I’ve been doing a homiletics class over the last seven or eight weeks. I’ve preached twice during it and have received valueable feedback both times. I’m grateful for the opportunity to hone my speaking ability and how I handle the word of God.
While the first sermon wasn’t worth putting up here, the second one was better, so here it is. The title is “Justification by works is saving faith” and it is based on James 2:21–26.
A few weeks ago, I was able to preach on the subject of baptism to the fine folk at Heretaunga Christian Center.
This sermon focuses on the transformation that comes from being regenerated and how that is reflected in baptism. I also worked through some of the differences between infant baptism and believers baptism specifically from the perspective of a covenantal framework. Read more »
On Sunday I preached on Psalm 16 at Heretaunga Christian Center (and then again at Moera Gospel Chapel).
This Psalm is Messianic – that is it describes Jesus Christ. In this case it provides insight into the spiritual life of both David and Jesus Himself that gives us insight into the commitment these men had to God and the benefits that they saw as a result of their walk with God. Read more »
Yesterday I spoke on Colossians 1:3-8. This passage focuses on Pauls thanksgiving for the Colossians who he’d never seen and on the reason he gave thanks for them. His reasoning was based on the hope that they had in Christ which had given them a love for all the saints. This hope had come through the “word of truth, the gospel” through which they had “heard and understood the grace of God in truth”. Read more »
In my last post I mentioned that we need to have a greater understanding of our own sin and depravity. Its only when we see this that we will see our need for salvation, but it also will illuminate the depth of Gods grace and may lead us to a deeper worship of God. Read more »
We have just finished preaching thematically through proverbs. I was fortunate enough to be able to participate in this series, and was asked to speak on Intellectual Wisdom. For the record other sermons in the series include practical wisdom, workplace wisdom, relationship wisdom, etc. Read more »
A couple of months ago, I got to speak on John 16 in our congregation. While it is possible to preach on the whole chapter, I generally prefer to select a smaller selection from the chapter and preach on that. Read more »
A few months ago, I began memorizing scripture – I started with Psalm 32. Today, I had the opportunity to take what I’ve learned from memorizing and meditating on this Psalm and share it in a sermon. Read more »
The story of David and Bathsheba is well known, but not known well enough. We will often read it and not really check our own hearts as we ought and so we dont always take out everything that we can. Read more »
Last weekend I spoke on leadership. The main point that I wanted everyone to understand was that while we might not all be called to leadership positions at work, church or even home, we are all called to display the characteristics of leadership. Read more »
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