The Pillar and Support

of the Truth

Sermon by Rev J Rogers

on 1 Timothy 3:14-16

Scripture Reading:

1 Peter 2:1-10

Congregation of the Lord Jesus Christ.

We all know that the Church is not really a building. The Church is the people of God themselves. Together they are the temple of the Holy Spirit where Christ lives in this world. As we read in 1 Peter 2:5, "You (plural), as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house, for a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ." So it is believers in the Lord Jesus Christ who are the real Church of God in this world.

The Eye of the Storm

New Year's Sermon by Rev C Berends

on Psalm 46

Scripture Readings:

Mark 4:35-41; Psalm 46

Congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ.

The sea has often been a symbol for chaos. Biblically, the stories of the flood, the drowning of the Egyptians in the Red Sea, the crossing of the Jordan, have all reinforced the idea that the sea is chaotic. It does not always behave in a rational manner. One minute it can be calm and flat, the next minute a pounding wave. It is no wonder that the disciples on the Sea of Galilee, whom we have just read about in Mark 4, are frightened when the storm appears on the lake and their little boat is tossed to and fro.