But Servants

In this final session we consider the "How" of evangelism. How can we turn the conversation to Christ and the gospel? How do we answer common questions? How can we live a life which leads people to ask us about our faith.  This is Session 3 of 3 in our series of Evangelism training.  This training was conducted on 5th February 2021. Check out our Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.co...

This seminar explores the "What" of evangelism. What is the gospel? What is our response to the gospel? This session also introduces the "Two Ways To Live" gospel tract, and how to share your testimony. 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...

What should be the distinguishing mark of the Christian? What should make us different from everyone around us? The answer is love. In response to God’s love, we are to love him and love one another. But all too often we fail to love one another. We need to be struck again by Christ’s love, so that we are love again, more deeply and more fully.   This sermon was preached at St George's Church...

How do we know that Jesus' resurrection was real? What is the significance of Jesus' resurrection? How should we respond to it? In Luke 24, we're assured that Jesus has been raised, and we can be certain of life after death, if only we turn to Christ. This sermon was preached at Xiamen University CF on 6th April 2022. Check out our Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/ButServants Check out o...

Work - it is the place that we spend most of our waking hours. We spend more time working than doing almost anything else. Malaysians work some of the longest hours in developed cities around the world. KL was recently rated #21 for average annual working hours in a global survey of cities. Living a distinctively Christian life in a work-obsessed culture can be very challenging. It is crucial that...

In this seminar we explore the "Why" of evangelism. We consider God's heart for the lost, and how God's heart for the nations should motivate our our desire to share our faith with others.   This seminar was recorded on 22nd January 2021.   Check out our Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/ButServants Check out our YouTube Channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCcGLBzrqjVIV...

Are you clinging to Christ alone to get you to heaven, or are you trusting in yourself? There is always the temptation to think that our own good works, or our own religious efforts will be enough to make us acceptable to God. But in this precious passage, Luke gives us a precious insight into the agony and achievement of the cross, as he contrasts the obedience and faithfulness of Jesus, to failu...

There is almost no experience more devastating in life than to be stabbed in the back by a friend. To trust someone, only for them to turn against you. But in John 13, we’re confronted with the most horrific and confronting betrayal of human history: the betrayal of Jesus. And we're face with a most uncomfortable question: have we truly seen the glory of the cross – or are we in danger of betrayin...

Offering forgiveness is one of the greatest acts of love. The greater the evil to be forgiven, the greater the love. That makes Christ’s death for sinners, the greatest act of love ever known.   This sermon was preached at St George's Church, Penang on 15th April 2022. Check out our Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/ButServants Check out our YouTube Channel at: https://www.youtube.co...

Many of us have got used to thinking that if we work hard, and plan well, we can secure our future. But God has painfully reminded us during these times of Covid-19 that we are not in control of our lives and that it doesn’t matter how hard I work, or how much money I have. I still can’t guarantee even what will happen tomorrow. So how do we live in uncertain times?  This sermon was preached...

The extent to which you believe something is true, is the extent to which you will throw yourself into it. If you believe in the vision of your team, you’ll throw yourself behind it. If you don’t, you may do what you must do because of fear of consequences. But you won’t have internal motivation to go above and beyond. That is the same that gospel preaching. If we believe that the gospel is true,...

Divorce is tragic. But it’s even more tragic when the cause of the divorce was unfaithfulness. When one betrays their spouse by committing adultery with another. It’s evil. It’s devastating. It’s painful to think about. But it is that horrific picture of betrayal, adultery, and divorce that we are to keep in mind as we come to Jeremiah 2. What we must come to terms with, is that it’s possible to c...

What are the differences between denominations? Do they matter? In this talk, we survey the history and theology of the main denominations in Malaysia, and develop a framework for navigating the differences as we seek to pursue truth and unity.   This sermon was preached at Methodist College KL Christian Fellowship on 28th January 2022. Check out our Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com...

