The Reading and Preaching of God’s Word The setting of this passage happens after God allowed the Israelites to return from captivity in Babylon. This takes place after the Jerusalem wall was finished. We pick up the story in Nehemiah chapter 8. I have divided the message into four sub headings with the main heading […]
Category Archives: The Word of God
Isaiah 6:1-8 – How we must respond to God’s revelation of Himself to Us
How we must respond to God’s revelation of Himself to Us God has revealed Himself to us in nature and in His written word, the Bible. Each time that we read the Bible, we read about God’s revelation of Himself to us. We get to know about God’s Holiness, who He is and what He […]
False Preacher – 1 Timothy 6:3-5
Below is an audio file and video file of the sermon False Preacher – 1 Timothy 6:3-5: The Audio File The Video File
How to find True Happiness – Psalm 1:1-3
Human beings have for a long time been seeking for true happiness. Philosophers have tried to define what true happiness is but that didn’t and still does not help people to find true lasting happiness. People have gone to see psychiatrists, psychologists, sangomas, palm readers, people who read stars and all sorts of other people […]
Worldly Wisdom or Intelligence vs Divine Wisdom
Worldly Wisdom or Intelligence. Part 1 I want us to look at a new series were we look at worldly wisdom or intelligence. What do I mean by worldly wisdom, I mean wisdom that comes from people, from books, from education, etc. All the wisdom or intelligence that this world can give a human being. […]
Another Highly Misused Verse – Jeremiah 29:11
Jeremiah 29:11 (ESV Strong’s) 11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. The above verse, just like Phillipians 4:13, is also one of those verses that are highly misused. Many prosperity preachers have quoted this […]
Phillipians 4:13 – A highly misinterpreted and misused verse!
There are a number of verse in the Bible that people misinterpret and misuse. One can think of Jeremiah 29:11 whose misinterpretation and misuse is fueled by how the NIV translation has translated this verse: Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) 11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you […]
God Saves through His Revealed Word
I have been in a number of churches where the word of God is read. In Some churches different books of the Bible are read e.g. they might read verses from psalms, numbers and one of the gospels in one service, while some might read verses from just one book. This is all well and […]
Ephesians 2:19-22-We are One in Christ: The Status of Gentiles After the Cross; The Household of God and New Prophesies and Revelations
Status of Gentiles after Christ’s death on the cross 19 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, Comment: Having created peace between Jews and Gentiles, having created one new man instead of two, and having reconciled us both […]
The Word of God According to God – Psalm 19:7-11
The Word of God According to God The Word of God, what does God think about His word? What effect does the Word of God have on God’s people? The current world we a are living in, unlike the past, has little or no regard to the word of God and it is getting worse […]