Spreading God's Good News
Sermons on Obedience
This sermon begins with a historical overview of the activities dealt with in the Book of Ezekiel. An expansive timeline is featured in the pdf-file of graphics accompanying the audio. There is a substantial treatment on the thorny subject of “Once-Saved-Always-Saved” (aka “Can You lose your “saved” status”?), drawing on the unexpected source in Ezekiel. […]
Pastor Barry began with a brief recap of the nature of the book and earlier sermons. He then launched out into what is dealt with in Chapter 16 verses 27 onwards. The parallels with today are striking! Judgement was (is) long overdue. Various features of the content are noted: the faithful were removed before judgement […]
Pastor Barry here returns to the study of the Book of Ezekiel. First there is a recap of the overall theme of the book and the material presented about the previous 15 chapters. Next there is examination of the behaviour of the Jews, falling into the despicable practices of the neighbouring countries. It is a […]
This sermon has the major theme of God’s Timing – things that are pre-ordained are not to happen before their appointed time. Jesus kept a low profile, not wanting to draw attention to himself, until, again, the right time.So Jesus wasn’t just doing things at random, like many Christians do.Jesus wasn’t just a random person, […]
This sermon deals with the fate of kings of Israel & Judah. Ezekiel prophecied details of the retribution that would come upon them because of their ignoring the life-rules that God had decreed. It also describes the abhorent worship of other … things … instead of The One True God, particularly by the leadership. Pastor […]
Pastor Barry continues with the exposition, working through chapters 9 & 10. Before getting down to detail, though, there is a substantial commentary on present-day behaviour of various sections of our society and comparison with the things that Ezekiel was told to warn Israel about. Pastor Barry stressed several times the “God protects His own”. […]
In this sermon Pastor Barry begins delving into the details of Ezekiel’s circumstances and early visions. The hardships of a warlike nature are described, and various encircling empires. The initial calling that God places on Ezekiel is covered. Ezekiel’s relationship to other prophets and their prophecies is described in some detail. The Pastor Barry spends […]
In this study of Romans chapter 14, Pastor Barry takes us through Paul’s teaching on how we as Christians should act toward each other when we disagree! It is inevitable that, within the church, there will be practices considered permissible by some but not by others, particularly (using the examples given by Paul) in relation […]
In this introduction to Romans chapter 10, pastor Barry looks from the book of Isaiah at Israel’s past, present and future and note that throughout her history, Israel has repeatedly gone from a place of blessing, to disobedience and the resulting judgment, only to then cry out to God for deliverance and once again receive His […]
In this study we continue looking at one of the most foundational topics in scripture, the Nation of Israel. We see how God has used the Nation of Israel to reveal Himself to the world, and intertwined in their ‘appointed times’ and Feast days we see evidence of God’s divine control of history. We also look at 10 […]