Sermons

Pastor Nick Cassidy from Cork Church in Ireland shares with us about being delivered from torment. Many Christians walk through life heavy laden. It can stem from sin, or sometimes from not fully understanding the new covenant we have through Jesus. Isaiah tells us that if we try to make our own light — add our righteousness to Christ's — we'll lay down in torment. Jesus invites those who are heavy laden to come to Him, and He will give them rest. Our part is faith that Christ's work on the cross was complete.

Like Moses, when battles come, our first instinct should be to turn to God. Claude Houde reminds us in these difficult times, when our arms grow weary, to call on others for support. As these principles become a reality in our lives, and when the victories come, we must impart them to the next generation.

Isaiah, Ezekiel, and a few of the disciples all experienced God's glorious presence. If we're not careful, like the disciples, we can be tempted to build an altar around our own mountain top experiences. In these examples, they were all sent out of God's presence. We're not to remain on the mountain top. We're to take God's glory to the masses.

Jesus's final recorded statement—even after "It is finished"—was, "Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit." We see at the end of His human life, as our example, the first act of faith under the New Covenant. Just as Jesus did, we can commit our life to God. He is a faithful Father.

We live in a generation when many are carrying wounds from fathers, husbands and men. Our image of our heavenly Father is often distorted by these earthly relationships. Scripture shows us that we are highly valued by God, and that through Christ we are grafted into the family of God. The father accepts us, approves of us, is attentive to us, affectionate and gives us godly authority.

We see in scripture that God has a calendar, timeline and agenda of when and how He plans to operate. However, we also see that the persistent faith of believers can move Heaven.