Preachers' Corner

The Gospel is a message of hope, announcing to mankind salvation from sins and peace with God through the Lord Jesus Christ. Do you have this hope? It is available to anyone who believes and trusts in the Saviour, Jesus Christ.

Bible Scriptures: Darby Translation 

2 Kings 5:1-14 “5 And Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man before his master, and honourable, for by him Jehovah had given deliverance to Syria; and he was a mighty man of valour, [but] a leper.2 And the Syrians had gone out in bands, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman’s wife.

3 And she said to her mistress, Oh, would that my lord were before the prophet that is in Samaria! then he would cure him of his leprosy.4 And he went and told his lord saying, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel.5 And the king of Syria said, Well! go, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand [shekels] of gold, and ten changes of raiment.

6 And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, And now, when this letter comes to thee, behold, I have sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest cure him of his leprosy.7 And it came to pass when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his garments, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends to me to cure a man of his leprosy? Wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeks an occasion against me.

8 And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his garments, that he sent to the king, saying, Why hast thou rent thy garments? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.9 And Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the doorway of the house of Elisha.10 And Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.

11 And Naaman was wroth, and went away and said, Behold, I thought, He will certainly come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of Jehovah his God, and wave his hand over the place, and cure the leper.12 Are not the Abanah and the Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them and be clean? And he turned and went away in a rage.

13 And his servants drew near, and spoke to him and said, My father, [if] the prophet had bidden thee [do some] great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he says to thee, Wash and be clean?14 Then he went down, and plunged himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God. And his flesh became again like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.”

Philippians 2:5-11  “5 For let this mind be in you which [was] also in Christ Jesus;6 who, subsisting in the form of God, did not esteem it an object of rapine to be on an equality with God;7 but emptied himself, taking a bondman’s form, taking his place in [the] likeness of men;

8 and having been found in figure as a man, humbled himself, becoming obedient even unto death, and [that the] death of [the] cross.9 Wherefore also God highly exalted him, and granted him a name, that which is above every name,

10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of heavenly and earthly and infernal [beings],11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ [is] Lord to God [the] Father’s glory.”

The post A Message of Hope appeared first on Preachers Corner.

Jesus came into the world to save sinners. While passing through Nazareth, He stood up to read from the book of Isaiah, proclaiming the acceptable year of the Lord—a message of salvation and deliverance from sin for all mankind.

Bible Scriptures: Darby Translation 

Luke 4:14-22 “And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee; and a rumour went out into the whole surrounding country about him;

15 and *he* taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.16 And he came to Nazareth, where he was brought up; and he entered, according to his custom, into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up to read.

17 And [the] book of the prophet Esaias was given to him; and having unrolled the book he found the place where it was written,18 [The] Spirit of [the] Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach glad tidings to [the] poor; he has sent me to preach to captives deliverance, and to [the] blind sight, to send forth [the] crushed delivered,

19 to preach [the] acceptable year of [the] Lord.

20 And having rolled up the book, when he had delivered it up to the attendant, he sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed upon him.21 And he began to say to them, To-day this scripture is fulfilled in your ears.22 And all bore witness to him, and wondered at the words of grace which were coming out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this the son of Joseph?”

1 Timothy 1:15-17 “15 Faithful [is] the word, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom *I* am [the] first.16 But for this reason mercy was shewn me, that in me, [the] first, Jesus Christ might display the whole long-suffering, for a delineation of those about to believe on him to life eternal.

17 Now to the King of the ages, [the] incorruptible, invisible, only God, honour and glory to the ages of ages. Amen.”

1 Timothy 4:9-10 “9 The word [is] faithful and worthy of all acceptation;10 for, for this we labour and suffer reproach, because we hope in a living God, who is preserver of all men, specially of those that believe.”

The post The Acceptable Year of the Lord appeared first on Preachers Corner.

The message from God in the Gospel to fallen man is simple: COME. We live in an ever-changing world, but God’s invitation remains the same. He is calling you to come to Him through His Son, Jesus Christ.

Bible Scriptures: Darby Translation 

Isaiah 55:1-2 “55 Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters; and he that hath no money, come ye, buy, and eat: yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price!