I’ve always loved to see that moment, when the penny drops, and someone understands the Bible for the first time. How the Bible is all one story. How it’s all about Jesus and his gospel. For many people, it’s not only exhilarating, but life transforming.  It’s that  kind of penny-dropping, life-transforming experience that we see in Luke 24 today, as the risen Jesus appears to the two di...

The way you end a story gives meaning to the story. The way you end a life gives meaning to a life. Mark’s account of the resurrection is the perfect ending of his gospel. It's not simply “and he lived happily ever after..". But with his ending, Mark forces us to make a personal response to Jesus. It’s an ending that challenges us. That moves us to action. Introduction: The Perfect Ending 1. The P...

There are few things that we crave more in life than intimate personal relationships with other people. We are increasing living in the age of shallow and superficial friendships. We might have hundreds or even thousands of Facebook friends. We might type hundreds of WhatsApp messages each day. But many of us have very few deep personal relationships. And yet as human beings, we have been hard-wir...

What are the marks of the Spirit filled life? What does it look like to walk by the Spirit? To be led by the Spirit? In Galatians 6, we see that the spirit-filled life is spectacularly ordinary: not ecstatic utterances, powerful gifts, monastic experiences, overflowing riches or good health, but rather a loving concern to restore sinners, a careful investment in the things of the Spirit and a righ...

There’s almost nothing that causes more anxiety and pain in the Christian life than to see one of your beloved brothers and sisters falling away from Christ. But in Galatians 4, Paul is in anguish over something even more terrifying. Paul was afraid that the Galatian church would fall away from Christ, without even leaving the church. Introduction: Falling Away From Christ 1. Don’t go back to slav...

Gospel Ministry is not an individual endeavour. We are invited to participate in God's global mission together. In this sermon on Colossians 4:7-18, we explore what Global Gospel Partnership looks like and how we can avoid being consumer Christians.   Introduction: An Unexpected Letter Context 1. Paul’s Fellow Workers (7-14) a. Paul’s care for the Colossians (7-9) b. Paul’s Jewish fellow work...

How do you persevere when life is painful? The Christian life is full of challenges that can make us weary and feel like giving up. When we suffer in the Christian life, that can be the time when we most struggle to trust in God’s loving care and press on. Understanding why we are suffering,  being assured of God’s love, and guaranteed it would be worth it, can make all the difference. Perhap...

There is nothing more tragic than failing at the final hurdle. But how can we ensure we press on in active discipleship? How can we ensure that we don’t give up but endure to the end? Because it’s not how we begin the Christian life that matters. It’s how we end. Will we hold fast to our confidence? Or will we throw it away?   Introduction: Failing at the final hurdle Context 4:14-16: Hold fa...

How can we be cleansed of a guilty conscience? As we look back on our lives, we can all remember a time that our conscience has accused us: A bad decision, a moment of pleasure, a hurtful word, a broken relationship. As much as we wish it didn’t happen, we know that it did. We long to be free from the burden of guilt, but we know deep down we are guilty. The wonderful news of Hebrews 9 is that no...

What will enable us grow as Christians as God intends? Christian growth is something that we should all desire. But we need to beware any form of Christian teaching that promises more growth – more holiness and more intimacy with God apart from Christ and the gospel. If we have Christ, we have all that we need for salvation and Christian growth. Introduction : You need more… Context 1. Beware of l...

In Colossians 1:15-23, we're given one of the most glorious descriptions of Christ in the whole Bible. He is utterly supreme in creation and redemption. It reminds us that Christ is all that we need, for salvation and growth. Introduction: Moving On … in life … in your Christian life? Context 1. Christ is the Supreme Lord of Creation (15-17) a. The Image of God (15) b. The Creator of all things (1...

Can a Christian fall away? How do we ensure that we don’t? What if we’re worried that we’ve already begun to fall? In Hebrews 5-6,  we're warned of the very real danger of spiritual immaturity, and the need to press on in the Christian life. Introduction: Can a Christian fall away? Teaching & Warning in Hebrews 1. Grow Up! (5:11-6:3) a. Beware of spiritual immaturity (5:11-14) b. The path...