Sermons From My Heart
469 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThis show is a recording of the sermons I have preached as a Lay Minister with the Anglican Parish of South Queens, Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, Anglican Church of Canada
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Numbers 21 verses 4-9 The Serpent on the Pole and Our Saviour on the Cross
March 08, 2024 13:19 - 10 minutes - 9.27 MBBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sermons-from-my-heart--2423678/support. Do you ever get tired of people who do nothing but complain? If so, then perhaps you can understand why God sent the poisonous snakes among the Israelites in Numbers 21:4-9. These verses describe the last recorded occasion on which the Israelites complained about the food God provided and their longing for the good food they had in Egypt. The other times they complained God provide...
Romans 4 verses 13-25 Faith.
February 23, 2024 19:09 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sermons-from-my-heart--2423678/support. Amidst the ruins of World War II Germany, a woman named Basilea Schlink brought together a small group of women in a faith community. They believed God wanted them to build a chapel, but they had nothing more than prayer, faith, and the encouragement of Scripture. They prayed, and land was donated, but repeatedly the building authority said, “You can’t build on that land.” One morn...
Matthew 7 verses 7-12 Ask, Seek, and Knock
February 22, 2024 13:20 - 8 minutes - 8.21 MBBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sermons-from-my-heart--2423678/support. Here’s a questions for those of you who have children. Do you love your children? Do you want what is best for them? Godly parents love their children. They always want the best for them. God our heavenly Father loves us as His children, as Jesus mentions in Matthew 7:7-12. He always gives us good gifts. He offers eternity to us free of charge. He loves us so much that He sent His Son...
Mark 1 verses 40-45 Jesus' Compassion.
February 09, 2024 14:36 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBWhen we read that Jesus is moved with compassion, it means that He feels Himself so deeply into the sufferings of the leper that it is just as if He Himself is suffering as a leper. Jesus is not moved with pity-that is too condescending; not with sympathy-that is too superficial; not with empathy-that is too distant. Not just mind for mind, hand for hand, or even heart for heart, but stomach for stomach, blood for blood, gut for gut, Jesus feels His way into the leper’s needs, just like he fe...
Deuteronomy 18 verses 15-20 Prophecy
January 26, 2024 13:52 - 10 minutes - 9.93 MBHow can you tell a true prophet from a false prophet? The question was an urgent one for the audience that Deuteronomy 18:15-20 addresses. After Moses, who was the pre-eminent prophet-dies, how will the people know the will of God? They can’t consult sooth-sayers and mediums like the nations around them do, so how would they know who speaks for God? When we stand at the threshold of something new, we know that the path ahead will be both challenging and rewarding. We wonder how it will turn o...
Genesis 15 verses 1-11,17-21 We can trust God.
January 24, 2024 13:10 - 9 minutes - 9.12 MBIn Genesis 15:1-11,17-21, Abram wants to know who God is, and how God can be trusted, especially since there had been a delay between God’s promise of an heir for Abram and its fulfillment. In verse 1, the phrase “Do not be afraid” is heard. This is the first time this phrase has been recorded in the Bible. Fear comes when God’s people take their eyes off of the One who promises and begin to worry about the promise. Because Abram refused great wealth in Genesis 14:21-22 and did not have an he...
1 Samuel 3 verses 1-10 Listening for God's Voice
January 12, 2024 17:01 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MBHad the wireless radio been on, they would have known the Titanic was sinking. The radio operator of another ship had tried to relay a message to the radio operator on the Titanic letting him know that they had encountered an ice field. But the Titanic’s radio operator was busy relaying passengers’ messages and rudely told the other radio operator to be quiet. The radio operator on the other ship turned off his radio and went to bed. Ten minutes later, the Titanic struck an iceberg. Their dis...
Galatians 4 verses 4-7 Christ and the Slavery of the Law
December 29, 2023 21:35 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBThe good news of Christmas is linked to Christ’s birth, and Christ’s birth is explained in Galatians 4:4-7. Figuratively speaking, God’s calendar had a day with a big star on it-when the time was right for Christ to be sent forth into this world. Jesus was born when Rome was conquering and ruling the known world. The Roman Empire built roads that connected cities, towns, and military bases. These roads allowed the Gospel of Salvation to be taken all over Europe. Travel was safer than it had b...
