MARY’S SONG OF FAITH

(A Christmas sermon)

Text: Luke 1:46-55

Reading: 1 Samuel 2:1-10, Luke 1:1-55

Theme: Mary responds to God’s work in her with a song of praise that recalls God’s blessing to her and to his people.

BLESSED BEYOND REASON Peter Smit, 09-11-4

Sermon 1 of a series on Ephesians (Series title – “Ephesians: Portraits of the living church”

Text – Ephesians 1:1-14

Reading – Acts 19

Paul’s letter to the Ephesians is a portrait of the living church.

It captures the church in all its differing aspects of beauty and power. More importantly it helps us see the head of the church, God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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.