It’s important we read God’s Word regularly because once a week is not good enough. Coming to church just on a Sunday and then going back into the world for six-seven days, only having received God’s Word, having been cleansed just that one time in a week, having ourselves refreshed for that single hour on a Sunday is not going to get us through the whole week. One sermon...
Another important reason why we must read the Bible is because it will help us spot any fakes or false preachers or any forgeries of the Gospel. Because, as we see in God’s Word, we are warned quite a lot about false teachers in 2 Corinthians 11.13-15: 13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. 14 And no...
Another important thing is that the Word of God also teaches us how to treat people and I think that’s very important today because we live in a time when everything has been upended. We’ve got all these restrictions, we’ve got the pandemic, people are fearful. You’ve got all these social justice and civil movements rising up and it all seems to be very angry and...
God expects us to be able to give a reason for the hope that is in us. As you read in 1 Peter 3 verse 15, But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defence to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness (humility) and fear (respect); 1 Peter 3.15 We live in a world with lots of beliefs and changing views and you always get some new thing...
God’s Word also helps to convict us. In Hebrews 4 verse 12 for the Word of God is a living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword even penetrating as far as the division of the soul and spirit of both joints and marrow and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heartHebrews 4.12 To me, that’s an important one, that, as we said, God’s Word is a loving Word and His...
Morning. I’d like to start by turning to Deuteronomy chapter 11 verse 19: You shall teach them to your children, speaking of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.Deuteronomy 11.19 Let’s pray. Lord, I just thank you for this morning. Lord, thank you that we’ve all been able to come in to fellowship with each other. Lord, I...