Sermon: Christians and committing suicide – Philippians 1:21-27

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Text: Philippians 1:21-27

Introduction

Paul was facing death at the hands of the Roman government. It would not have been a self-imposed death except that he could probably have escaped it by denying his faith in Christ. In this passage he discusses his ambivalent feelings about life and death. In a small measure, Maurice (not his real name) must have felt similar feelings.

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Sermon: Lessons from John the Baptist and his ministry Matthew 3:1-10

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Introduction

The Bible’s references to the life and ministry of John the Baptist are very brief when compared with the written records about other men and women of God. But the practical lessons we can draw from his life and ministry are plenty. In today’s sermon I want to dig the scripture for these spiritual diamonds. (It’s more appropriate to preach this message in a gathering of Christian leaders rather than in a Sunday service. Yet feel free to use it for any occasion of your choice.) Click here to read the rest of, Sermon: Lessons from John the Baptist and his ministry Matthew 3:1-10

Sermon: Jairus’ Daughter Raised Mark 5:22-24; 35-42

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Introduction

Previously I shared with you how Jesus healed a woman suffered from “haemorrhage”. Jesus healed her while he was on his way to the house of a synagogue ruler called Jairus whose daughter was about to die. Today let’s see what followed this great miracle and what can we learn from the incident?

1. God shows mercy to people of humility and sincere faith, (Mark 5:22-24)

A. Jairus – a man of humility

I. I am sure Jairus found it much harder to come to Jesus.

II. He was a synagogue ruler and synagogues were virtually closed to Jesus because of his activities on Sabbath and opposition to the Pharisees.

III. Such a man coming to Jesus shows that he had a humble heart.

IV. He fell at Jesus’ feet: Jairus was a man of authority. But he acknowledged the greater authority of Jesus.

B. Sincere faith

I. Unlike the Centurion who had faith to believe that Jesus could speak the healing word at a distance Jairus pleaded with Jesus to come to his house. But Christ, although he applauds strong faith, does not discourage or reject weak faith, providing it is sincere.

II. Therefore Visit God in all of your troubles. (Of course this doesn’t mean God will always change circumstances to suite us. But most of the time he will change us to suite the circumstances.)

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How to guard your eyes from porn and nudity?

Introduction

Recently one of my readers emailed me asking what are some strategies Christians can use to guard their eyes from looking at porn and nudity? So in today’s article I want to answer this question.

1. How does your brain respond to nudity/pornography?

As Christians usually we tend to look at such issues from a spiritual point of view, which is not wrong. However for the sake of this study first of all I want to talk about an individual’s biological reaction to porn and nudity? After all God intended sex to be a biological factor also, right? Let us see.

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X3 Watch – Free internet accountability software

1. What’s an accountability software?

With accountability software, a user has an accountability partner who is sent copies of the web pages the user looks at. The idea is that if the user knows the accountability partner will be keeping track of his or her Internet usage, the user is less likely to visit sites that will not be approved by the partner.