Willingdon Church Sermons
1,044 episodes - English - Latest episode: 17 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingRegular podcast of Sunday sermons from Willingdon Church. We are a community church; international in attendance, biblical in its message, uplifting in its worship and committed in its service to all ages from all walks of life.
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Making The Most Of Your Salvation: Getting A Heart Transplant
July 07, 2013 07:00 - 21.9 MBAll of us have heard of heart transplants. It is a surgery that removes a damaged or diseased heart from a patient and replaces it with a healthy heart. As is commonly known the procedure is risky...
Prayer And Healing
June 30, 2013 07:00 - 21.2 MBAs James ends, he takes us to prayer. Almost every verse in the last section of James makes reference to prayer. But most specifically, he draws our attention to prayer for the sick and mercy for...
Faithful Until The End
June 23, 2013 07:00 - 19 MBUntil Christ returns, we will face trials. James promised us that. But these trials have been sent by God, so that we would become steadfast, persistent and unwavering. But trials don’t...
Two Kinds Of Rich
June 16, 2013 07:00 - 17.4 MBBeing rich and having wealth – these come with great privileges but also great responsibilities. At the beginning of the fifth chapter of James, he warns of the dire consequences for those who would...
Pride And Humility
June 09, 2013 07:00 - 19.1 MBPride takes many forms. Most of them are subtle. Few people proclaim their own greatness, asking others to marvel at their magnificence. Instead, we tend to overvalue our achievements and belittle...
Resisting The Devastation Of Earthly Wisdom
June 02, 2013 07:00 - 14 MBWhat goes for wisdom is often dependent on a variety of viewpoints. James has been teaching us that there are two different forms of wisdom. Wisdom from above is wisdom premised on the fear of the...
Getting The Most Out Of Life
May 26, 2013 07:00 - 13.4 MBWe all want to get the most out of this life. And why not? The question, however, is what is the best way to go about doing that? How do we live well – wisely – in this life that we have?
May The Words Of My Mouth
May 19, 2013 07:00 - 17.5 MBMost of us have said something we’ve regretted soon after. As the saying goes, “we put our foot in our mouth.” Today we will look at what James has to say about taming our tongue. But how do we go...
Faith That Works
May 12, 2013 07:00 - 14 MBHave you ever looked at someone who claimed to be a Christian and wondered if they really were? Have you ever wondered if you really are a Christian? The answers to these questions shouldn’t haunt...
Genuine Faith Loves Genuinely
May 05, 2013 07:00 - 12.6 MBBoth genuine faith and genuine love are very important. That’s because genuine faith is not a solitary thing. You can’t make faith just you and God. If you genuinely trust in God, you start...
Genuine Faith And The Treatment Of The Poor
April 28, 2013 07:00 - 12.4 MBRomans 5:11 is one of the shortest verses in the Bible. It simply says, “God shows no partiality.” And since he doesn’t, neither should we. Showing partiality is a denial of our faith. Today, we...
Winning The Battle
April 21, 2013 07:00 - 12.9 MBIf it is true that God demands that all believers endure and remain faithful to the end, we are right to ask how that is accomplished. Surely a reliance on our own strength is folly. Our passion...
Persistent Endurance
April 14, 2013 07:00 - 12.3 MBOne of the important Christian doctrines is the perseverance of the elect. It means that a mark of a genuine believer is that they persistent and are faithful to Christ all the way to the end. We...
Faith Under Trial
April 07, 2013 07:00 - 12.5 MBTrials are like cheetahs, you can’t outrun them. So do we give up and let them overtake us? Do we keep running to slow their arrival? Or is there a way we can prepare ourselves for the inevitable?
Easter Celebration 2013
March 31, 2013 07:00 - 5.09 MBOur Worship Leaders, the Choir, and Orchestra, lead us in worship as we celebrate what God has done for us through the death and resurrection of Jesus.
Lessons From Jesus’ Triumphant Ride
March 24, 2013 07:00 - 12.7 MBToday is the Palm Sunday. It is the day Jesus entered Jerusalem to the cheers of the crowds laying down palm branches for his donkey to ride on. By Friday the crowds would turn against him.
