Sermons

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A Living Sacrifice – Alison Johnston

Present your bodies as a living sacrifice. Psalm 139:13-16. Romans 12:1 We are “fearfully and wonderfully made.” Each of you who has looked at a newborn baby, maybe your own, or a grandchild, or a niece or nephew, will look in wonder and echo what the psalmist is...

Change – Alison Johnston

Change angeMalachi 3:6,7. Hebrews 13:8 God is unchanging in His nature and character. God is not fickle. God is not moody. James1:17 1.Changes in the church. Avoid traditionalism (not traditions). Worshipping tradition. On the other hand, avoid thinking the only way...

Helpfulness – Alison Johnston

Helpfulness Ecclesiastes 4:9-12. 1 Corinthians 12:28 A few years ago, Ian was working on an engineering project in Thailand. He was up some scaffolding and he fell 5 metres down into a pit, and landed on his head against a bucket of chemicals which went into his eyes....

Psalm 131 – Alison Johnston

Psalm 131 Contentment. The Psalmist says, “In the old days, I was so proud! But now, my heart is not proud.” Number 1. Pride is of the heart. It is that proud and haughty attitude that wants to put ourselves above other people that is not right. Number 2. “My eyes are...

Life has a Purpose – Alison Johnston

Life Has A Purpose. Ecclesiastes 9:1-2a,7-9a, and 1 Corinthians 15:58 Solomon is writing from a human perspective only. He says, “I have seen all the things that are done under the sun.” (Ecc 1:14). But the purpose of the Book of Ecclesiastes is to propel us to the...

The Power of the Presence of God – Alison Johnston

  The Power of the Presence of God. The ark of the covenant was the symbol of God’s presence with the Israelites. On the top was the Mercy Seat. The priest would go to the Mercy Seat once a year with the blood of a sacrificed animal, to atone for the sins of the...

A people of power and energy! – Alison Johnston

A people of power and energy! Ephesians 1:18-21 “The mighty strength God used when He raised Christ from the dead.” This strength, this energy is available to us! God’s energy…available to us! The Greek word to describe the mighty strength which God used when He...

Man of Sorrows – Alison Johnston

Man of Sorrows “Man of sorrows, wondrous name for the Son of God who came.” As we approach Easter, it would be good to look at the Old Testament “Man of Sorrows,” Jeremiah, and the New Testament “Man of Sorrows,” Jesus. Reading: Jeremiah 20:7-10 The Bible is a book of...

New Foundations – Sue Dickens

New Foundations Trust Mission Our mission is to help the “At Risk” young people to turn around their lives and reach the true potential that each one has within them. To be “The fence at the top of the cliff that will stop the young people from falling off and needing...

Compassion – Alison Johnston

Compassion Matthew 15:29-39 Compassion. Greek: “Splagchnizomai!” It means ‘to be deeply moved, to be filled with compassion.’ It literally means “to be moved right inside your intestines.” “Gut-wrenching.”  Jesus’ compassion, or “splagchnizomai” is shown in three...