Preachers' Corner

What does it mean to grow in Christ? Spiritual growth will never happen automatically. There must be desire to grow in our relationship with the Lord Jesus. In this address, you will hear of the importance of reading God’s word and spending time in the presence of the Lord Jesus that we might grow spiritually for the glory of God.

Bible Scriptures: Darby Translation 

1 John 2:13-15 “13 I write to you, fathers, because ye have known him [that is] from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked [one]. I write to you, little children, because ye have known the Father.

14 I have written to you, fathers, because ye have known him [that is] from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and ye have overcome the wicked [one].15 Love not the world, nor the things in the world. If any one love the world, the love of the Father is not in him;”

Exodus 16:13-21 “13 And it came to pass in the evening, that quails came up, and covered the camp; and in the morning the dew lay round the camp.14 And when the dew that lay [round it] was gone up, behold, on the face of the wilderness there was [something] fine, granular, fine as hoar-frost, on the ground.15 And the children of Israel saw [it], and said one to another, What is it? for they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, This is the bread which Jehovah has given you to eat.

16 This is the thing which Jehovah has commanded: Gather of it every man according to what he can eat, an omer a poll, [according to] the number of your persons: ye shall take every man for those that are in his tent.17 And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some much, some little.18 And they measured with the omer: then he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little wanted nothing: they had gathered every man according to the measure of his eating.19 And Moses said to them, Let no man leave [any] of it until the morning.20 But they did not hearken to Moses; and some men left of it until the morning; then worms bred in it and it stank. And Moses was wroth with them.21 And they gathered it every morning, every man as much as he could eat; and when the sun became hot, it melted.”

Philippians 2:20-21 “20 For I have no one like-minded who will care with genuine feeling how ye get on.21 For all seek their own things, not the things of Jesus Christ.”

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In this Gospel you will hear of a wonderful encounter Jesus had with a blind man. Many people passed him by without any attention but when Jesus passed by this blind man was healed and came to the crowds says “Being blind now I See”.

Bible Scriptures: Darby Translation 

John 9:1-41 “9 And as he passed on, he saw a man blind from birth.2 And his disciples asked him, saying, Rabbi, who sinned, this [man] or his parents, that he should be born blind?3 Jesus answered, Neither has this [man] sinned nor his parents, but that the works of God should be manifested in him.4 I must work the works of him that has sent me while it is day. [The] night is coming, when no one can work.

5 As long as I am in the world, I am [the] light of the world.6 Having said these things, he spat on the ground and made mud of the spittle, and put the mud, as ointment, on his eyes.7 And he said to him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, which is interpreted, Sent. He went therefore and washed, and came seeing.8 The neighbours therefore, and those who used to see him before, that he was a beggar, said, Is not this he that was sitting and begging?

9 Some said, It is he; others said, No, but he is like him: *he* said, It is I.10 They said therefore to him, How have thine eyes been opened?11 He answered [and said], A man called Jesus made mud and anointed mine eyes, and said to me, Go to Siloam and wash: and having gone and washed, I saw.12 They said therefore to him, Where is he? He says, I do not know.

13 They bring him who was before blind to the Pharisees.14 Now it was sabbath when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes.15 The Pharisees therefore also again asked him how he received his sight. And he said to them, He put mud upon mine eyes, and I washed, and I see.16 Some of the Pharisees therefore said, This man is not of God, for he does not keep the sabbath. Others said, How can a sinful man perform such signs? And there was a division among them.

17 They say therefore again to the blind [man], What dost thou say of him, that he has opened thine eyes? And he said, He is a prophet.18 The Jews therefore did not believe concerning him that he was blind and had received sight, until they had called the parents of him that had received sight.19 And they asked them saying, This is your son, of whom ye say that he was born blind: how then does he now see?

20 His parents answered [them] and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind;21 but how he now sees we do not know, or who has opened his eyes we do not know. *He* is of age: ask *him*; *he* will speak concerning himself.22 His parents said these things because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed that if any one confessed him [to be the] Christ, he should be excommunicated from the synagogue.

23 On this account his parents said, He is of age: ask *him*.24 They called therefore a second time the man who had been blind, and said to him, Give glory to God: we know that this man is sinful.25 He answered therefore, If he is sinful I know not. One thing I know, that, being blind [before], now I see.26 And they said to him again, What did he do to thee? how opened he thine eyes?

27 He answered them, I told you already and ye did not hear: why do ye desire to hear again? do ye also wish to become his disciples?28 They railed at him, and said, Thou art his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.29 We know that God spoke to Moses; but [as to] this [man], we know not whence he is.30 The man answered and said to them, Now in this is a wonderful thing, that *ye* do not know whence he is, and he has opened mine eyes.31 [But] we know that God does not hear sinners; but if any one be God-fearing and do his will, him he hears.

