Preach The Word - Audio Sermons

After the darkness of centuries, Malachi promises a Messiah would come to will heal the hurts of His people - 'the Sun of Righteousness with healing in His wings'. In "A New Dawn", we see some of the heart-warming parallels between the natural Sun and the Son of God, the Saviour and healer of humanity. May your horizon be shifted as you listen to this message; may your darkness be dispelled and may you take shelter underneath the wings of Almighty God. This message is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format...

We are so blessed to be forgiven and saved from our sins as Christians - but many of us have underestimated the scope of the Gospel. There is also the healing of the heart and the setting free from the powers of darkness. In 'Is Your Gospel Too Small?', David explores the mission statement or mandate of Messiah from Isaiah 61, which Jesus quoted in His home synagogue in Nazareth. It outlines what the Messiah of the Jews and the Saviour of the world would come to earth to do. Be encouraged and liberated as you listen to these life-changing truths! This message is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format and in HD video on our YouTube Channel (https://youtube.com/PreachTheWord)...

Often we have a transactional rather than a relational connection to God. We're in it for what we get out of it. However, rather than a clinical or legal association with God, through Christ, we have a relationship of belonging to God's family. That involves inheritance and many blessings of belonging. In 'The Benefits Of Belonging', David explores some of these blessings of belonging from Psalm 103. This message is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format...

Luke 7:11-17 depicts such tragedy for a widowed woman, who has now lost her only son. Jesus brings a resurrection miracle and shows how He gives 'Hope To The Hopeless and Life To The Lifeless'. If you are in need of hope today, listen to this message and encounter Jesus the compassionate and fully human Saviour! This message is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format...

Unity was a mark of the early church, but divisions over centuries of church history have obscured it. Divisions have hindered our witness in the world. We need to forge authentic unity with all Christians in our modern age who truly love our Lord Jesus Christ - 'One Body, One Voice'. This message is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format...

The healing of the blind man in Mark 8:22-26 is the only gradual healing recorded in the gospels. There must be something that the Holy Spirit wants to teach us in this. Certainly, there was no deficiency on Jesus' part or weakness in the miracle power of God. So what was going on? In this message you will learn how environments and company can affect spiritual power – unbelief impedes the supernatural. Also, David spends some time considering that not all healing is instant but a process, and we need to have much faith and submit to God's ways and timing. God's power is the same, but not everyone receives it the same way. This message is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format...

In this story from John 5:1-17 of the healing of the man at the pool of Bethesda, Jesus is recorded as asking the paralysed man what appears to be a silly - if not cruel - question: 'Do you want to be healed?' We see in this story that Jesus the Great Physician had diagnosed a loss of hope in this man. He'd given up. Many feel they have been overlooked by God, not just in the area of healing but also salvation. People can even become ill through despair and disappointment. There are many lessons in this story about the healing and saving ways of our Lord, come and learn them with us. This message is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format...

Jesus is our unchanging Lord in a world where change is the norm. Even the godliest leaders pass away but Jesus remains 'the same yesterday, today and forever'. In this message from Hebrews 13:5-9, David presents Jesus as the ONLY answer to all our problems; specifically, loneliness, turbulent times, the assault on truth and unbelief. Listen in and be encouraged that Jesus Christ is the same as He always was and can still do today what we see Him do in Matthew, Mark, Luke and John - and He is the hope of our future! This message is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format...

God has always wanted to dwell with humanity; but He wants a conversational relationship with us. Essentially, we're all looking for this meaningful relationship with our Creator, but usually we look in all the wrong places for false substitutes! Our inner longing to be loved and truly known is only satisfied through a deepening walk with God that is more than the casual or superficial. In this teaching from Revelation 3:14-22, David shows us the intimacy that is possible with God, what that practically means and how we might embark on that path. Can you hear Jesus knocking at your heart with 'The Greatest Invitation', drawing you into such communion? This message is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format...

In Luke 24:36-43, after His resurrection, Jesus wanted to demonstrate His presence to His followers. He desired to help them to believe. Like the disciples, we all need an encounter with the risen Lord Jesus. Our God is a God of the supernatural, but often we don't recognise His presence or even attribute it to something else. This encouraging message will inspire you to engage with the risen Christ by His Spirit, for 'Jesus Wants You To Know He's Alive!'. This message is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format...

