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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Wise Words To Gullible People
July 12, 2009 07:00 - 21.3 MBWe live in a world that sometimes glorifies criminals. Movies about the perfect bank robbery, the classy art thief, or a great casino caper abound. But underneath this is the seamy side of life.
Wisdom 101
July 05, 2009 07:00 - 38.1 MBEveryone has a vague idea about what wisdom is, where it can be found and why we need it, but is amazing how often the pursuit of wisdom is neglected. The Book of Proverbs invites everyone – young,...
God Is Good, All The Time
June 28, 2009 07:00 - 43.8 MBOne of the women in our church once gave me her own paraphrase of Romans 8:28. She said, “For those who love God, everything is good in the end, and if it’s not good, it’s not the end.” I love...
The Way Of Love
June 21, 2009 07:00 - 39.1 MBRuth 4 is the climax of the book of Ruth, celebrating their marriage and the children that follow from their union. But far from being a personal love story, Ruth is really all about a much greater...
The Way Of Love
June 21, 2009 07:00 - 39.1 MBRuth 4 is the climax of the book of Ruth, celebrating their marriage and the children that follow from their union. But far from being a personal love story, Ruth is really all about a much greater...
True Love
June 07, 2009 07:00 - 43.8 MBIf you pick up a romance novel, chances are the development of the plot will have no similarities to the love story of Ruth and Boaz. This story has no natural development of romance that blooms...
From Famine To Fullness
May 24, 2009 07:00 - 40.9 MBMany people who have suffered are afraid that matters cannot be made right. They fear that some things are permanently lost. Either a death has brought irreversible loss and grief, or some reversal...
Lavish Grace For Those Who Live By Faith
May 17, 2009 07:00 - 41.4 MBSometimes when Christians think of God’s providential care of their lives on a daily basis, they think of God providing just enough to meet their needs. We say, “God doesn’t give us all we want, but...
Gracious Sovereignty
May 10, 2009 07:00 - 38.9 MBWhen Christians finally and fully grasp the meaning of God’s sovereignty, it is not unusual to find some angry about it, and others simply rejecting it. Why? It is because we wonder how God can...
The Pathway To God
May 03, 2009 07:00 - 41.8 MBSome of us, because we came from a Christian home, may think the pathway to God to be a very easy matter. Yet others, who come from a home in which Christ is not adored and loved, may find all...
The Dead End Shortcut
April 26, 2009 07:00 - 36.3 MBIf life is a highway, it is one that is filled with detours, traffic jams, and roadblocks. The temptation we face as we encounter these obstacles is to look for shortcuts that bypass all trouble.
Finishing The Work
April 19, 2009 07:00 - 40.1 MBOver the Easter Season, we have been reminded of the gospel. According to 1 Corinthians 15, the gospel is that Christ died for our sins, that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day...
The King Eternal
April 12, 2009 07:00 - 8.22 MBJoin us in worship as we celebrate what God has done for us through the death and resurrection of Jesus.
The Great High Priest
April 05, 2009 07:00 - 39.6 MBIn the Old Testament, the High Priest had a very unique function. He was given a unique task, that of entering God’s presence on behalf of the people. No one else could perform that function, it...
The Blood Of The Covenant
March 29, 2009 07:00 - 45.1 MBThere have been many attempts made to sanitize Easter. Recently, one Bible teacher said that forgiveness can be found in penitential prayer, repentance and acts of charity that would need no altar...
The Stone The Builders Rejected
March 22, 2009 07:00 - 42 MBWhen one of my daughters was a little girl, we watched a video on the crucifixion of Jesus together. It was the first time she had ever seen it, and she was truly horrified and shocked.
Who Was That Masked Man?
March 15, 2009 07:00 - 33.7 MBToday we are beginning a five week Easter series entitled “One Week to Change the World.” The events of this final week began with Jesus’ “Triumphal Entry” into the city of Jerusalem.
You Can Take It With You
March 08, 2009 08:00 - 41.6 MBMost of us have heard sayings like, “You can’t take it with you”, and “You never see a U-Haul behind a funeral coach”. Today, we are going to see how the scripture turns the first of those sayings...
The Call To Christian Leadership
March 01, 2009 08:00 - 36.3 MBEvery single one of us has an assignment from God. Of course we will not all be apostles and prophets, but God has given us apostles and prophets. They played a unique role in the establishment of...
Finances And Faith
February 22, 2009 08:00 - 37.7 MBAt the heart of today’s Bible passage is the statement that some people imagine that godliness is a means of gain. To put it another way, some people foolishly believe their faith will result in...
Christian Workers Unite!
February 15, 2009 08:00 - 33.1 MB“Workers of the world unite!” became the rallying cry of the communist movement under Karl Marx. Marx saw the only way forward as a revolution by the proletariat (common people) against the ruling...
