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The Making of a Strong Christian – Paul M. Williams

Bethesda Shalom - July 01, 2024 13:07 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Hebrews 5:12 The clear command and expectation for us as believers, is that having been saved, we ought to grow up unto a place of Christian maturity!  What does Christian maturity look like?  In part, it looks like maturity in our understanding of doctrine!  This is no small matter.  Paul reb...

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He Careth for You – Paul M. Williams

Bethesda Shalom - June 24, 2024 16:46 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
1 Peter 5:7 In Peter’s first epistle, he writes; “Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you”.  One might ask the question, how do I throw my care upon the Lord?  Of course, the language here is metaphorical!  Peter doesn’t mean that we are to physically do this, that would be an im...

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Unless the Lord Had Been My Help – Paul M. Williams

Bethesda Shalom - June 17, 2024 12:50 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Psalm 94:17-18 Hear the Word of God to your heart and take comfort O ye saints of His!  Maybe you’ve never been to rock bottom avenue, but when you get there and every crutch of support has been taken away such that you’re left with only one option, to cast yourself upon the mercy of God and t...

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Is Your All on the Altar? – Paul M. Williams

Bethesda Shalom - June 10, 2024 13:22 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
John 12:20-26 Many will gladly come to receive of the benefits of Christ’s redeeming sacrifice so long as it doesn’t require any sacrifice on their part. They’ll gladly own Him as their Saviour but deny Him the right to be Lord.  As I understand the language of the New Testament, the full name...

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God's Continued Blessing in the Delta - Dr. David Donovan

Bethesda Shalom - June 07, 2024 22:23 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
1 Corinthians 13 Dr. David Donovan brings an update on the precious work of New Foundations, a medical mission to the Niger Delta. Following the update, David brings a word from Scripture to the hearts of God’s people.

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Dead, Buried, and Risen With Christ (Pt. 2) – Paul M. Williams

Bethesda Shalom - May 27, 2024 12:47 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Of all the chapters in the NT, Romans 6-8a, are amongst the most misunderstood. Yet, when properly understood, these same three chapters become some of the most liberating in all the Word of God! For so many professing Christians, Romans chapter 7 offers a supporting crutch for them to continue ...

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Dead, Buried, and Risen With Christ (Pt. 1) – Paul M. Williams

Bethesda Shalom - May 20, 2024 14:21 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
The doctrine of justification by faith (the imputed righteousness of Christ) is the cardinal pillar upon which Christianity stands. Take this pillar away, and the whole faith comes crashing down in ruin. Positionally, we stand righteousness before a holy God, not on the basis of our works (plu...

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It Is Time to Seek the Lord – Paul M. Williams

Bethesda Shalom - May 13, 2024 13:31 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Isaiah 31:1 If I was to ask you this morning to tell me where the strength of the Church lies at this critical juncture in history, I wonder what you’d say?  Ah, I know what you’d like to say, you’d like to say the strength of the Church lies in the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob!  However,...

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Man Did Eat Angels’ Food – Paul M. Williams

Bethesda Shalom - May 06, 2024 12:40 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Psalm 78:23-32 I’ve had the joy over the years of tasting a number of delicious world cuisines.  Greek and Italian, Chinese and Cantonese, Indian and Himalayan, Jamaican and of course English — the flavours and the tastes are enough to make your mouth water!  Yet of all the dishes I’ve ever ...

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We Will Not Have This Man to Reign Over Us – Paul M. Williams

Bethesda Shalom - April 29, 2024 14:03 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Luke 19:11-27 We have great need to remember that we no longer belong in this world, we are citizens of another Kingdom.  We live in an age and a generation where living is all about living for me!  My ambitions, my dreams, my desires!  We’re so taken up with self and self’s things.  Yet, ...

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A Warning Against Deception – Paul M. Williams

Bethesda Shalom - April 22, 2024 14:28 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
1 Kings 13:1-10 As one peruses the pages of the New Testament, there stands on record a clear and visible warning to believers against the dangers of deception.  When asked by His disciples, “...what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world” (Mt. 24:3); before ever our Lo...

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A Gilgal Moment - Stephen Riddell

Bethesda Shalom - April 19, 2024 14:17 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Sermon 4 of 4  Preached @ 10th Anniversary of Bethesda Shalom 14th April 2024

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Can God Furnish a Table In the Wilderness? - Paul M. Williams

Bethesda Shalom - April 17, 2024 15:34 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Sermon 3 of 4  Preached @ 10th Anniversary of Bethesda Shalom 14th April 2024

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Despise Not the Day of Small Beginnings - Paul M. Williams

Bethesda Shalom - April 16, 2024 21:32 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Sermon 2 of 4 Preached @ 10th Anniversary of Bethesda Shalom 13th April 2024

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A Fresh Touch – Stephen Riddell

Bethesda Shalom - April 15, 2024 18:59 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Sermon 1 of 4  Preached @ 10th Anniversary of Bethesda Shalom 13th April 2024

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Keeping a Tender Heart – Paul M. Williams

Bethesda Shalom - April 08, 2024 13:20 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Ephesians 4:31-32 Relationships matter!  How I treat my fellow man has direct bearing upon my personal relationship with God.  The two are not mutually exclusive. It’s not just me, God and forget everyone else.  Yet surprisingly, this is often how many Christians think.  Husbands can verball...

