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Honouring Fathers
Worship Service: Sermon only - June 16, 2013
The role of fathers in the lives of children and the role of men in the community is irreplaceable. This Sunday we will encourage men to step into this role. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Westville, RSA
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Captivity Part 2 - The Prisoners Paradox
Worship Service: Sermon only - June 09, 2013
When we are in spiritual captivity in our lives we have to wrestle and come to terms with our own mental state. How can we be at peace when we find ourselves stuck and unhappy in our lives? How can we hold on to the hope of a better future? | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Westville, RSA
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Captivity Part 3 - Free the Captives
Worship Service: Sermon only - June 09, 2013
There are times when we get spiritually stuck in life. There are times when endurance is the primary virtue of our spiritual state. But what can we do to provide the conditions in which we can be set free? | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Westville, RSA
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Captivity, Part 1 - The Value of Captivity
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - May 19, 2013
In the story of the Bible God allows His chosen people to be taken away into captivity. Enemies come and destroy the temple and all of Jerusalem and take the people far away from the Promised Land. What was the value of this experience for the people and what is the value in our lives of times when we are taken far away from where we want to be? | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith | Westville, RSA
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Honouring Motherhood
Worship Service: Sermon only - May 12, 2013
Our relationship with our mothers is so precious and important that the Lord commands us to honour them. In this Mother's Day sermon we examine this concept. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Westville, RSA
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Begin a New Life, Part 4 - Starting Over
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - May 05, 2013
"A new life." - People often talk about starting over, or getting a new start in life. We are also told in many places "to examine ourselves, recognize and admit to our sins, pray to the Lord, and begin a new life." What are the factors that influence people's success in this effort? | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons | Westville, RSA
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Begin a New Life, Part 3 - Why Prayer is Essential in Changing Our Lives
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - April 28, 2013
This Sunday we're continuing our series on beginning a new life. In the past 2 weeks we talked about seeing a problem in ourselves and owning it. Then what? Do you need help dealing with your issues? The Lord can help us in huge ways if we know how to get His help. | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith | Westville, RSA
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Begin a New Life, Part 2 - Own the Problem
Worship Service: Sermon only - April 21, 2013
If you want to make a new beginning you have to take responsibility for the problems--the old life you are trying to leave behind. Unless we acknowledge our problems and shortcomings we have no hope of making any real changes in our life. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Westville, RSA
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Begin a New Life, Part 1 - Self Examination in the Lord's Presence
Worship Service: Sermon only - April 14, 2013
What is the one key to make self-examination effective and for us to feel real hope when we discover our faults? | By Rt. Rev. Peter M. Buss, Sr. | Westville, RSA
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The Problems with Loosening the 10 Commandments
Worship Service: Sermon only - April 07, 2013
There are times in life when doing a "good enough" job just won't cut it. When is that the case in our spiritual lives? Are you doing a good enough job of keeping the 10 Commandments? Will that cut it? | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith | Westville, RSA
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Good News From Mark, Part 14 - He is Risen
Worship Service: Sermon only - March 31, 2013
This is the last week of our Good News Series. From January through now we have been talking about the Good News from the Gospel of Mark. This week we will talk about why the good news that the Lord Jesus Christ is risen is the best news of all. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Westville, RSA
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Good News From Mark, Part 11 - Staying Awake
Worship Service: Sermon only - March 24, 2013
This week is Palm Sunday. However, in the sermon series we will be talking about the Lord's Second Coming. What's the number one thing the Lord warns us to do given all the terrible things that take place during the end times? Stay awake. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Westville, RSA
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Good News From Mark, Part 10 - Going Into Enemy Territory With Love
Worship Service: Sermon only - March 17, 2013
This week we're reading about how Jesus went to Jerusalem, knowing that people were going to do all they could to take Him down. How did He respond to their challenges and what can we learn from it? | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith | Westville, RSA
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Good News From Mark, Part 9 - Hard as Stone or Soft as Down
Worship Service: Sermon only - March 10, 2013
There is a tension in our lives between strength and changeability. This week we will explore this tension as it applies to the life of our souls. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Westville, RSA
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Good News From Mark, Part 8 - Jesus Christ is a Person, Not a Vending Machine
Worship Service: Sermon only - March 03, 2013
There is a way of thinking about God that tries to turn Him into a servant. The truth is much more exciting and challenging. Jesus Christ is a person who is God. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Westville, RSA
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Good News From Mark, Part 6 - Be Opened!
