St Paul's Anglican & Methodist Komga ., Church Street (2025)

08/12/2025

Luke 5: 17 - 26;
Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man:
The religious leaders had spent some 400 years, since the return from exile, defining and discussing the huge body of religious traditions that had been accumulated. They were so concerned with there man-made traditions, that they often lost sight of scripture. Here these leaders felt threatened because Jesus challenged their sincerity and because the people were flocking to Him.
In Bible times the houses had flat roofs, made out of mud and straw. Outside stairways lead up to the roof. These men carried their friend up to the roof and removed enough of the roof to be able to lower the paralyzed man in front of Jesus
It wasn't the paralytic's faith that impressed Jesus, but the faith of his friends. Jesus responded to their faith by healing the man. For better or worse, our faith affects others. We cannot make another person a Christian, but we can do much through our words, actions and love to give him or her a chance to respond. Look for opportunities to bring your friends to the living Christ.
When Jesus told the man, his sins were forgiven, the religious leaders accused Jesus of blasphemy - claiming to be God or claiming to do only what God can do. In Jewish law blasphemy was punishable by death ( Leviticus 24: 16). In labeling Jesus' claim as blasphemous, the religious leaders showed they did not understand that Jesus is God, and He has the power to heal both the body and the soul. Forgiveness of sin was a sign that the Messianic age had come (Isaiah 40: 2; Joel 2: 32;) Micah 7: 18 - 19; Zechariah 13: 1;).
Jesus Christ is the Messiah and He is coming back. Let us not be like the Scribes, the Pharisees, the Sadducees and the Herodians, who were so busy arguing that Jesus was not the Messiah that they missed the boat. Trust and believe and get to know Jesus personally so that you can know where you are going to spend eternity.

07/12/2025

Matthew 3: 1 - 12;
John the Baptist Prepares the Way for Jesus:
ASV we look at John the Baptist's ministry, he was around about 30 years old when he started. His theme was "Repent" which means doing an about face - a 180° turn - from the self- centredness that leads to wrong actions such as lying, cheating, stealing, gossiping, taking revenge, abusing and indulging in s*xual immorality. A person who repents stops rebelling and begins following God's Way of living prescribed in His word. The first step to turning to God is to admit our sin, as John urged. Then God will receive you and help you live the way He wants. Remember only God can get rid of sin. He doesn't expect us to clean up our lives before we come to Him.
John the Baptist prepared the way for Jesus, it is now for us to prepare the way for those who do not know Jesus as they need to be prepared to meet him.
John was very different from the leader of the day. While many were greedy, selfish, and preoccupied with winning the praise of people. John was concerned only with the praise of God. Having separated himself from the evil and Hypocrisy of the day, John lived differently from other people to show that his message was new.

John the Baptist called people to more than words or ritual; He told them to change their behaviour. "Produce fruit in keeping with repentance" means that God looks beyond our words and religious activities to see if our conduct backs up what we say and He judges our words by the actions that accompany them. Do your actions match your words.
God's message hasn't changed since the Old Testament - people will be judged for their unproductive lives. God calls us to be active in our obedience. John compared people who claim they believe God but don't live for God to unproductive trees that will be cut down. To be productive for God, we must obey His teaching, resist temptation, actively serve and help others, and share our faith. How productive are you for God.

