9th Sunday after Pentecost

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    • Walking On The Water
      1998
    • 9th Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
    • We are labourers together with God
      1 Corinthians 3:9-17
      1corinthians3-9-17
    • 9th Sunday after Pentecost (HTML format)
    • 2001
    • 9th Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
    • 2004
    • 9th Sunday after Pentecost (HTML format)
    • 2008-08-17
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      SYNOPSIS:The Lord coming to the disciples in dark of night, after they had struggled for hours with dangerous wind and rain describes many times in our life. Although the disciples were without Christ in body during their struggle, they were not really alone, as He was praying and aware of their needs. So it is with us. When the Lord comes to us in the midst of our struggles, do we recognize him, or are we of "little faith"?
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    • Walking On The Water
      2009-08-09
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      SYNOPSIS:The miracle of Jesus walking on the water in the midst of a storm is not only a recounting of a historical event, but also, mystically,s a description of many events in our lives.
    • 9th Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
    • We Are Labourers Together With God
      1 Corinthians 3-9-17
      2010-07-25
      SYNOPSIS:Exposition of todays's epistle reading. The Apostle Paul tells us that we are laboourers together with God. What is the nature of this labor? How do we build upon the foundation that The Apostle mentions with precious materials?
    • 9th Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
    • When The Disciples Saw Him Walking On The Sea They Were Troubled Saying It Is A Spirit And They Cried Out For Fear
      Matthew 14-22-34
      2012-08-05
      SYNOPSIS:When Jesus walked on the water to join the disciples in their boat, the Gospel mentioned that they were afraid - twice. When He approached, they thought they saw a spirit and were afraid, and of course, Peter became afraid when he saw the waves and felt the wind, when he was attempting to walk on the waves to Jesus. They *should not* have been afraid! The Lord had just performed a stupendous miracle, and they should have known that He would always protect them. Why were they afraid? It was for the same reasons that we are afraid, or suffer from the common modern version of fear - anxiety.
    • 9th Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
    • Ye Are Labourers Together With God
      Know Ye Not That Ye Are The Temple Of God And That The Spirit Of God Dwelleth In You
      1 Corinthians 3-9-17
      2013-08-25
      SYNOPSIS:To be a Christian is to do Godlike things, to labor together with God. We discuss the great privilege and responsibility of the Christian, elucidated by the Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 3:9-17; essentially, God expects the Christian to act like God!
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    • Jesus Walks On The Water
      Matthew 14-22-34
      2014-08-09
      SYNOPSIS:Exegesis focusing on the account in Matthew of Jesus walking on the water, focusing on the two most important things for we poor ones. 1. The Apostles had witnessed a great miracle (the feeding of the 5000), and when Peter walked on the water to Jesus he became afraid. What does this tell us about ourselves? We must also answer the question, which is also intended for us: "Thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?"
    • 9th Sunday after Pentecost (mp3 format)
    • Ye Are Gods Husbandry Ye Are Gods Building
      Christian Marriage And Family Life
      1 Corinthians 3-9-17
      2014-08-10
      SYNOPSIS:When Saint Paul talks about the Christian life, it can just as much be applied to married life, since, in Christian marriage, two become one. In his epistle to the Corinthians, he states many things that describe marriage and family life. "We are laborers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building. " "According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon" "For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. " All these sayings can be profitably interpreted as instructions not only to all Christians. but all Christian marriages.
    • "Wherefore didst thou doubt?" The relationship between doubt and labor. (mp3 format)
    • Matthew 14:22-34-1 : Corinthians 3:9-17
      2016-08-22
      SYNOPSIS:Every question in the scripture is meant to be answered. There are no rhetorical questions in the scripture. Here is a question from the Gospel today which we will answer: We answer this question partly by confessing that few believe wholly in the resurrection, and few are obey the words of the Apostle: "For we are laborers together with God: ye are God's husbandry". We discuss the various kinds of doubt (they are legion) and of labor.
    • We are labourers together with God. This is the Christian way. It is the only way. (mp3 format)
    • 1 Corinthians 3:9-17
      2017-08-06
      SYNOPSIS:Exegesis of the Epistle for today, from 1 Corinthians 3:9-17 with particular emphasis on the application of the Apostle's words: "... We are labourers together with God" and the practical meaning of "For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ." and the true meaning (which differs from the commonly accepted understanding) of " If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire." We cannot be Christians, or be saved, unless we labor together.



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