Worship Service: Sermon only - February 17, 2013
Did you grow up in a church environment? How has that affected your spiritual life today positively or negatively? There are significant advantages to growing up in a church environment and there also problems that 'church people' often have that other people don't. The stories we're going to read from Mark this week will help us identify some of those problems so that we can deal with them and gain the full benefit of being part of a religious community. | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith | Westville, RSA
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Good News From Mark, Part 5 - Are You Giving Too Much?
Worship Service: Sermon only - February 10, 2013
Jesus couldn't get a minute to Himself. He was constantly being flocked by a needy crowd of people. This week we will explore how the physical tension of serving others vs. getting some down time reflects a tension in our spiritual lives. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Westville, RSA
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Good News From Mark, Part 4 - Don't Tell Anyone
Worship Service: Sermon only - February 03, 2013
There's this confusing thing that happens a number of times in the Gospel of Mark. The Lord heals someone in an amazing way but then tells them not to tell anyone. Why not? Other times He specifically tells people to go and tell people what has happened. What's the difference? This Sunday we're going to see if we can figure out what's going on here and also what we can learn about when we need to keep quiet and when we need to spread the good news. | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith | Westville, RSA
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Good News From Mark, Part 3 - Who Is this Oke?
Worship Service: Sermon only - January 27, 2013
If we are going to follow the Lord, we need to know who He is. In Mark, we can see how the disciples who followed the Lord had a growing understanding of who the Lord is and what it means to follow Him. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Westville, RSA
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Good News From Mark, Part 2 - Healing the Soul
Worship Service: Sermon only - January 20, 2013
Our Souls can get run down, beat up, and even sick. During Jesus Christ's life He healed many people. This Sunday we will investigate what the miracles of healing can teach us about healing our souls. If you missed the 1st of the series click on the link below. And you can find more resources for this series at www.newchurchwestville.co.za/mark Previous sermon copies can be easily found on the website. Go to www.newchurchwestville.co.za/sermons | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Westville, RSA
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Good News From Mark, Part 1 - Repent and Believe in the Gospel
Worship Service: Childrens Talk & Adult Sermon - January 13, 2013
This Sunday we begin a new sermon series, "Good News from Mark." From now until Easter we will reading through the Gospel of Mark and exploring what good news it has for our lives. In this sermon we focus on the first words of Jesus Christ, "Repent and believe in the gospel." Find more resources at www.newchurchwestville.co.za/mark | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith | Westville, RSA
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How to Be as Happy as the Angels
Worship Service: Children & Adult - December 25, 2012
The angels were so happy to get to tell the good news to the shepherds that the Lord had been born. What can we learn from the angels about how to be happy? | By Rev. Malcolm G. Smith | Westville, RSA
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Fulfilment
Worship Service: Sermon only - December 23, 2012
| By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Westville, RSA
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Why Was the Lord, God of the Universe, Born as a Helpless Human Being
Worship Service: Sermon only - December 16, 2012
The birth of the Lord as a human being is one of the greatest miracles of all time. This Sunday we will talk about why the Lord chose to be born in the flesh as a human being with all the problems that comes with it. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Westville, RSA
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Saviour, King, Teacher, Man of Sorrows
Worship Service: Sermon only - December 09, 2012
The Lord told humanity that He was coming and what He would be like when He came. The Lord needed us to know what He was going to do when He came so we would be able to recognise Him. This week we look at four things that the Lord told us He would do for us through His Coming. | By Rev. Derrick Lumsden | Westville, RSA
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