Link to sermons by speaker: JOHNRAY RENNIE

SERMON TOPIC: Y2-M4-L7- Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah

BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 17 June 2022

Sermon synopsis: An overview of the books of: - Nahum - Habakkuk - Zephaniah

SERMON TOPIC: Y2-M2-L5- Hosea Joel Amos

BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 10 June 2022

Sermon synopsis: An overview of the nooks of: - Hosea - Joel - Amos

SERMON TOPIC: Y2-M3-L3- Samuel and Kings

BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 4 March 2022

Sermon synopsis: An overview of the books of 1&2 Samuel and 1&2 Kings

SERMON TOPIC: Y2-M2-L2- Ruth and Samuel

BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 25 February 2022

Sermon synopsis: An overview of the books of Ruth, 1 and 2 Samuel.

SERMON TOPIC: Y1-M1-L3- Principles-of-Biblical-interpretation

BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 4 February 2022

Sermon synopsis: This is (and maybe should be) the biggest bone of contention throughout church history right up until today. Questions like: What does the text mean? How do we interpret the Old Testament? How.....

SERMON TOPIC: Y1-M1-L1-Divisions-of-the-Old-and-New-testaments

BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 21 January 2022

Sermon synopsis: Year 1 - Module 1 - Lecture 1 - Divisions of the Old and New testaments.

SERMON TOPIC: Y3-307- Organizational Structure and Management - Part 2

BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 9 November 2021

Sermon synopsis: - Management styles - Time management

SERMON TOPIC: Y3-307- Organizational Structure and Management

BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 2 November 2021

Sermon synopsis: Registered organizations are considered to be juristic persons, i.e. they are separate legal entities. It is vitally important to have an understanding of what it means to operate an organization.....

SERMON TOPIC: Y1-106- Evangelism and Church Growth

BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 30 September 2021

Sermon synopsis: Evangelism is recognized as one of the Five-fold miniseries. It also follows, you would expect Evangelists to operate mostly outside of the Church. The true Evangelist comes with a sense of.....

SERMON TOPIC: Y2-215- Book of Romans

BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 27 August 2021

Sermon synopsis: An overview of the Book of Romans.

SERMON TOPIC: Y1-102- Principles of Biblical Interpretation

BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 28 May 2021

Sermon synopsis: What does the text mean? How do we interpret the Old Testament? How do we interpret the New Testament? What are the critical questions we must ask? How do we understand the authorial (original).....

SERMON TOPIC: Y1-102- Divisions of the Old and New testaments

BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 23 April 2021

Sermon synopsis: Why should we study the Bible?

SERMON TOPIC: Y2-212- Ezra - Nehemiah - Esther

BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 12 March 2021

Sermon synopsis: An overview of: -Ezra -Nehemiah -Esther

SERMON TOPIC: Y2-212- Kings and Chronicles

BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 5 March 2021

Sermon synopsis: An overview of the books of: 1 Kings 2 Kings 1 Chronicles 2 Chronicles

SERMON TOPIC: Y2-212- Ruth, 1&2 Samuel

BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 26 February 2021

Sermon synopsis: An overview of the books of Ruth and 1 & 2 Samuel.

SERMON TOPIC: M5-CH9-11 - Apostles and their ministry

BY: Johnray Rennie ON: 24 October 2020

Sermon synopsis: How do we understand the term? An apostle… Is appointed by a higher authority. Is given gifts of grace to function as an apostle. Is trained and anointed for a specific mission. Is sent to.....

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;.....