2 Wherefore do ye spend money for [that which is] not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? Hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye [that which is] good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. 3 Incline your ear, and come unto me; hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, the sure mercies of David.”

Matthew 11:28-30 “28 Come to me, all ye who labour and are burdened, and *I* will give you rest.29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest to your souls;30 for my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

The post Come to me appeared first on Preachers Corner.

God loves you with an everlasting love. The wonderful news of the Gospel is that God demonstrated this love for us at Calvary’s cross. The Lord Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners—how amazing is God’s love for us! Our sins can be completely forgiven and washed away by the precious blood of Jesus.

Bible Scriptures: Darby Translation 

Mark 10:46-52 “6 And they come to Jericho, and as he was going out from Jericho, and his disciples and a large crowd, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, the blind [man], sat by the wayside begging.47 And having heard that it was Jesus the Nazaraean, he began to cry out and to say, O Son of David, Jesus, have mercy on me.48 And many rebuked him, that he might be silent; but he cried so much the more, Son of David, have mercy on me.

49 And Jesus, standing still, desired him to be called. And they call the blind [man], saying to him, Be of good courage, rise up, he calls thee.50 And, throwing away his garment, he started up and came to Jesus.51 And Jesus answering says to him, What wilt thou that I shall do to thee? And the blind [man] said to him, Rabboni, that I may see.52 And Jesus said to him, Go, thy faith has healed thee. And he saw immediately, and followed him in the way.”

The post The Love of God toward us appeared first on Preachers Corner.

Jesus offers sinners freedom from sin; there is no one else and no other way to be free from sin. Over 2,000 years ago, Jesus came into this world to save sinners by going to Calvary’s cross.

Bible Scriptures: Darby Translation

Hebrews 2:5-8 “5 For he has not subjected to angels the habitable world which is to come, of which we speak;6 but one has testified somewhere, saying, What is man, that thou rememberest him, or son of man that thou visitest him?

7 Thou hast made him some little inferior to the angels; thou hast crowned him with glory and honour, [and hast set him over the works of thy hands;]8 thou hast subjected all things under his feet.”

Luke 23:39-43 “39 Now one of the malefactors who had been hanged spoke insultingly to him, saying, Art not thou the Christ? save thyself and us.40 But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost *thou* too not fear God, thou that art under the same judgment?

41 and *we* indeed justly, for we receive the just recompense of what we have done; but this [man] has done nothing amiss.42 And he said to Jesus, Remember me, [Lord,] when thou comest in thy kingdom.43 And Jesus said to him, Verily I say to thee, To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise.”

2 Timothy 2:7-8 “7 Think of what I say, for the Lord will give thee understanding in all things.8 Remember Jesus Christ raised from among [the] dead, of [the] seed of David, according to my glad tidings,”

The post A Freedom from Sins appeared first on Preachers Corner.

The Gospel proclaims the good news that all who come to Christ receive true peace. Though we have all fallen short of the glory of God through sin, at Calvary’s cross, the Lord Jesus laid down His life to offer forgiveness and peace to those who trust in Him.

Bible Scriptures: Darby Translation 

Luke 11:21 “When the strong [man] armed keeps his own house, his goods are in peace;”

Colossians 1:20 “having made peace by the blood of his cross”

Romans 5:1 “ Therefore having been justified on the principle of faith, we have peace towards God through our Lord Jesus Christ;”

The post “peace by the blood of his cross” appeared first on Preachers Corner.

The Lord Jesus provides a wonderful model of how we should live before God. Scripture instructs us repeatedly to look to Jesus, beholding His glory and greatness.

Bible Scriptures: Darby Translation 

John 17:24 “24 Father, [as to] those whom thou hast given me, I desire that where I am they also may be with me, that they may behold my glory which thou hast given me, for thou lovedst me before [the] foundation of [the] world.”

John 1:29 “29 On the morrow he sees Jesus coming to him, and says, Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.”

John 1:35-37 “35 Again, on the morrow, there stood John and two of his disciples.36 And, looking at Jesus as he walked, he says, Behold the Lamb of God.