06/12/2025

Matthew 9: 35 - 10: 1, 5 - 8;
Jesus Urges The Disciples To Pray For Workers;
The Good News was that the long-awaited Messiah had finally come. His healing miracles were a sign that His teaching was true.
Jesus needs workers who know how to deal with people's problems. We can comfort others and show them the way to live because we have been helped with our problems by God and his laborers (2 Corinthians 1: 3 - 7;).
Ezekiel also compared Israel to sheep without a shepherd (Ezekiel 34: 5, 6) Jesus came to be the Shepherd, the One who could show people how to avoid life's pitfalls (John 10: 14).
Jesus, looking at the crowds following Him, referred to them as a field ripe for harvest. Many people are ready to give their lives to Christ, if someone will show them how. Jesus commands us to pray that people will respond to this need for workers. Often when we pray for something, God answers our prayers by using us. Be prepared for God to use you to show another person the way to Him.
Jesus called His disciples. He didn't draft them, force them, or ask them to volunteer; He chose them to serve Him in a special way. Christ calls us today, He doesn't twist our arms and make us do something we don't want to do. We can choose to join Him or remain behind. When Christ calls you, how do you respond?
Jesus sent the disciples only to the Jews because He came only to the Jews and it was for the Jews to take the Good News out to the world after Jesus' crucifixion and His rising from the dead. Soon Gentiles were streaming into the church. The Bible teaches that God's message of salvation, is for all people, regardless of race, s*x or national origin (Genesis 12: 3; Isaiah 25: 6; 56: 3 - 7; Malachi 1: 11; Acts 10: 34, 35; Roman's 3: 29, 30; Galatians 3: 28)
The Jews were waiting for a political and military kingdom that would free them from Roman rule. But Jesus was talking about a spiritual kingdom. The Gospel tells us still today that the kingdom is still near. Jesus, the Messiah, has already started His kingdom on earth in the hearts of His followers.
Jesus gave His disciples a principle to guide their actions as they ministered to others; "Freely you have received; Freely give." Because God has showered us with His blessing; we should give generously to others of our time, love and possessions. We need to adhere to what the Lord has commanded. This is a principle that is sorely lacking in our world today, we are called to care for each other. How are we doing on the caring level?

05/12/2025

Matthew 9: 27 - 31;
Jesus Heals Two Blind Men:
These two men followed Jesus calling out, "Have mercy on us, Son of David!" Son of David was a popular way of addressing Jesus as the Messiah because it was known that the Messiah would be a descendent of David (Isaiah 9: 7;). This is the first time the title is used in Matthew. Jesus' ability to give sight to the blind was prophesied in Isaiah 29: 18; 35: 5; 42: 7;
Jesus did not respond to their pleas immediately. He wanted to see if they had faith. Not everyone who says he or she wants help really believes that God can help them. Jesus may have wanted to question these men to emphasize and increase their faith. We often think that God is too slow in answering our prayers, we need to realize that He may be testing us as He did to the blind men. Do you believe that God can help you? Do you really want His help?
These blind men were persistent, they went right into the house where Jesus was staying. They knew that Jesus could heal them, and they would not alow anything to come in-between them and finding Jesus. That is true faith in action. If you believe Jesus is the answer to your every need, don't let anything or anyone stop you from reaching Him.
Jesus told them to keep quiet about His healing because He did not want to be known only as a miracle worker. He healed because He had compassion on people, but He also wanted to bring healing to a sin-sick world. We are living in a sin-sick world right now that needs that spiritual healing more now than ever before.
The Lord gave me a scripture this morning, "If you do not stand firm in your faith, you do not stand at all" ( Isaiah 7: 9). May we all Stand Firm in our faith.

04/12/2025

Matthew 7: 21 - 27;
Jesus Teaches About Those Who Build Houses on Rock and Sand:
Jesus exposed the people who sounded religious but had no personal relationship with Him. On the day of judgement, only our relationship with Christ - our acceptance of Him as our Savior and our obedience to Him - will matter. Many people think that they are "good" people and say religious things, they will be rewarded with eternal life. In reality, faith in Christ is what will count at the judgement. "That day" is the final day of reckoning when God will settle all accounts judging sin and rewarding faith.
To build "on the rock" means to be a hearing, responding, disciple, not a phony, superficial one. Practicing obedience becomes the solid foundation to weather the storms of life. Like a house of cards, the fools house will crumble. Most people don't deliberately set out to build on a false or inferior foundation, instead they just don't think about their life's purpose. Many people are headed for destruction, not out of stubbornness, but out of thoughtlessness.
Part of our responsibility as believers is to help others to stop and think about where their lives are headed and to point out the consequences of ignoring Christ's message. We need not just to follow Jesus, we need to get to know Him.

03/12/2025

Matthew 15: 29 - 39;
The crowds Marvel At Jesus' healings:
Many people were brought to Jesus with many different ailments, lame, blind, crippled, mute and many more, Jesus healed them all. Jesus is still able to heal broken lives, and we can be the ones that bring suffering people to Him. Who do you know who needs Christ's healing touch? You can bring them to Jesus through prayer or through explaining to them the reason for the hope you have (1 Peter 3: 15). Then let Christ do the healing.

