| Date |
Scripture |
Sermon |
| 30/12/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 23:19 |
Abraham Buried Sara
To
bury or burn, that is the question? What do you do with the remains of
a loved and redeemed child of God. Do you bury them or cremate them?
Does it matter? Listen and find out!
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| 30/12/2007 - Evening |
Psalm 73:13-16 |
The Confused Thinking of the Godly
He
cleansed his heart each & reformed his life according to God's
righteous standards. But, all he can see is the prosperity of the
wicked & ungodly. What will he do? He's close to abandoning ship!
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| 23/12/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 23:3-20 |
Abraham Stakes His Claim
He's
offered a freeby! He's offered space in Hittite sepulchres to bury his
wife, why don't he just take the offer and run? What's the matter with
the man? Why's he have be different all the rest? Why's he have to buy
his own plot?
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| 23/12/2007 - Evening |
Luke 2:11 |
The Gift of God
The Son of God, the Son of Man, the only-begotten of the Father, a Saviour, with power, authority to save to the uttermost.
|
| 19/12/2007 - Morning |
John 4:1-26 |
The Principles of Worship
What, if any, principles has God given to us, in order that, we may worship him, in spirit and in truth?
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| 19/12/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 21:9-21 |
The Son of the Bondwoman
Ishmael must go! Why? The covenant line must be kept pure. The flesh & the spiritual cannot live together.
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| 19/12/2007 - Evening |
Luke 12:49-53 |
The Sign of the Times
You can tell the weather from the signs in the sky, but can you discern the signs of the times?
|
| 19/12/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 21:1-8 |
The Birth of Isaac
In spite of the failures & mistrust of his servants God's covenant promise was still fulfilled, as it always shall be.
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| 18/12/2007 - Afternoon |
Exodus 20:17 |
Thou Shalt Not Covet
The
mother, matrix, the womb of every other transgression, coveting. God
sets the parameters for our lusts, to keep them within proper bounds,
under the control of His Spirit and Word.
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| 16/12/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 23:2 |
The Death of a Godly Woman
A
woman who was righteous by faith, whose trust in God led to a life
adorned with a beauty that all the jewels and fashion of this world
could never produce.
|
| 16/12/2007 - Morning |
Psalm 73:4-12 |
The Prosperous Wicked
The
state of the visible church was a constant problem to this afflicted
& godly believer. What is this? Is God's grace towards these wicked
people & am I cursed? He nearly abandoned ship, nearly, almost, but
he didn't.
|
| 15/12/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 15:6 |
The Count of Righteousness
Righteous! Righteous! How? By faith alone, WITHOUT WORKS! Got it? No works! Faith alone!
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| 13/12/2007 - Afternoon |
2Chronicles 30:8 |
Be Ye Not Stiff-necked
Two
ways! The hard yoke of the impenitent or the easy yoke of Christ?
Submit, yield yourself to the Lord and serve him, that the fierceness
of his wrath may turn away from you.
|
| 09/12/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 22:9-24 |
Abraham's Mountain-Top Experience!
Under
the shadow of Mount Calvary God reveals to his servant, his
substitutionary atonement, ratifies with a divine oath his everlasting
covenant. What food for faith! What assurance! What a Saviour!
|
| 09/12/2007 - Morning |
Psalm 73:2-3 |
The Apparent Blessing of the Wicked
He
wasn't standing in the right place, his mind wasn't engaged, his
eyesight wasn't properly focused. He was nearly gone, almost a piece of
spiritual wreckage. He forgot the very basic doctrine, that God is good
to his people, always!
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| 02/12/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 22:1-24 |
The Ultimate Test of Faith
To
watch your own son die is bad enough, but to kill him yourself? What a
cost, what a test of love, faith and obedience, how will Abraham come
out of this?
|
| 02/12/2007 - Evening |
Psalm 73:1 |
The Distinct Goodness of God
You
love God, but your sick, things aren't going well, struggling to pay
the mortgage, and across the track you see ungodly, prosperous, rich,
healthy and care-free people, do you begin to think that God's against
you? Think again!
|
| 01/12/2007 - Morning |
Colossians 2:6-15 |
The Believer's Life in Christ
The
conversion experience & baptism for the Christian is only the
beginning of the journey, not the terminus. But it's the beginning of
a fullness of life that is packed with good things.