What could a New Ireland look like through 'Kingdom eyes'? So many have political visions of 'A New Ireland', but what does God want? In this message, David encourages Irish Christians to have a healthy appreciation of their history and appropriate the spiritual inheritance they have. He also calls for the church in Ireland to renounce the political and religious spirit that has been a historic problem on the island and is in ascendancy again across the Western world. David also briefly addresses the issue of Christian nationalism in our world today. This message is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format...

Isaiah 9 is a scripture often read at Christmas time. To a land distressed and under the shadow of death's darkness the great light of the world has shone. Christ's coming into the world has brought joy, liberty and forgiveness. 'Every name that He bears is a blessing He shares'. Be encouraged as we consider 'the Wonderful Counsellor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace' - Immanuel, God with us. This message is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format...

Generally, in the western world, we value the physical realm and ignore the spiritual. But whilst the Bible calls us to value the body as holy, it also points us to the superior nature of the spiritual and, indeed, how it can influence and determine the material world. We are spiritual beings as well as physical. We are in a spiritual war, so we must use the spiritual weapons that God has given us, which are very powerful. In 'Power Over Mind And Matter', you will learn from 2 Corinthians 10:2-5 what those spiritual weapons are and how to effectively use them for victory in your life. This message is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format...

In 1 Corinthians 6:9-20, Paul gives a list of the sinful lifestyles that will not inherit 'God's Holy Kingdom' - we are not to be deceived! However, every 'type' of sinner can enter the kingdom of God through repentance and faith. Paul exhorts us to live up to our identity as citizens of the kingdom of God. He challenges us as to our behaviours, what influences we are under or bound by and whether or not we are filled with the Holy Spirit as God's holy temples. This message is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format...

This prayer that Jesus taught His disciples in Luke 11:1-4 also teaches us how to be 'kingdom people'. This prayer can be prayed with our lives, as we become the prayer and the answer to it. 'The Lord's Prayer' would warrant a whole series of teaching, and even that could never exhaust its depths - but here in one message, David seeks to highlight the kingdom principles that are in the will of God for us to pray for, and live out. This message is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format and in HD video on our YouTube Channel (https://youtube.com/PreachTheWord)...

This well known gospel story in Luke 17:11-19 brings many 'Lessons From Lepers' on how we can know God's healing in our lives. Join us as David outlines ten lessons from these ten lepers, and how Jesus interacts with them. Will you be one of the grateful 10% who receive the greatest blessings from God? This message is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format...

Mark's record of this miracle in Mark 9:14-29 is different in some ways to Matthew's account. One very significant difference is how the father of the afflicted boy confessed his faith in Jesus' ability to heal; but he also admitted that he had unbelief in his heart too. There are many lessons to learn in this story concerning what demonic affliction can do to someone, even from childhood, and how Jesus ultimately set the boy free. However, we see one very encouraging truth in particular: though the boy's father's faith was imperfect, Jesus still honoured it and healed the boy. God answers even imperfect faith. This message is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format...

This intriguing story of the Syrophoenician woman in Matthew 15:21-31 raises many questions for us, not least how incongruent Jesus' words and behaviour seem, in contrast to what we know and love about His character and personality. Like Jesus did with the woman, this story invites us to probe deeper into its not so obvious meaning. What is Jesus up to in this rather atypical behaviour? There are actually some precious lessons here on the nature of God revealed in Christ, the wideness of God's grace to the whole world and the type of faith that Jesus encourages us to have and responds to. This message is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format...

In Matthew 12:28-29, 43-45, Jesus gives us some dynamics of how the demonic realm gains influence over our lives. We need to understand this if we are to be protected. Of course, the Gospel gives us the means of freedom to get the devil out! We'll learn about that too. We see in this teaching that Jesus was talking about more than just a person's individual problems with sin and Satan, but also how whole nations and populations let the devil in. This message is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format...

In this miracle in Luke 13:10-17, we learn that some physical illnesses can have spiritual causes behind them. The woman in this story had to be loosed from a spirit of infirmity that she had because of something that took place in her life 18 years previously. Healing and deliverance often must come together for people to be made whole. We need to understand how the demonic can sometimes affect our health. The good news is that Jesus can still loose people from the bondage of evil spirits that bind them and debilitate their health and well-being. This message is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format...

