SERMON TOPIC: The Bible
BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 22 May 2020
Sermon synopsis: Why do we study the Bible?
It is a life fulfilling activity.
It is a life enriching activity. (John 10 v 10)
It increases our ability to witness to others.
It is the chief/main way in which.....
SERMON TOPIC: Elisha
BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 25 October 2019
Sermon synopsis: Elisha was Elijah’s successor. His ministry lasted for over 50 years. His name means God (Eli/Elohim) is salvation. It is noted for its similarity to Jesus’ name.
SERMON TOPIC: Jude - Part 2
BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 8 April 2019
Sermon synopsis: If the fifth book of the New Testament is called “The Acts of the Apostles”, then it is perhaps fair to call the book of Jude; “The Acts of the Apostates”
SERMON TOPIC: Jude - Part 1
BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 27 October 2018
Sermon synopsis: If the fifth book of the New Testament is called “The Acts of the Apostles”, then it is perhaps fair to call the book of Jude; “The Acts of the Apostates”
The book of Jude can be paralleled with.....
SERMON TOPIC: Hosea - Part 3
BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 10 June 2018
Sermon synopsis: Overview of the Book of Hosea
Part 1 – the prophet's married life
Part 2 – Israel’s unfaithfulness and God’s judgement on them
Part 3 – Israel’s conservation and renewal
SERMON TOPIC: Hosea - Part 2
BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 25 March 2018
Sermon synopsis: Part 2 looks at Israel’s unfaithfulness and God’s judgment on them.
SERMON TOPIC: Hosea - Part 1
BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 22 October 2017
Sermon synopsis: There is more information about this period of time in the Bible than any other – including the gospel period. The name Hosea means, salvation, or He saves or He helps (important to bear in mind.....
SERMON TOPIC: Whats the issue with the Antichrist
BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 25 June 2017
Sermon synopsis: What we are certain of:
The Anti-Christ can also be called the pseudo-Christ or the false-Christ etc.
The Anti-Christ comes out of the old Roman empire.
He has human authority.
He is also.....
SERMON TOPIC: Mystery Babylon
BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 26 March 2017
Sermon synopsis: This is a serious subject as Babylon is mentioned over 300 times in the Bible, It is the site of the first world empire, first world dictator and related to the last world dictator. The first.....
SERMON TOPIC: Ruth
BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 29 January 2017
Sermon synopsis: Naomi had to be exiled in order to be redeemed.
What the law could not provide for Naomi – grace/love did (Naomi was not welcomed back when she first arrived).
Ruth does not replace Naomi – (the.....
SERMON TOPIC: The Rise of King David - Part 2
BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 16 October 2016
Sermon synopsis: 2 Samuel 5:3-5 When all the elders of Israel had come to King David at Hebron, the king made a covenant with them at Hebron before the Lord, and they anointed David king over Israel. David was.....
SERMON TOPIC: The Rise of King David
BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 11 September 2016
Sermon synopsis: 1 Sam 17:12-23 (ESV) 12 Now David was the son of an Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah, named Jesse, who had eight sons. In the days of Saul the man was already old and advanced in years.[a] 13 The.....
SERMON TOPIC: Morale and Morality
BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 29 May 2016
Sermon synopsis: Joshua’s two fold call -Man and God, similar to Elijah and Elisha’s journey:
- (Joshua 1 V 7) Morale
- (Joshua 1 V 7 – 9) Morality
SERMON TOPIC: What can we learn from the date of Jesus Birth
BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 20 December 2015
Sermon synopsis: Exodus 12:1 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in Egypt, (2)This month is to be for you the first month, the first month of your year.
Luke 2:8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields.....
SERMON TOPIC: Hidden mysteries
BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 30 August 2015
Sermon synopsis: A look at the significance of the red heifer in prophecy, the parallels between the seat of Satan in Pergamum and the Nazi's stadium in Nuremberg, and the symbolism of the Holocaust at Auschwitz and.....