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| 25/11/2007 - Evening |
Luke 13:31-35 |
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem!
Hear
the pathos of the Lord's cry over this obdurate, embittered
God-rejecting nation, is there any hope for such a people as this?
Listen, and find out!
|
| 25/11/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 21:22-34 |
Abraham's Covenent With Abimelech
Men
could see that God was with Abraham, it was clear, why? Because he was
a conqueror! Because he worshipped & witnessed to the power of the
true & living God
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| 19/11/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 19:1-11 |
The Conditions at Sodom
Great
Sermon!
Makes me aware of how any can fall and be given over. How great our
Fathers grace and mercy toward us, as in the deliverance of Lot. Also
to earnestly pray for loved ones, and for ourselves, that we will not
fall away. Thank you and bless you for your fervent preaching.
|
| 18/11/2007 - Morning |
Luke 13:23-30 |
Strive to Enter
For
many will seek to, but won't be able to enter the kingdom of God. Some
of those who were closest to the means of grace, will be amongst those
to whom the door of the kingdom will be shut, forever.
|
| 14/11/2007 - Evening |
Luke 13:18-22 |
The Kingdom's Growth
Don't
be fooled by the seeming insignificance of the tiny seed of God's word,
listen, hear how from that tiny seed a Kingdom of great magnitude
flourishes and is established.
|
| 04/11/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 20:1-18 |
The Flaws of the Faithful
The very best of saints sin, fall in some way and to some degree, why? And what's the answer to it?
|
| 04/11/2007 - Evening |
Luke 13:10-17 |
The Sabbath! For Healing or Hypocrisy?
The degeneracy of Pharisaical religion versus the powerful grace of a compassionate Saviour!
|
| 30/10/2007 - Evening |
Luke 12:49-53 |
A Baptism of Fire
That
fire the Lord came to cast upon earth, burned fiercest on Calvary, but
it brought division, between nations, families and friends.
|
| 28/10/2007 - Morning |
Psalm 23 |
The Lord's My Shepherd
The
one who cares for, tends to, and preserves the souls of his flock, his
sheep. This is a beautiful message, great encouragement, food for your
soul! Listen up! (Dr Allen serves the Lord through the auspices of the
Trinitarian Bible Society)
|
| 28/10/2007 - Morning |
The Good Shepherd |
John 10
This
is another exceptionally good message from Dr Allen, heart warming,
encouraging, soul-lifting. Again, listen up! (Dr Allen serves the Lord
through the auspices of the Trinitarian Bible Society)
|
| 21/10/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 19:30-38 |
Lot Hits the Bottom
The final episode in Lot's back-sliding life, the result of a man's weak devotional life & lust for the world.
|
| 21/10/2007 - Evening |
Luke 13:6-9 |
The Forbearance of God
The fig tree, Israel is barren, fruitless, what will the Lord of the Vineyard do with this rotten tree?
|
| 16/10/2007 - Evening |
Luke 12:22-40 |
Freedom From Anxiety
If
God has given you life, won't he give you all the things necessary to
go along with it? Like food, clothing? If he gives you greater won't he
give you lesser? So what are you worrying about?
|
| 14/10/2007 - Morning |
Luke 13:1-5 |
Repent or Perish
If you were caught up in some tragic event, are you ready to meet God, have you repented of your sin?
|
| 14/10/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 19:12-29 |
The Rescue Operation
The rescue of the only righteous person in a town called Sodom!
|
| 30/09/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 18:23-33 |
The Intercession of Abraham
The unselfish intercessory prayer of Abraham for the cities of Sodom & Gomorrah!
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| 23/09/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 18:16-22 |
The Wrath of God Revealed
The
revelation of the impending judgement of God upon Sodom and the
surrounding cities, a foreshadowing of the great Day, when will judge
the whole world in righteousness.
|
| 23/09/2007 - Evening |
Luke 12:41-48 |
The Faithful and the Unfaithful
To
say that you believe and to carry on in a life of sin, with the thought
that the Lord's not coming back, well, for a good while yet! Is
hypocrisy, and will be judged.
|
| 16/09/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 18:1-15 |
The God of the Impossible the God of the Impossible
The
God who is able to give an elderly couple, Abraham & Sarah a child
as promised. Can anything be too wonderful such a God as this to
perform?
|
| 10/09/2007 - Morning |
Luke 12:13-21 |
The Rich Fool
The man who left God and eternity out of the equation of his life, a fool!
|
| 09/09/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 17:9-14 |
The Sign of the Covenant in the New Testament
The badge, or sign applied to members of the covenant community in the Old Testament dispensation.
|
| 09/09/2007 - Morning |
Luke 12:1-12 |
The Fear of God
The danger of hypocrisy is avoided by having a healthy, wholesome fear of the Lord.