37 And the two disciples heard him speaking, and followed Jesus.”

2 Corinthians 3:18 “18 But *we* all, looking on the glory of the Lord, with unveiled face, are transformed according to the same image from glory to glory, even as by [the] Lord [the] Spirit.”

The post The Greatness of Jesus appeared first on Preachers Corner.

The children of Israel quickly forgot their God and Saviour in the wilderness. Scripture tells us they lost sight of His works and the One who delivered them from Egypt. As Christians, we too can fall into a similar spiritual state, experiencing a “leanness of soul” towards the things of God. In this brief word, we’ll hear God’s appeal through the Scriptures, encouraging us to awaken our souls in true commitment to Him.

Bible Scriptures: Darby Translation 

Psalm 106:12-15 “12 Then believed they his words; they sang his praise.13 They soon forgot his works; they waited not for his counsel:14 And they lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.15 Then he gave them their request, but sent leanness into their soul.”

Isaiah 55:1-3 “55 Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters; and he that hath no money, come ye, buy, and eat: yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price!2 Wherefore do ye spend money for [that which is] not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? Hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye [that which is] good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

3 Incline your ear, and come unto me; hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, the sure mercies of David.”

The post Leanness and Fatness appeared first on Preachers Corner.

Who is Jesus Christ? According to a recent survey, 4.7 million people searched the internet for an answer to this question. The Gospel is preached to proclaim to the world the need for a Saviour—Jesus Christ—who came into this world to save us from our sins through His sacrifice on Calvary’s cross.

Bible Scriptures: Darby Translation 

John 1:10-12 “10 He was in the world, and the world had [its] being through him, and the world knew him not.11 He came to his own, and his own received him not;

12 but as many as received him, to them gave he [the] right to be children of God, to those that believe on his name;13 who have been born, not of blood, nor of flesh’s will, nor of man’s will, but of God.”

John 20:19-31 19 When therefore it was evening on that day, which was the first [day] of the week, and the doors shut where the disciples were, through fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and says to them, Peace [be] to you.20 And having said this, he shewed to them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced therefore, having seen the Lord.21 [Jesus] said therefore again to them, Peace [be] to you: as the Father sent me forth, I also send you.

22 And having said this, he breathed into [them], and says to them, Receive [the] Holy Spirit:23 whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted to them; whose soever [sins] ye retain, they are retained.24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.

25 The other disciples therefore said to him, We have seen the Lord. But he said to them, Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and put my finger into the mark of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.26 And eight days after, his disciples were again within, and Thomas with them. Jesus comes, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst and said, Peace [be] to you.

27 Then he says to Thomas, Bring thy finger here and see my hands; and bring thy hand and put it into my side; and be not unbelieving, but believing.28 Thomas answered and said to him, My Lord and my God.29 Jesus says to him, Because thou hast seen me thou hast believed: blessed they who have not seen and have believed.

30 Many other signs therefore also Jesus did before his disciples, which are not written in this book;31 but these are written that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing ye might have life in his name.”

Luke 6:46-49 “46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things that I say?47 Every one that comes to me, and hears my words and does them, I will shew you to whom he is like.

48 He is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep, and laid a foundation on the rock; but a great rain coming, the stream broke upon that house, and could not shake it, for it had been founded on the rock.49 And he that has heard and not done, is like a man who has built a house on the ground without [a] foundation, on which the stream broke, and immediately it fell, and the breach of that house was great.”

The post Who is the Lord Jesus? appeared first on Preachers Corner.

Many people today make all sorts of plans for their careers, businesses, education, and family. But what about your soul? What is your plan for eternity? Your soul is worth more than all the wealth in the world combined. God loved you so much that He sent His Son, Jesus Christ, as a Saviour to redeem you from your sins.

Bible Scriptures: Darby Translation

Matthew 16:26- “26 For what does a man profit, if he should gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?”

Psalms 49:8 “(For the redemption of their soul is costly, and must be given up for ever,)”

The post What is your plan for eternity? appeared first on Preachers Corner.