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They Went Everywhere Preaching – Sermon by Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones

A Sermon on Acts 8:4

Philip Proclaims Christ in Samaria

Now those who were scattered went about preaching the word. (ESV)

Christianity began as a small movement in a vast, often hostile Roman Empire. How did it grow? What factors contributed to it eventually becoming the dominant religion of the empire? Moreover, what may we learn from them as our culture reverts back to a hostile pagan one? Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones highlights the vital importance of men like Peter, Paul, and the other apostles as they preached the good news around the empire. Interestingly, he notes the role persecution played in the spread of the Gospel. However, Dr. Lloyd-Jones specifically points to the witness and testimony of ordinary members of the Christian church as being a means God regularly uses to spread the truth about Christ. His text is Acts 8:4, but Dr. Lloyd-Jones comments on how often the Holy Spirit uses ordinary Christians to preach the Word. He emphasizes that the spread of the Gospel comes by the preaching of the Word, not just talking about ourselves. We must consider today how God has used ordinary men and women in ordinary conversation preaching the extraordinary message of Christ to evangelize the world. Listen as Dr. Lloyd-Jones teaches us why “gossiping” the Gospel is of such great importance.

https://www.mljtrust.org/sermons-online/acts-8-4/they-went-everywhere-preaching/

David Gourley at Towerview Church Bangor

It was a privilege and great joy for my family and I to be invited by the Reverend Kathie & Dr Ivan Filby to spend a morning with the family of God who meet at Towerview Church Bangor.

Having the opportunity to share God’s heart and great desire for his children to share their stories of conversion and ongoing stories their lives lived in fellowship with him, our Great God and Saviour Jesus Christ was a wonderful blessing.

If you would like to invite me to come to your own church/fellowship/small group or even personally to share the burden and message that the Lord has given me to encourage the family of God with please get in touch. I’d love to hear your story too.

May the Lord bless us all.

David Gourley

Ards & North Down Christian Community Hub

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Keeping the Unity of the Spirit – a sermon from Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones

Do you ever struggle to get along with a brother or sister in Christ? Conflict is an ongoing part of life today, just as it was for the church at Ephesus. This challenging message by Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones opens Paul’s letter to the Ephesians and address how Believers can live in unity and peace. Rather than ignore sin or avoid confrontation, we must quickly exhort and forgive one another, guarding the unity of the Spirit, and guarding the fellowship of believers. This is supernatural unity that can only belong to those indwelt with the Spirit. Therefore, to not guard this unity is actually a grievance to the Holy Spirit. So how can we guard our Holy Spirit unity? Lloyd-Jones proclaims that being humble, gentle, patient, and bearing with one another are critical characteristics of believing relationships. We must do this because we love one another and we desire to guard our unity. Just as parents humbly serve and instruct their children with patience and gentleness, we must do the same thing with our brothers and sisters in Christ. This sermon will be a great encouragement to your personal fellowship with the church body.

https://www.mljtrust.org/sermons/keeping-the-unity-of-the-spirit/

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Reinhardt Buhr

I had to share this!

I came across Reinhardt Buhr by what many would call accidentally on YouTube. https://youtu.be/uB6pYdO7Dr8

I was amazed at the incredible talent this young man has and then noticed his t-shirt motif. It says, “Be Still and know that I am God”. That got me really interested.

So I looked him up. Here is the “about me” page of his website.

https://www.reinhardtbuhr.com/about-me

What an incredible and wonderful Saviour we have.

We can think ourselves to be the biggest sinner out there (a person who transgresses against divine law by committing an immoral act or acts against themselves or others), or be oblivious to our fallen nature, living out our lives in a hurricane of self destruction, but God has shown his love towards us.

How does God demonstrate His love for us? Why does God love us?

Here is something from https://www.compellingtruth.org/God-love-us.html

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