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A Portrait of a Man of God – Paul M. Williams

Bethesda Shalom - April 01, 2024 14:37 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
1 Kings 17:1-5 Suddenly, without announcement or herald, one of the greatest prophets to ever have been born entered into the national arena like a thunder bolt! No record is supplied us of his birth and as to his departure from this world, he was taken up into heaven while still alive! Like...

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On the Nature of True Faith - Paul M. Williams

Bethesda Shalom - March 24, 2024 21:33 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
James 2:14-26 Two farmers got down on their knees to pray.  One lived on the east of the village and the other on the west.  The farmer living in the east of the village longed so much for it to rain — it hadn’t rained for months! The crops were perishing and the livestock was famished.  He ...

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A Very Present Help – Paul M. Williams

Bethesda Shalom - March 18, 2024 13:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Psalm 46:1-3 They tell me, that Christianity is for weaklings; men with no courage or backbone. “Christianity is for those who need a crutch, but as for me and my house, we’ll stand in our own strength!” There are two things that I want to address in the comments I just made.  On both counts...

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Revival (Pt. 6)

Bethesda Shalom - March 11, 2024 13:36 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Isaiah 61:11 Imagine a United Kingdom where there was no Spring; a Britain where instead of four seasons, we only had three — Summer, Autumn and Winter!!  How would the landscape of our beautiful country be changed?  Well, I’m no climate expert, but I do know from observation; that in summer, ...

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6. Revival's Bloom - Paul M. Williams

Bethesda Shalom - March 11, 2024 13:36 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Isaiah 61:11 Imagine a United Kingdom where there was no Spring; a Britain where instead of four seasons, we only had three — Summer, Autumn and Winter!!  How would the landscape of our beautiful country be changed?  Well, I’m no climate expert, but I do know from observation; that in summer, ...

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5. The Suddenness of Revival – Paul M. Williams

Bethesda Shalom - March 04, 2024 15:06 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Acts 2:1-4 The word suddenly is an awesome word!!  Forty-one times it appears in the KJV.  It’s a word of wonder, of surprise and amazement! At midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. Their backs were bloody, beaten black and blue, yet they he...

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Revival (Pt. 5) – Paul M. Williams

Bethesda Shalom - March 04, 2024 15:06 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Acts 2:1-4 The word suddenly is an awesome word!!  Forty-one times it appears in the KJV.  It’s a word of wonder, of surprise and amazement! At midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. Their backs were bloody, beaten black and blue, yet they he...

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4. Heart Preparation for Revival – Paul M. Williams

Bethesda Shalom - February 26, 2024 16:04 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
2 Chronicles 7:13-14 My dear people, there is a price to be paid for revival — it’s a painful affair!  Duncan Campbell put it this way; “If you want revival, get right with God. If you are not prepared to bring the "last piece," for God's sake stop talking about revival, your talking and prayi...

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Revival (Pt. 4) – Paul M. Williams

Bethesda Shalom - February 26, 2024 16:04 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
2 Chronicles 7:13-14 My dear people, there is a price to be paid for revival — it’s a painful affair!  Duncan Campbell put it this way; “If you want revival, get right with God. If you are not prepared to bring the "last piece," for God's sake stop talking about revival, your talking and prayi...

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3. The Golden Thread of Revival - Paul M. Williams

Bethesda Shalom - February 19, 2024 16:01 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
2 Chronicles 7:13-14 Without question, even on a precursory level, as one picks up the history books and begins to read the accounts of past revival, you will be met with a common pattern again and again. Before the sound of the mighty rushing wind, the prayers of God’s people were heard!  “...

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Rival (Pt. 3) - Paul M. Williams

Bethesda Shalom - February 19, 2024 16:01 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
2 Chronicles 7:13-14 Without question, even on a precursory level, as one picks up the history books and begins to read the accounts of past revival, you will be met with a common pattern again and again. Before the sound of the mighty rushing wind, the prayers of God’s people were heard!  “...

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2. Five Distinctives of True Revival (Pt. 2) – Paul M. Williams

Bethesda Shalom - February 12, 2024 14:49 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Acts 2:37-38 Before every divine visitation, God begins to awaken the consciences of His people first to the possibility of revival, and secondly to the need for revival.  How can a thirst for revival begin in the hearts of God’s people unless there is a conviction that such a work of God is e...

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Revival (Pt. 2) – Paul M. Williams

Bethesda Shalom - February 12, 2024 14:49 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Acts 2:37-38 Before every divine visitation, God begins to awaken the consciences of His people first to the possibility of revival, and secondly to the need for revival.  How can a thirst for revival begin in the hearts of God’s people unless there is a conviction that such a work of God is e...

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Revival (Pt. 1)

Bethesda Shalom - February 05, 2024 14:24 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Acts 2:37-38 My dear Brothers and Sisters, you don’t need me to tell you that we are living in a dry and thirsty land!  A land that once flowed with milk and honey is now a barren wasteland.  Once the Church of Jesus Christ stood as a bastion of faithfulness and a pillar of truth decrying the ...

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