Sermons by David Jooste
Love Part 3
God's love for us
Now consider the absolute, selfless, unconditional, sacrificial love that Jesus portrayed when he went to the cross. 9This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. 10This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. 11Dear friends, since…
Love Part 2
Love one another
Where does perfect love come from? Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8 He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. 1 John 4 :7-8 NKJV Observations: And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in Him. 1 John 4…
Love Part 1
Love God
If we are created in the image of God, and God is Love, then we are created to love. The Devil comes to distort that which God intended for His glory, which in turn has the following outcome: 1But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. 2People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents,…
Purpose: What on earth am I here for?
Our Purpose
1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.3…
Suffering In This Life
But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.Philipians 3:13-14 Don’t be a prisoner of past: Live today in: Perseverance in the midst of suffering We will face hardships. Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face…
Press On
Straining Towards the Goal
Straining Toward the Goal 12 Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own.13 Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward…
Can God use evil and turn it into good for us?
David Jooste New Years Eve
Looking back at the new year, have terrible things been happening to you? Encouragement. And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 Case studies: Joseph believed he was meant for greatness. Rejected by his…
These Are Troubled Times: Philippians 4
These are troubled times. Background of the church in Philippi. Philippi was an important city in Macedonia. It sat on a major east-west highway called the Egnatian Way and it had a special status based on its history. As the Roman civil war neared its climax, the forces of Octavian and Anthony defeated the army of Brutus and Cassius on the plains outside the city. When…
When Fear Comes
When Fear Comes
When Fear Comes When fear presents itself, we need to have an immediate response. By means of review, we know that these 5 affirmations will help us overcome our fear. When fear takes hold of you, what do you do then? 25 Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. 26 When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,”…
How Thirsty Are You?
How thirsty are you? Jesus Goes to Galilee 4 Therefore when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John 2 (although Jesus Himself was not baptizing, but His disciples were), 3 He left Judea and went away again into Galilee. 4 And He had to pass…