Part 3 - Spiritual Depression - Our fight for joy -  "Understanding Salvation"

What is salvation and why it is important for the church to understand this!

Mark 8:22-26

“And they came to Bethsaida. And some people brought to him a blind man and begged him to touch him. And he took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village, and when he had spat on his eyes and laid his hands on him, he asked him, “Do you see anything?” And he looked up and said, “I see men, but they look like trees, walking.” Then Jesus laid his hands on his eyes again; and he opened his eyes, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly. And he sent him to his home, saying, “Do not even enter the village.”

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Part 2  - Spiritual Depression - Our fight for joy - " A Firm Foundation"

Understanding the doctrine of Justification by Fatih is important. It is one of the the cures of our unhappiness as Christians. 

Romans 3:28 - " For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law."

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Matthew 26:6-13

We decided to explore a passage that deals with the anointing of Jesus by an unknown woman for the preparation of His burial. 

We continue to preach Christ crucified and Him resurrected.

Have a blessed Easter!

We have also started a new YouTube channel for our church. Here at video links.

Can I trust the Bible? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1p7etCRuBo

Can I trust Jesus? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FvwLXKPp6o

Part 1 - Spiritual Depression - Our Fight for Joy - "Spiritual Depression"

For the next few weeks we are going to be exploring the theme of Joy on Sunday mornings at Grace Church Southall (www.gcsouthall.org.uk)

I have been reading the book "Spiritual Depression" written by late Dr Martin Llyod Jones to understand the cause of spiritual joylessness and how to rediscover the joy of the Christian life. 

I have prayerfully selected a few chapters to tackle the issue at hand. Because I have found (even in my own life) at times a lack of joy among christians. 

What are the cause and cures of our lack of joy? We explore Psalm 42 and 43 today.

Psalm 42:11 - "Why are you cast down, O my soul,

A short devotion that I led at church from John 3:1-15 as we tend to get unbelievers attending our fellowship time to time. 

We preach about the new birth because Jesus tells us to do so.

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." - John 3:16 (ESV)

The Virtuous Woman - Proverbs 31:10-31

Sermon by Sonny Simak, Pastor at Grace Church Southall, preached on 15.02.26

https://youtu.be/QTiXjdFCbrQ

At the beginning of this year, we decided to think through the wisdom literature section of the Old Testament. We may continue with this theme for a while.

Proverbs 30:7-9

YouTube: https://youtu.be/XcS5sgyhQKk

Proverbs 24:30-34   Preached this sermon at Grace Church Southall on 26th Jan 2026 as we continue to think through the book of Proverbs.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/K0x5AN9LtsM

I start every year with the reading of the book of Proverbs for my personal devotion time, so I decided to preach a few sermons from the book of Proverbs at my local church. Sorry for the background noise as the microphone was playing up a bit. 

Proverbs 3:1-10 - True Prosperity

Youtube: https://youtu.be/ErGHtWvQ88w

Romans 15:22-33   Thinking about our fellowship with one another. It is important to understand when the Lord comes in our life, He doesn’t come alone, He comes with His people in our life. We need to show affection and kindness to one another and serve the Lord together as we await the coming kingdom of Christ. Amen.

Do check out our latest video of our time in Africa earlier this year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrpmWTERN00&t=120s