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Lot Leaving Sodom

This morning I want to look at a story of salvation. I want to consider an imperfect man, Lot, and how his faith saved him, and contrast that with a faithless woman, his wife, whose faith failed her. Luke 17, verses 26 to 35: And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall […]

Andrew McFarland Campbell 23 years agoJuly 24, 2022

Exhortations

An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD

An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the LORD for ever: Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against […]

Andrew McFarland Campbell 23 years agoJuly 24, 2022

Exhortations

Ye of little faith

There is an often misunderstood phrase that I want to consider today. It is a phrase used only by Christ, and he uses it in an immensely comforting sense. It is “ye of little faith”. It is first used in Matthew chapter 6, verses 25 to 33: Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought […]

Andrew McFarland Campbell 23 years agoJuly 24, 2022

Exhortations

Roman Centurions

This morning I want to draw your attention to something that is perhaps slightly subtle in the New Testament. It’s a subtle connection between a handful of people we meet, who all have the same job. They are all Roman Centurions. The Romans were not noted for being particularly compassionate. We are all familiar with […]

Andrew McFarland Campbell 23 years agoJuly 24, 2022

Exhortations

The Amonites

Have you ever wondered why Abraham did not inherit the land while he was still alive? Or why did Jacob and his sons end up in Egypt, instead of staying in Canaan and becoming a great nation there? I don’t think there is a simple answer to either of those questions. The fact that Abraham […]

Andrew McFarland Campbell 23 years agoJuly 24, 2022

Exhortations

David and Nabal

I want to look this morning at an incident from the life of David. Particularly in his early life, David was an immensely passionate man. Yes, he was deeply spiritual, but he also felt powerful emotion, perhaps even prone to over reacting on occasion. The particular incident I want to look at is in 1 […]

Andrew McFarland Campbell 23 years agoJuly 24, 2022

Exhortations

One Body

As I was preparing this exhortation, reading the three passages for today, There was one that jumped out at me, because it described this ecclesia, and it described it well. Romans 12, verses 4 to 10: For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: So we, […]

Andrew McFarland Campbell 23 years agoJuly 24, 2022

Exhortations

Looking at Jonah

The book of Jonah is very short. It is about Jonah, who was around at the time of King Jeroboam the second, fairly early on in the history of Israel. It tells the story of Jonah being sent to the people of Nineveh, but it isn’t really about the message Jonah gave. In fact, all […]

Andrew McFarland Campbell 23 years agoJuly 24, 2022

Exhortations

The Roman Soldier

This morning, think of yourself as a Roman soldier. You are part of a massive army, which provides the backbone for the greatest empire the world has ever known. You and your colleagues are the ultimate authority. It’s the first century AD. There’s been a lot of talk in some parts of the Empire about […]

Andrew McFarland Campbell 23 years agoJuly 24, 2022

Exhortations

The Pool of Bethesda

The healing of the man at the pool of Bethesda in John chapter 5 is a good example of Christ’s compassion for his followers, or his potential followers. And a certain man was [at the pool of Bethesda], which had an infirmity thirty and eight years. When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he […]

Andrew McFarland Campbell 24 years agoJuly 24, 2022