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The Silent Invasion
Larry Warren It was an invasion in every sense of the word, but what a strange invasion it was. It didn’t begin with the thunder of artillery or the roar of planes and landing craft. It didn’t involve tens of thousands of infantry or marines. It didn’t in it’s first few hours leave the beaches […]
The Star Of Bethlehem
C U R R E N T N E W S S U M M A R Y by the Editors of ReligionToday December 20, 1999 The Star of Bethlehem is being seen in a new light. The light seen by the Magi was a gathering of planets and stars, Michael Molnar, a former Rutgers […]
Hail Mary: A Sermon
One of the oldest Christian prayers still in use today, dating back to at least the eleventh century, and maybe even earlier, is the prayer known as the Hail Mary. It goes like this: Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the […]
Showing Fairness
(Sermon Summary) by John Rallison One thing is certain. Philosophers have noticed it throughout the centuries. ‘Life coaches’ like Steve Covey will tell you that understanding this one fact is foundational to a happy and successful life: Life is not fair. Solomon was author of Ecclesiastes and one of the wisest men that ever lived. […]
East Timor
A Sermon preached in the church with Melbourne’s largest non-Catholic East Timorese community, (St. Matthias, Richmond), 12 September 1999. Text: Psalm 11; Romans 8:28-39. It has happened again, but now right on our (Australian) doorstep. The worst tragedy in our region since the second World War. During this past week we have felt rage and […]
Physical And Spiritual Blindness
When Samsul Arifin returned to his village in east Java, his father took one look at him and collapsed. He couldn’t believe that his son could see. Samsil’s people believed his blindness was karma, his fate. So the Australian ophthalmologist had to persuade him that it’s his (the doctor’s) karma to alleviate blindness! Another Javanese […]
The Apostle Paul Quoted Pagans In Scripture!
Acts 17:28, where Aratus, Phaenomena 5, is paraphrased. Acts 26:14. The phrase "it hurts you to kick against the goad" is a Greek proverb (see Euripides, Bacchae, 794-795). 1 Corinthians 15:33, where Paul quotes Menander, Thais, Frg.218. Titus 1:12, where Epimenides, De oraculis/peri Chresmon is quoted. Conclusion: (1) An Apostle of Christ was well read […]
When Did You Last See Jesus?
MATTHEW 25:31-46 A sermon by Rev. Jan Croucher, Syndal Baptist Church, Melbourne, Australia. This passage of Scripture is my least favourite. In fact I have often wished it were not in the Scriptures. I’ve always held a secret hope that maybe the Lord will ultimately have a place in his eternity for all people, but […]
Two Way Blessing – And The Persecuted Church
by Elizabeth Kendal "So Peter was kept in prison, but the Church was earnestly praying to God for him." Acts 12:5 "The angel fetched Peter out of prison, but it was prayer that fetched the angel." – Thomas Watson. This quote by the Puritan, Thomas Watson, highlights the way in which God uses prayer to […]
The Rock That Moved
God never gives up on us "Which of the two did what the father wanted?" They said, "The second." Matthew 21:31 Do you remember the Gospel episode in which Jesus asks the disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?" and "Who do you say that I am?" (Mt.16:13,15). It is then […]
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