32 Since time was, it has not been heard that any one opened the eyes of one born blind.33 If this [man] were not of God he would be able to do nothing.34 They answered and said to him, Thou hast been wholly born in sins, and thou teachest us? And they cast him out.35

God invitation is good news to mankind. There is salvation for sinful mankind through the completed work of the Lord Jesus at Calvary’s cross. Come and here God’s wonderful invitation about God’s Son, Jesus Christ who is Saviour of the world.

Bible Scriptures: Darby Translation 

Matthew 27:27-54 “27 Then the soldiers of the governor, having taken Jesus with [them] to the praetorium, gathered against him the whole band,28 and having taken off his garment, put on him a scarlet cloak;29 and having woven a crown out of thorns, they put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and, bowing the knee before him, they mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!

30 And having spit upon him, they took the reed and beat [him] on his head.31 And when they had mocked him, they took the cloak off him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him away to crucify.32 And as they went forth they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name; him they compelled to go [with them] that he might bear his cross.

33 And having come to a place called Golgotha, which means Place of a skull,34 they gave to him to drink vinegar mingled with gall; and having tasted [it], he would not drink.35 And having crucified him, they parted his clothes amongst [themselves], casting lots.36 And sitting down, they kept guard over him there.37 And they set up over his head his accusation written: This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.

38 Then are crucified with him two robbers, one on the right hand and one on the left.39 But the passers-by reviled him, shaking their heads40 and saying, Thou that destroyest the temple and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou art Son of God, descend from the cross.41 [And] in like manner the chief priests also, mocking, with the scribes and elders, said,

42 He saved others, himself he cannot save. He is King of Israel: let him descend now from the cross, and we will believe on him.43 He trusted upon God; let him save him now if he will [have] him. For he said, I am Son of God.44 And the robbers also who had been crucified with him cast the same reproaches on him.

45 Now from [the] sixth hour there was darkness over the whole land until [the] ninth hour;46 but about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?47 And some of those who stood there, when they heard [it], said, This [man] calls for Elias.

48 And immediately one of them running and getting a sponge, having filled [it] with vinegar and fixed [it] on a reed, gave him to drink.49 But the rest said, Let be; let us see if Elias comes to save him.

50 And Jesus, having again cried with a loud voice, gave up the ghost.51 And lo, the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom, and the earth was shaken, and the rocks were rent,52 and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints fallen asleep arose,53 and going out of the tombs after his arising, entered into the holy city and appeared unto many.54 But the centurion, and they who were with him on guard over Jesus, seeing the earthquake and the things that took place, feared greatly, saying, Truly this [man] was Son of God.”

Ephesians 1:13-14 “13 in whom *ye* also [have trusted], having heard the word of the truth, the glad tidings of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, ye have been sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,14 who is [the] earnest of our inheritance to the redemption of the acquired possession to [the] praise of his glory.”

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The Gospel is about the Lord Jesus Christ the king of kings and Lord of Lords. In this preaching you will hear about the greatness of the King of Kings.

 

Bible Scriptures: Darby Translation

1 Timothy 6:14-16 “14 that thou keep the commandment spotless, irreproachable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ;15 which in its own time the blessed and only Ruler shall shew, the King of those that reign, and Lord of those that exercise lordship;16 who only has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light; whom no man has seen, nor is able to see; to whom [be] honour and eternal might. Amen.“

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.”

Revelation 19:11-16 “11 And I saw the heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and one sitting on it, [called] Faithful and True, and he judges and makes war in righteousness.

12 And his eyes are a flame of fire, and upon his head many diadems, having a name written which no one knows but himself;13 and [he is] clothed with a garment dipped in blood; and his name is called The Word of God.14 And the armies which [are] in the heaven followed him upon white horses, clad in white, pure, fine linen.

15 And out of his mouth goes a sharp [two-edged] sword, that with it he might smite the nations; and he shall shepherd them with an iron rod; and he treads the wine-press of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.16 And he has upon his garment, and upon his thigh, a name written, King of kings, and Lord of lords.”

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We live in a world where news is realised 24/7 on every hour of every day. The Gospel is good news from heaven about a Saviour, Jesus Christ who came into the world to save sinners. In this Gospel preaching you will hear of wonderous story of Jesus and His love.

Bible Scriptures: Darby Translation 

Luke 15:18 “18 I will rise up and go to my father, and I will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee;”

Luke 15:28 “28 But he became angry and would not go in. And his father went out and besought him.”

