Sermons
God strengthens his people
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Eighth Sunday after Pentecost – Ephesians 3:14-21
Grace, peace and mercy to you from God our Father and our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
The desire to do good things is a wonderful attribute. If this desire is then combined with the skills and ability, then you have the complete package. We, of course, are rarely that package. Many times we would like to do good but we can’t. At other times we could do something but we don’t because it’s not convenient, or we are afraid of the consequences, or any other excuse or reason. In today’s New Testament reading, Paul recognises that God is willing and able to do good for us. In particular Paul is praying for God to strengthen the one holy Christian church.
Heavenly Father, sanctify us in the truth, your Word is truth. Amen.
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A Shepherd for God’s flock
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Seventh Sunday after Pentecost – Mark 6:30-34
Grace, peace and mercy to you from God our Father and our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
The first part of today’s gospel reading is the introduction to the miraculous feeding of the 5,000 by Jesus. This wonderful story can distract us from the depth of God’s love for us which is enacted through Christ’s words that come immediately prior to the physical feeding of God’s people.
Listen once more to Jesus’ response to the crowd who had gathered to hear him speak and to perform more miracles. “When Jesus went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things.” (Mk 6:34)
Heavenly Father, sanctify us in the truth, your Word is truth. Amen.
Predestined by grace
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Sixth Sunday after Pentecost – Ephesians 1:3-14
Grace, peace and mercy to you from God our Father and our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
The teaching of the church regarding predestination is often misunderstood and yet this good news for Christians is a blessed gift of assurance God clearly gives us through his Word. Listen again to God’s Word which proclaims you as predestined for salvation and the reason why you can be sure this gift belongs to you.
“In love he predestined us for adoption through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.” (Eph 1:5-6, 13-14)
Heavenly Father, sanctify us in the truth, your Word is truth. Amen.
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The Message
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Fifth Sunday after Pentecost – Mark 6:1-13
Grace, peace and mercy to you from God our Father and our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
The philosophy of our day says there is no absolute truth, nor is there anything such as absolute evil. Instead, the world in which we live is made up of each person’s story so no one can say that another person’s story is right or wrong.
Into this sea of uncertainty stand’s God’s Word which is founded on the solid rock of Jesus Christ. Jesus is the message and the Triune God commissions you as his messengers to proclaim his word of peace and salvation to this fallen world.
Heavenly Father, sanctify us in the truth, your Word is truth. Amen.
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