Paul Calvert tells us some good news and prayer pointers. He has worked in Israel for 16 years as a journalist and runs a Christian Community radio station in Bethlehem. Paul has a radio program which goes to England and Canada interviewing people in the holy land, Both Arab and Jew, looking at life, the…
The Bible is absolutely amazing, not least because it contains the words of Jesus, but it is only of value if we read it. In fact, this sermon highlights how essential it is for Christians to read the Bible if they want to grow in their Christian walk.
Looking at Matthew 7:24-29 we examine the transforming power of hearing and obeying the words of Jesus. First we need to have the foundation of being born again and then we see how the word transforms us. One section of this sermon examines ‘effective filters’ which are things that’s stop us hearing Jesus’ word.
This introductory sermon to the series on Ephesians encourages us to read the book in one sitting and to find out what the original readers would have understood. We are then able to more meaningfully ask how we can apply the message in our own lives. There are loads of background nuggets which will whet…