John 3:16 “16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whosoever believes on him may not perish, but have life eternal.”

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There is salvation for mankind because of the work of the Lord Jesus at Calvary’s cross. In this preaching you will hear of the account of a paralytic man who was carried by four men to see Jesus. There were many crowds but after uncovering the roof this paralytic man was brought near to Jesus where He was forgiven of his sins and healed completely.

Bible Scriptures: Darby Translation 

Mark 2:1-12 “2 And he entered again into Capernaum after [several] days, and it was reported that he was at [the] house;2 and straightway many were gathered together, so that there was no longer any room, not even at the door; and he spoke the word to them.3 And there come to him [men] bringing a paralytic, borne by four;

4 and, not being able to get near to him on account of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was, and having dug [it] up they let down the couch on which the paralytic lay.5 But Jesus, seeing their faith, says to the paralytic, Child, thy sins are forgiven [thee].6 But certain of the scribes were there sitting, and reasoning in their hearts,

7 Why does this [man] thus speak? he blasphemes. Who is able to forgive sins except God alone?8 And straightway Jesus, knowing in his spirit that they are reasoning thus within themselves, said to them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?9 Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, [Thy] sins are forgiven [thee]; or to say, Arise, and take up thy couch and walk?

10 But that ye may know that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins, he says to the paralytic,11 To thee I say, Arise, take up thy couch and go to thine house.12 And he rose up straightway, and, having taken up his couch, went out before [them] all, so that all were amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it thus.”

1 Peter 2:24 “24 who himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, in order that, being dead to sins, we may live to righteousness: by whose stripes ye have been healed.”

1 John 1:7-9 “7 the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from all sin.8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us [our] sins, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

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In this address you will hear of the blessings the believer has by being in Christ. We can all be in the joy of these blessings if we come to the Lord Jesus and follow Him day by day.

Bible Scriptures: Darby Translation 

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.”

Numbers 13:23-33 “23 And they came as far as the valley of Eshcol, and cut down thence a branch with one bunch of grapes, and they bore it between two upon a pole; and [they brought] of the pomegranates, and of the figs.24 That place was called the valley of Eshcol, because of the grapes which the children of Israel had cut down there.25 And they returned from searching out the land after forty days.

26 And they came, and went to Moses and to Aaron, and to the whole assembly of the children of Israel, to the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word to them, and to the whole assembly; and shewed them the fruit of the land.27 And they told him, and said, We came to the land to which thou didst send us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.28 Only, the people are strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, very great; moreover we saw the children of Anak there.

29 Amalek dwells in the land of the south; and the Hittites, and the Jebusites, and the Amorites dwell in the hill-country; and the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and by the side of the Jordan.30 And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up boldly and possess it, for we are well able to do it.

31 But the men that went up with him said, We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we.32 And they brought to the children of Israel an evil report of the land which they had searched out, saying, The land, which we have passed through to search it out, is a land that eateth up its inhabitants; and all the people that we have seen in it are men of great stature;

33 and there have we seen giants—the sons of Anak are of the giants—and we were in our sight as grasshoppers, and so we were also in their sight.”

Joshua 3:1-6 “And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim, and came to the Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over.2 And it came to pass at the end of three days, that the officers went through the camp;

3 and they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of Jehovah your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then remove from your place, and go after it;4 yet there shall be a distance between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure. Ye shall not come near it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go; for ye have not passed this way heretofore.5 And Joshua said to the people, Hallow yourselves; for to-morrow Jehovah will do wonders in your midst.6 And Joshua spoke to the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant, and go over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people.”

1 Chronicles 11:15-19 “15 And three of the thirty chiefs went down to the rock to David, to the cave of Adullam, when the army of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.16 And David was then in the stronghold; and the Philistines’ garrison was then at Bethlehem.

17 And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me to drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is in the gate!18 And the three broke through the camp of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, which is in the gate, and took it, and brought it to David; David however would not drink of it, but poured it out to Jehovah.19 And he said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing! should I drink the blood of these men [who went] at the risk of their lives? for at

Sometimes as believers we get weary with the challenges and struggles of life. God desires for His people to be awake and be zealous for the Lord in service. In this address you will hear an appeal to weary soul to awake from sleep and be fully committed to the Lord Jesus.

Bible Scriptures: Darby Translation 

Proverbs 6:6-11 “6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways and be wise:7 which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,8 provideth her bread in the summer, [and] gathereth her food in the harvest.9 How long, sluggard, wilt thou lie down? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest!11 So shall thy poverty come as a roving plunderer, and thy penury as an armed man.”