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02/09/2007 | Genesis 17:9-27 | The Sign of the Covenant - The badge, or sign applied to members of the covenant community in the Old Testament dispensation. |
| 26/08/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 17:1-8 |
The Covenant's Advancement
God's covenant of grace is reaffirmed to his servant Abraham, as it continues to progress in the generations.
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| 26/08/2007 - Morning |
Luke 11:37-54 |
The Apostate Clergymen
The revealed apostasy of the religious hierarchy of Judaism & its devastating affect upon the people.
|
| 19/08/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 16:7-16 |
Thou God Seest Me
A
young girl, pregnant, no husband, on the run, in the middle of a
desert, not knowing where she is going, what hope is there for her?
Someone was watching!
|
| 12/08/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 16:1-16 |
The Birth of Ishmael
Is
this the covenant child, the promised son to Abram & Sarah? Or have
they run ahead of the Lord? Are they trying like we so often do, to do
the Lord;s work for him? Why don't we just leave it to him?
|
| 12/08/2007 - Evening |
Luke 11:27-28 |
True Happiness
Where
lies true happiness in this world, in the midst of its realities, the
pain, the suffering and the certainty of death. How can you be truly
happy?
|
| 03/08/2007 - Afternoon |
Hebrews 12:1-29 |
Reverence Required in Worship
How
are we to behave, act in Christian worship services? Will any laid-back
attitude do, does it really matter to God, has he left us just to do as
we please? Or has he said something about it?
|
| 29/07/2007 - Morning |
1 Corinthians 14:23-40 |
The Confusion in Modern Worship
To
get it right, some say let's go back to the early Church. But did
Corinth have it right? Party spirits, pride, carnality, fornication,
law-suits, idolatry and marital problems? We don't think so. Let's go
back to the Bible, huh?
|
| 29/07/2007 - Evening |
Luke 11:5-13 |
How Much More
How
much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to his children
when evil, natural father's delight to do so for their children?
|
| 22/07/2007 - Morning |
Revelation 4-5 |
The Biblical Definition of Worship
Does
the Bible actually define worship, the things we do in Church, or are
we just in free-fall, anything goes, do your own thing? What does God
have to say, and does that matter any-more?
|
| 22/07/2007 - Evening |
Luke 11:1-4 |
Lord, Teach Us to Pray
There
is but by one Person & in one place where we can learn to pray
aright, that is with the Lord Jesus, in the closet. Listen & learn
with Jesus.
|
| 17/07/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 15:6 |
The Faith of Abram
The faith that alone justifies a man before God, with, I say again, without works!
|
| 17/07/2007 - Evening |
Luke 10:13-24 |
The Power of the Gospel
To
see what many, even the masses that populate this earth throughout the
generations, never hear, let alone never see. To Jesus' disciples is
this sovergeign right & privilege given.
|
| 15/07/2007 - Evening |
Luke 10:38-42 |
Yet Another Grafter
Works!
Works! Get to heaven by works! Said George Whitfield, in his last field
sermon, 'you might as well try climbing to the moon with a rope on
sand'.
|
| 08/07/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 15:7-21 |
The Cutting of the Covenant
The
revelation of God as his protector and his reward must have been of
phenomenal importance to Abraham, but this experience, God's coming
& sealing his covenant again to his servant? Amazing! Grace!
|
| 08/07/2007 - Evening |
Luke 10:25-28 |
The Good Samaritan
Go thou and do likewise!
|
| 01/07/2007 - Morning |
Luke 10:25-28 |
This Do & Thou Shalt Live
Eternal life? Can it be obtained by doing? By keeping God's moral code even? What must we do to obtain it?
|
| 01/07/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 15:6 |
The Count of Righteousness
Righteous! Righteous! How? By faith alone, WITHOUT WORKS! Got it? No works! Faith alone!
|
| 24/06/2007 - Evening |
Luke 10:25-28 |
Graft or Grace
How does a man obtain eternal life? By graft or by grace?
|
| 03/06/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 15:1-5 |
The Promise Of God
God
himself is Abraham's reward. God in covenant gives himself to his
covenant people, and with him we have the assurance of everything else
we will ever need in this world and the world to come.