SERMON TOPIC: The foundation stone
BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 31 May 2015
Sermon synopsis: Isaiah 28:16 (NRSV) therefore thus says the Lord God, See, I am laying in Zion a foundation stone, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation: "One who trusts will not panic."
John.....
SERMON TOPIC: The house of Joseph
BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 25 January 2015
Sermon synopsis: John 4 v 11 – 18 is a story we hear from Sunday school. It reveals to us that just like the Jews, the Samaritans also struggled to understand the spiritual truth that Jesus speaks of.
SERMON TOPIC: Joseph and his sons
BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 23 November 2014
Sermon synopsis: Numbers in the bible have meaning, numbers one to ten have their meanings and so does the number 12 (and others). But number eleven is skipped, Joseph is the eleventh son of Jacob, his number has no.....
SERMON TOPIC: The Fall of Adam
BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 19 October 2014
Sermon synopsis: 1 Corinthians 15:45-47 So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam, a life-giving spirit. The spiritual did not come first, but the natural, and after that the.....
SERMON TOPIC: Jacob and Esau
BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 20 July 2014
Sermon synopsis: A look at how Esau is a type of Adam and how Jacob foreshadowed Jesus.
Gen 25:21 Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. The LORD answered his prayer, and his wife.....
SERMON TOPIC: Resurrection-Sunday
BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 20 April 2014
Sermon synopsis: Acts 3:20-21 (NASB) and that He may send Jesus, the Christ appointed for you, whom heaven must receive until the [b]period of restoration of all things about which God spoke by the mouth of His holy.....
SERMON TOPIC: Men to whom God is dead worship one another
BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 24 November 2013
Sermon synopsis: Men to whom God is dead worship one another - Harry Crews.
John 21:15 When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?”
“Yes, Lord,”.....
SERMON TOPIC: Jesus and Herod
BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 16 December 2012
Sermon synopsis: Mark 6:17 For Herod himself had given orders to have John arrested, and he had him bound and put in prison. He did this because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, whom he had married. 18 For.....
SERMON TOPIC: Gideon
BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 12 August 2012
Sermon synopsis: Jud 6:28 When the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was torn down, and the Asherah which was beside it was cut down, and the second bull was offered on the altar.....
SERMON TOPIC: Heresy and how it affects us
BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 13 May 2012
Sermon synopsis: Matt 7:15 "Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves."
Ezek 3:17 "Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel;.....
SERMON TOPIC: Truth, deceit and control
BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 29 January 2012
Sermon synopsis: 2 Chron 16:7 At that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah and said to him: “Because you relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped.....
SERMON TOPIC: Malachi 2 v 4-9
BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 25 September 2011
Sermon synopsis: Mal 2:4 And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts. 5 My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to.....
SERMON TOPIC: Seven times He bled
BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 15 May 2011
Sermon synopsis: This is a look at the seven times in the Scriptures that Jesus bled and the significance of each instance.
SERMON TOPIC: The need for walls
BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 16 January 2011
Sermon synopsis: Neh 2:17 Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in: Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned with fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, and we will no longer be.....
SERMON TOPIC: Zechariah 3
BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 7 November 2010
Sermon synopsis: Zech 3:1 Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right side to accuse him. 2 The LORD said to Satan, “The LORD rebuke you, Satan!.....
SERMON TOPIC: Elijah and Elisha
BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 30 May 2010
Sermon synopsis: 2 Kings 2:8 Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up and struck the water with it. The water divided to the right and to the left, and the two of them crossed over on dry ground.
9 When they had.....
SERMON TOPIC: Israel demands a king
BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 28 February 2010
Sermon synopsis: 1 Sam 8:1 When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges for Israel. 2 The name of his firstborn was Joel and the name of his second was Abijah, and they served at Beersheba. 3 But his sons.....
SERMON TOPIC: Treasuring Christmas and pondering its meaning
BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 25 December 2009
Sermon synopsis: Isa 9:2 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness—on them light has shined.
6 For a child has been born for us, a son given to us;.....