How far would you travel to find a good church? Some of you live in Leidschendam. The commute to church is literally a walk down the street. This past week Nicole and I travelled on the train to Utrecht where we enjoyed an amazing evening with Pablo and Sophya Bastos. As we travelled I kept reminding myself that they do this commute every Sunday and most Sundays […]
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Sermon November 9th – 1 Corinthians 2:1-16 Paul begins chapter two by saying, “When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.” As he pointed out in the last chapter there is really no such thing as “human wisdom.” It would be more accurate to say,
Thank you Trinity Church! As I celebrated my 56th year of life this past week in a new land with a new Church Family I felt so loved and appreciated. You all know how to love well and it was a joy to be on the receiving end. We certainly have work to do rebuilding and taking new ground as a Church, but
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Sermon November 2nd – 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise. This is difficult for us to understand. It is impossible for those who are perishing to comprehend. More is more and better is better, right? Wrong. God chose by design to turn the “wisdom” of this world on its head. The
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Sermon October 26th – 1 Corinthians 1:10-17 Churches split. Marriages end in divorce. Friendships fracture. Division is as old as time. Satan’s first act of division was to divide 1/3 of the angels in heaven. Next, he divided Adam and Eve from God. The sin nature always divides. But this is NOT THE HEART OF GOD. God hates divorce. God hates divisiveness in the Church. That is
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Sermon October 19th – 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 What does it mean to be “called,” by God? The Greek word carries the meaning of being “chosen, hand-picked, or selected.” The Apostle Paul begins his letter with a reminder that he was “called” by God and that the Church is also, “called to be His holy people, together with
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Sermon October 12th – Matthew 6:19-34 Think: What do you worry about? Reasons not to worry about, not be anxious about. Illustration mentioned at John Stott’s book mentioned below:– There is, in the life of the fourteenth-century German mystic Johann Tauler, a remarkable story that shows something of the attitude Jesus was looking for in his disciples. One day
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Sermon October 5th – Isaiah 40:21-31 In Chapter 40 Isaiah speaks prophetically about a period more than 100 years later when the Israelites would be in captivity. Here a loving God is depicted as taking the initiative in paving the way for the Israelites to be reconciled to Him. Isaiah even points to a future point
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Sermon 28th Sept – Isaiah 66:18-24 The prophecy in Isaiah 66:18-24 describes how God is forming a new community of worshippers. This community consists of different groups. First, the true servants of His from His people of Israel who were faithful to God while the unfaithful ones were excluded (Isaiah 65:1–16); second, returnees from exile
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Sermon 21st Sept – Genesis 1:26-28 & Mark 12:13-17 Our Need for Scripture At Times Like This To understand what it means to be created in God’s image and its application and implication, we should pattern ourselves after Jesus, who is the complete revelation of the image of God (Heb. 4:15) The character and actions
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