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The key to avoiding fights and quarrels is mortifying selfish passions and submitting to God's grace in the lives of others.

Heavenly Father, we come before You today seeking wisdom from Your Word. Open our hearts and minds to understand the secret of contentment as Paul revealed through the inspiration of Your Spirit. Teach us to rely fully on You for our strength and provision. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen. Opening Remarks…

Is this the winter of your discontent? Contentment Gk. arkeo is used as a verb in Heb. 13:5 - Be Content/ Be Enough Speaks to sufficiency; not co-dependent with others We use ‘content’ as in, what is contained within Control of one's desires Not just a passive acceptance of the status quo Heb. ya'al…

19 but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. Thesis/Central Idea: The cares of this world are the pursuit of possessions and wealth, and a preoccupation with material things is futile and dissatisfying.…

Introduction I want to begin today with a question. But before I do, I want to talk about our response. When we are asked a question in church, there is a temptation. The temptation is to give an immediate Sunday School answer. The temptation is to say what you think I want to hear. However, that’s not…

5 Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren to go to you ahead of time, and prepare your generous gift beforehand, which you had previously promised, that it may be ready as a matter of generosity and not as a grudging obligation. 6 But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly,…

Introduction In November of 2015 Me, my brother Ben, and my oldest brother Jeremy ran an obstacle course race called the Spartan Super. Picture of us. It was 9.1 miles and had 26 obstacles ranging from a net you had to climb to 50 lbs weights you had to hoist 50 feet in the air. I signed up for the race…

Introduction Calling. Mission. Fellowship. Every single believer shares these three experiences. Everyone who has been saved by faith in Jesus Christ has a calling from God. When we are redeemed by the blood of Jesus Christ we have a mission. As blood bought children of the Most High, we are able to…

It is Good to Give Thanks to the Lord Psalm 92:1 “It is good to give thanks to the Lord, And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;” Twelve times in the Psalms we are told to give thanks to the LORD. For His goodness, for His wonderful works, for His mercy we are told to give thanks. We should never…

May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. We are about to look into something which is so glorious and endless, nothing should give greater…

Christmas Characters – Mary Luke 1:46-55 I. Who was Mary? – Mary – same as Miriam, She was a Jew From Royal family of David – through Nathan ( Luke 3:31 ) II. Where was Mary From? Verses 26-27 – Mary came from Nazareth, a Galilean city west of the Sea of Galilee She traveled, before the birth of Christ…

His strength Therefore, my dear ones, as you have always obeyed [my suggestions], so now, not only [with the enthusiasm you would show] in my presence but much more because I am absent, work out (cultivate, carry out to the goal, and fully complete) your own salvation with reverence and awe and trembling…

2 The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; a light has dawned on those living in the land of darkness. 1 “Come, everyone who is thirsty, come to the water; and you without silver, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without silver and without cost! 2 Why do you spend silver on…

Intro into the Psalms Many scholars of the OT believe Psalm 1 sets the tone for the enitre 150 pslams and this psalm presents an overview and an introduction to the psalms and the psalmists. For instance, this initial psalm tells us that there are only two kinds of people - godly and ungodly, wise and…

Pre-Introduction Introduction In June of 2016, acclaimed songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda, in his acceptance speech receiving “Best Score” for his highly successful musical “Hamilton” at the Tony Awards, he wrote a sonnet dedicated to his wife and in remembrance of the 50 people killed in the mass shooting…

A church was debating what color to paint the church building. One group passionately wanted white, while another was equally passionate about painting it blue. After several heated discussions, they finally decided to settle it with a vote. In the end, white won by a narrow margin. The next Sunday,…

The heart of the sin nature is selfishness. Because we are naturally selfish creatures we inevitably slide down the slippery slope of selfishness until we reach to the bottom of ingratitude. A young man with a bandaged hand approached the clerk at a post office. “Sir, could you please address this postcard…

Last week we spent some time looking at how hope has come for everyone. This week we are looking at how peace has come for everyone! We talked last week about how Jesus came as a hope for the gentiles. Michele Ivans brought up a point after the message that I really didn’t drive home as sometimes we…

Published: 02.07.2023 Words by: Dave Church@9.30 at St Thomas' Enfield NSW Sydney

Last week, Pastor Hyeon Son Lim was released from a North Korean labour camp, imprisoned for his faith. He stated on Sunday, “I learned to fully accept all of this as a form of God's love and discipline to make me stronger.” Pastor Lim found contentment, even under terrible circumstances. What does this say about us and our trivial discontentment? How should we look at our finances, time and relationships, as content Christians?

This sermon was preached on the 5th May 2024 at all services of Helensburgh and Stanwell Park Anglican Church