Sermon: Don’t worry about your life Part 2

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Don't worry about your life

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Introduction

In part one of this sermon I brought to your attention why Christians should be free from worry and anxiety. Today I am going to show how do we implement this practically.

Read: Matthew 6:31-34

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Yohan Perera 20 September 2008 Sermon outlines Anxiety, Worry Comments Off

How to beat habitual sins?

Introduction

Habit is a cable. We weave a thread of it each day, and at last we cannot break it. – Horace Mann

You are reading this article probably because of one of the 2 reasons listed below.

You are struggling with a habitual sin in your own life or,
You want to help some one else to receive freedom from habitual sin

In both cases it’s important to know what we are going to deal with. Therefore let me give you a short definition of what habitual sin is and how it differs from sin we know about. The majority of sources I referred to – define “habitual sin” as,

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Yohan Perera 18 September 2008 Contemporary issues Habitual, Sin 1 Comment

Sermon: The 3 fold cost of discipleship

Introduction

There is a question I am asked when met with colleagues in ministry. ‘How many members do you have in your church?’ After answering the question I ask them, ‘How many disciples do you have in your church?’ Not to offense, but most of the time my question knocks their brains out.

Statistics are important. Still they aren’t as important as discipleship because discipleship is the heart of any church. I know that discipleship is far more complicated than what I can discuss in a sermon. This is why I choose to cover the 3 most basic requirements as Jesus laid it out in Luke 9:23. Click here to read the rest of, Sermon: The 3 fold cost of discipleship

Yohan Perera 15 September 2008 Sermon outlines Discipleship Comments Off

Preaching with PowerPoint

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Introduction

Today there are 3 common but powerful tools used by Christian preachers to polish up their communication skills. They are Microsoft PowerPoint, a Laptop/Desktop and a Multimedia Projector. While these could generate your expected desire, when properly used. It can also diminish the effect of your sermon, announcements if not used carefully.

So my purpose of writing this article is, to show you how to use these 3 wonderful tools to rather communicate your message instead of loosing your audience/congregation.

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Yohan Perera 13 September 2008 Church software and technology Powerpoint, Preaching 1 Comment

The different titles and names of Jesus Christ

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The list of Jesus’ titles and names and their references

Power of God (1 Cor. 1:24)
Priest (Heb. 4:14)
Quickening (life-giving) Spirit (1 Cor. 15:45)
Rabbi (Jn. 3:2; Matthew 26:25; Jn. 20:16)
Ransom (1 Tim. 2:6)
Redeemer, Redemption (Isa. 59:20; 60:16; 1 Cor. 1:30)
Refuge (Isa. 25:4)
Resurrection & the Life (Jn. 11:25)
Righteousness (Jer. 23:6; 33:16; 1 Cor. 1:30)
Rock [of offence] (Deut. 32:15; 1 Cor. 10:4; Rom. 9:33; 1 Pet. 2:8) Click here to read the rest of, The different titles and names of Jesus Christ