Word of Salvation – Vol. 41 No. 36 – September 1996   A Sense Of History   Sermon by Rev. J. Haverland on 1Chronicles 1-3 Scripture Reading: 1Chronicles 1:1-4, 2:1-4, 10-17, 3:1-5a   Theme: The genealogies of Chronicles show that God is at work through history in the lives of His people to fulfil His purpose and His kingdom. Purpose: To show you that you, individually and corporately, are part of God's great purposes and His kingdom.   INTRODUCTION   Congregation of the Lord Jesus Christ. Many people are interested in following their family history.  They trace it back to their...

Word of Salvation – Vol.41 No.43 - November 1996   A Godly Prayer   Sermon by Rev J. A. Haverland on 1 Chronicles 4:9-10 Scripture Reading: 1Chronicles 4:9-10, 38-43   Congregation, There are times when our lives seem to get stuck in a rut.  When we seem to have slipped into a pattern, and we don't seem to be able to dig ourselves out of it, and everything seems to be against us.  We get discouraged, and we get down, and we get depressed, and our minds are full of doubt, and we don't seem to have any hope for the...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 27 No. 02 – October 1981   True Gratitude   Sermon by Rev. J. Vander Meulen on 1Chron.29:14b Scripture Reading: 1Chron.29:10-19 Psalter Hymnal: 323; 417; 123:1,4,5; 333: 468   Brothers and sisters in the Lord Jesus Christ, Have you ever stopped to think how easy it is to say that, you are thankful? We say thank you very much, we write: with many thanks, we say: thank you for the cup of tea and a minute later for the biscuit that goes with it. Saying 'thank you' goes very easy. It is mostly just a politeness...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 42 No. 15 – April 1997   Our Victorious King   A Sermon by Rev. J. Haverland on 1Chronicles 14 Scripture Readings: Psalm 72; 1Chronicles 11:1-3, 9; 1Chronicles 14   Congregation, There are some Christians who don't know a lot about the Old Testament, and that doesn't really bother them.  They don't really want to know a great deal about it either.  For them the New Testament seems so much more relevant, so much more applicable to their situation, while the Old Testament seems so far away and so far removed from our situation today.  What...

Word of Salvation – Vol.42 No.24 – June 1997   An Eternal Kingdom   A Sermon by Rev J Haverland on 1 Chronicles 17:1-15 Scripture Readings: Psalm 89:1-4, 19-52 Suggested Hymns: PsH 277; 372; 399   Congregation, One of the great themes that runs right through the whole of the Bible is the theme of the covenant – the relationship that God establishes with his people.  Now when you hear that word you will probably think of the covenant that God made with Abraham - to be his God and the God of his descendants after him.  And that's natural that...

Word of Salvation – Vol.41 No.40 - October 1996   Worshiping A Holy God   Sermon by Rev J A Haverland on 1 Chronicles 13 Scripture Reading: 1 Chronicles 13, 15:1-4, 11-15, 25-16:3   Congregation. There are a number of startling stories in the Bible – stories that make us sit up and take notice.  Some of those stories are notable because they are beautiful, and others because they are unusual.  Then there are still others that make us sit up and take note because they are so severe; they seem so harsh; they seem to support the view of some...

Word of Salvation – Vol.51 No.25 - July 2006   He Must Reign   A Sermon by Rev John Haverland on 1 Corinthians 15:24-28 Scripture Readings:  Psalm 110; Matthew 13:31-35   Theme: Paul describes the present progressive reign of Christ until his return and the final defeat of his enemies so that God may be supreme. Purpose: To encourage us with the assurance that Christ is reigning and that he will defeat all his enemies at the end.   Congregation, Some years ago J B Phillips, who did a translation of the New Testament, wrote a little paperback with the title,...