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Sunday Service at Sparrow Baptist Church, Toronto

KINGDOM FISHERMEN Text: Luke 5:1-11 THEME: Jesus calls his disciples to follow him as kingdom fishermen, and calls you to discipleship as his own. I. The Audacious Command of Jesus II. The Miraculous Catch of the Fisherman III. The Desperate Confession by Peter A. Lordship of Christ B. Admitting Sin IV. The Authoritative Commission to the Kingdom Fishermen CONCLUSION: Since Christ Is Lord, Give Up Everything else and follow him.

In this sermon from John 5:1-9, Pastor Rockhill considers Jesus' encounter with a man who had suffered an infirmity for thirty-eight years as he lay among a multitude of the sick beside the pool of Bethesda. Pastor Rockhill sets this healing within John's pattern of personal conversations, showing how Jesus ministers to men and women from every walk of life, intentionally drawing out and confronting their faith. Even in attending the feast, Jesus is seen perfectly fulfilling the law for his people, marching toward the cross to secure an everlasting healing from sin and death. The central burden is the question of who or what we trust. Pastor Rockhill exposes the futility of the man's misguided faith in the supposed powers of the pool, a hope he could never attain in his own strength. Jesus' searching question, "Do you want to be made well?" and his authoritative command, "Rise, take up your bed, and walk," test both the man's desire and the object of his faith, until saving faith rests in Christ alone. Pastor Rockhill also handles the mystery of Jesus healing one and not the many, calling the congregation to bow before God's sovereign, good, and gracious purposes. Believers are urged to pray boldly for healing yet to submit their wills to the Father's, resting in the promise that his grace is sufficient and his strength perfected in weakness. Applying the text to a suffering brother in the congregation, Pastor Rockhill reminds hearers that true, enduring faith is placed in the living God, who does what we cannot, whether the answer is healing or sustaining grace to press on for his glory.

The Ninth Commandment 1. The Gospel of Truth 2. The Requirement of Truth 3. The Gratitude for Truth Lords Day : 43 Read: Romans 3 Psalms: 66:1-7; 66:8-20; 67a; 67b

In "What Is That To You?" (John 21:20-25), Pastor Robert McNutt shows how John's Gospel, written that we may believe and have life, closes with a turn toward discipleship. Having restored Peter and foretold the death by which he would glorify God, Jesus commands, "Follow Me" - and Peter immediately turns to look at John and asks, "Lord, what about this man?" Christ's answer, "If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow Me," is among the most liberating sentences in Scripture, freeing us from the exhausting work of comparing and contesting with other believers. McNutt notes that distraction comes not only through the cares, riches, and pleasures that choke the seed, or Martha's much serving, or the prospering wicked that made Asaph stumble, but even through godly, Christ-following saints whose gifts we covet. He then distinguishes what is common to every Christian - faith in Christ alone, obedience to His commands, and the mission of being sent as the Father sent the Son - from what God sovereignly varies: our particular calling, seen in Peter's public ministry and martyrdom against John's quieter life of written witness; the measure of our gifting, illustrated by the parable of the talents, where the two-talent servant hears the same "well done" as the five; and the cost of following, which is heavier for some than others. The Christ-centered life is the undistracted life, and it makes sense because of the superior worth of Christ's person and the superior wealth of His promises - He is preparing a place, He will come again, and when we see Him we shall be like Him. So keep your eyes on the Author and Finisher of faith: you follow Me.

The Eighth Commandment calls you beyond simply not stealing—it calls you to use what God has entrusted to you for the good of others. Because everything ultimately belongs to God, you are called to work honestly, live contentedly, manage your resources wisely, and give generously. When you see how easily selfishness and greed shape your heart, look to Christ, who gave Himself for you. His grace transforms you from someone focused on accumulating for yourself into someone eager to share God's blessings with others.

Do Not Steal Read: Psalm 62 Text: Lord's Day 42 I. A Command about Covetousness II. A Command Forbidding Theft III. A Command to Seek the Neighbor's Good

1Co 14:26-40 ESV - "What then, brothers? When you come together, each one has a hymn, a lesson, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Let all things be done for building up. If any speak in a tongue, let there be only two or at most three, and each in turn, and let someone interpret. But if there is no one to interpret, let each of them keep silent in church and speak to himself and to God. Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others weigh what is said. If a revelation is made to another sitting there, let the first be silent. For you can all prophesy one by one, so that all may learn and all be encouraged, and the spirits of prophets are subject to prophets. For God is not a God of confusion but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints, the women should keep silent in the churches. For they are not permitted to speak, but should be in submission, as the Law also says. If there is anything they desire to learn, let them ask their husbands at home. For it is shameful for a woman to speak in church. Or was it from you that the word of God came? Or are you the only ones it has reached? If anyone thinks that he is a prophet, or spiritual, he should acknowledge that the things I am writing to you are a command of the Lord. If anyone does not recognize this, he is not recognized. So, my brothers, earnestly desire to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues. But all things should be done decently and in order."