GUEST POST - A Sermon Preached at the ACK St. James Buruburu during the Holy Communion Service in the first service Lectionary Readings (Holy Communion): Psalm 130 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27 2 Corinthians 8:7-24 (Not referred to) Mark 5:21-43 Introduction Once upon a time, phrases such as claiming and receiving, naming and getting, believing and receiving were … [Read more...]
I Tell You No! But Unless You Repent…
GUEST POST - A Sermon Preached during the Spiritual Empowerment Text: Luke 12:54-13:1-9 Introduction Friends, we may never tell why good things happen to bad people or why bad things happen to good people. But one thing is clear, when bad things happen to those whom we presume to be bad, we rejoice and inside our hearts we celebrate that at last God has punished … [Read more...]
God – the Defender of the Faithful Ones
GUEST POST - A Sermon Preached at the ACK St. James Buruburu during Baptism in the Kiswahili Service (11:30am) on Sunday 29th April, 2018 Lectionary Readings (5th Sunday of Easter): Psalm 44:15-26 Daniel 3:16-28 Hebrews 11:32-12:2 Introduction The setting of both Psalm 44 and the Daniel 3 readings is the Babylonian exile period. The readings are against the … [Read more...]
This Thorn in My Flesh – Can it be Transformed?
A Sermon preached at the ACK St. James’ Church – Buruburu on Sunday 22nd April, 2018 during the English Service. Texts: 2 Kings 5:1-10 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 Introduction Literally, a thorn or kudho (I don’t know what you call it in your mother tongue), a sharp-pointed woody projection on the stem or other part of a plant. So, kudho is something very sharp, and … [Read more...]
Christ’s Resurrection – A Shift from Judaism (Religion) to Spiritual Transformation
A Sermon Preached on Easter Sunday during the Holy Communion on Sunday 1st April, 2018 Holy Communion Lectionary Readings: Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 Acts 10:34-43 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 John 20:1-18 Introduction Christ’s mission was very clear when He landed on earth; it was to save mankind. In order to do this, He consistently laboured not only to bring about … [Read more...]