Whose message are we listening to? Whose report are we believing? The press, social media, medicine, or Gods Word? What voices are we allowing to influence us, and are those voices faith-inducing or faith-reducing? Isaiah 53 is such a well-known scripture about the death of Jesus and the salvation He has purchased for us. But many have neglected that this core prophetic scripture is explicit that healing has been purchased for us at the cross of Jesus. Learn what Isaiah 53 truly teaches and then ask, 'Do you believe this report?' or, whose report are you believing? This message is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format...

What a predicament to be both deaf and mute - cut off from communication and the community. Here was a man who exemplified not only those with similar physical impediments but also the spiritual condition of humanity. Yet a physical healing took place for this man in a rather unconventional manner. Here, we learn how God's methods are not always reasonable to us. There is a beautiful revelation in this 'Healing Of A Deaf And Mute Man' of the unique ways God moves with each of us and how compassionate and considerate He is to us as individuals. This message is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format...

In this story of two overlapping healings - the woman with the issue of blood and the raising of Jairus' daughter - we learn some principles of how God heals. Sometimes, we can be confused about how God does His healing work. In this account, Jesus emphasises the importance of saying 'No' to fear and only believing what God has said. Don't fear, only believe! This message is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format...

The power to save, heal and set free is God's power. In this healing story from Luke 5:17, we see God's power was present with Jesus to heal. We need to practice God's healing presence rather than the presence of sickness, darkness, Satan or sin. So often, when we face such obstacles, we focus on the problem, but the answer to our problems is never in the problem. The healing presence is where we must abide. This message is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format...

Mental health problems, it appears, have escalated dramatically in recent times. Does the Bible have anything to say about our minds, how we can protect them and solutions to mental ill-health? The answer is 'Yes!'. There is power in the gospel and the Word of God to heal our minds. God has given us a plan of wholeness and healing for our minds. Join us for valuable guidance from Philippians 4:6-9. This message is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format...

In this message on Matthew 17:14-21, David addresses some critical questions about healing and what the Bible says. Some may object to any emphasis on healing as a distraction from the gospel's central message. However, the record of the Gospels and the Acts is that healing was intrinsic to Jesus' revelation of the Father to humanity. In this teaching, learn how faith affects healing and how our unbelief can affect our faith. This message is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format...

Hearing the voice of God is vital for success in spiritual warfare. It is essential to learn to use the sword of the Spirit, the rhema of God, to overcome the temptations and attacks of the devil. This message from Ephesians 6:17 will teach you the importance of using the sword of the Spirit and some practical pointers on receiving words from God to take into the battle against the enemy. This message is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format...

Elijah, the greatest of prophets, came to a personal and spiritual crisis. It may be that though he was hearing the voice of God for the nation, he hadn't been hearing it for himself. God had to take him on a journey of rehabilitation, physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually, before he could even receive God's voice. Here is a practical message from 1 Kings 19:1-18 relevant to those experiencing burnout or a wilderness in their Christian life and service. God often has to condition us to eliminate distractions and blocks to clearly hear His still, small voice. This message is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format...

The short but direct 'Prayer Of Jabez' has been a blessing to many who have plumbed its spiritual depths and excavated its potential. Explore with us how God wants to bless us, deliver us from everything holding us in the past, enlarge our Kingdom influence and grant our petitions for His glory. This message is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format...

All of us are learners when it comes to prayer and praying better. So whilst we must beware of gimmicks and quick-fix formulae, we also must recognise some helpful disciplines of prayer - ingredients that can help us 'arrange' our prayers better. Here in 'Practicalities Of Prayer', David shares some valuable and practical pointers to refresh our prayer lives. This message is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format and in HD video on our YouTube Channel (https://youtube.com/PreachTheWord)...

Many of us struggle with the lack of answers to our prayers - but is there such a thing as praying confidently in a way that gets answers? David explores three vital ingredients to sure-to-be-answered prayer. Come and learn the importance of praying from identity, with authority and certainty as we consider 'Confident Prayer'. This message is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format and in HD video on our YouTube Channel (https://youtube.com/PreachTheWord)...

In this topical message on revival, David relays some visions and dreams from God, indicating the shaking in the heavenly realm at this time in history and the need for us to be 'ready' in the day of God's power (Psalm 110:3). This message is available now from https://www.preachtheword.com in MP3 audio format...

