Port Hope Free Presbyterian Church

It was not until Peter surrendered his life completely to the Lord, that he knew the Lord's blessing upon him. Likewise, we will know the Lord's blessing when we give over our lives to Him, completely..

When speaking to the Pharisees, the Lord pointed out to them what a true shepherd is. He made it clear to them that they were not true shepherds of God's flock. The Saviour then told them what a true shepherd should be, He then pointed to Himself. Christ is our true and precious Shepherd.

The Lord told the story about two kings planning on going to with each other. One of the kings realized that he would be better seeking peace. Sinners are at war with God and would better seeking peace through the blood of the cross.

Before Peter became a disciple and apostle,, he had to brought to Christ a nd be converted. The instrument the Lord used for the purpose was his brother Andrew, he was the soul winner.

All who know Christ as Saviour and called to be His servants. It is our responsibility to be faithful servants, to live for Christ and not ourselves.

As we know, the Lord Jesus often spoke in parables. Many of His parables dealt with the kingdom of heaven. In dealing with that subject, the Saviour presented to His hearers the free offer of the gospel.

When the Lord calls us to follow Him, He calls for complete surrender. Complete surrender means that we will Him whethersoever He goeth.

How sad that many only live for time and never think or make preparation for eternity. The dear Lord Jesus told a parable about such an individual who who was suddenly called out to meet God.

The Lord Jesus Christ wrought many, many miracles during His public ministry. We are told about His final miracle before He went to the cross.

The Lord has told that He will return again one day. It is important that we are prepared for His coming, then, there will be those shut out of heaven or shut in.

Every true Christian wants to live neared to their Saviour. One of the Lord's disciples was so close that he leaned on the bosom of his Saviour.

Of all the blood shed in the Old Testament sacrifices none of them could remove one sin. But Christ came into the word, she'd blood that is able to cleanse from all sin.

The Lord had many things to teach His disciples about prayer. He always gave them encouragements regarding prayer. One such encouragement was to persevere in prayer, it has its rewards.

The Lord has His people everywhere, and He will save them and call them to serve Him. Before He saves them in salvation He already has a work for them to do.

The Saviour makes it very clear that there is no place for pride in the prayers of His people. The expects His people to approach Him with humility.

the critics were always murmuring against the Saviour because He show an interest in poor lost souls. the Lord told a parable to illustrate the value of a soul and applied it to His critics.

The Lord Jesus said that the person who has been forgiven much will love much. That was certainly true with regard to the woman who had been a great sinner, when Christ forgave her, she demonstrated her love for her Saviour in a wonderful way.

When called upon by the Jewish leaders to tell them what he believed, Paul took the opportunity to preach Christ unto them. That is the only message that should be preached to sinners, and it is the message that glorifies the Lord in the salvation of souls.

When building for eternity, it is important that we build on a sure foundation. Indeed, the only sure and secure foundation is Christ, to build one anyone else or anything else, would be a disaster.

The devil can attack God's people at any time and anywhere. It is important that we be sober and watchful at all times even when we are engaged in some innocent activity. The apostle Paul discovered that, but the Lord gave him the victory over the viper.

When the unconverted look upon our Saviour, they do not see anything in Him that would make Him precious to them. The moment a sinner is saved by the blood of Christ, immediately He becomes precious to them.

When we are called upon to go through the storms of life, it is good to have friend who will be there with us. Such a Friend is the Lord Jesus Christ, who will be with His people in all the storms of life.

Many events in life are used to bring sinners to Christ. The Scriptures tell of a man who was curious about the identity of the Lord Jesus, and his curiosity was the means of his salvation.

The Lord uses means to bring sinners to Himself, He can even uses curiosity. The Scriptures tell of a man who was curious about who Christ was, and curiosity brought about his salvation.

The Lord's disciples were presented with a problem, how to feed a multiple of people with very little food. It was only when they committed the problem into the Lord's hands that the problem was solved.