EASTER
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An acceptable sacrifice - Part 2
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 27 April 2025
Synopsis: THE LORD has sacrificed so much for us to free us from sin and its penalty now it is our privilege to offer ourselves freely to HIM in return we are not our own, we belong to HIM, HE wants us to.....
The empty tomb
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 20 April 2025
Synopsis: The resurrection of Jesus is the pivotal teaching of the Christian faith.
1 Cor 15:14 And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith.
What is the significance.....
An acceptable sacrifice - Easter
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 18 April 2025
Synopsis: This is the time of the year that we as CHRISTIANS celebrate EASTER and OUR LIBERATION FROM SLAVERY TO SIN, and focus on our Passover lamb that was slain before the foundation of the world (1 Peter.....
Resurrection Sunday
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 30 March 2024
Synopsis: 1 Corinthians 15:3-4
For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third.....
Easter Myths
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 29 March 2024
Synopsis: Naturally Constantine has to be at the centre of every good Christian conspiracy theory. So a Facebook post claims: “After Constantine decided to Christianize the Empire, Easter was changed to.....
The resurrection of Jesus - Part 4
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 4 June 2023
Synopsis: Adherents of the Swoon Theory claim that Jesus did not actually die on the cross, but merely fell unconscious or ‘swooned’. After being placed in a damp tomb - bleeding and without food or water for.....
The resurrection of Jesus - Part 2
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 24 April 2023
Synopsis: The resurrection is one of the most attacked doctrines in the Christian faith, particularly by cults and false religions.
- Historicity of Jesus
- Stolen body theory
- Wrong Tomb theory
The resurrection of Jesus - Part 1
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 9 April 2023
Synopsis: If you needed directions to get to the railway station and you meet two people in the street…
One is alive…
The other is dead…
Which one would you ask for directions?
Because of the.....
The Cross was always Gods plan
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 7 April 2023
Synopsis: Revelation 13:8 KJV And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
The crux of the matter - Part 3
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 8 May 2022
Synopsis: A number of psalms foretell the person and work of Jesus. They are called Messianic psalms i.e., while written by David they have a secondary application to the Messiah (Christ) who was the “Son of.....
The crux of the matter - Part 2
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 24 April 2022
Synopsis: The Latin word for cross is CRUX.
EXCRUCIATING means “intensely painful”.
Etymology (Word Origin): late 16th century: from Latin excruciat- ‘tormented’, from the verb excruciare (based on crux,.....
Witnesses
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 17 April 2022
Synopsis: In the Bible, a witness is someone who sees something amazing or important.
If this person begins to share what they've seen, we call this “bearing witness.”
It's a simple word, but being a.....
The crux of the matter
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 15 April 2022
Synopsis: The word CRUX comes from the Latin crux “cross”
The basic, central, or critical point or feature: the crux of the matter; the crux of an argument.
Which day was Jesus crucified
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 25 April 2021
Synopsis: While the Bible states that Jesus rose on the first day of the week, the day that he was crucified is not mentioned. Traditionally Christians celebrate the death of Jesus on a Friday and the.....
The Third Day
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 9 April 2021
Synopsis: Paul writes concerning Jesus:
1 Cor 15:3-4 (NIV) For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that.....
Resurrection from the dead
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 4 April 2021
Synopsis: 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third.....
The stone the builders rejected
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 2 April 2021
Synopsis: Jesus faced rejection from all - in order to bring about our salvation:
1 Peter 2:4 (NIV) As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to him
Let’s look at.....
Three signs of the crucifixion
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 21 June 2020
Synopsis: Matthew records three miraculous signs that God gave on the day of Jesus’ crucifixion.
1) Darkness over the land.
2) The curtain in the Holy of Holies being torn.
3) The earthquake and the.....
The suffering servant
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 14 June 2020
Synopsis: In Isaiah there are 4 poems written about the “servant of Yahweh,” or God’s “Suffering Servant” culminating in the famous chapter 53.
1) Isaiah 42:1-9
2) Isaiah 49:1-12
3) Isaiah 50:4-9
4).....
Answering your accusers
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 21 April 2019
Synopsis: 1 Peter 3:9-17. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult.
On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. For, Whoever would.....
THE PREACHING OF THE CROSS
Sermon by Richard Bandawo on 19 April 2019
Synopsis: We are living in a day when the message of the church is changing. Churches, and even whole denominations, are moving away from the old message of salvation through the blood of Jesus, and are.....
