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Awakening (sermon by Karl Faase)

Are you falling asleep? Now you’re probably thinking; it’s 7:30 in the morning, I’ve only just woken up, I am feeling a little sleepy. But I don’t mean physically falling asleep, I don’t mean slothfulness or consciousness, I’m actually asking are you asleep in life? And I want to say that being asleep in life … Continue reading →

I was thinking about the past recently.  I’m sure you have those moments when you too think back over your past.   Sometimes it brings sadness, sometimes it brings joy.  I thought of times that filled me with regret for my mistakes.  But then my mind travelled over the period when I became a Christian, which … Continue reading →

An unchanging God in a changing world (sermon by John Edmondstone)

We don’t know everything Adam said to Eve as they left the Garden of Eden but one thing he might have said was “My dear, the world is changing.” Consider – it’s estimated that 90% of all the items in your supermarket didn’t exist ten years ago. More information has been produced in the last … Continue reading →

The race of life (sermon by John Edmondstone)

A couple of weeks ago the Olympic Games commenced in Beijing, China.   Such activity is solidly rooted in history.   I’m sure you can recognize the music playing in the background.   Listen for a moment – it’s Chariots of Fire, the theme of a marvellous film made in the 1980s about Eric Liddell, known as the … Continue reading →

Living under authority (sermon by John Edmondstone)

Matt. 28:19-20; John 21:15-19 There’s a philosophy about today that can best be described as the do-your-own thing philosophy. It’s the emphasis upon individual freedom and personal rights that seems to have gone from the sublime to the ridiculous. A recent report tells us that some aspects of crime are on the increase. Some have … Continue reading →

Life in italics (sermon by John edmonstone)

Good morning.   I want you to think about a statement I read recently.   “Jesus lived his life in italics”.   Why do we use italics?  For emphasis!  No one else like him has ever existed.  He was mild and gentle, tough but tender.  His life was a perfect blend of grace and gristle.  Yes, he was … Continue reading →

The Gospel of Easter (sermon by John Edmondstone)

Good morning.  There has been a question in the minds of men and women since time began.  “If a man die shall he live again?”   Today is Easter Sunday, the day we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus.    In the early Church Christians greeted each other with the words, “Christ is risen!  And back would come … Continue reading →

The forgotten Christmas (sermon by John Edmondstone)

“For this I was born and for this I have come into the world, to bear witness to the truth.”  (John Chapter 18 verse 37) In our current climate of fear and trouble, the months leading up to Christmas have been difficult for many people.  Christmas was almost lost this year, because of the worry … Continue reading →

Unanswered prayer (sermon by Leo Douma)

Recently someone asked me “how do we handle unanswered prayer?  That’s a question that comes from deep in the heart.  It’s actually a question tinged with anguish and even anger.  Doesn’t the Bible teach that God has promised to answer prayer? Matthew 7.7 So many of us, in faith have prayed about the health of … Continue reading →

Rest for the weary (sermon by Leo Douma)

From time to time, you will notice as you look closely at people, that they look tired and worn out.   The cause of their tiredness and tension can be symbolised by a set of scales.  That is, the need to keep everything in balance.   We need to keep in balance what we spend with what … Continue reading →