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Sermons: The valley of deepest darkness
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The valley of deepest darkness. Thankyou to Kate for reminding me to keep my sermons blog up to date! Not doing a lot of preaching at the moment. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.". We will look again at this subject when, on another occasion, we examine the last phrase of Ps23; 'I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever'. When the shepherd of Bible times led his flock into the mountains to g...
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Sermons: 01/10/09 - 01/11/09
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More of ‘my cup overflows’. Sometimes I feel like Jeremiah. Everyone around is saying nice things. And here I am the only prophet banging away with the bad news. How can I expect people to like me? And like Jeremiah, I argue with God about it …. And God replies, ‘Michael, if you don’t say it, who will? 8217; Here goes again, then….). This verse has come back to me recently. I said some months ago that I should preach on it. Then this old mug of coffee (the mug was old, not the coffee! And as Jeremiah loo...
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Sermons: Christ the King!
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Christ’s Kingship…. In what respect was He and is He the king? How was this understood and misunderstood when He was on Earth and do we belong to His Kingdom today? As there are many republics across the world, and today Kings and Queens have reduced political clout, the concepts of ‘kingship’ and ‘kingdom’ are increasingly lost on us. At the birth of Jesus pagan magi inquired, "where is he who has been born king of the Jews? Whereas the magi worshipped king Jesus, king Herod tried to kill him. In a bold...
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Sermons: 01/09/11 - 01/10/11
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Devoted to The Apostles' Teaching. 8216;They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.’ Acts 2:42. I will begin this week with The Apostles’ Teaching. Before I focus on The Apostles’ Teaching, why this verse? 8216;They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.’. The word is devoted, not committed. What is the difference? I tell you this;. When it is our deepest desire.
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Sermons: 01/01/10 - 01/02/10
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Surely Goodness and Mercy Shall Follow Me. Sorry if this one's a bit disjointed! Psalm 23 has been all about the care a good shepherd gives his sheep.The health and vitality of the sheep has been the shepherd's number 1 priority. In this last verse the care given the sheep is summed up. I want to introduce you to two sheep dogs……God's two sheep dogs. Remember, the shepherd is leading the flock…. I want you to imagine two dogs as rearguard. Not everything in life is good but God works in all things. And w...
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Sermons: ….and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever Ps23:6b
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8230;and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever Ps23:6b. One of the reasons Ps 23 is so popular at funerals is the twofold promise in the Psalm regarding the valley of the shadow of death… that God is right with us there…. but also in this last sentence ‘I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever’. Psalmist David writes of both death and life here. So what have we to look forward to? Whatever picture we may try to paint,however, our language falls short. Elsewhere Lewis described earthly life...
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Sermons: 01/08/09 - 01/09/09
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You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. Here’s the shepherd at work again for the benefit of the sheep. The word table refers to tableland or mesa. It was a flat-topped plateau high in the mountains. This high plateau land was sought after by the shepherds because it was the best grazing place for the sheep. Phillip Keller in his book "A Shepherd Looks At Psalm 23". Shows how middle-eastern Shepherds prepare the tableland for the sheep. For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sym...
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Sermons: 01/06/09 - 01/07/09
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I want to visit again ‘my cup runneth over'. Click the title above to link you to a 'further study' on my regular blog). At Pentecost, in my sermon, I said this:. We live through the most challenging of times. I don’t need to tell you that. It is a fresh outpouring, overflowing to the broken and lost, that we need today. Peter said, ‘The promise is for you, right down the generations and right across the world.’. 8216;You anoint my head with oil and my cup overflows.’. And as I meditated on this (this us...
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Sermons: 01/11/08 - 01/12/08
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Psalm 23 (2) The Lord is my Shepherd, I SHALL NOT WANT. I Shall Not Want (Psalm 23:1) ‘I shall not lack’ ‘ I have everything I need’. Do you feel that this morning? God has promised we would not lack anything, so if we feel we are lacking something then there are issues we need to face:. This week we’re going to consider ‘worry’. Next time we’ll think about ‘complaining v contentment’. Then ‘Why pray when you can worry and take tranquilisers’, says the Wayside Pulpit. A Definition of worry. 2 Concern foc...
