Word of Salvation – Vol.53 No.13 – April 2008   Is Being A Christian Really Worth It? A Sermon by Rev Jack Kapinga on Malachi 3:13-4:6 Scripture Reading:  Malachi 3:13-4:6 Suggested Singing:  BoW 198; 217; 387; 117; Rej 337; 523   Congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ, Introduction Do you sometimes wonder if it's really worth it? Is it really worth it to be a Christian? Is it really worth it to commit your life to the Lord? To truly live as a Christian comes at a high cost. For a start, God expects us to exchange our pride and self...

Word of Salvation – Vol.53 No.9 – March 2008   Robbing God A Sermon by Rev Jack Kapinga on Malachi 3:6-12 Scripture Reading:  Malachi 3:6-12 Suggested Songs:  BoW 148; 32; 218; 531   Brothers and Sisters in Christ. Introduction Congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ, There are times in all of our lives when we feel spiritually alive. We have a faith that is strong, we find it easy to rejoice in the Lord, prayer is not difficult, and we feel as though nothing can go wrong and nothing can get us down. We are keen to serve our God and...

Word of Salvation – Vol.53 No.6 – February 2007   The Day of Judgment A Sermon by Rev Jack Kapinga on Malachi 2:17-3:5   Scripture Reading:  Malachi 2:17-3:5 Suggested Singing:  BoW 383; 182; 517; 57a; Rej 41   Brothers and Sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ. 1. When will God's justice be done? As Christians we believe that we are God's people. We believe that God has chosen us and saved us and made us his own. And so we believe that he loves us and cares for us and blesses us in every way. But congregation, if that is so,...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 53 No.2 – January 2008   Breaking Faith   A Sermon by Rev Jack Kapinga on Malachi 2:10-16 Scripture Reading: Ephesians 5:25-33 Suggested Singing: BoW 149; 216; 367; Rej 295   Brothers and sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ. Introduction: I think it's fair to say that in our day and age, faithfulness is on the decline. In our day and age people are decreasing in their loyalty, their allegiances and their commitment. Let me give you some examples. There was a time when an AFL (or Rugby League) footballer would begin his career with a...

Word of Salvation – Vol.52 No.41 – November 2007   Giving Second-Best To God   By Rev. Jack Kapinga Text: Malachi 1:6-2:9 Other Reading: 1 Peter 2:4-12 Songs Used: BoW 145, 198, 465, 436, 215   Introduction. Brothers and sisters in Christ, There is a story that is told about a young couple. This young couple got married and on their wedding day they received many beautiful presents and gifts. But as so often happens, they did not have time to open all of their presents straight away. They had to go off on their honeymoon and besides they didn't have...

Word of Salvation – Vol.52 No.38 – October 2007   The Electing Love Of God Text: Malachi 1:1-5 Other Reading: Romans 9:1-16 Songs Used: BOW 115, 380, 392, 117, REJ2 337, 523   Introduction. Brothers and Sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ, (This opening paragraph should be omitted if this sermon is being used as a one off) Today we are going to begin a series of sermons from the prophecy of Malachi. Today and in the weeks ahead we are going to look at these 4 chapters together and we're going to see what God teaches us in this book....