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Sermon: James 2 – Justification by works and saving faith

darryl — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 21:37:03 +0000

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 …

Sermon: Baptism

darryl — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 19:39:53 +0000

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. …

Sermon: Psalm 16

darryl — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 20:18:38 +0000

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 …

Colossians 1 – the transforming gospel

darryl — Mon, 24 May 2010 01:19:00 +0000

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 …

Our need to see our sin

darryl — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 06:47:00 +0000

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 …

Wisdom – it requires your mind

darryl — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:28:00 +0000

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 …

John 16

darryl — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:20:00 +0000

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. …

Psalm 32

darryl — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:25:00 +0000

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. This Psalm was …

David, Bathsheba and adultery

darryl — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:47:37 +0000

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. …

Leadership starts with you

darryl — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 09:06:30 +0000

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 …