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What do you do when you encounter misunderstandings? Do you get up and publicly shame the person? Do you try to overcome it by teaching the truth? Do you just overlook it? In today’s passage we encounter three misunderstandings of the gospel in Ephesus. Introduction: Encountering Misunderstandings     1. Encouraging Bold Apollos (18:24-28)                Discrete Priscilla and Aquila      2. Evang...

Often we find it so hard to be bold in sharing our faith. We don’t want to be labelled intolerant, or insensitive. When the work of evangelism is tough, it’s so easy to give up. When persecution comes, we wonder whether proclaiming the gospel is really worth suffering for at all. Today’s passage reminds us of three truths about gospel proclamation we need to be reminded of: 1)  The Gospel is to be...

The further that you press on, the more aware you are of sin. The longer you are a Christian, the more you appreciate the holiness of God, and his perfect righteous standards and the numerous times we’ve fallen short. You begin to question: Does God really love me? Would God really use a wretched sinner like me in his Kingdom? Or are my sins simply too many, or too bad, to forgive? Does God really...

It’s never easy to swim against the tide. But there is often pressure to conform to the ways of this world. How can we ensure that we do not love the world, but give our heart to Christ alone? This sermon was preached at St George's Church, Penang on 30th December 2020. Check out our Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/ButServants Check out our YouTube Channel at: https://www.youtube.co...

There are few things that we crave more than deep personal relationship. Yet often we feel disconnected from others and from God. How can we have a deep, personal relationship with God assured of his acceptance and love? This sermon was preached at St George's Church, Penang on 27th December 2021. Check out our Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/ButServants Check out our YouTube Channe...

"Prayer is not just talking to God but is an appeal to God on the basis of His character to come through on His promise". It is "audible faith", faith that is expressed as we walk daily in step with the Spirit. This video helps us look at the purpose and power of communal prayer when the body of Christ gathers and relate together to the Father through the Son by the Spirit. Che...

The Christian life is long and hard. There are many temptations to sin and we have a spiritual enemy who wants us to fall. How do we protect ourselves from Satan and his demonic forces? How can the gospel strengthen us to stand firm to the end? Join us as we explore the topic of "Spiritual Warfare" from Ephesians 6:10-24 to close off our series. This sermon was preached at Cross & Cr...

We live in a dark world and the temptation for every Christian is to conform to this world, walking in the darkness rather than in the light. If we are to witness Christ in this world, we know we must have courage to be different. But how? Ephesians 5:1-21 shows us 4 key ways we are to walk as children of light in a world full of darkness. This sermon was preached at Cross & Crown Church, Pena...

It is not difficult to notice that our world is deeply divided. We are divided by race, religion, social status, political persuasion and more. We tend to protect our own kind and reject those who are different. Our world longs for unity. But no matter how hard we try to create it, it never really works. But there is one place in this world where true unity can be found: the Church. Because Ephesi...

Head knowledge is insufficient without heart transformation. In Ephesians 1:15-23, we’re reminded that true knowledge of God is not simply knowing intellectual facts about God and the gospel, but having those facts so penetrate our hearts, that they transform our lives at the deepest core. This sermon was preached at St George's Church, Penang on 12th May 2021. Check out our Facebook page at:...

Can we have too much grace? Hyper-Grace Theology emphasises the righteousness and forgiveness we have through the death of Christ. But does God's grace mean we don't need to do good works, or repent, or confess our sins? In this Sermon we examine Hyper-Grace theology in the light of the Scriptures. Introduction: Can we have too much grace? 1. What is “Hyper-Grace” Theology? a. Key Teaching...

Does God promise that we will be healthy, wealthy and prosperous now if we have enough faith? How should we think about Prosperity teaching in the light of Scripture? Introduction: What is the Prosperity Gospel?    1.     Evaluating the Prosperity Gospel   a.     Material Wealth                    Genesis 12:1-3                  Deuteronomy 28                  Gal 3:1-14                    Problem...

