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Today, we will take an exciting look at Cain and Abel and even ask why there is a genealogy of Seth, the third born from Eve. As we go through Genesis 4 and 5, we quickly come to realize that God has been saving people in the same way from the very beginning of Creation. Abel was saved not because of the quality of his sacrifice but the heart of faith that was behind it. Also, Cain did not offer h...

We look around this world and humanity cannot help to think that there is something off, and in the account of Genesis, we see that we are not wrong. From the beginning, God made a very good creation – it was peaceful, there was no sickness, no death, no depression, but sadly, there was a fault in the system, that was the inclination to fall when humanity was exposed to deception and evil. And so...

In our last sermon in Romans, Paul is going to give us living illustrations of those who are doing the very sacrificing for their God that he had described earlier. These heroes of the faith that through great love are giving all that they can to see the gospel go out to all corners of the earth, but also to upbuild, encourage and support one another in the church. We hope to draw form the victory...

As we were told in last week’s sermon if we are followers of Christ we are ‘On Duty’ for him. We have a job to do. We are to go and make disciples in the World. Telling others about this hope that we have in Jesus so that they may be saved too. What does that look like in practice? How do we move from recognising that we are on duty and have a job to do to actually getting started? God has had a p...

In Romans 15, the apostle Paul is beginning to close his letter to the church in Rome. To do this, he puts the church on duty, confessing to them that they are full of goodness, that they are able to teach one another these things that he has spoken of. He also admits that he wrote this letter to be a reminder of the things that they have already known that he would have taught when he was there f...

After our devotional series on Holiness at church camp this week, we take a look at Proverbs 30:1-5, where the writer Agur speaks of his struggles. Feeling so tired, barely feeling human. Feeling like he cannot measure up to God’s call for us to be holy in his own strength, he wisely turns his focus to God. He asks 4 questions which point us straight to our Holy creator and then there is a 5th que...

In the Old Testament, the people of God were known externally by following God’s laws. This is how they were set apart from the other nations and showed that they belong to the God of Israel. Today, Christians do not have a set of laws or regulations that define us but, as Paul would say, we are a people who are defined by our love, especially our love for one another. This is the guiding light, t...

Previously the apostle Paul shared with us that love is the key to Christian discipleship and as Christians we are to live under the law of love. After this, he urged us to awake and go now to live for Jesus. This week, Paul is going to share with us one of the first stumbling blocks to love, and that is when people from many different tribes, tongues and nations come together in the church under...

Last week we learned that love is the key, this is the way by which the Christians live their lives. This week, Paul would challenge us to “awake and go”, to leave off the deeds of darkness and to clothe ourselves in the Lord Jesus Christ, to put on the armour of light. We have come to understand that we are now children of God, we are to live for God, we are to love Him and love others around us....

If someone is new to the faith and asks for your advice on what should be their central focus, what would you say? Alternatively, if there is another who has followed Jesus for some time and lost their way, what advice could you give to help them get back on track? In this sermon, we will see that the key is love. For through love, we, as God’s children, fulfill the law and the prophets. It is suc...

This week, pastor Carl will preach Romans 13:1-7. In this section, Paul will instruct us how we should live with those who rule over us, be it a government, an emperor or a king. Paul reminds us that we must show respect to whom we should show respect and honour to whom we should honour, that it is God who has placed every position of power in this world as far as governments are concerned. Becaus...

Paul presses on in Romans 12 to ask us to go even deeper in our love, even love for our enemies, the poor and the outcast. This, for many, is so difficult, especially those who struggle with unforgiveness or feelings of status, and that being around those of low stature would bring shame to them. We must learn to reflect the heart of our God, becoming children of our Father, and so Paul would call...

Paul has asked us, in view of God’s mercy, to be a living sacrifice. And now, Paul, from Romans 12:6, begins to explain how that looks. He starts by encouraging everyone to use whatever gifts the Holy Spirit has given them to bless the church, to serve God through serving His people in the local church. Then, he moves on to individuals, talking to us and telling us that we must have sincere love f...

It being Easter Sunday, we will ask ourselves why am I a Christian. In this sermon, we will go step by step a few reasons why we have chosen to be followers of Jesus and the hope and confidence that we have in Him. May this be a blessing and an encouragement to you along your journey as you too follow Jesus.

Paul has finished his explanation for why his people Israel are not coming to Jesus. He turns his attention now to the church in Rome, a letter that even to this day is to be used for us to uplift and edify the church. He starts by urging the people of God to look at the mercies of God that we are saved, that we have been drawn and called into a relationship as children of God through Jesus Christ...

We finally come to the end of Romans 11. Here we see that a partial hardening has come over Israel until the full number of the gentiles comes in. That said, we, as God’s people, must show kindness and patience toward the Israelites as we await God to graft them back in as God’s people. And while we wait, we also must keep guard against the same problems that Israel faced at the time of Christ, th...

Paul, with great love as always for his people asks, did they stumble as to fall beyond recovery? Of course not! But because the Israelites rejected Jesus the rest of the world, who were not even looking have been offered salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. Just like in the parable of the banquet, the original invitees have said no, and you are invited to the banquet of salvation. Have you ac...

In this sermon, we will be encouraged that we are loved, chosen and called by God. We will also go on to ask and answer some of the most difficult questions the Bible has to offer as we overview Romans 8-11.

After 70 years of exile, Israel returns home. Their exile was because they had sinned greatly against God. They had rejected Him and His ways and walked out on their covenant that they had with Him. In God’s great love, He has brought them back home. Instead of Israel giving praise and honour to God, they first sort to establish themselves before giving consideration to God. This is a sad harkenin...

Are you looking for treasure, for truth in your life? You will find it, if you believe in Jesus. If you believe in Jesus, you will be saved. You can let go of all the other ways you have tried to save yourself in the past and put all your trust in Jesus to save you. Jesus was the only one to fully live up to the law, to fulfill its demands and secure for himself the seat at the right hand of God f...

In this section, Paul continues to build on the point that God has mercy on whom He has mercy and even hardens whom He hardens. For so many, this is such a hard thing to read. And honestly you would not expect him to write this way if it was a letter given to the church explaining why Israel has not come to know Jesus. Paul being an apostle and understanding that this is from God, we must draw fro...

Now we land on Romans 9 – Did we choose Jesus? Did God choose us in Jesus? Or is it a mix? Those questions have been the basis of much discussion and even in fighting amongst Christians for two thousand years. Today CVCC is going to try to understand what Paul is saying to the people of God in Rome. We first must acknowledge that Paul is saying this from a place of deep pain. It is not because he...

You may have heard the saying that God would not give you more than you can handle. I disagree with this statement. As we come to the end of Romans 8, we actually see it is the other way around – God will not give us more than He can handle. Paul says that there is now no one and no thing in heaven or on Earth that can condemn us because the blood of Jesus and His glorious resurrection has set us...

We live in a world full of suffering. Whether it’s as a result of following Jesus or suffering in general. It might be sickness, loss of loved ones, financial pressure or relationship troubles or many other troubles. Life is hard living in this cursed world. In Romans 8:18-30 Paul compares our present suffering and our future glory. Weighing up the two. He is saying he reckons, or more so he is ab...

Paul will give us a fourth reason why we should never cheapen grace and that coming into relationship with Jesus means true heart reform. In this sermon, Paul will use the example of the flesh which is the part of ourselves that is set on the things of this world, living for ourselves and caring about our own way, and doing our own thing, whereas for those who have been renewed by Jesus through th...