Jesus Feeds Four Thousand.
This is a seperate event from the feeding of the 5000 (14: 13 - 21), confirmed by Mark 8:19,20.
This was the beginning of Jesus' expanded ministry to the Gentiles.
Jesus had already fed more than 5000 people with five loaves and two fishes. We need to remember that the word says 5000 men, not counting women and children, so there must have been at least 15000 people there.
Now we have 4000 men, not counting women and children. There must have been a minimum of 12000 people to feed on five loaves and a few small fish. The disciples threw their hands up in despair with the 5000 and Jesus showed them. Once again they threw their hands in the air perplexed. How easily we, like the disciples, throw up our hands in despair when faced with difficulty situations. Like the disciples, we often forget that if God has cared for us in the past, He will do the same now. When facing a difficult situation, remember how God cared for you and trust Him to work faithfully again.
Magadan was located on the West shore of the sea of Galilee. Also known as Dalmanutha (Mark 8: 10;) This was Mary Magdalene's hometown. Jesus left the crowd and went to Magadan (Dalmanutha)

02/12/2025

Luke 10: 21 - 24;
Jesus Praises God With the Return of The Seventy-Two:
Jesus thanked God that spiritual truth was for all, not just the elite. Many of life's rewards seem to go to the intelligent, the rich, the good-looking, or the powerful, but the kingdom of God is equally available to all, regardless of position or abilities. We come to Jesus, not through strength or brains, but through childlike trust.
Jesus is not opposed to scholarly pursuits, He is opposed to spiritual pride (being wise in one's own eyes). Join Jesus in thanking God that we all have equal access to Him. Trust in God's grace, not in your personal qualifications, for your citizenship in the kingdom.
Christ's mission was to reveal God the Father to people. His words brought understanding to difficult ideas. He explained God's love through parables, teachings and most of all, His life. By examining Jesus' actions, principles,and attitudes, we can understand God more clearly.
The disciples had a fantastic opportunity - they were eyewitnesses of Christ- the Son of God. But for many months they took Jesus for granted, not really listening to Him or obeying Him. Many left Him later on ( John 6: 60 - 66;). We also have a privileged position, with knowledge of 2000 + years of church history and the word of God to assist us. Yet often we take all these for granted. We must remember that with privilege comes responsibility. Because we are privileged to know so much about Christ, we must be careful to follow Him
Old Testament men of God such as David and the prophet Isaiah made many God-inspired predictions that Jesus fulfilled. As Peter later wrote, these prophets wondered what their words meant and when they would be fulfilled (1 Peter 1: 10 - 13). In Jesus words, they wanted to see what you see - the coming of God's kingdom.

30/11/2025

Matthew 24: 26 - 44;
Jesus Tells about Remaining Watchful:
It is a very good thing that we don't know exactly when Christ will return. If we knew the precise date, we may be tempted to be lazy in our work for Christ. Even worse yet, we may be tempted to keep sinning and then turn to God right at the end. Heaven is not our only goal, we have work to do here. And we must keep doing it until death or, until we see the unmistakable return of our God.
Christ's second coming will be swift and sudden. There will be no opportunity for last minute repentance or bargaining. The choices we have already made will determine our eternal destiny.
Jesus' purpose in telling about His return is not to stimulate predictions and calculations about the date, but to warn us to be prepared. Will you be ready? The only safe choice is to obey Him today.