Proverbs 26:14-15 14 [As] the door turneth upon its hinges, so the sluggard upon his bed.15 The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish: it wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.

Proverbs 20:4 “4 The sluggard will not plough by reason of the winter; he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.”

Proverbs 24:30-33 “30 I went by the field of a sluggard, and by the vineyard of a man void of understanding;

31 and lo, it was all grown over with thistles, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and its stone wall was broken down.32 Then I looked, I took it to heart; I saw, I received instruction:

33 —A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest!34 So shall thy poverty come [as] a roving plunderer, and thy penury as an armed man.”

Matthew 6:19-20 “19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust spoils, and where thieves dig through and steal;

20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust spoils, and where thieves do not dig through nor steal;21 for where thy treasure is, there will be also thy heart.“

Matthew 5:3-12 “3 Blessed [are] the poor in spirit, for *theirs* is the kingdom of the heavens.4 Blessed they that mourn, for *they* shall be comforted.

5 Blessed the meek, for *they* shall inherit the earth.6 Blessed they who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for *they* shall be filled.7 Blessed the merciful, for *they* shall find mercy.8 Blessed the pure in heart, for *they* shall see God.

9 Blessed the peace-makers, for *they* shall be called sons of God.10 Blessed they who are persecuted on account of righteousness, for *theirs* is the kingdom of the heavens.11 Blessed are ye when they may reproach and persecute you, and say every wicked thing against you, lying, for my sake.12 Rejoice and exult, for your reward is great in the heavens; for thus have they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”

Exodus 33:15 “15 And he said to him, If thy presence do not go, bring us not up hence.”

Psalm 84:1-2 “How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Jehovah of hosts!2 My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of Jehovah; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.”

Psalm 84:10 “10 For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God, than dwell in the tents of wickedness.”

Luke 2:36-38 “36 And there was a prophetess, Anna, daughter of Phanuel, of [the] tribe of Asher, who was far advanced in years, having lived with [her] husband seven years from her virginity,

37 and herself a widow up to eighty-four years; who did not depart from the temple, serving night and day with fastings and prayers;38 and she coming up the same hour gave praise to the Lord, and spoke of him to all those who waited for redemption in Jerusalem.”

Romans 13:11-14 “11 This also, knowing the time, that it is already time that *we* should be aroused out of sleep; for now [is] our salvation nearer than when we believed.

12 The night is far spent, and the day is near; let us cast away therefore the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.13 As in the day, let us walk becomingly; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and lasciviousness, not in strife

The Gospel is a message of hope to sinners from God himself but it does come with a warning. The scriptures say, “And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment”. The Gospel is preached by God’s grace that you may flee from the judgment to come through the great Salvation that has been provided by the Lord Jesus Christ.

Bible Scriptures: Darby Translation 

Ezekiel 3:16-19 “16 And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,17 Son of man, I have appointed thee a watchman unto the house of Israel, and thou shalt hear the word from my mouth, and give them warning from me.

18 When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt certainly die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, that he may live: the same wicked [man] shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thy hand.19 But if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.”

Luke 3:7-8 “Offspring of vipers, who has forewarned you to flee from the coming wrath?

8 Produce therefore fruits worthy of repentance; and begin not to say in yourselves, We have Abraham for [our] father”

Acts 17:30-31 “30 God therefore, having overlooked the times of ignorance, now enjoins men that they shall all everywhere repent,

31 because he has set a day in which he is going to judge the habitable earth in righteousness by [the] man whom he has appointed, giving the proof [of it] to all [in] having raised him from among [the] dead.”

Hebrews 2:2-3 “2 For if the word which was spoken by angels was firm, and every transgression and disobedience received just retribution,3 how shall *we* escape if we have been negligent of so great salvation”

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What will you do with Jesus who is called Christ? This question was asked to the crowds by Pilate at the trial of Jesus. As the Gospel is preached this question comes to you today. What will you do with Jesus? The Saviour of the world who God sent to bring salvation to mankind.

Bible Scriptures: Darby Translation 

Genesis 3:6 “6 And the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a pleasure for the eyes, and the tree was to be desired to give intelligence; and she took of its fruit, and ate, and gave also to her husband with her, and he ate.”

Romans 6:23 “23 For the wages of sin [is] death; but the act of favour of God, eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Acts 4:12 “12 And salvation is in none other, for neither is there another name under heaven which is given among men by which we must be saved.”

Matthew 27:22 “22 Pilate says to them, What then shall I do with Jesus, who is called Christ? They all say, Let him be crucified.”

John 12:48 “48 He that rejects me and does not receive my words, has him who judges him: the word which I have spoken, that shall judge him in the last day.”

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