Paul Wiles continues with the Holy Spirit Series by looking at Romans 6:19-23 and 1 Thessalonians 5:23, 24. Paul looks at the meaning, process, practice and promise of sanctification.
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Sermons on Sanctification
Andrew Rowan, a visiting speaker from Medway Church shares Hebrews 2. Andrew draws attention to our God burning with desire for His people and sanctification.
Bruce helps us appreciate a Biblical understanding of the attribute of God we often would prefer to forget; the wrath of God. He shares some of the key implications of this attribute both in our personal lives and the world at large.
Johan closes the series on 1 Thes in this, his final message with us here at ECF. Johan looks at how we can have absolute security and peace in the love of God based on the faithful work of our Lord Jesus Christ. He looks at how this impacts us both daily, in the here and now and in the future, for eternity.
Michael shares what it means to live life in the church family and explores the key attributes of living peaceably and joyfully and being careful not to dismiss prophesies found in Scripture. He starts by reminding us again of our position in Christ and the process of sanctification in our lives, being built on a foundation of love.
Johan brings the series, “Reflect for Change” to an end for now with this challenge from the life of King Josiah – to rediscover God’s Word for ourselves, to realign our lives to God’s message and refocus our lives as we consider the “big picture”.
Johan takes us on a journey through the next two elements of the ECF vision “transforming and equipping” as we continue to explore Acts, looking in depth at the process of transformation and the key practical aspects of equipping in the truth of scripture and equipping to serve. .
Rory continues the study around Jesus discourse with his disciples in John 15. He looks at our complete dependence on Jesus, as branches , connected to and abiding in the vine. He also explains how “abiding” means obeying his commands and as a consequence, bearing the suffering of being hated by the world while demonstrating the love of God through practical acts of service and kindness.
Dave continues with the second half of John chapter 13, contrasting the betrayal of King David with the betrayal that Jesus experienced. He looks at Jesus troubled but loving heart, the heart of Judas: deceitful and covetous and the heart of Peter – willing but weak and the remedies the Bible gives us for a weak heart.
Hans, a missionary working in prisons in the Boland areas, shares on this incredible account of Jesus, the resurrection and the life. He encourages us to be “glory carriers” and brings us to the point of action based on Jesus teaching in John 11.