“Our Lord has many weak children in his family, many dull pupils in his school, many raw soldiers in his army, many lame sheep in his flock. Yet he bears with them all, and casts none away. Happy is that Christian who has learned to do likewise with his brethren.”- J. C. Ryle We must Move in God’s…
Dr. Wright was blessed to be able to preach the 5 AM morning service
Luke 3:15-17 (NRSV) 15 As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah, 16 John answered all of them by saying, "I baptize you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 17 His winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire." The brief account of John's proclamation indicates that he was a stern preacher of righteousness and judgment. For him the coming of the Messiah meant that the ax was "laid unto the root of the trees." He challenged the widespread assumptions that religion was a matter of race and ritual. He demanded a practice coherent with profession.
The need began early in Genesis....The prophecy came in Isaiah.....The Fulfillment began in Luke....In this sermon preached at the Purcell Methodist Church Saturday Morning 25 December , Dr. Wright speaks on the need of Man touching the plan of God!
. Jesus Christ meets all the qualifications of the perfect Person. Jesus Christ is the great High Priest who stands between God and man. He meets all the qualifications of a true high priest, and He differs from all other priests in one critical area: He is perfect. He perfectly meets all the qualifications. He is not just a high priest; He is the great High Priest of God and man.
We live in a world where many people doubt that God can be known and where there are many conflicting philosophies and religious viewpoints. Even amongst professing Christians there are sometimes claims of further revelation that contradict or claim to go beyond Scripture. However, Hebrews leaves us in no doubt about the fact that God spoke decisively to Israel through the prophets and that he has fully and finally revealed his character and will by his Son (1–2). The OT revelation came at many times throughout Israel's history and in various ways such as dreams, visions and angelic messages. But the ultimate revelation has come in these last days of human history, through Jesus Christ.
Psalm 124:1-8 (NRSV) THE WORST OF ALL POSSIBLE WORLDS (124:1–5): “If the LORD had not been on our side—” A. The wicked would have swallowed Israel up (124:1–3). B. The waters would have engulfed Israel (124:4–5). II. THE BEST OF ALL POSSIBLE WORLDS (124:6–8): “Our help is from the LORD.” A. They are not torn apart by their foes! (124:6). B. They are delivered from their foes, as a bird escapes a hunter's trap (124:7–8)
Mark 8:27-38 (NRSV) Holds so much.....In This sermon....Dr. Wright reflects on the meaning. Can you answer the question : Who do you say that I am? What have you done and what are you doing with the knowledge that you have received? Reflect on: What will it profit them to gain the whole world and forfeit their life?
James argues that if a person's behavior demonstrates partiality, then that person is living more like the persecutors of the church than like Jesus. In This sermon based on James 2:1-13 (NRSV) Dr. Wright challenges the listeners to examine actions from the inside, out!
Drawing out the often overlook points in putting on the whole Armor of God.
The books of 1 and 2 Samuel describe Israel's transition from the rule of judges to the reign of kings. First Samuel 8 narrates a pivotal scene in this account, with the people pressuring Samuel to appoint a king. In This Sermon, Dr. Wright draws out the lessons from: 1 Samuel 8:4-18 (NRSV)
Jesus said the world would rejoice at His death. Why? Because death would prove that He was not the Son of God; it would prove that He was only a self-proclaimed savior who was now dead. Death would prove Him false. And being dead, His demands would not be binding; they would be meaningless. Men would not have to do what He said: deny themselves and give all they were and had to Him. They would not have to go and give all they had to meet the desperate needs of a lost world.
Acts 1:21-26 (NRSV) 21 So, 22 beginning from the baptism of John until the day when he was taken up from us—one of these must become a witness with us to his resurrection." 23 So they proposed two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also known as Justus, and Matthias. 24 Then they prayed and said, "Lord, you know everyone's heart. Show us which one of these two you have chosen 25 to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place." 26 And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias; and he was added to the eleven apostles. 1 John 5:9-10 (NRSV) 10 Those who believe in the Son of God have the testimony in their hearts. Those who do not believe in God have made him a liar by not believing in the testimony that God has given concerning his Son. Dr. Wright built a bridge between these two scriptures to show and prove how important our beliefs are.