How To Prepare To Celebrate Easter
March 17, 2013 07:00 - 14 MBEaster is just around the corner and like any major celebration, it requires us to prepare for it. And while we may be planning to celebrate Easter in a variety of ways, the most important way is by...
The Cost Of Easter
March 10, 2013 08:00 - 15.4 MBIn just a few weeks, we will be celebrating the highlight of the year. It is Easter, the celebration of the death and resurrection of Christ. Here lies the center of our faith. Today, we want to...
Wise Lessons On Money Management
March 03, 2013 08:00 - 12.1 MBProverbs is a book intended to teach us skill in living. One of the skills each of us needs to live well is in handling money. Some have, through the use of money, wandered from the faith and pierced...
What Our Giving Communicates To Ourselves
February 24, 2013 08:00 - 14.4 MBOften, the subject of giving is expressed in terms of need. There is some unmet need that needs to be met. Whether it is the poor, the cause of missions, the needs of the local church or a specific...
A Healthy Unity For The Sake Of The Gospel
February 17, 2013 08:00 - 13 MBOne great hindrance to gospel advancement is Christian disunity. I am not here speaking about the unity of the global church, rather about the unity of the local church. Even while unity does not...
Keeping Long Term Perspective
February 10, 2013 08:00 - 12 MBEveryone is capable of living well for a short term. As we have studied Philippians, we have heard Paul encourage us to work out our salvation with fear and trembling.
Worship That Pleases God
February 03, 2013 08:00 - 11.2 MBComing to worship together on the weekend should always be a blessing, but have you ever asked yourself whether God is blessed by our worship?
Jesus’ Manifesto
January 27, 2013 08:00 - 13 MBThis is the story of the opening of Jesus' public ministry. It is Jesus speaking about the Messianic mission. He is in the synagogue on the sabbath. He picks up the scroll of the Old Testament and...
The Purpose Of The Christian Life
January 20, 2013 08:00 - 13.6 MBFor Paul, the purpose of the Christian life can be put into one easy phrase. He wants to know Christ completely, perfectly, and fully. In order to show how he wants to attain this, he gives 2 images...
What It Means To Gain Christ
January 13, 2013 08:00 - 15.6 MBLast week we learned that an essential part knowing Christ was that we need to count all other spiritual advantages we might have as rubbish. Just to get to heaven, Christ must become our only Lord...
Finding Enduring Safety In A World Of Peril
January 06, 2013 08:00 - 13.8 MBIt is fascinating that the Apostle Paul, who knew only danger for most of his ministry would write believers about how to be safe. How does a man awaiting a life and death trial have anything to...
Faith Factor
December 30, 2012 08:00 - 13 MBIt is the end of the old year and the beginning of a New Year and it is often a time when we often look back to the past year and also ahead to the year to come. Often our look forward is filled...
O Come O Come Emmanuel
December 23, 2012 08:00 - 14.1 MBBack in the 12th century, a now unknown composer gave us one of the most popular carols we sing at Christmas. It was originally written in Latin, but we know it today as "O Come O Come Emmanuel"....
The Ruler from Bethlehem
December 16, 2012 08:00 - 14.3 MBWe are continuing our Christmas mini-series of three Old Testament passages that speak of the coming of Jesus.
Christmas: God’s Sign
December 09, 2012 08:00This Christmas, we will look at three Old Testament passages that speak of the coming of Jesus. All three are quoted by Matthew, and all three have something unique to say about the true meaning of...
Role Models of Faithfulness
December 02, 2012 08:00 - 12.9 MBWe are all in need of heroes, role models and examples. When we don’t find them in our Christian faith, we all sink to a lower level. But when they are there, we rise to a higher standard then we...
The Significance Of Obedience To God
November 25, 2012 08:00 - 13 MBIt is a sad commentary on today’s church that many believe that obedience is either optional, or worse, works theology. Many Christians are confused about how seriously they should take their...
What Did Jesus Think?
