Newcastle Baptist Church

Psalm 100 is a call to all the earth to shout to the Lord God with thanksgiving for He is our Creator. All people's of the earth are called to enter the tabernacle to worship God for He alone is worthy. He alone is good and His mercy endures forever.

In the Spiritual war we find ourselves in as believers, it is sometimes against our flesh and blood family. The minor prophet Micha has something interesting to say about this battle. In this study we look at what he has to say.

We start looking at what Jesus, the Head of the church says to the church in Sardis. What is sad is the fact that they have a reputation of being spiritually alive among the churches but Jesus's evaluation is that they are dead... -What can we learn from Sardis-

As believers we are involved in a spiritual battle which manifests itself in the physical world. In the midst of this battle, we are called to overcome the world by faith. What does it all mean for us today-

This message concludes the letter of Christ Jesus to the church in Thyatira. For those who remained faithful and who did not defile themselves with the doctrines of Jezebel - Jesus gives beautiful promises.

Paul prophesied that perilous times were coming. One of the characteristics of that time will be- -Men will be lovers of themselves.- It means that they will idolise themselves. --It also describes people who will indulge themselves in what I call -secret sin-. Pornography is a sin done in -private' but it has it's devastating effects in households, families even society.

When we face attack from our enemies - it could be physical, emotional or spiritual. The purpose of an attack by our enemies are to try and destroy us. So- the battle is real and we find ourselves in this battle. What are we to do-

There are different things we do through which we worship God. Giving is one of them. -When a local congregation struggles to meet it's financial obligations it is possible that sin crept in unnoticed, It is also possible that the members do not understand principle or exercise giving as an act of worship.-In this message we look at 3 examples of Biblical giving- Israel in the wilderness, The Macedonian believers and Jesus Christ our Saviour.

In the midst of announcing judgement on Jezebel, Jesus, the Head of the church gives her time to repent. It is interesting that the bed she defiled becomes the bed of her judgement. Jesus also gives opportunity to her children and those who followed her sexual immoral lifestyle and idolatry to repent. All in all- these verses reveals our God as a just God, full of mercy.