The Bible tells us that Jesus learned obedience through what He suffered. Even for the perfect Son of God, there was 'The School Of Suffering' that prepared Him for ministry. As His disciples, we are called to take up our cross and suffer for Christ. We will experience the test of the wilderness and face the enemy's taunts attacking our belovedness to God. Suffering cannot be avoided as Christians. Discernment is needed to know what can be resisted and what is part of God's plan for us. One thing is sure: if we are to inherit as God's sons and daughters, we must suffer for His name. This message is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format and in HD video on our YouTube Channel (https://youtube.com/PreachTheWord)...

Many of us have been conditioned by life and culture to serve to obtain identity rather than ministering from our identity in Christ. Jesus knew who He was and what the Father thought of Him; this impacted how He served God. However, many of us behave as orphans in ministry, which often ends in our own hurt and that of others. In this message on 'Learning To Minister From Identity', David teaches us to minister from identity as children of God rather than ministering from identity like orphans. This message is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format and in HD video on our YouTube Channel (https://youtube.com/PreachTheWord)...

There is much of Jesus' early life we don't know about. We know He didn't begin His earthly ministry until around the age of 30. What did He do in those preceding years? Those years in obscurity were a vital part of 'Jesus' Preparation For Ministry'. What lessons can we learn from such obscurity and silent years? Follow Him 'From Obscurity To Prominence', as we consider this question and also the importance of Christ's baptism, holiness, obedience and His empowerment by the Spirit. This message is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format and in HD video on our YouTube Channel (https://youtube.com/PreachTheWord)...

We need to pursue Him passionately to experience more of 'The Glorious Presence Of God'. King David reflects this in Psalm 63, and others like Moses and Isaiah show us what it is like to hunger after and interact with God's presence. In this message, you'll hear how we must turn away from other distractions and sins to gain a greater passion for God's presence. This concluding message is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format...

The greatest presentation of 'The Glorious Presence Of God' was in His Son who came to this world, Immanuel, 'God with us'. We will learn how the glory of God shone through Jesus' life and how the disciples witnessed that glory on the Mount of Transfiguration. Find out how we can experience the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. This message is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format...

Ezekiel tells us how 'The Glorious Presence Of God' reluctantly withdrew from the Temple in stages and eventually from the whole nation. The sins of the people had driven Him from them. This is a sobering message highlighting the need for holiness but also giving us great hope in the Saviour we have in Jesus, who brings God's presence to us through His cross. This message is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format...

The primary way 'The Glorious Presence Of God' rested among God's people in the Old Testament was in the Tabernacle and the Temple, particularly over the Ark of the Covenant. Unfortunately, the people of God came to the point in their history of taking God's presence for granted, and consequently, they lost it. Listen along as David shares some principles around reverencing the presence of God and how God's work must be done God's way to experience the power of His presence. This message is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format...

In this introductory message on 'The Glorious Presence Of God', we look at the different 'kinds' of God's presence and how at times, God manifests His presence to us, particularly in times of revival. Then David focuses on God's relationship with Adam and Eve before sin entered humanity and how our sin impacts the presence of God in our lives. This message is available now from https://www.preachtheword.com in MP3 audio format...

In 1 Samuel 13:23-14:15, the story of Jonathan and his armour-bearer's daring attack against the Philistines offers us many lessons in how we can audaciously take risks for God and His Kingdom. It's this kind of boldness for God that sends shockwaves in the camp of the enemy. Join us and learn how we can become 'Risk-Takers for God'! This message is available now from https://www.preachtheword.com in MP3 audio format...

In our second study in 'Overcoming Adversity', we learn 'What You Need To Know'. From the amazing Romans 8, David explains how God has given us the tools to overcome adversity. There is a special understanding that we have when we are 'in Christ' that causes us to triumph even in the worst afflictions. This comes from knowing who we are and what we have in Christ - knowing what is ahead of us in Christ; what God has purposed for us in Christ and how secure we are in Him. These keys to overcoming are available to all generations of believers whatever the current global challenges or personal trials we face. This is a message of encouragement that we all need in these days. This message is available now from https://www.preachtheword.com in MP3 audio format...

