A Sermon preached at the Peoples Church, Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Sunday, 25th June 2017.
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I had the joy of sharing a message from 2 Kings Chapter 5 at our weekly outreach service last Thursday. It was a blessing to see people open their hearts to the Lord in response to the sermon and many more coming to the altar for prayer. The sermon, based around Naaman seeking God’s help for healing, covered 4 wrong decisions he took. Naaman was at the zenith of his military career but had a disease that was considered horrible at that time. It was leprosy (2 Kings 5:1). As a result of the wrong decisions he took in trying to find an answer, Naaman almost lost out on receiving an amazing miracle.
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Introduction
A man was constantly worrying that somebody was under his bed. He went to a Counselor who was willing to help him, but at a high fee, over many months. A few weeks later the Counselor met the man on the street and asked him why he had not returned. The man replied, “I met a friend who gave me some great advice for free. It worked perfectly’. The Counselor asked what advice had been given him and the man replied, ‘He asked me to cut the legs of the bed down to ground level”!
How much we worry and how many of our worries are unfounded? Unhealthy worrying can cripple us to the point of making us ineffective and unable to cope with life’s challenges. It can also lead to depression. We worry over sickness, viruses, finances, family, children, salt, sugar, unforeseen dangers and many other things.
CONTINUE READINGOne of our Devotionals published on the ‘Thoughts About God’ website. (Source: Restored From Shame)
God delights to restore us from our shame. Will you allow Him to do so? “No one whose hope is in you will ever be put to shame…” Psalm 25:3
Be blessed by the quote below because God has many ‘Unexpected Divine Appointments’ for His children. It could be through,
- An unexpected meeting
- An unexpected crisis
- An unexpected delay
- An unexpected change of plan
Scan QR code to view a short video on point 3 shown above. The link to the full sermon article is given at the bottom of this post.
(This is an edited version of a sermon preached at the People’s Church on Sunday, 22nd January 2017. It deals with David’s distressing situation at Ziklag and the lessons we can learn)
Scripture: 1 Samuel 30:1-27
Introduction:
As the background to the story in this chapter, David and his band of 600 warriors had been living in a town called Ziklag in Philistine territory, under King Achish (27:1-7). They now faced the difficult predicament of having to fight as part of the Philistine army against their own Israeli brothers (28:1-2). God however, providentially intervened so that they were released from the battle by the Philistine elders, worried that David and his men might betray them (29:4-11).
(It must be noted that King Saul died in the ensuing battle which meant that David might have been held accountable for Saul’s death if had he been involved in any way in the fighting).
‘To achieve spiritual success, do not forget to give God the first hour of the day, the first day of the week, the first part of every paycheck, the first consideration in every decision, and the first place in your heart.’ – That’s a great way to start and to live through the year ahead!!
Source: God’s Goodness in 2017
It was an amazing time as we saw the new year in at the Peoples Church in Colombo, Sri Lanka. 6000 people attended our 2 services and God’s presence was awesome! I had the privilege of interpreting the sermon into English (pic 2).
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