Word of Salvation – Vol.50 No.26 – July 2005   I Am Thirsty   Sermon by Rev John Haverland on John 19:28  Scripture Readings: Psalm 69; John 19:23-37   Congregation... You have probably had the experience of being busy doing something which absorbed all your attention so that you forgot about everything else going on around you. Maybe you were busy with a difficult task at work, or an intense conversation with someone, or you were absorbed in a book, or hobby or a project. Then, having been busy with this for some time, you come to the end of it...

Word of Salvation – Vol.51 No.15 – April 2006   Betrayed by How Many?   A Sermon by Rev Allan Quak on Matthew 26:47-56 Scripture Reading:  John 18:1-11 Suggested Hymns:  BoW 159; 154; 330; 416   Congregation in the Lord. When you go to the top part of the Niagara Falls there is a point which is called "the point of no return". No boat, no matter how powerful the engine, is able to pull away from the surging of water heading over the falls. Once that point is reached, a crash at the bottom of the falls is inevitable. In...

Confession is good for the soul, so I’ll say it right from the start: I could easily become a choc-a-holic!  I dislike going into supermarkets at this time of the year when the first thing that greets you inside the door of most grocery shops and department stores is... Easter Eggs!  To say nothing of a further tantalising assortment of chocolate products! I’m sure that there is a diabolical conspiracy afoot to get me to buy more of the stuff than is good for me.  These days when I pull into a service station to tank up my chariot, all is...