After the service a lady who attended simply said thank you for that Message! I had tears in my eyes! In this sermon based on John 19:25-27 and Colossians 3:12-17 Dr Wright drew on the lessons from the experiences - Since Jesus’ mother is also present at the wedding at Cana (2:1-11), she is a witness to the beginning and end of Jesus’ incarnate ministry. - The experience - The assignment - The obedience - The result ( sustained you until the end of your life) . I remember Mamma
This was a sermon preached at the Purcell Methodist Church Street Service
Forewarned, forearmed; to be prepared is half the victory. (Spanish proverb) To be prepared; to be instant; to be ready; to be persistent; to be insistent. The word "prepared" (epistēthi) means to "take a stand, to stand upon it or up to it, to carry on, to stick to it" In this sermon Dr. Wright draws the lessons out of Mark 14:1-16
Based on Jeremiah 31:31-34 Dr Wright speaks on what the scriptures declare that there is a new and better way with the New and Better life in Christ!
The basis of God's love is His nature. God is love (1 John 4:8, 16); therefore, He loves. He acts, demonstrates, and shows His love. Love acts; it expresses itself. Love does not sit still, doing nothing. It is not dormant, complacent, inactive. If love actually exists, it has to act and express itself; it has to do something good. Love is loving; that is, love is always demonstrating love to others. Therefore, God's love acts and reveals Him to be love. The word gave (edōken PWS: 1641) has a twofold meaning. God gave His Son to the world, and He gave His Son to die. The idea of sacrifice, of great cost, is in both acts. It cost God dearly to give His Son up to the world and up to the cross.
Ecclesiastes is a work of Wisdom Literature a genre of writing widespread in the ancient world. Wisdom Literature aimed to provide instruction about life, though it often raises as many questions as it answers. In the case of Ecclesiastes, the answers themselves can be more troubling than the questions.
Isaiah 60:1-3 (NRSV) 1 Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you. 2 For darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the LORD will arise upon you, and his glory will appear over you. 3 Nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn. The Ingathering of the Dispersed - Transitioned to - Lodestar of the nations.
Acts 8:26-36 this passage stresses the importance of an individual to God. A miraculous act was needed. God is seen leading Philip to a single person who needed to know Christ, and in the interview between the two we have a strong study on witnessing. We see just what is involved in witnessing to an individual. Dr. Wright expounds on this passage and also speaks on the fact that the Bible is a Book Of Inclusion
Jesus had just spent a Sabbath in feverish activity. Early in the morning of the next day, he set aside a time of prayer by himself. By the time the disciples found him, he was ready to face the next challenge. We must follow Christ’s example by making time for personal prayer. Those who help and serve on Sunday especially need to set aside time with God to restore their strength. Our ability to serve will be hindered if we neglect times of spiritual replenishment.
So we live in this tension: God’s grace frees us to choose as we please, but God’s love requires us to pay attention to our conscience. What we eat, where we live, how we spend time and money, what entertainment we pursue—almost everything we do affects others (8:10–13). We must ask ourselves whether we treat them with disregard or with love.
Dr. Wright draws out the lessons from 1 Corinthians 7:29-31. Dr.Wright draws out the lessons from 1 Corinthians 7:29-31. Paul instructs the Corinthians to view marriage, sorrow, joy, possessions, business, and service in the light of the new era which the Christian faith has inaugurated. Christians should understand that as the present form of this world passes away (v. 31), the coming of God's kingdom continues and touches all aspects of human life
Eli's suggested words to Samuel, Speak, Lord, for Your servant is listening, provide a model prayer for those who seek to follow God's will.
In baptism we are initiated, crowned, chosen, embraced, washed, adopted, gifted, reborn, killed, and thereby sent forth and redeemed. We are identified as one of God's own, then assigned our place and our job within the kingdom of God. Dr. Wright draws out some lessons from Mark 1:4-11
In this sermon preached on the opening night of the annual Belle Vue - Long Look - East End Methodist week of Evangelistic Services, Dr. Wright walked the congregation through some of the stops along the way in the life of David (A man after Gods own heart).
Preached at the First Sunday Covenant Renewal Service 2021 Dr. Wright reflected on Jeremiah 50:3-5 and encouraged us not to be passive in our day to day walk.