Psalm 100 Giving Thanks to God the King
November 24, 2023 20:11 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBToday is Reign of Christ Sunday, also known as Christ the King Sunday. It is an affirmation that Christ and not our national interest, personal self-interest, or political leaders is to be our ultimate concern. Psalm 100 teaches us how and why to worship God as our King. Psalm 100 celebrates God’s loving presence. We are God’s beloved sheep, protected and nurtured by the good shepherd. Thanksgiving and praise are the only responses to divine providence and care. We can live joyfully because l...
Ezra 1 verses 1-11 God's Sovereignty
October 28, 2023 13:11 - 12 minutes - 11 MBWho is in charge here? Who is in charge of the world? Ezra 1 answers these questions simply and repeatedly: God is in charge. Ezra 1:1-11 illustrates God’s sovereignty over His people-indeed, over all peoples, and over all of human history. It provokes us to reflect on the scope, security, and scandal of God’s sovereignty. God is described as having the power to move a king who himself claimed to be “king of the world, great king,…king of the four rims (of the earth).” God also moved in the s...
Exodus 33 verses 12-23 The Presence of God
October 20, 2023 12:15 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBIf we are to be effective in anything we do for God, He must be in the midst of it. Unless God’s power is seen among us, we will be just another person who has religion. Unless we show His life to others, they will see only good behaviour that is easily counterfeited by moral people. Moving out in presumption will end in failure and frustration. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sermons-from-my-heart--2423678/support.
Exodus 16 verses 2-15 Don't Complain, Be Thankful, And Trust God.
September 22, 2023 12:17 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBHave you ever noticed that sometimes people have short memories? We see a good example of this in Exodus 16:2-15. Gone from Egypt for only a month, the people accused Moses and Aaron of deliberately leading them into the wilderness to kill them. They forgot the parting of the Red Sea. They had struck their timbrels and sung their lyrics of praise there in their triumph over Pharoah as they looked back and saw his army drowned on the seashore-but now, they were hungry. They could not believe t...
1 Kings 3 verses 16-28 Wisdom
August 31, 2023 20:21 - 7 minutes - 6.56 MBIn 1 Kings 3:16-28, we see an illustration of the supernatural wisdom with which King Solomon was blessed. In Israel, the king was the ultimate “judge” of the land, and any citizen, even the basest prostitute, could petition him for a verdict. Solomon carefully lived by God’s rules at the start of his reign, and God gave him success. Solomon asked God for wisdom, and with it, God gave him economic prosperity and fame. God expects everyone to use their gifts to do His will. When they do, e...
Psalm 124 God is With Us, and He Helps Us.
August 25, 2023 15:58 - 9 minutes - 8.93 MBIt is an exciting thing to experience God as the living God. Too often we are so caught up in the routine of life, even church life, that we miss the drama of calling out to Him and knowing that He hears us and answers us. Biblical life is intensely personal. God has opened Himself up to us and we now enjoy a living relationship with Him. Since He is our King, He intervenes on our behalf with mighty acts of deliverance. He does not abandon us to the grinding laws of nature or to our foes. Be...
2 Samuel 15 verses 1-18 The Lust for Power Corrupts
August 17, 2023 11:53 - 8 minutes - 7.53 MBThroughout history many terrible things have been done by individuals who were motivated by a lust for power. Especially despicable are those who dressed their ambitions in the clothing of religion. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sermons-from-my-heart--2423678/support.
Genesis 37 verses 1-4,12-28 Joseph's Life-An Example for Christians.
August 11, 2023 12:57 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBIf there is anyone who should stand out for distinctiveness, it is those of us who are children of God. When we display our nobility, not arrogantly, but boldly, the world will resent our nobility, and the world will try to squeeze us back into its mold. That’s what Joseph’s brothers tried to do to him. They tried to make him conform, but he had been transformed, and he would not conform. God had a plan for him. God said, “Joseph, you’re going to be different. You’re distinct.” God says the s...
Daniel 7 verses 9-10,13-14 Daniel's Vision of Our Future
August 04, 2023 12:34 - 9 minutes - 8.39 MBDaniel 7:9-14 is a vision of the divine throne from which judgment will come. God gave Daniel the ability to prophesy which empires would rise and which would fall because world powers are under God’s control. Through this vision, God told Daniel about the coming of the Messiah and the final judgment. Daniel didn’t understand everything he saw, because some of the events would not take place until five hundred years later. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/...