Resurrections - Part 1
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 30 March 2018
Synopsis: The importance of Jesus’ resurrection
- The only sign Jesus would give to a wicked generation
- One of the criteria used for apostleship was that the person had to be a witness of the.....
Christ and him crucified
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 12 June 2016
Synopsis: Some ministry inspired by a recent trip to Athens.
The crucifixion of Jesus is a pivotal truth of the Christian gospel. In fact, it is crucial to the gospel, the crux of the message, if we might.....
Empty promises
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 27 March 2016
Synopsis: Facebook (which is of course the ultimate source for research) proclaims the following ‘truth’ about Easter:
Easter was originally the celebration of Ishtar, the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess.....
Barabbas or Christ
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 25 March 2016
Synopsis: Jesus was forsaken by the crowds He ministered to and healed.
They chose Barabbas over Him.
Sadly it is still the same today, when people are sick or someone has lost their job or someone is.....
Resurrection-Sunday
Sermon by Johnray Rennie on 20 April 2014
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.....
The three signs at the cross
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 18 April 2014
Synopsis: Matthew records three miraculous signs that God gave on the day of Jesus’ crucifixion.
1) Darkness over the land
2) The curtain in the Holy of Holies being torn
3) The earthquake and the.....
Resurrection of Jesus - Part 3
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 13 October 2013
Synopsis: The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the belief that Jesus returned to life on a Sunday three days after he was crucified. A central tenet of Christian faith, it forms part of the early Nicene.....
Acts 17
Sermon by Leston Blackburn on 9 September 2013
Synopsis: Acts 17:24 “The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands. 25 And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed.....
Resurrection of Jesus - Part 2
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 18 August 2013
Synopsis: The resurrection of Jesus is the pivotal teaching of the Christian faith.
If Jesus had not been resurrected, he would have been just another failed Messiah. Christianity would have been no.....
Easter Sunday
Sermon by Leston Blackburn on 31 March 2013
Synopsis: Easter Sunday
Resurrection of Jesus - Part 1
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 29 March 2013
Synopsis: False religions and cults follow people who are dead, or who will be dead one day. Communists revere and follow dead dictators
who murdered millions when they were alive. Animists pray to their.....
Remembrance Sunday
Sermon by Leston Blackburn on 11 November 2012
Synopsis: John 15:13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends.
The Crucifixion - Part 2
Sermon by Brendan Bentley on 8 July 2012
Synopsis: Luke 22:63-71(KJV)
63 And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote him.
64 And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that.....
The Crucifixion - Part 1
Sermon by Brendan Bentley on 16 June 2012
Synopsis: Gen 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the.....
Easter
Sermon by Leston Blackburn on 8 April 2012
Synopsis: Mark 16:6 “Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him.
The resurrection
Sermon by Richard Bandawo on 6 April 2012
Synopsis: The death and then the resurrection of Christ are the two pillars on which the arch of the gospel rests. In fact, the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ is the crowning fact of the gospel; It is.....
Seven times He bled
Sermon by Johnray Rennie on 15 May 2011
Synopsis: This is a look at the seven times in the Scriptures that Jesus bled and the significance of each instance.
Easter Sunday
Sermon by Leston Blackburn on 24 April 2011
Synopsis: Resurrection Sunday.
Resurrection Sunday service
Sermon by Lynne van Wyk on 24 April 2011
Synopsis: John 20:5 The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 6 He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where.....
Easter Sunday
Sermon by Leston Blackburn on 12 April 2009
Synopsis: John 20:1 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. 2 So she came running to Simon Peter.....
Good Friday Sermon
Sermon by Darryl Jordan on 14 April 2006
Synopsis: Darryl Kaly and the Brakpan Youth take the Good Friday meeting.
Jesus - our sacrificial lamb
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 4 March 2006
Synopsis: Why did John the baptist call Jesus "the Lamb of God"? Which day was Jesus crucified? What is the link between the Communion celebration of the New Covenant and the Passover of the Old Covenant?
The 7 sayings of Jesus on the cross - Part 3
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 29 April 2001
Synopsis: The 5th saying of Jesus on the cross.
John 19:28 Later, knowing that all was now completed, and so that the Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” 29 A jar of wine vinegar was.....
The 7 sayings of Jesus on the cross - Part 2
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 22 April 2001
Synopsis: The 4th saying of Jesus of Jesus on the cross.
Matt 27:45 From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land. 46 About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice,.....
Gethsemane
Sermon by Leston Blackburn on 17 September 1995
Synopsis: Gethsemane
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