One 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
Category: Sermons (Page 9 of 13)
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).
This is the full video of a sermon titled “The Parable of the Persistent Widow’, taken from Luke 18. Part 1 of this sermon, which covered 2 of the 4 main points, was posted on 26th October 2016. The sermon speaks about God’s great love and His goodness and encourages us to persist in prayer. Be blessed as you watch.
We give thanks to God for helping us fulfil another part of the vision He has given us for this ministry. ‘Christmas Reflections’ a 14-Day Devotional Booklet is about to be published. The booklet covers many aspects of the amazing story of the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Saviour of the world.
I can’t quite place when the idea for this was born in my heart by the Holy Spirit. I only know it was about 5 weeks ago. It is therefore to God’s glory that we were able to put everything together in a short time.
My prayer is that “Christmas Reflections’ will bless and inspire many hearts during the Christmas season. Also, that many people will open their hearts to the life-transforming message of the Gospel. The Devotional could be shared with your loved ones, friends, office colleagues and those who need to hear the message of Christmas.
Our thanks to all the friends of ‘The Preaching Platform’ for your faithful prayers, and for being a part of this ministry. God bless you abundantly!
Thank you Lord for Your faithfulness!!
Welcome to my Sermon/Devotional blog The Preaching Platform. My name is Palitha Jayasooriya and I am a Pastor from Sri Lanka.More About Me
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