Psalm 139 verses 1-11,22-23 God's Presence
July 21, 2023 12:03 - 10 minutes - 9.92 MBThere is a beautiful celestial object that glimmers in the night sky. It is called the Orion Nebula. It is the nearest “star factory” to Earth and is a bright, stellar nursery where hundreds of new stars are being born. It is visible with the naked eye unless there is light pollution, cloudy weather, or a problem with our eyes. No matter what the weather is like, no matter at what point in the earth’s rotation we are positioned, and no matter at what point in the revolution around the sun we ...
Mark 12 verses 13-17 God and Government
July 06, 2023 19:37 - 9 minutes - 8.49 MBIn Mark 12:13-17, we see another attempt by Jesus’ enemies to trap Him. This time there is an “unholy alliance.” The members of the Sanhedrin combined with the Pharisees and Herodians to snare Jesus in a trap. The Herodians were Jews who let it be known that political expediency overruled religious convictions when survival is at stake. Hate flashes back and forth over the wide differences between the two groups. It led to the point where the Sanhedrin convinced the Herodians and Pharisees th...
Romans 6 verses 1-11 Baptism Roots Out Sin
June 23, 2023 18:27 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBIn Romans 6:1-11, Paul addresses people who were baptized or preparing for baptism. He talks about the purpose, function, and goal of baptism, in relation to all human beings who are held under the grip of sin and the reign of death. Through baptism, humanity can make the transition from sin into grace. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sermons-from-my-heart--2423678/support.
2 Corinthians 11 verses 1-11 How to Fight Spiritual Battles
June 22, 2023 12:07 - 9 minutes - 8.25 MBWe live in a society that is a go-along-to-get-along generation. We don’t like confrontation. We don’t want to comment on the way other people live or don’t live their Christian lives. Who do we think we are to insist that others should be consistent in their faith? Who died and left us in charge? What the Christian movement needs now are more disciples who are more consistent, more devoted to the Lord, and more zealous for His Kingdom and righteousness. Such disciples would not be able to ke...
Psalm 119 verses 129-136 Redemption
June 13, 2023 12:28 - 7 minutes - 6.79 MBIsrael’s redemption and the redemption the psalmist sought in this passage point to the work of Jesus. God redeemed all His chosen people by ransoming them from the oppression of sin, again in two ways: at the expense of the enemy of our soul, who was bound with all his angels and is destined to eternal condemnation; and at the price of Jesus. By binding the devil and taking our sins on Himself, Jesus redeemed us from sin’s oppression and set us free to live according to the Law of liberty an...
John 7 verses 37-39 The Living Water That Quenches Our Spiritual Thirst
May 26, 2023 12:55 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBThere is a story of an old prospector in the last century who had to make a long journey across a hot desert. He couldn’t carry enough water to make the journey without dying of thirst, but he was told that there was a well halfway across the desert. He set out and sure enough there was a well right where the map indicated. When he pumped the handle, the well only burped up sand. Then he saw this sign: “Buried two feet over and two feet down is a jug of water. Dig it up and use the water to p...
Acts 1 verses 1-11 The Meaning of Christ's Ascension
May 18, 2023 12:27 - 10 minutes - 9.99 MBThe events that took place during the period between the Resurrection and Christ’s Ascension were as critical for us as they were for the disciples and the early followers of Jesus. What He said and did during that period solidified what had been, and raised expectation for what was to come. The same preparation for power must happen in us. We need to understand who the Holy Spirit is, what we can expect when He takes up residence in our minds and hearts, and what we can do to open the riverb...
1 Peter 2 verses 19-25 Being Christ-Like
April 29, 2023 00:28 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBHave you ever noticed that life isn’t fair sometimes? We do the right thing and people misunderstand us or mistreat us or they run their own selfish agendas. We end up with the raw end of the deal. Have you ever noticed that? When that happens sometimes we want to “tear that person’s head off.” Some of us can do that and we have become pretty good at it in time. Then along comes Jesus. The Son of God-miracle man extraordinaire. If anyone had the right to tear some people apart when they ar...
