Sermons – Page 62 – Benalla Presbyterian Church

What Money Can’t Buy (Acts 8:9-25)

I wonder if you ever think about why people don’t believe in Jesus and what it would take to convince them. Do we need a well-reasoned argument? Do we need an amazing testimony? Do we need good evidence that will convince people to believe? Sometimes we think, “People would believe if only, we had something.Continue reading “What Money Can’t Buy (Acts 8:9-25)”

How to Grow that Perfect Body (Ephesians 4:1-16)

Step 1: Exercise Single-Minded Humility Step 2: Rely on God’s Gracious Gifts The Result: The Perfect Body Sunday 14th October 2018 Application questions: A question I have: A truth to share: Something to pray about: How I should live:

Persecution Leads to Joy (Acts 8:1-8)

Imagine with me for a minute: how does this story finish? (You’ve probably heard it before): “Muuum! I was playing with that toy and Billy took it!” Does the story end with: “But I forgave him and it’s all okay”? What about this story? “There are more people who ticked “No religion” in the 2016 Census thanContinue reading “Persecution Leads to Joy (Acts 8:1-8)”

A Cruel Death & A Heavenly Reception (Acts 7:54-8:1)

What is your approach to living as a Christian in these days, when it is an unpopular thing, an unusual thing for people to say that they belong to the Lord Jesus? Do you try to fly under the radar? Can you be a Christian and not draw attention to it? Jesus says that weContinue reading “A Cruel Death & A Heavenly Reception (Acts 7:54-8:1)”

Hope for Rebels (Acts 7:1-53)

“Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” George Santayana. The history of Australia is a story of Christianity in decline. There have been moments of great promise, like the Billy Graham Crusades of 1959, which historian Stuart Piggin says is the closest we’ve come to nationwide revival. Is our story aContinue reading “Hope for Rebels (Acts 7:1-53)”