This sermon is all about the intervention of Jesus Christ of which Moses’ life work foreshadows. The starting point is having an awareness of the whole of humanities sinfulness from the very beginning. Our sinfulness continues as it did with the Israelites, the sins of stubbornness and turning aside are highlighted in this chapter. God’s...
Author: Duncan Sills (Duncan Sills)
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Bless The Lord In Blessing & Hardship | Deuteronomy 8
In times of blessing and times of hardship, Christians are called to bless the Lord. God, in fact, sends His people through both these types of seasons for their good. He brought hunger and fullness to the Israelites at different times during their journey with Him.
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Book Recommendations from November
One of the privileges of my job is time to read and study. And I love to read anyway in the evenings before I go to bed. So, from this month on, I intend to record on this blog the books I read each month, with some lessons and reflections and some recommendations for books...
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A Holy People & A Judged People | Deuteronomy 7
Deuteronomy 7 draws a sharp division between God’s holy, chosen & precious people, and the nations who are judged for worshipping false idols. This Sermon encourages us to forsake idols and receive the love God has for us.
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The Greatest Commandment | Deuteronomy 6
This sermon instructs and encourages us to love God with every part of ourselves holding nothing back. God called his people then and calls his people now to love him with everything we have. This isn’t because God is needy and yearning for our love. But because he alone is deserving of it and it...
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The Ten Commandments | Deuteronomy 5
This sermon draws out and proclaims some wondrous truths from the ten commandments given to God’s people. Firstly, these commandments lead us to dwell on the glorious, beautiful, and righteous holiness of God. Through seeing our inability to perfectly keep them, we are left in awe and wonder of the one who handed them down...
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Idolatry | Deuteronomy 4
This sermon draws out truth and wisdom from Moses’ teaching on idolatry as he speaks to God’s people. Idolatry is defined as worshipping created things. This occurs when we put created things like family, relationships, work/career, money, and ministry success as the number one priority in our lives. These are the things we draw most...
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Call Upon The Name of Jesus | Baptism Service | Acts 22:3-16 |
This sermon proclaims the good news of Christianity. Three important truths are drawn out from the conversion story of Saul. Firstly, God saves the worst of sinners. God saved Saul in the middle of his mission to kill Christians. Praise God no-one is beyond the saving grace of God! Secondly, Jesus of Nazareth is Lord....
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God’s Faithfulness, Justice, and Power | Deuteronomy 2-3
This sermon picks up the next stages of the Israelites journey towards entering the promise land and draws out wondrous truths about who God is! Firstly, God is extraordinarily faithful and compassionate. He cares about and blesses their work, he knows the trials they are experiencing, he is with them through these trials, and he...
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A Gift To Receive By Faith | Deuteronomy 1
This sermon draws out wondrous truth about God from Moses sermon to the new generation of God’s people who are close to entering into the promised land. Firstly, we are reminded that God is a generous God faithful in keeping all of his promises. God has consistently lavished his people with undeserved and unearned gifts...