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| 03/06/2007 - Evening |
Luke 10:1-12 |
Mission As Yet Unaccomplished
Jesus
is the recruiting officer, but notice that his recruiting methods are
quite different to those of the world. He gives the ability to his men
as well as the job. But note too, it's labourers he is looking for, not
loafers.
|
| 27/05/2007 - Evening |
Luke 9:57-62 |
No Cross No Crown
Jesus
here lays down what it means to be a disciple of his. Wherever &
whatever. Surprisingly to many in our day, we do not lay down any of
the conditions. Only Jesus does, he calls all the shots, or you
can't be a disciple.
|
| 27/05/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 15:1 |
The Word of the Lord Came
How
does God communicate with creatures made in his own image? From where
did man get the ability to speak and understand language? Was it a
process of evolution? How did Abraham have fellowship with God &
vice versa?
|
| 13/05/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 14:13-24 |
No Compromise
Abraham
fights alongside this confederacy of worldly neighbours to rescue Lot,
but there is no compromise, he wants nothing of their spoils. He is
God's man, and he stands apart.
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| 13/05/2007 - Morning |
Luke 9:37-45 |
The Power of Unbelief
In
spite of everything Jesus' disciples had experienced, seen and done,
the come from the heights of the mount of transfiguration even, and
find themselves powerless to minister to a young boy.
|
| 06/05/2007 - Evening |
Luke 9:28-36 |
The Glory of Christ
Three
figures Moses, Elijah, and Jesus, the Law, the Prophets and the Gospel.
One after the other they disappear and left there is Jesus, and a voice
from heaven, this is my Son, hear him!
|
| 06/05/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 14:1-7 |
The War of Kings
The
world powers are ever at war, nothing new their. But Abraham, his
reward is the Lord, he looks to another kingdom and its rewards.
|
| 29/04/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 13:1-18 |
The Backslider
The cause? Weakness in devotions, led to worldly desires and consequently to wrong, terrible decisions for Lot.
|
| 29/04/2007 - Evening |
Luke 9:23-27 |
Identifying With Jesus
You
took up the cross, you witnessed, identified with Jesus yesterday, last
week, some years ago, what about today, now? Jesus says it's a daily
business, standing with him, own his propositions, not being ashamed of
him.
|
| 22/04/2007 - Evening |
Luke 9:18-22 |
Three Questions Regarding Christ
The questions regarding his Person & preaching, his suffering and his resurrection
|
| 15/04/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 12:1-9 |
The Call of Abraham
The
call comes Abraham of free and sovereign grace according to election.
the call is obeyed and God's servant is comforted with gracious
promises.
|
| 15/04/2007 - Evening |
Luke 9:10-17 |
Give Ye Them
The demands of obedient and relentless service in this world for the disciple
|
| 20/03/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 11:10-32 |
Come Out From Amongst Them!
1. The Background History to Abraham.
2. The Beginning of the Break from Idolatry.
3. The Big Bid for Freedom.
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| 19/03/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 11:4 |
Nimrod & Babel Today
1. The One-World Dreamer.
The disunited nations, with different world views who's aim is the destruction of God.
2. The On-World Dream Today.
It's reflected in man's thinking, in family life and in education.
3. The One-World Antidote.
The Christian needs to be concerned but thankful, continue to labour for the Lord, very conscientiously teach our young.
|
| 18/03/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 11:1-9 |
The Tower of Babel
1. The World Empire in the Building.
2. The Wounding of the Beast.
|
| 17/03/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 10:1-32 |
The History of the Nations
1. The History of the Nations.
The Japhites, the Hamites.
2. The History of Nimrod.
His identity, deeds and his significance.
3. The Humanism of Nimrod.
He is the high priest of statism, a prime-mover in socialism, and the prince of idolatry.
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| 16/03/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 9:18-20 |
Blessing & Cursing
1. The Circumstances of Noah's Prophecy. 2. The Character of Noah's Prophecy. 3. The Consequence of Noah's Prophecy.
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| 15/03/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 9:8-17 |
The Re-Establishment of the Covenant
1. The Correct Meaning of Covenant.
It's God's idea, it's extent, it's global.
