Sermon: Healing the Roman Centurion’s servant Matthew 8:5-13/Luke 7:1-10

Introduction

Text: Matthew 8:5-13 (Also found in Luke 7:1-10. I am using Matthew’s version of the miracle in this sermon)

There are 37 miracles of Jesus recorded in the four Gospels.
Among them special place is attributed to the miracle of healing the Roman Centurion’s servant – because,
The Centurion demonstrated extreme humility.
The Centurion recognized Jesus’ authority.
The Centurion acted out in faith.

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Yohan Perera 27 March 2010 Sermon outlines Matthew 8:5-13/Luke 7:1-10, Sermon No Comments

What does the Bible say about software piracy? Part 2

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series What does the Bible say about software piracy?

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In my previous article of this series I concluded saying that software piracy is theft. Let’s pick up from where I stopped.

Now what does the bible say about stealing?

1. God commands that we must not steal.

“You shall not steal.” Exodus 20:15. When we commit software piracy we break God’s law as well as the state law.

2. Software piracy is sin

The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “If anyone sins and commits a breach of faith against the Lord … through robbery…”

Robbing is a sin. Software piracy is robbing from some one’s hard work therefore it’s a sin detestable before God.

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Yohan Perera 22 March 2010 Contemporary issues bible, software piracy 10 Comments

Bible study: How to wait for God’s appointed time?

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Introduction

Text: Selected scripture portions from the book of Genesis Chapters 14, 15, 17, 18.

Look at the picture above. You see a mother who is expecting to give birth to a baby. The baby will not be born over a night. It takes 10 months for the baby to be fully formed in Mother’s womb and after that period he is ready to see this world. In other words the appointed time for his/her birth comes after 10 months and the parents have to wait patiently while taking care of the unborn child.

God also has an appointed time for everything. The bible says,

“For everything there is an appointed time, and an appropriate time for every activity on earth:” (Ecclesiastes 3:1, NET)

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Yohan Perera 17 March 2010 Bible studies abraham, bible study 3 Comments

Another free software study Bible: The Word

In my previous posts I introduced to you a couple of software Bibles. Today I want you to meet “The Word” – another marvelous software study Bible. You can install this in your PC and run and as well as follow a short procedure to make it portable so that you can carry it in your flash drive. Given below is a screen shot of the application (click to enlarge). Click here to read the rest of, Another free software study Bible: The Word

Yohan Perera 12 March 2010 Software Bibles bible software No Comments

Sermon on Praying in the Spirit

Introduction

Praying in the Spirit is mentioned three times in scripture.

1. What should I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind. I will sing praises with my spirit, but I will also sing praises with my mind. (1 Corinthians 14:15, NET)

2. With every prayer and petition, pray at all times in the Spirit, and to this end be alert, with all perseverance and requests for all the saints. (Ephesians 6:18, NET)

3. But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith, by praying in the Holy Spirit, (Jude 1:20, NET)

Some common questions related to this topic are,