2 John 1 verses 1-13 Love and Obediance.
April 27, 2023 11:02 - 8 minutes - 7.78 MBIn 2 John 1:1-13, John’s concern about Christians obeying the commandment concerning love is forcefully emphasized. The phrase “love one another” occurs 13 times in the New Testament. Jesus used it four times and said that believers’ love for each other would show that they were His disciples. The apostles Paul, Peter, and John reinforced this nine times in their letters. Genuine love for God is shown through obedience. Love and obedience are the result of the Holy Spirit’s work in the life o...
2 Timothy 4 verses 1-11 Paul's Final Instructions to Us
April 25, 2023 11:26 - 9 minutes - 8.47 MBSecond Timothy 4:1-11 is part of one of the last letters the apostle Paul wrote before he was put to death. In this letter, Paul gave his apprentice Timothy instructions about how to do his work as a minister. These instructions also apply to all Christians. Timothy was told to continue the work Paul had begun, just as Joshua did after Moses and as Elisha did after Elijah. Timothy was told to not only preach the word in all situations, but be ready to properly address his audiences, persua...
Luke 24 verses 13-35 Jesus Revealed.
April 21, 2023 22:31 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBWhen you were a child, were you a fan of superheroes such as Superman, Wonder Woman, Spiderman, or Batman? If so, you aren’t alone. Children want to know secrets and tap in to something beyond the ordinary. Even as adults we want to believe that there is a hidden factor in life that we can tap into and fulfill our destiny. We are fascinated by the idea of extrasensory perception, or ESP, of somehow communicating mysteriously across miles. Most of us hope that there is a force or power out t...
Ezekiel 37 verses 1-14 Dry Bones.
March 24, 2023 12:32 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBEzekiel 37:1-14 is a prophecy. In this prophecy Ezekiel is taken to a valley in which he sees the skeleton remains of a fallen army that was slain long ago and never buried. This army represents the people of Israel after the fall of Jerusalem. What he sees happen is a source of great hope for God’s people. He sees in the resurrection of the bones the revival of God’s people. This passage looks forward to a day when God will gather the remnant of His people to Israel again. He will breath new...
Jeremiah 7 verses 21-28 Obey God
March 15, 2023 10:52 - 5 minutes - 5.38 MBYou have likely heard the old saying about getting a taste of your own medicine. It means having something done to you that you do to others. We see a good example of this in Jeremiah 7:21-28. God was disgusted with the Israelites. They had provoked Him to anger. Now they would get a little taste of what it felt like to be provoked. Enemies would come upon them. They were no longer to be the object of Jeremiah’s cries or of his prayers. The protective covering that they had was removed becaus...
Isaiah 1 verses 10-20 The Meaning of Redemption.
March 06, 2023 15:08 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBIn Isaiah 1:10-20, we see another case where the Israelites have turned away from God. The Israelites were still offering sacrifices, but they used them to attempt to manipulate God, so God rejected their worship. God wants worship from a sincere heart. He will not accept the so-called worship of those who mistreat others. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sermons-from-my-heart--2423678/support.
Romans 5 verses 12-19 The Grace of Christ.
February 24, 2023 19:00 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBChrist in His obedience corrected the wrong Adam did in his disobedience. Christ is not Adam’s successor but his Saviour. They are alike only in the sense that both had universal significance: Adam for death, Christ for Life. The key is the phrase “much more.” Whatever humankind has inherited from Adam, they have much more in Christ. By using the words “abound” and “reign” to describe the action of sin, death, and grace in human experience, Paul used the reality of sin and death as an illustr...
Titus 1 verses 1-16 The Necessity of Sound Doctrine.
February 23, 2023 23:26 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MBOne of the problems that pastors, church leaders and Christians have to face is that of false teachers. The problem has existed since the church was established. When false teachers get a foothold in a church, their influence can be most damaging. In that way, they are similar to the devil. Satan starts by introducing a little lie and casting doubt. False teachers do the same thing. The characteristics of false teachers stand in stark contrast to the characteristics of faithful elders. The...
Psalm 27 verses 1,5-13 God is Always There for Us.
January 20, 2023 17:12 - 12 minutes - 11 MBPsalm 27 reminds us that in times of joy or in days of distress, when we look for God, we will find Him when we remember what He has done for us in the past. We also find Him when we turn to the cross and the empty tomb. Jesus assures us that God has not forgotten us. God has said, “Seek my face,” and He is waiting to be found because, in Christ, He first sought and found us. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sermons-from-my-heart--2423678/support.
