Word of Salvation – Vol. 25 No. 19 – January 1979   Jeremiah: A Prophet Called By God   Sermon by Rev. D. J. Van Garderen, Th. Grad. on Jeremiah 1:4-5 Scripture reading: Ephesians 2:1-10, Jeremiah 1:1-10 Psalter Hymnal: 187:1, 2, 4, 6; 288:1, 2, 5; 385; 122:1, 2, 5; 208; 493   Dear Congregation, More is known of the life of Jeremiah than of any other of the Old Testament prophets. Not only does the prophecy which bears his name contain God's message, but time and again we are confronted with Jeremiah's feelings, his emotions, his thoughts and the way...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 27 No. 22 – March 1982   My Father: Lord Of The Nations   Sermon by Rev. D.K. Baird, Th. Grad. on Jeremiah 51:15-26 Scripture Reading: Jer.51:11-26. Psalter Hymnal: 311; 601 (Book of Worship); 226; 142; 489   Sometimes things go wrong in our lives.  If they are just small things we will probably shrug them off:             - the children will be better again in a day or two;             - a missed opportunity - "well you can't win them all!" Larger things, however, may be harder.  We make mistakes, or others make them for...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 44 No.30 – August 1999   Healthy, Wealthy And Wise   Sermon by Rev S Bajema on Jeremiah 9:23-24 Scripture Readings: Jeremiah 9:1-24   Dear Church of our Lord Jesus... Isn't this world we live in one huge ball of confusion?  Never before has there been so much insecurity in our nation as to who we are, and where we should be going.  The traditional values of progress, the belief that the scientists will find the answers, and we'll arrive in this great modern dream – it’s all gone!  The latest theory to hit our universities...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 40 No.12 – March 1995   How Not To Heal The Wounded   Sermon by Rev. John Westendorp on Jeremiah 8:4-12 Scripture Readings: Hebrews 3:12 - 4:2; 1Corinthians 10:1-13 Suggested Hymns: BoW 359; 497; 443; 358   Theme: Superficial healers miss God's diagnosis of the fatal disease.   Introd:            It’s easy to be a superficial healer... to patch over serious diseases. We see it all the time in government and in politics. Our society has heaps of serious social problems.  It's a sick society.             Alcohol and drug abuse continue to increase.             AIDS continues to...

Word of Salvation – Vol.52 No.1 - January 2007   At the Crossroads A Sermon by Rev John Haverland on Jeremiah 6:16 Scripture Readings: Jer 6:13-30; Phil 3:17-4:9; Mt 7:13-29, 11:25-30   Theme: At a critical time Judah is urged to choose the path of the Lord and to follow him. Purpose: To emphasise the necessity of choosing to follow the Lord and walk in his ways.   Congregation, Many of us have had the experience of travelling by car and trying to head for a certain place. As you went on your journey you came to an intersection - to...

Word of Salvation – Vol.52 No.5 - February 2007   External Religion A Sermon by Rev John Haverland on Jeremiah 7:21-23 Scripture Readings:  Jer 7:1-29; Rom 2:17-29, Mt 23:23-39   Theme: The Lord rejected Judah's sacrifices and called for genuine covenantal obedience. Purpose: To warn against the practice of mere external religion and urge obedience arising from a genuine relationship with the Lord.   Congregation, The beginning of this book of Jeremiah informs us that he began his ministry in the thirteenth year of Josiah, king of Judah. Josiah was only eight years old when he became King and he reigned...

Word of Salvation – Vol.52 No.9 - March 2007   Where is Your Boast? A Sermon by Rev John Haverland on Jeremiah 9:23-24 Scripture Readings:  Jeremiah 8:4-12, 9:10-24; 1 Corinthians 1:10-2:5   Theme: People are not to boast in their own achievements but rather in the Lord. Purpose: To discourage trust in our own resources and direct us to know the Lord and his love, justice and righteousness.   Congregation, We all have things we are proud of. Maybe you take special pride in something you have made - a piece of furniture, a dress you have sewn, a cross-stitch you...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 35 No. 34 – September 1990   Trusting In Deceptive Words   Sermon by Rev. J. Rogers on Jeremiah 7:1-26   Introduction   Congregation of the Lord Jesus Christ, Every Sunday morning when we come together to worship the Lord and we hear the Law of God read to us.  Week by week we are reminded in this way of the kind of life God expects us, His people, to live.  But as that Law is read to us,we are also made aware of our short-comings and the sins we have committed against the Lord in...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 44 No.15 – April 1999   Competing With Horses   Sermon by Rev A.J. Quak on Jeremiah 12 Scripture Reading: Jeremiah 12 Suggested Hymns: BoW 159; 389; 18B   Beloved in the Lord Jesus Christ. This is a very special piece of Scripture.  It's as if Jeremiah has ripped a page out of his spiritual diary and shown it to us.  Here is a man who was used by the Holy Spirit to put part of the Word of God on paper. Here is a man who stood before king and countrymen boldly proclaiming the doom...