29/11/2025

Luke 21: 34 - 36;
Jesus told His disciples to keep a constant watch for His return. Although +_ 2000 years have passed since He spoke these words, their truth remains. Christ is coming again and we need to watch and be spiritually fit. This means working faithfully at the tasks God has given us. Don't let your mind and spirit be dulled by careless living, drinking, or the careless pursuit of pleasure. Don't let the burdens of life overburden you, so that you will be ready to move at God's command.
We are not to be mislead by confusing claims or speculative interpretations of what will happen. We should not be afraid to proclaim Jesus Christ, no matter what they may say or do to us. We must stand firm by faith and not be surprised by persecutions. We must be morally alert, obedient to the command for living found in God's word.
Only days after telling the disciples to pray that they may escape persecution, Jesus Himself asked God to spare Him the agonies of the cross, if that was God's will. (22: 41 - 42). It is abnormal to want to suffer, but as Jesus' followers we are willing to suffer if by doing so we can help build God's kingdom.
We have two wonderful promises to help us as we suffer, God will always be with us (Matthew 28: 20;), and He will one day rescue us and give us eternal life (Revelation 21: 1 - 4;). This chapter was not given to promote discussions on prophetic timetables, but to stimulate right living for God in a world where He is largely ignored. Keep your eyes upon Jesus, stay faithful and true.

28/11/2025

Luke 21: 29 - 33;
Jesus Tells us to Read the Signs Foretold in the Word of God:
Jesus tells us that man can look at the signs of nature and know what season is about to appear. We look at the trees losing their leaves and we know that we are in Autumn and Winter is on its way. When the trees start making buds we know spring is about to arrive and so on. We know the signs of the world.
Jesus then says that many signs will come and people of that generation would see these signs and know that the Kingdom of heaven was near.
Jesus was talking to the apostles and when Jesus was crucified and ascended to be seated at God's right hand, the apostles went out proclaiming the Good News of the Kingdom of heaven. Many people were brought into the kingdom, Jews and Gentiles.
When Jesus said that heaven and earth will pass away but His word will never pass away, He had told them in 21: 6; that the temple would be destroyed, " not one stone would be left on another." This happened some 40 years later when many of them were still alive. The kingdom of heaven was near to all who heard the Good News and accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. Here Jesus was not talking about the second coming, He was talking about the destruction of the temple and ultimately the destruction of Jerusalem, which took place in A.D.70.
We can decipher the world and the seasons, but we don't want to accept the word of God. This world will pass away, but God is for eternity. Accept Him and His word and be saved.

27/11/2025

Luke 21: 20 - 28;
The "time of the Gentiles" began with Babylons destruction of Jerusalem in 586B.C. and the exile of the Jewish people. Israel was no longer an independent nation, but was under the control of Gentile rulers. In Jesus day Israel was under Roman Rule, and a Roman general would destroy the city in A.D. 70. Jesus was saying that the domination of God's people by His enemies would continue until God decided to end it. The "times of the Gentiles" refers not just to the repeated destructions of Jerusalem, but also to the continuing and mounting persecution of God's people until the end.
The picture of the coming persecutions and natural disasters is gloomy, but ultimately it is a cause not to worry but for great joy. When believers see these events happening, they will know that the return of the Messiah is near, and they can look forward to His reign of justice and peace.
Rather than being terrified by what is happening in our world, we should confidently await Christ's return to bring justice and restoration to His people.
We need to be ready, our Lord and Savior said that He will come like a thief in the night. When He comes everyone on earth will see Him at the same time. Are you ready?

26/11/2025

Luke 21: 10 - 19;
Jesus Tells About the Future:
Jesus said that nation would rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven. But before that there would be persecutions of the disciples, jail them. The persecutions soon began, Luke recorded many of them in the book of Acts. Paul wrote from prison that he suffered gladly because it helped him know Christ better and do Christ's work for the church ( Phillippians 3: 10; Colossians 1: 24). The early church thrived despite intense persecution. Infact, in the second century the church father Tertullian wrote, "The blood of Christians is seed," because opposition helped spread Christianity.
Jesus warned that in the coming persecutions His followers would be betrayed by their family members and friends. Christians of every age have had to face this possibility. This happened again in the last four years where people were so indoctrinated with fear that they turned against those that did not fall for the lies that were spread. Families turned against each other.
It is reassuring to know that even when we feel totally abandoned, the Holy Spirit will stay with us. He will comfort us, protect us, and give us the words we need. This assurance can give us the courage and hope to stand firm for Christ, no matter how difficult the situation. We need to look to God for the answers in life, not man. Man will deceive for their own hypocritical ways, but God will always lead us in the way, and the truth and ultimately the prize, if we follow Him, life in all it's abundance.

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