November 18, 2012 08:00 - 13 MBMost of us in the Christian community are familiar with the letters, “WWJD”. They stand for, “What would Jesus do?” Christians are encouraged, when approaching decisions, or when acting to first...
One With Them: Transforming Nations - One Heart - One Prayer At A Time
November 11, 2012 08:00 - 11.3 MBIn the midst of a world that is broken and confused, dwell God’s people, the body of Christ. They shine as beacons of light reflecting peace and hope.
An Urgent Appeal to Christian Unity
November 04, 2012 07:00 - 11.9 MBWe all get it. Churches are less than perfect. We so easily become disappointed with each other and discouraged with the church. And in consequence of our disillusionment, we so easily fragment.
The Church – An Outpost Colony of the Kingdom of Heaven
October 28, 2012 07:00 - 13.1 MBHow you and I see ourselves determines how we will live. 2 Corinthians 5:20 declares us as ambassadors for Christ. Philippians 3:20 will declare that our citizenship is in heaven. Hence Christians...
What Real Life Looks Like
October 21, 2012 07:00 - 13 MBWhat is life all about? How do you know if you are successful? What do you desire more than anything? What ultimately matters? All of these questions need real answers. The answers from God may...
Whose House Are You Building?
October 14, 2012 07:00 - 12.9 MBMost of us are well aware that Jesus gave his followers a job to do. We call it the Great Commission. It’s “great” because of who it comes from and what it involves. God wants to save people and He...
Give Thanks by Faith
October 07, 2012 07:00 - 11.3 MBI Thessalonians 5:18 is a well-known verse, but what does it mean to live our lives by giving thanks in all circumstances? We would rather thank God for the good that is happening around us, not the...
How the Gospel Advances
September 30, 2012 07:00 - 11.7 MBFrom the day of Pentecost to the present, the gospel of Jesus has been advancing in the world. The question of how this happens is a question of great interest for every believer. We know that we...
What To Pray For Your Church
September 23, 2012 07:00 - 13.2 MBAll of us know that we should be praying for our church. But many of us struggle to know exactly what it is that we should be praying. We might begin by asking, “What are the needs of our church...
A Most Satisfying Fellowship
September 16, 2012 07:00 - 12.8 MBIn order to advance the gospel in our world, Christians need to form partnerships with each other. But as we do, we will find our partnership tested. There will be dangers, opposition, threats and...
The Fellowship of the Gospel
September 09, 2012 07:00 - 11.3 MBThe word “fellowship” is one of the most abused words in the Christian vocabulary. It often means coffee, free flowing conversations, barbeques and friendship. Of course, all of these are good...
Why People Don’t Believe
September 02, 2012 07:00 - 13.4 MBHow many of us want to share Jesus with those around us? How many of us believe this is the greatest message in the world? How many of us sometimes find it challenging, this task of presenting the...
Have Religions Fueled Wars?
August 26, 2012 07:00 - 15.6 MBSome reject the Christian faith because they view it, along with other religions, responsible for a great many wars. Everyone, regardless of whether they know the details has heard of the crusades.
How Can a Good God Allow Suffering?
August 19, 2012 07:00 - 15.8 MBThe question of suffering is both an intellectual question, and a practical and emotional one. We not only wonder how a good God can allow suffering, all of us will suffer. This is one of those...
Are Science and Faith Contradictory?
August 12, 2012 07:00 - 13.4 MBEvery once in a while, when sharing may faith, someone has commented, “I don’t believe in religion, I believe in science.” Popular television programs love to present us with two antagonistic...
How to Enter into Spiritual Conversations
August 05, 2012 07:00 - 13.5 MBAs Christians we know that each us are to participate in the 'Great Commission' (Mt 28:19), which is to 'go and make disciples'. But in a day where people seem closed to such conversations this can...
How Can a Good God Send People to Hell?
July 29, 2012 07:00 - 12.1 MBThe doctrine of hell is really a doctrine of destiny, a destiny which no one wants to choose for themselves. But we all think hell is for someone; the murderers, the rapists and the abusers of our...