Word of Salvation – Vol.39 No.40 - October 1994   Cinderella With Amnesia   Sermon: by Revd. J. W. Westendorp Text: Jeremiah 2:1-13 Reading: Ephesians 4:21-33; Jeremiah 2:1-13 Singing: BoW 65, 167, 489, 121a   Theme: God, as spurned Bridegroom, concerned about Israel's apostasy.   Introd:            I have a book on my shelf that has the title: "Cinderella with Amnesia". But it's not a fairy tale book... it's a book about the church. The church forgetting who she is. That figure of Cinderella is a good realistic image of the church. We know only too well what the church of Jesus...

Word of Salvation – Vol.39 No.33 - September 1994   Finding God’s Favour In The Desert   Sermon: by Revd. M.C. DeGraaf Text: Jeremiah 31:2 Reading: Jeremiah 32   Brothers and sisters, Very few of us, even though we have lived in this great dry country of Australia most of our lives, have ever really seen a desert.  Some of us who have been to Uluru or the Kimberleys, have travelled along the edges of some.  But most of us have not been much further inland than Mildura or Dubbo.  We've seen the great flat dryness, but a real desert?  No,...

Word of Salvation - March 2011   GRACE AND PEACE TO GOD’S ELECT, Rev. John de Jongh (Sermon 1 in a series on 1 Peter)   Reading – Jeremiah 1:4-10 Text – 1 Peter 1:1-2 Songs: 378:1-3; The price is paid; Psalm 148 (Michelle Lodder version); I sought the Lord; 533     Outline (for bulletin)   1: From … Peter an apostle of Jesus Christ   2: To … God's elect resident aliens scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia, according to the foreknowledge of God the Father through the sanctifying work of the Spirit for obedience to Jesus...

Word of Salvation - Vol.51 No.18 - May 2007   Pray for the City A Sermon by Rev John Haverland on Jeremiah 29:1-14 Scripture Readings:  2 Kings 24:8-17; 1 Timothy 2 Theme: The exiled people of Israel were called to settle down in Babylon and seek the well-being of that city and trust that God would bring them home. Purpose: As a pilgrim people Christians are to seek the good of the cities we are in, trusting that one day we will receive a heavenly city.   Brothers and Sisters in Christ. Most of us have had the experience of moving...

Word of Salvation - Vol.52 No.34 - September 2007   I Told You So! Rev. John Haverland Text: Jeremiah 52 Reading: Matt 25:31-46   Theme: The city of Jerusalem fell to the Babylonians in fulfilment of God's prophecies through Jeremiah because of Judah's sin. Purpose: To warn of the certainty of God's coming judgement and the need for repentance and faith.   How many times have you heard the words, 'I told you so!' Don't answer that - because you have probably heard that said more times than you care to remember! It is usually said by someone who has been...

Word of Salvation - Vol.52 No.30 - August 2007   Murphy's Law A Sermon by Rev John Haverland on Jeremiah 41:16-43:7 Scripture Reading:  Hebrews 11:32-12:3   Theme: The small remnant in Judah reject God's word and God's prophet and flee to Egypt. Purpose: To urge you to seek God's guidance, listen to his word and do what it says. (A books of sermons on Jeremiah by Rev Phillip Ryken was useful in the preparation of this sermon, as well as others in this series.)   Introduction to the Scripture reading: Before we read this part of God's Word let's examine the...

Word of Salvation - Vol.52 No.26 - July 2007   Book Burning A Sermon by Rev John Haverland on Jeremiah 36 Scripture Readings: Psalm 119:81-96; John 5:31-47 Theme: The Word of God through Jeremiah was written down and read to the people, the officials and the king, but was largely ignored. Purpose: To emphasise the importance of reading and hearing God's written Word and responding to it in faithfulness and obedience. Note to readers: For Australian statistics on Bible reading see the Australian National Church Life Survey. 2005 figures were quoted in an article by Rev Bill Bosker in Trowel &...

Word of Salvation – Vol.52 No.22 – June 2007   A Sound Investment?   A Sermon by Rev John Haverland on Jeremiah 32 Scripture Readings:  Matthew 6:19-24; Luke 16:1-9   Theme: The Lord commands Jeremiah to buy family land in the certainty of the return from exile. Purpose: To show that nothing is impossible for God and he will always keep his promises no matter how bleak the circumstances appear to us. (I want to acknowledge a book of sermons by Rev Philip Ryken that was helpful to me in this sermon, and in others in this series).   Brothers and...