2.The Covenant Sign.
The sign & word, the sigh itself, its significance.
3. The Completion of the Covenant.
In Christ's coming, enthronement, in Christ himself.
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| 14/03/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 9:1-7 |
The Power of the Sword
1. The Power, the Provision & the Plenty. 2. The Proscriptive Limits.
3. The Protection of Human Life.
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| 13/03/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 8:20-22 |
The Postdeluvian World
1. The Sacrafice of Praise
Saved to worship, saved to offer, saved to thank.
2. The Secret Counsel of God.
Divine pleasure, grace, revelation & reason.
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| 12/03/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 8:1-19 |
The Disembarkation
1. The Care of the Lord.
God remembered, God's direction.
2.The Cessation of the Waters.
First the raven, then the dove.
3. The Church's Commission.
Go forth, multiply, growth & gladness.
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| 11/03/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 7:1-24 |
The Flood
1. The Call to Salvation.
The marvel of God's grace, call, righteousness &
sovereignty.
2. The Call of God.
And the Lord said.
|
| 10/03/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 7:1-24 |
Salvation By Water
1. The Call to Salvation.
The marvel of God's grace, call, righteousness &
sovereignty.
2. The Call of God.
And the Lord said.
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| 09/03/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 6:9-22 |
The Covenant God Established With Noah
1. The Twin Features of Salvation & Judgement.
God's description of Noah, of the world & his declaration of judgement.
2. The Totality of the judgement.
God is the means, it's his doing, his judgement.
3. The Testimony of the Lord.
For the preservation of his family, of life & God''s honouring of precise obedience.
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| 08/03/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 6:1-9 |
The Wickedness of the Old World
1. The Grievous State of Humanity.
Mixed marriages, minimal time, mixing results.
2. The Grief in the Heart of God.
God saw it, God repented, God judged.
3. The Grace that Noah Found.
A covenant of grace, of righteousness & friendship.
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| 07/03/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 5:21-32 |
Enoch!
1. The Power of Enoch's Walk With God.
In holiness, faith & newness of life.
2. Prophetic Witness Enoch Bore.
In covenant worship, witness & warfare.
3.The Prophecy in Noah's Arrival.
To rescue the godly from the mass of evildoers
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| 04/03/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 5:1-20 |
The Development of the Godly Seed
The
word of God is orally transmitted in those early days, preserved by the
Lord amidst those early generations though sinful. Adam begets his own
likeness, sinful. Yet midst all this a godly seed is preserved then as
now.
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| 18/02/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 4:9-15 |
The Curse on Cain
1. The Case Against Cain. 2. The Curse Upon Cain. 3. The Concurring Sentence Upon Cain
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| 11/02/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 4:1-8 |
The Conflict Begins
Now
in the midst of a cursed and fallen world, sin begins to show itself
and work itself out in mankind. Anger & hatred culminate in murder.
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| 09/02/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 17:9-27 |
The Sign of the Covenant in the Old Testament
Covenant Christ Baptism Sprinkling Immersion Children Believers
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| 03/02/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 3:9-24 |
The Fall Out From the Fall
The
probing investigation begins, the awesome guilt & fall-out. Then
comes the foundation of the gospel, 'the' promise of all promises, a
Saviour, the Seed of the woman. To the glory of God's grace!
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| 29/01/2007 - Afternoon |
Proverbs 19:2 |
No Knowledge, No Good
A
Street Message
A soul without knowledge, without the Bible's propositions about Jesus
Christ, cannot have faith, be converted, love God or be saved. There
must be knowledge!
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| 29/01/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 3:9 |
The Fall (Part 3)
From the heights of sublimity to the depths of depravity, From happiness to holiness. From delight to degeneracy. a fall indeed.
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| 21/01/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 3:1-8 |
The Fall (Part 2)
The circumstances leading to the fall.
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| 14/01/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 3:1-8 |
The Fall (Part 1)
The reality of the serpent, it's character. Why a serpent & why go for Eve? The exaggerations and misrepresentations.
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| 07/01/2007 - Morning |
Genesis 2:18-25 |
The Continuing Work of God (Part Two)
1. The Calling of the Animals. 2. Creation of the Woman. 3. The Covenant of Marriage
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