Sermons from Sweet Home

Paul and Barnabas arrive in Lystra and perform an extraordinary miracle: They heal a man who was lame from birth. The city goes into such an uproar that the people think Paul and Barnabas are gods. Within  a wink they make catering arrangements to sacrifice animals to the Apostles. But soon, the worshippers of the Apostles turn into the killers of the Apostles and stoned Paul to semi-death.

In the city of Iconium Paul and Barnabas preach so effectively that many people came to Christ. But there were enemies of the cross and before long the town as split in two: Those who sided with the truth, and those who sided with the lie. 

In a great country of great wealth it is so easy to become lazy. There are so many ways to get food and everything that you need that you don't really have to work. But is laziness a Christian virtue? Or the opposite? Or is laziness just neutral behavior's?
In this lesson the Bible is explored from Proverbs to the church in Thessalonica on the topic of laziness. It seems like working and resting are good ideas, but there is no place for laziness. 

The partaking of the Lord's Supper or the Communion have been experienced by most people who attend church to some extent. It is one physical meal that Jesus commanded us to participate in. Why? 
Is it just a simple ritual with no real significance? What was the purpose of meals in the days of Jesus? How can we have the correct mindset as we partake of his meal? 

It has become a tradition in church circles to teach that we are to give 10% of our income to the church. God commands this. This lesson examines the claim and shows how the Bible gives a different picture.
The concept of giving 10% stems from the Law of Moses and entailed a number of different tithes and offerings that actually made up about 25% of one's earnings that were to be dedicated to God. 
But what does the New Testament teach on this matter? 

In Psidian Antioch a synagogue makes a mistake in letting the Apostle Paul preach. And boy did he preach! They invited him to come back the next week, and indeed they did. but this time the whole city had come to listen to him speak. As in the days of Jesus, the Jews became Jealous and stirred up the crowd against the Apostles which led to the Apostles leaving the town to go preach to the Gentiles. 

In this section of text we see how Paul and Barnabas takes of on their first missionary journey. They start off by ship and head for the island of Cyprus where they get to meet the proconsul of the island and get to preach the Gospel to him. In the process however, they also come face to face with a hybrid Jew/Gentile/sorcerer. Paul powerfully and abruptly put him in his place. 

The terrorist events of 7 October has shocked the world. Israel has declared war, the nations of the world stand on edge, the UN is alert and the average Christian doesn't know what is going on or if it even matters.
This talk seeks to unpack broadly the origin of the tension between Israel and the Palestinians from a historical and biblical perspective. It deals with questions regarding God's view of Islam and of Israel. 

In this interesting section of text we see how God handles a ruler who refuses to b humble and give credit where it is due. Tune in to hear how God killed Herod and why He did it. 

When Herod killed James, the brother of John, he saw the crowds loved it. He was interested in pleasing the crowds, like most politicians do. And because of that he arrested Peter, the most prominent leader of the early church in Jerusalem. He chained him and threw him in prison. But something powerful was going on in someone's house not too far away from the prison: simple people were praying. Could prayers by simple people cause Peter to escape from the great Herod?