Hebrews 7 verse 23-8 verse 7 Priesthood and the Old and New Covenants
January 18, 2023 20:11 - 9 minutes - 8.89 MBIn the passage we heard from Hebrews, the writer is explaining Jesus’ death on the cross in terms the Jews could understand. The writer talks about the fourth and final qualification of the high priest in the Temple-purity. Before the high priest could offer sacrifices for the sins of the people, he had to offer sacrifices for his own sins and those of his household. The writer emphasizes that Christ is superior to earthly high priests. Sacrifices were offered all the time because the people ...
Ephesians 4 verses 17-32 Forgiveness is Part of God's Truth
January 16, 2023 21:55 - 10 minutes - 9.88 MBA Christian’s uniqueness in the world should be apparent in his or her morality, mood, money, mouth, and manners. To avoid sinning in the heat of anger, God’s people should not nurse, rehearse, discuss, or project their anger onto others. Instead, they should control their anger and deal with it quickly to prevent the enemy from gaining any ground in their hearts. Paul also calls us to honest labour as a sign of the newness of life. This honest labour is to be used to create something that ca...
Isaiah 2 verses 1-5 Hope for the Future
November 24, 2022 12:00 - 10 minutes - 10 MBOne of our former rectors once told me that the prophecies of the Old Testament were fulfilled in the New Testament, and the reading we heard from Isaiah 2 is a good example. Isaiah talks about the coming of the Lord, which was fulfilled when Christ came to earth on the first Christmas over 2,000 years ago. Isaiah had a vision for Jerusalem and the nation. He called for a spiritual renewal and a re-commitment to the covenant and trust in God. Isaiah saw Jerusalem and the Temple as potential...
Luke 1 verses 20-28 Encounters with Angels
November 23, 2022 22:11 - 8 minutes - 7.65 MBIf an angel said to you, “Your prayer is heard,” what would it mean for you? What is the “too good to be true” news in your life? You may have given up believing God can bring it about. You may think you’re too old to start something new and exciting. Remember that people in their nineties have written plays and governed nations. Whatever it is that might seem too good to be true for you, remember Zacharias. His reaction to all that the angel had predicted was disbelief. It was all too good...
Joel 2 verses 23-32 Repentance and God's 'Do-Overs'.
October 21, 2022 13:56 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBAll of us have had moments when we regretted things we did or said. Many of us think that our past sins or regrets have robbed us of many good years. Many of us wish that we could be like kids on a playground who have a concept of a “do-over.” When they’re playing kickball and the ball gets stuck in a tree, or when they’re playing basketball and the ball sticks between the backboard and the rim, a chorus of “do-over” spontaneously erupts. It’s an unspoken rule that every kid knows. In Joel 2...
Genesis 28 verses 10-17 Jacob the Scoundrel Meets His Match
September 23, 2022 19:58 - 7 minutes - 6.76 MBThe events in Genesis 28:10-17 took place just after Jacob cheated his brother Esau out of his birthright as Isaac’s firstborn son and after Jacob received the blessing that Esau was supposed to receive from their father Isaac. Consequently Esau threatened Jacob’s life. Jacob left home and headed out from Beersheba with the birthright, the blessing, and little else besides his own wits….or so it seemed! At some stage of his journey, Jacob settled down for the night, picked a rock for a pillo...
Luke 16 verses 19-31 Role Reversal
September 23, 2022 19:56 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBIn Luke 16:19-31 we see a powerful situation of role reversal. The world is turned upside-down-or rather, right side up. Mary sang about a situation like this in the Magnificat. The poor are filled with good things and the rich are sent away hungry. The powerful are brought down and the lowly are lifted up. The Pharisees thought they were entitled. They had the strange idea that money was deserved. Money was a sign that they were blessed by God, and poverty was the result of God’s curse. Je...
Luke 7 verses 36-50 Don't Judge Others, Because God WIll Judge You.
September 15, 2022 15:56 - 10 minutes - 9.14 MBMost of us have heard the old saying “Judge not lest ye be judged.” In Luke 7:36-50 we see an example of this saying. Simon judged the prostitute, and in turn Jesus judged Simon. Most of us do not need the help of others to judge ourselves. We know that we have sinned, perjured ourselves, done or said things that we should not have done or said, and not done or said those things we should have done or said. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sermons-from-my-...
