PASTORAL MESSAGES (Page 66)

By Not Known To stir is to move one’s hand or a device continuously or repeatedly through (a liquid or other substance) in order to cool, mix, agitate, dissolve, etc., until the desired result is attained.  It has to be a continuous action performed intentionally until the desired outcome happens. In Hebrews 10:24, Paul tells us to “stir up one another to…

By Not Known Let us start by reviewing last Sunday’s sermon which was about our calling. What was the one application point that God impressed upon your heart about our calling as his servants? What would you do about what you have heard? Paul in chapter 2 highlights two key ideas for Christians: one, the display of Godly character in men, women, and servants…

By Not Known I am fairly certain that each of us spent some time in front of a mirror this morning. I am also fairly sure that you did not use your time in front of the mirror simply to admire your features. Rather you used the mirror to help you shave, put on makeup, style your hair and brush your teeth. Mirrors are used as tools for personal grooming. Its purpose is to…

By Not Known For the Jews, Malachi marks the close of God’s revelation for Israel in about 450bc when the book was completed.  Malachi expressed God’s final words to Israel as the Hebrew (Old Testament) canon closed.  No prophet nor words of prophecy was to come from God for the next 400 odd years.  God remained silent to His people until John…

By Not Known “The nature of the church, not as an institution, nor yet perfected as the body of Christ, is the seat of Christ’s operations in his redemptive work. It thus bears the characteristics of the reign of Christ, but alas, also the features of a society still under sin.” – Revd Dr Kevin F. Scott2 What Dr Scott has written in the opening…

By Not Known No one wants to fail.  Failure is unacceptable.  Only successful people are looked upon as having made it in life.  Yet, no successful person can ever say that they had never failed before.  Great achievers have made major mistakes on their journeys to success.  The Bible is filled with successful people who had experienced great…

By Not Known If Christmas did not happen, last week’s celebrations and worship services around the world would not have happened.  There would not be anything to rejoice over or to sing about.  There would not be a public holiday.  In fact, there would not have been a New Testament either.  For if Christmas did not happen, Christ had not come,…

By Not Known In 1966, Simon and Garfunkel released the song, “7 O’clock News/Silent Night.”  The carol, Silent Night, was sung but the background was filled with the shrill of police cars’ siren and the report on the news about various unrests, conflicts, and rumors of wars.  It is one thing to hope for peace and quiet but the reality may…