There is such diversity of opinion among Christians regarding suffering. This confusion often distresses people who are enduring suffering. What is the truth then? In this message David talks candidly about the importance of 'Facing Facts' and coming to terms with the inevitability of adversity in our lives. Also, he emphasises that we need to understand how God uses adversity in our lives. Many people wonder, 'How do I know if this is something from the Devil that I need to resist or is something God is wanting me to submit to?'. David practically teaches us how to discern in our suffering and how to react appropriately to adversity. This message is available now from https://www.preachtheword.com in MP3 audio format...

In the concluding session of 'Helping Others To Freedom', we look at how the principles of personal healing and deliverance apply to whole regions, and are essentially the same principles that can prepare a region for revival awakening. This is 'Revival And Deliverance - The Bigger Picture' - God sets individuals free in order to heal and deliver the world. This session is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format and in HD video on our YouTube Channel (https://youtube.com/PreachTheWord)...

In Session 9 of 'Helping Others To Freedom', David addresses many practical questions that often arise around healing and deliverance, also considering some of the mysterious matters that can confuse people. This episode on 'Practicalities And Mysteries Of Healing And Deliverance' should be extremely useful for anyone engaging in prayer ministry. This session is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format and in HD video on our YouTube Channel (https://youtube.com/PreachTheWord)...

In Part 8 of 'Helping Others To Freedom', we learn that the demonic is an area that needs to be handled sensitively and cautiously. Yet we must also acknowledge that the demonic realm is very real and often an area of blockage to blessing in people's lives. Through this study on 'Occult, Idolatry And Freemasonry' we find out: how people can be affected by the demonic; whether or not Christians can be demonically influenced; how the enemy can get power in our lives; and how to get the freedom promised in the gospel of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ. This session is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format and in HD video on our YouTube Channel (https://youtube.com/PreachTheWord)...

For 'The Sunday After Easter', we visit the scenes depicted in John 20, when the risen Lord Jesus Christ appeared to His disciples. On the first occasion, Thomas is missing from the gathering and this causes doubt to rise in his heart and mind. But when Jesus appears again and speaks directly to Thomas, countering his doubts and fears, his faith is embolded to declare 'My Lord and my God!'. Join us as David Legge draws lessons from this encounter for 'The Sunday After Easter'. This message is available now from https://www.preachtheword.com in MP3 audio and on our YouTube Channel (https://youtube.com/PreachTheWord) in HD video...

In Part 7 of our 'Helping Others To Freedom' series, we come to the issue of 'Generational Iniquity and Curse'. Can the sins of our ancestors affect us today? Is this concept biblical? In this session, we consider what scripture teaches about the matter of generational iniquity and curse and how the death of Jesus Christ on the cross sets us free from these influences. This study is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format and in HD video on our YouTube Channel (https://youtube.com/PreachTheWord)...

In this very practical session, we look at a fictional case study, which you can do as an individual or as a group if you are following this course with others. As 'Frank' comes to you to receive prayer for his problems, from his story, you must assess the underlying root causes of his issues and how he can receive healing and freedom. David will allow you to pause in this session and take time to consider some helpful questions which are provided for you. Then David will continue, giving some suggested answers to those questions. This exercise helps us contemplate how the principles we have been learning might be outworked in a hypothetical 'real-life' scenario. This session is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format and in HD video on our YouTube Channel (https://youtube.com/PreachTheWord)...

In the fifth session of our 'Helping Others To Freedom' series, we explore 'Wounds And The Healing Of The Heart'. How do our hearts get hurt? How do these wounds set us up for both habitual sin and demonic bondage? We discuss the various sources of our woundedness and, most importantly, how we can get healing for these wounds. It is vital to distinguish wounds that need healed, from sins that need repented of, and demons that must be expelled. This session is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format and in HD video on our YouTube Channel (https://youtube.com/PreachTheWord)...

In the fourth episode of our video series on 'Helping Others To Freedom', we take time to consider 'Soul-Ties' - a term that describes a heart tie in any relationship, good or bad. When these ties are bad they can exert a negative influence upon our lives, hindering us moving forward to maturity in Christ. In this session we talk about what soul-ties look like in the positive and the negative, and how to break free from such spiritual bondage in order to experience release and any healing necessary. This message is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format and in HD video on our YouTube Channel (https://youtube.com/PreachTheWord)...