In this final sermon in our Jonah series, we get an insight into God's heart to save the nations. We're forced to ask, do we share God's heart? ? Do we look out on the world with a burning compassion that drives us to share the gospel? Or are we content to keep the riches of Christ all to ourselves? This sermon was preached at St George's Church, Penang. Check out our Facebook page...

How we respond to God’s word is the test of our Christian faith. It’s all well and good to say that we Christians who love and trust God. But in the end what matters is our lives. Do we live out the word of God? Hearing the word of God, should never be an academic exercise simply about acquiring more knowledge. It should always lead to a changed life. This sermon was preached at St George's Ch...

It’s a common experience that people only turn to God when they’re desperate. When trouble strikes, their first instinct is to try and solve the problem themselves. Only when all else fails – do they turn to God. As we continue our series in Jonah, we see in chapter 2 God's gracious salvation for his rebellious prophet, when he cries out to God for help. This sermon was preached at St George&#...

As we look back on our lives, we can all think of times we have resisting God’s will and gone our own way. The book of Jonah is a wonderful book about the compassion of God towards wicked men. It's foolish to run from the Sovereign Lord who rules creation, for he knows, sees, and controls everything. This sermon was preached at St George's Church, Penang on 24th February 2021. Check out ou...

As men we often struggle with pride. What are the symptoms, consequences and solutions to pride in men? This sermon was preached at UNA Men's Fellowship on 24th April 2021. Check out our Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/ButServants Check out our YouTube Channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCcGLBzrqjVIVOus62ejMbg/ Gospel-centred resources, God gives the growth We are but serv...

What causes stress for men and how do you manage it? What does the Bible say about these matters? This sermon was preached for Upper North Men's Fellowship for the Anglican Diocese of West Malaysia on 16th January 2021. Check out our Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/ButServants Check out our YouTube Channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCcGLBzrqjVIVOus62ejMbg/ Gospel-centred...

It's very easy to idolise marriage, looking for meaning and purpose in life in finding a marriage partner and starting a family. But whatever our marital status, we should make it our goal to live in undivided devotion to the Lord. Because in the light of eternity, pleasing God is what matters most.   This sermon was preached at Covenant Grace Church on 10th April 2022.   Check out our F...

What is God's design for marriage and sex? Is marriage better than singleness? Should Christians marry Christians? What does the Bible say about divorce and remarriage? This sermon was preached at Covenant Grace Church on 27th March 2022.   Check out our Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/ButServants Check out our YouTube Channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCcGLBzrqjVIVOus62...

Over the last 100 years, our world has been through an extraordinary revolution in attitudes to sex. Our world is increasingly on a quest for sexual freedom. But in may ways this "freedom" has instead led to bondage. In 1 Corinthians 6:12-20, we're reminded of how much our bodies matter to God, and how God's design for sex is so much better than our modern alternatives. True sexual freedom is livi...

It’s crucial that we take sin seriously. Unrepentant sin leads to God’s judgement and if it’s not dealt with it will spread like a cancer in the church. But God’s wonderful offer of full forgiveness is available to all who will turn from their sin and turn to the Lord Jesus. We can be washed, sanctified, justified, accepted by God, and restored to loving fellowship with one another.   This se...

What does the bible say about dating and marriage? How should I approach entering a relationship as a single-person? What does godly dating look like? This talk was delivered for MCKL CF in Penang on 10th March 2023. Check out our Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/ButServants Check out our YouTube Channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCcGLBzrqjVIVOus62ejMbg/a Gospel-centred resour...

Fellowship is one of the most misunderstood words in Christian circles. In Malaysian churches, fellowship normally means eating and hanging out. We easily confuse friendship with fellowship, because we haven’t truly understood what fellowship is all about: not just eating together or hanging out, but being partners in the gospel. In this final chapter, we’re given one final window into peace and j...

Very often we try to prove our value and earn our acceptance through our achievements. Our longing for acceptance drives us on an endless desire to succeed, all in the hope that somehow others will appreciate us. This striving for acceptance can also happen in our relationship with God. Our natural tendency is to think that earn God’s acceptance by impressing him with our moral and religious achie...