Link to sermons on topic: CHARACTER STUDY

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: Mary and Martha

BY: Joseph Mpakanyane ON: 7 October 2018

Sermon synopsis: Luke 10:38-42 (ESV) Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and.....

SERMON TOPIC: Abraham

BY: Richard Bandawo ON: 26 February 2017

Sermon synopsis: Abraham was the greatest man who ever lived and that is according to the value of the world, not only of the Word of God. First he was the most famous man. Three great religions stem from him today.....

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: David and Goliath

BY: Siegfried Aussel ON: 5 June 2016

Sermon synopsis: 1 Sam 17:3 And the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them. 4 And there went out a champion out of the.....

SERMON TOPIC: Samson

BY: Richard Bandawo ON: 27 January 2016

Sermon synopsis: THE STRONGEST WEAK MAN IN THE BIBLE

SERMON TOPIC: Mary and Martha

BY: Peter Hammond ON: 8 March 2015

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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: Jonah

BY: Brendan Bentley ON: 17 August 2014

Sermon synopsis: Jonah 1:1-5 Now the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. But Jonah.....

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: Barnabas - Son of encouragement

BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 18 May 2014

Sermon synopsis: A look at the ministry of encouragement and mentoring as exemplified in the life of Barnabas. Ever heard of Albert McMakin? Ever heard of Edward Kimball? Ever heard of Robert Moffat? Ever heard.....

SERMON TOPIC: Moses

BY: Leston Blackburn ON: 17 February 2013

Sermon synopsis: Exodus 2:21 Moses agreed to stay with the man, who gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage. 22 Zipporah gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom, saying, “I have become a foreigner.....

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: Caleb

BY: Leston Blackburn ON: 28 October 2012

Sermon synopsis: Joshua 14:6 Now the people of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the Lord said to Moses the man of God at Kadesh Barnea about you.....

SERMON TOPIC: Moses My Model

BY: Johan van der Werff ON: 7 September 2012

Sermon synopsis: Moses spent his first 40 years trying to be a somebody, the next 40 years finding out he was a nobody, and his last 40 years helping everybody.

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: God tests Abraham

BY: Richard Bandawo ON: 26 June 2011

Sermon synopsis: Before we can progress from one school class to another, we have to have a test. The purpose of the test is not so that we will fail - but to enable us to go forward. That is what God does. He.....

SERMON TOPIC: Samuels call

BY: Leston Blackburn ON: 6 March 2011

Sermon synopsis: Samuels call.

SERMON TOPIC: The man who lived before he was born

BY: Richard Bandawo ON: 5 December 2010

Sermon synopsis: John 17:5 And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began. Col 1:17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. John 6:51 I am.....

SERMON TOPIC: Ahithophel and Bitterness

BY: Leston Blackburn ON: 6 June 2010

Sermon synopsis: Ahithophel and Bitterness

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: Authority - Part 3 - Questioning God

BY: Ken Paynter ON: 6 September 2009

Sermon synopsis: Have you ever questioned God or any delegated authority over you? Why does God judge rebellious people more severely than those who have moral failure? Rebellion is the sin of Satan and God’s Word.....

SERMON TOPIC: You can run but you cant hide

BY: Sam Ennis ON: 16 February 2008

Sermon synopsis: There were those in the Bible like Jonah who tried to hide from God. Sometimes we too try to hide from God. But as David wrote in Psalm 139:7-12 "Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I.....

SERMON TOPIC: Who are you - Part 3

BY: Ken Paynter ON: 29 July 2007

Sermon synopsis: Who are you? A look at Paul, King Saul, the prophet Isaiah and the apostle Peter.

SERMON TOPIC: Who are you - Part 2

BY: Ken Paynter ON: 15 July 2007

Sermon synopsis: Who are you and what are you doing? In Part 2 of this ministry we look at John the baptist, the Samaritan woman at the well, the 'sinful' woman who anointed Jesus - and others.

SERMON TOPIC: Samson

BY: Nigel Paynter ON: 30 April 2000

Sermon synopsis: Judges 15:4 So he went out and caught three hundred foxes and tied them tail to tail in pairs. He then fastened a torch to every pair of tails, 5 lit the torches and let the foxes loose in the.....

SERMON TOPIC: Jonah - the unwilling servant

BY: Ken Paynter ON: 20 February 2000

Sermon synopsis: The Lord prepared the following 5 things for Jonah: 1) A storm 2) A great fish 3) A vine 4) A worm 5) A wind. In the first 2 chapters Jonah is the unwilling servant of God and in the last.....

SERMON TOPIC: David and Goliath

BY: Ken Paynter ON: 3 December 1995

Sermon synopsis: The Lord proves us in the small things. God noticed David when he was still obscure and used him as Israel’s deliverer. God allows us to be tested - He doesn’t just entrust His power to anyone but.....

SERMON TOPIC: Two kings

BY: Leston Blackburn ON: 15 May 1994

Sermon synopsis: A look at the calling, appointment and reign of two of Israel’s most important kings; namely Saul and David – and what we can learn from them.