Category: Sermons (Page 9 of 14)

2 Chronicles 20: Victory Against Overwhelming Odds

September 25, 2017 / Palitha Jayasooriya / 0 Comments

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Introduction to 2 Chronicles 20

This past week I’ve had to pray with people battling overwhelming odds against cancer, children’s health issues, relationship problems, addictions, emotional distress, and many other issues. And of course, concerns about the shortages we face today bring daily challenges. People feel overwhelmed and discouraged. What about you? Are you struggling against overwhelming odds today? In that case, this story taken from 2 Chronicles 20 will definitely inspire you.

As we read 2 Chronicles 20, we find that a coalition of armies had come against King Jehoshaphat and the nation of Judah. It was a strong, vast army (verse 2-4) that brought a sense of terror upon the inhabitants of Judah. King Jehoshaphat realizing the seriousness of the challenge before him, cried in desperation, “We have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do…” (verse 12). Maybe you too are in a similar situation?

Video Sermon: Torn Between Two Loves

July 19, 2017 / Palitha Jayasooriya / 0 Comments

A Sermon preached at the Peoples Church, Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Sunday, 25th June 2017.

Sermon: A Series of Wrong Turns

June 19, 2017 / Palitha Jayasooriya / 2 Comments

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.

Sermon : Four Steps to Win the Battle Over Worry (Matthew 6:25-34)

April 22, 2017 / Palitha Jayasooriya / 14 Comments

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.

Restored From Shame

March 3, 2017 / Palitha Jayasooriya / 0 Comments

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

Quote : Unexpected Divine Appointments

February 7, 2017 / Palitha Jayasooriya / 0 Comments

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.

Sermon: God of unexpected divine appointments

David’s Distressing Situation (1 Sam:30)

January 26, 2017 / Palitha Jayasooriya / 4 Comments

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(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).

God’s Goodness in 2017

January 11, 2017 / Palitha Jayasooriya / 0 Comments

‘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