The Care Of Elders
February 08, 2009 08:00 - 18.2 MBWe live in a day when effective leadership is longed for, and yet much maligned. Our culture both suspects people who hold power, and yet yearns for leaders who are strong. Of course, this reflects...
Widows Who Changed The World
February 01, 2009 08:00 - 14.3 MBIt may seem surprising to realize that the early church seemed to have developed a detailed ministry role for some widows in the early church. By the 3rd century, they had formed an official order...
Family Rules
January 25, 2009 08:00 - 15.2 MBIt’s impossible to find a family that has no rules. Whether it is a functioning or a non-functioning home, rules establish a family. Perhaps the most fundamental rule of family is that family looks...
What Makes A Good Church?
January 18, 2009 08:00 - 13.3 MBWhat makes a good church? It’s a question that every Christian ought to ask himself at some point. How do we best determine if a church is a “good” church or just one that happens to correspond to...
Nota Bene
January 11, 2009 08:00 - 15 MB1 Timothy 3 ended with a marvelous note about the confession we make as Christians. These verses take us to the heights of Heaven, but 1 Timothy 4 brings us back to reality with the reminder that...
That The World May Know
January 04, 2009 08:00 - 15.8 MBEvery Christian is concerned that the world may know the gospel. Even while we know that personal evangelism is a part of our calling, we must also realize that evangelism is so much more than...
What God Has Prepared
December 28, 2008 08:00 - 18.5 MBWe have just come through Christmas, and have spent some time looking at the first coming of Christ,and the salvation he has brought. But today, I want us to look at the second coming of Jesus and...
Certainty In Uncertain Times
December 21, 2008 08:00 - 16.5 MBChristmas of 2008 is celebrated in uncertain times. Many of us have heard the dire warnings of economic doom. Juxtaposed against this is the message of the angel as presented to the shepherds.
Wise Men Still Seek Him
December 14, 2008 08:00 - 14.8 MBChristmas is a season that is filled with many memories and many different emotions. Some people love Christmas and look forward to it all year, others see it as just another holiday, and some even...
God’s Marvelous Plan Of Salvation
December 07, 2008 08:00 - 12.1 MBDuring this Christmas season, as we see God’s plan of salvation at work we see the goodness of God all the time – from every nation and tongue, from generation to generation, worshipping our Lord...
The High Calling Of A Deacon
November 30, 2008 08:00 - 16.2 MBJesus taught us that the highest position in his kingdom was to be a servant of all. How contrary this is from the thinking demonstrated in this world.
Qualified To Lead
November 23, 2008 08:00 - 16.2 MBMany of us have read the bumper sticker, “Don’t follow me. I’m lost too.” How sad when people follow the wrong leaders. In Ephesus, the wrong leaders led the church into controversy and falsehood...
Called To Lead
November 16, 2008 08:00 - 16 MBEvery Christian knows stories of Christians or local churches that have been let down by either their pastors or key lay leaders. Every Christian also knows stories of how key leaders have been used...
What Paul Really Said About Women
November 09, 2008 08:00 - 17 MBEvery era and culture has passages of scripture that become controversial. Today’s text is that.
God’s People At Prayer
November 02, 2008 07:00 - 15.1 MBPrayer is central to our activity as God’s people. Prayer includes worship adoration and praise, but also making requests of God. All of God’s people are called to pray for lost people, bringing...
Reaching Out In Christ
October 26, 2008 07:00 - 15.8 MBIf the church of Jesus Christ exists to hold high the truth, it naturally follows that we will be involved in the business of evangelism and missions. But here is where it gets sticky. Many of us...
Being & Building The Body Of Christ
October 19, 2008 07:00 - 15.2 MBGuest speaker Lorne Strom speaks about the spread of the Gospel in the Muslim world.
The Prosperity Paradox
October 12, 2008 07:00 - 15 MBAffluenza is a term that has been coined to describe our times. Affluenza is the condition of living in affluence but never being satisfied and always wanting more. At the heart of this condition...
Fighting The Good Fight
October 05, 2008 07:00 - 14.5 MBI wish we could say that Christian ministry is all good feelings and favorable events. But as a matter of fact, one of Paul’s most frequent images used to describe the ministry is the image of...
A Servant Of Jesus
September 28, 2008 07:00 - 18.7 MBThe most fundamental of human desires is not food, shelter and clothing, but the desire to have meaning in life and to have joy. The great problem is that so few have achieved meaning or joy, never...
A Portrait Of The Faithful Church
September 21, 2008 07:00 - 16.8 MBNo local church of Jesus ever sets out to be unfaithful. Every church wants to be commended by Jesus in the final day. Reading through Revelation 2 and 3, we see that Jesus will judge his church....
Upholding The Truth
September 14, 2008 07:00 - 15.7 MBToday, we are starting a new series of sermons based on the book of 1 Timothy. 1 Timothy is a part of 3 books, often called the “Pastoral Epistles”.