Hebrews 13 verses 1-8,15-16 How to Serve the Living God
August 26, 2022 12:28 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBThe first readers of the Letter to the Hebrews needed encouragement in the face of persecution. They were called to follow the perfect example of Jesus, who overcame difficult circumstances. Hebrews 13:1 begins a section where the author gives readers practical examples of how they might serve the living God rather than turn away. The phrase “brotherly love” is composed of two Greek words meaning “tender affection” and “brother.” Brotherly love is a natural result of the Christian life. Beco...
Jeremiah 1 verses 4-10, Psalm 71 verses 1-6, Hebrews 12 verses 18-29, Luke 13 verses 10-17 Doing God's Work, Especially on the Sabbath
August 19, 2022 11:46 - 14 minutes - 13 MBHas your life been full but not fulfilling? Has your life been successful but not significant? Perhaps you feel that your life has been cheered by other people but is not important to God. Perhaps you’re feeling restless inside. Perhaps God is telling you to do something different from what you’re doing right now. How much of your life are you really willing to surrender to God? Perhaps God is telling you to do His work in our world, like He is in the passages from Jeremiah 1:4-10, Psalm 71:1...
Jeremiah 31 verses 31-34 God Forgives and Forgets.
August 04, 2022 13:17 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MBHave you ever had one of those days when nothing goes right? It feels like the world is against you. To make matters worse, someone might tell you that God is always faithful, and you want to punch that person in the mouth. Biblically, that someone was the prophet Jeremiah. We see an example of this in Jeremiah 31:31-34. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sermons-from-my-heart--2423678/support.
Psalm 85 Spiritual Deafness.
July 21, 2022 11:44 - 10 minutes - 9.7 MBMost of us live between memory and hope. We remember what God has done in the past with gratitude, and we hope that He will do it again. This makes our present sorrows and discouragements bearable. It is a sign that we need revival. Revival is the inrush of the Spirit into a body that threatens to become a corpse. It brings new life and fresh vigor. It brings renewed momentum. What can we do during these times? That’s the issue in Psalm 85. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spr...
Jeremiah 2 verses 4-13 Being the Bearer of Bad News.
July 20, 2022 12:41 - 7 minutes - 7.1 MBHave any of you ever had to deliver bad news? It isn’t an easy experience. I know because I’ve had to deliver bad news. The prophets in the Old Testament often had to deliver bad news to the people. We see a good example of this in the passage we heard from Jeremiah. Jeremiah’s preparation was over. God was ready to give Jeremiah the word of the Lord for the nation-first an indictment and judgment against Israel for worshipping other gods, and then a call for the people to turn from their s...
Amos 8 verses 1-12 Is History Repeating Itself
July 16, 2022 13:31 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBThe events in Amos 8:1-12 happened almost 3,000 years ago, but they could read like headlines from today’s news. Amos lived during the reign of King Jeroboam II, whose reign was characterized by territorial expansion, aggressive militarism, and unprecedented national prosperity. His people took pride in their misguided religious beliefs, their history as God’s chosen people, their military victories, their economic affluence, and their political security. Become a supporter of this podcast: ...
2 Kings 2 verses 1-2,6-14 The Passing of the Mantle.
June 25, 2022 16:40 - 12 minutes - 11 MBThere are times in our lives when we have to say goodbye to the ones we love. It could mean saying goodbye to a family member or friend that we have visited, or a loved one who is dying. Parting isn’t always easy, but it is a necessary part of life. The passage we heard from 2 Kings 2 is an example of a parting of the ways. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sermons-from-my-heart--2423678/support.
Acts 16 verses 9-15 God's Plans For His People.
May 20, 2022 12:58 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBYou have probably heard of the famous quote from the Scottish poet Robbie Burns that “the best laid plans of mice and men often go astray.” The evens in Acts 16:9-15 are a good example of this saying. The apostle Paul wanted to preach the Gospel in the Roman province of Asia, which extended to the coast of Greece. Paul was convinced that this was the next step in the strategy for reaching the Gentiles. The Holy Spirit prevented Paul and his companions from going there. Paul was sensitive eno...