 17, 2010

Learn more about the character and attributes of God. It is difficult to please God or respond to Him appropriately if we do not know what He is like.

Justice of God Our God is a just God Deuteronomy 32:4 (NIV) He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he. Isaiah 45:21 (KJV) Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 32:4

Denomination: Christian Church

I Am, Am I Willing To Allow Jesus To Stand In The Gap For Me?? Series

Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Nov 12, 2010

Jesus is the Gate for the Sheep. Do we allow him to give us the spiritual protection he offers, does he complete us and are we watchmen who are open to his voice?

Sermon: I AM, Am I willing to allow Jesus to stand in the gap for me? Before I went off to train for ministry; I used to live in an old house in Oamaru with an acre and a half of land, I had the usual garden and lawn but I also had about an acre and a quarter of pretty rough hillside that was ...read more

Scripture: John 10:1-10

Denomination: Salvation Army

The Veil Of Ignorance

Contributed by Adeolu Akin-Abraham on Dec 2, 2009

People are managing the affairs they know little or nothing about. For instance, there are teachers who should be students, deliverance ministers who need deliverance, “great men and women of God” who should be learning how to be true followers of Christ.

A tragic story once occurred of a woman and her son walking along a river bank. The woman was in her latter stage of pregnancy and held her toddler son by the hand as they journeyed. Suddenly, the little boy slipped and fell into the river! The woman in her condition could not jump into the river ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:26

Denomination: Pentecostal

Who Hath Bewitched You?

Contributed by Adeolu Akin-Abraham on Dec 2, 2009

When Paul wrote to the churches in Galatia about his concerns he described the people as being "foolish." He also questioned whether they had been bewitched. It is not far-fetched to sometimes describe a person’s action or decision as being foolish.

When Paul wrote to the churches in Galatia about his concerns he described the people as being "foolish." He also questioned whether they had been bewitched. It is not far-fetched to sometimes describe a person’s action or decision as being foolish. It is a fact that people make decisions in life ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:1

Denomination: Pentecostal

Matthew 3 - Baptising The New Year In! Series

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 27, 2009

Straight after the Christmas message in Matthew 2 all of a sudden Matthew speaks about Jesus as a grown man. In MATTHEW 3 Jesus is baptised. Jesus begins a new phase of His life. It starts with a baptism. It’s time for us to baptise the new year in!

BAPTISING THE NEW YEAR IN - 2010 Straight after the Christmas message in Matthew 2 all of a sudden Matthew speaks about Jesus as a grown man. In MATTHEW 3 the Spirit descends upon Jesus at His baptism. Jesus begins a new phase of His life. It starts with a baptism. HOW GREAT IS THAT! I love ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:1-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Kind Of Gospel

Contributed by Malcolm Chester on Jan 5, 2010

A sermon based on the manifesto of Jesus from Luke Chapter 4

A minister managed to run out of fuel in his car just 100 metres from a petrol station. He looked in the boot only to realise that he’d left the petrol can at home. All he could find was his baby’s potty. So he took it, walked the 100 metres to the garage, filled it with petrol and returned to the ...read more

Denomination: Methodist

People Of Prayer

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jan 9, 2010

God works wonders through people of prayer.

God works wonders through people of prayer. • Why? Because people of prayer knows God’s heart; they understand His will, and they trust Him. • People of prayer have faith in God, because they have been spending time with Him. They have an intimate relationship with God. This ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:14-29

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Standing For The One True Faith

Contributed by William D. Brown on Nov 16, 2010

Today I want to talk for a little while about what we find here in Jude 1-4 to do with contending for the faith.

Jude 1-4 STANDING FOR THE ONE TRUE FAITH Today I want to talk for a little while about what we find here in Jude 1-4 to do with contending for the faith. Listen as I read today’s text found in JUDE 1-4 1Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James,** to them ...read more

Scripture: Jude 1:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

God Sends The Whirlwind Series

Contributed by Paul Green on Sep 18, 2009

Everything we do has consequences. The sins we commit have consequences. The good things that we do have consequences. The priorities we have in life have consequences. The choices we make in life have consequences. You reap what you sow.

Hosea 8:7 ‘They sow the wind and reap the whirlwind’. Whirlwinds aren’t a very common sight here in the UK so just to get us in the right frame of mind – just to get the right pictures into our heads – lets just watch a short clip from the film Twister. Show Clip Now I know that that is very ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 8:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Passing On The Baton Series

Contributed by Tim Hbc on Apr 21, 2009

Expanding our understanding of the Kingdom, Embracing our call to be a Witness, and, Encountering the power of the Spirit.

Pre-Reading Introduction Before we come to our reading, a brief word of introduction. Three things: 1. It’s always good to bear in mind that the book of Acts is a sequel – it’s part 2. Luke first wrote the Gospel that bears his name. 2. In Acts 1:1, Luke says in his Gospel he wrote about what ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Do You Want To Be Like Jesus Today? Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Aug 8, 2012

How often do you think about the things of God? How much time do you spend reading the Bible? There is so much in God’s word that we need to put into practice in our own lives. We need to ensure we are not running on empty.

The Proof of the Spirit 1 John 4:10-4:17 This month in our Fresh Fire series we are considering the Holy Spirit in the Life and Ministry of Jesus. Looking at the life of Christ, is something that is essential for every believer. To help us grow in our understanding of Him & our relationship with ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:10-17

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Overthrow Of Evil In This Broken World Series

Contributed by Allan Quak on Aug 11, 2012

Bablyon, who is the prostitute on the dragon, meets her end.

You can listen to this message in full here:- http://www.nec.org.au/index.php/listen-to-a-sermon-series/revelation/ Message Revelation 17:1-18:24 The Overthrow Of Evil In This Broken World. In a moment we are going to read 2 chapters from Revelation. Before we do so I want to explain the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist