Partakers Christian Podcasts

  Sermon - God, the Church and the Internet (John 17:13-19 & Romans 12:3-13) 13 ‘I am coming to you now, but I say these things while I am still in the world, so that they may have the full measure of my joy within them. 14 I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world. 15 My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. 16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of it. 17 Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth. 18 As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world. 19 For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified. (John 17v13-19) 3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. 4 For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have t

  Sermon - Living in the face of alienation and its cure 1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To God’s elect, exiles, scattered throughout the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia, 2 who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to be obedient to Jesus Christ and sprinkled with his blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance. (1 Peter 1:1-2) 11 Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul. 12 Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us. (2 Peter 2:11-12)   Introduction The author Who is Peter? What is the letter all about? Who is the letter to? 1. God God is Trinity Trinity is Love Indivisible Trinity is a Love Relationship God the Father foreknew! God the Spirit sanctifies! God the Son sacrifices. 2. Therefore! You are c

Psalm 88 If you can, as you read and listen to Psalm 88, feel the agony of the Psalmist and ask the same questions he does, particularly in regards to our recent troubles across the world...   Right mouse click or tap here to save/download this Psalm as a MP3 file Psalm 88 A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah. For the director of music. According to mahalath leannoth. A maskilof Heman the Ezrahite. 1 LORD, you are the God who saves me; day and night I cry out to you. 2 May my prayer come before you; turn your ear to my cry. 3 I am overwhelmed with troubles and my life draws near to death. 4 I am counted among those who go down to the pit; I am like one without strength. 5 I am set apart with the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom you remember no more, who are cut off from your care. 6 You have put me in the lowest pit, in the darkest depths. 7 Your wrath lies heavily on me; you have overwhelmed me with all your waves. 8 You have taken from me my closest friends and have ma

God - so what? Ezekiel 36v22-28   God - so what? Ezekiel 36:22-28 Right mouse click and save to download the MP3 file of this sermon. The Context - Story of Ezekiel from Chapter 2 onwards... a. Symbolic Actions (Ezekiel 4:1-5v17) Lying down facing a map (4v1-8) Eating siege rations cooked on cow's dung (4v9-17) Cutting off hair and destroying it (5v1-17) b. Vision of Jerusalem (8v1-11v25) Idolatry in Temple (8v1-18) Unfaithful in Jerusalem are killed (9v1-11) Actions of the cherubim (10v1-22) Exile and restoration announced (11v1-21) Glory of God leaves Jerusalem (11v22-25) c. Symbolic Actions (12v1-20) Digging through wall of his house (12v1-16) Eating in fear (12v17-20) d. Prophecy Concerning Israel (12v21-24v27) Judgment is very near (12v21-28) Against false prophets (13v1-23) Against idolatry (14v1-8) Against false prophets (14v9-11) Israel's sin history (20v1-44) Death of Ezekiel's wife (24v15-27) and he isn't allowed to show any public mourning. e. Prophecy Concerning Fore

Psalm 91 1 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of Yahweh, "He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust." 3 For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly pestilence. 4 He will cover you with his feathers. Under his wings you will take refuge. His faithfulness is your shield and rampart. 5 You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day; 6 nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, nor of the destruction that wastes at noonday. 7 A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it will not come near you. 8 You will only look with your eyes, and see the recompense of the wicked. 9 Because you have made Yahweh your refuge, and the Most High your dwelling place, 10 no evil shall happen to you, neither shall any plague come near your dwelling. 11 For he will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you in all your ways.

Psalm 103   (read by Pammy)   103:1 Praise Yahweh, my soul! All that is within me, praise his holy name!  103:2 Praise Yahweh, my soul, and don't forget all his benefits;  103:3 who forgives all your sins; who heals all your diseases;  103:4 who redeems your life from destruction; who crowns you with loving kindness and tender mercies;  103:5 who satisfies your desire with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.  103:6 Yahweh executes righteous acts, and justice for all who are oppressed.  103:7 He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the children of Israel.  103:8 Yahweh is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness.  103:9 He will not always accuse; neither will he stay angry forever.  103:10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor repaid us for our iniquities.  103:11 For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his loving kindness toward those who fear him. ~~~~~~~~~~ 103:12 As far as the

Why I am a Christian!   The Apostle John, writing in 1 John 5:9-12 - "We accept man's testimony, but God's testimony is greater because it is the testimony of God, which he has given about his Son. Anyone who believes in the Son of God has this testimony in his heart. Anyone who does not believe God has made him out to be a liar, because he has not believed the testimony God has given about his Son. And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life." Why Is It So? A testimony is an assertion offering firsthand authentication of a fact. For the Christian Disciple, classically it is generally expressed as how they became a Christian Disciple. But I think it is more than just how, and should expressly include why you are a Christian Disciple. I wonder what is your testimony about how you became a Christian Disciple? When was the last time you thanked our God for your testimony? Have