Fruitfulness

Saved by Grace

The sermon emphasizes the importance of having a “spiritual ear” to hear and understand God’s message, warning that without it, individuals miss God’s guidance and remain bound by sin. It uses biblical passages to explain salvation through grace, urging listeners to examine their lives for unconfessed sin and to seek a complete transformation through faith and the Holy Spirit.

Jesus wept, have you wept?

The sermon emphasizes the importance of genuine repentance and a broken heart, urging listeners to surrender their own plans to God’s and to experience the grief of Jesus’ suffering for their sins. It warns against superficial faith and encourages a heartfelt connection with Christ, exemplified by a life transformed by His love and sacrifice, leading to a true celebration of Easter.

Stories Jesus told, the Sower and His seeds

This sermon uses the parable of the sower to illustrate how different people receive God’s word: some hearts are hardened and unreceptive, others are shallow and easily discouraged, some are choked by worldly distractions, while others are fertile and produce abundant fruit. The speaker encourages self-reflection and a commitment to learning from mistakes to cultivate receptive hearts that bear spiritual fruit.

David, a man after God’s heart

The sermon contrasts the lives of King Saul and King David, highlighting David’s repentance and God’s focus on the heart, while Saul’s disobedience led to his downfall. The speaker emphasizes the importance of having a heart like God’s, characterized by humility, compassion, and a willingness to repent, using David as a model for believers to emulate.

Let God be your everything – Wedding of Estelle Girondel & Etienne Theron

A wedding sermon emphasizes trusting in God throughout marriage, drawing parallels from biblical figures like Moses and Samson to illustrate the importance of faith and obedience. The message encourages the couple to prioritize God’s guidance, seek His wisdom, and remain committed to their faith, ensuring a marriage built on a foundation of purity and obedience.

Guard your heart, keep it healthy

The sermon emphasizes the importance of guarding one’s heart, as it’s the source of life, and illustrates this with anecdotes about Rev. Stegen’s interactions, highlighting how a healthy heart produces life and positive influence, while an unhealthy heart leads to negativity and sin. The speaker urges listeners to examine their hearts, cleanse them, and serve God with undivided devotion.

Therefore, make every effort

This sermon emphasizes the importance of daily conscious awareness of God, striving to reach a heavenly goal, and prioritizing spiritual diligence over earthly pursuits. It uses various biblical references and anecdotes to illustrate the need for complete surrender to God and unwavering focus on Him, warning against distractions and complacency.

Filling the void in your heart

This sermon uses the parable of the rich young man to illustrate the spiritual void in people’s hearts, emphasizing the need for complete devotion to God and obedience to His word to overcome sin and achieve spiritual fulfillment. The speaker challenges listeners to examine their own spiritual lives, urging them to actively seek God’s voice and to be willing to sacrifice anything that hinders their relationship with Him.

Christ my precious cornerstone

This sermon uses Isaiah 8:14 to discuss Christ as the cornerstone of faith, emphasizing a personal relationship with Him as crucial for forgiveness and overcoming sin. The preacher uses various examples, including a group of communists finding faith and a woman deceiving her counselor, to illustrate how the heart’s deceitfulness can cause Christ to become a stumbling block if not addressed through humility and a commitment to living a life pleasing to God.