Instead of teaching only the law of Moses, the scribes and Pharisees added countless laws of their own. Instead of making the people's load lighter, they made it heavier. People could profit from listening to the scribes' teaching of Moses' law, but they were not to copy the scribes' behaviour (Matt 23:1-4). Jesus gave two specific reasons for his condemnation of the scribes. First, they wanted to make a display of their religious devotion so that they might win praise from others. Second, they paid strict attention to small details of law-keeping but they ignored the law's real meaning.
As you know and as God is our witness, we never came with words of flattery or with a pretext for greed; 6 nor did we seek praise from mortals, whether from you or from others, 7 though we might have made demands as apostles of Christ. But we were gentle among you, like a nurse tenderly caring for her own children.
.Moses had encountered God in a burning bush; he had seen God humble Pharaoh and the Egyptians; he had seen God part the sea and provide water out of a rock; he had spent forty days and nights with God on top of Mount Sinai. Moses had experienced God's signs and wonders; now he wanted to experience God Himself. He wanted to know God personally. God is more to be desired than all of His wonders and works and blessings. To know God personally is the highest blessing any human can experience .
When prayer replaces worry, the peace of God, which transcends all understanding comes in, and that peace acts as a sentry guarding the Christian’s mind and emotions from being over-whelmed by the sudden onrush of fear, anxiety or temptation. This reality Christians should prove in their daily lives. In this well received sermon Dr. Wright shared on Philippians 4: 1-9
Dr. Wright draws some life lessons out of The Parable of the Tenants. The image of a vineyard returns in the next parable, which presents a situation that would have been common in Galilee, where many rich absentee landowners rented their farms to tenants and required part of the harvest as rent. Such masters were often resented by the tenants. When the master in this parable sent his servants to collect the rent, the tenants refused to pay and beat up the servants (21:34–35). Subsequent messengers received the same treatment (21:36). After a while, the master decided to send his own son whom he thought the tenants would respect (21:37). But the tenants, emboldened by their past actions, killed his son (21:38–39).
Job questioned God - God questioned Job - Job learned!
Jesus turns the confrontation with the Pharisees into a teaching opportunity for His disciples. He emphasizes the priority of the heart over external matters, such as hand washing and ritual purity. Key Bible Reference: Matthew 15:10 Thru 15:20
Freedom does not mean I am able to do whatever I want to do. That's the worst kind of bondage. Freedom means I have been set free to become all that God wants me to be, to achieve all that God wants me to achieve, to enjoy all that God wants me to enjoy. - Warren W. Wiersbe (1929- ) In this sermon based on Romans 9:1-5 (NRSV) Dr. Wright spoke on the cost and the responsibilities that comes with freedom.
As with the parable of the sower, Jesus gave his disciples an interpretation (Matt 13:34-36; cf. v. 10,16-18). In the present world those who are in the kingdom of God live alongside those who are not. This was contrary to popular Jewish thinking, which expected the kingdom to come in one mighty act that would destroy all enemies and set up God's universal rule of righteousness and peace. Jesus points out that his kingdom is in the world already, but it will have its climax at the end of world. Dr. Wright shares from Matthew 13;24 -13:30 NRSV
How do recent events affect you? The worldview is not the one that the believer should have.
How do recent events affect you? The worldview is not the one that the believer should have.
Did you ever just stop and think what now? Did you ever question God and ask why me Lord? Why am i going through this? In the latest video in the series The Lockdown Lessons, Dr. Wright uses scripture to remind us that God can use ANYTHING including the experience so that we get the lesson and he gets the glory!
Why did Cain murder Abel? Dr Wright pulls the answer straight out of Scripture.
Rev Dr Robert M. Wright pulls meaning and lessons out of often overlooked Biblical Imagery.
A traveler passing by and seeing a man fallen into a deep pit began to wonder aloud how he fell in. The poor man in his utter misery shouted, "If you are a friend, stop asking how I fell in but help me out!" In this sermon based on John 5: 2-9 Dr Wright draws the lessons straight out of scripture.
During this sermon. preached during the opening night of "The Woman's Week of Prayer 2020" Dr Wright speaks on the experience of feeling ugly in a beautiful place.
Deuteronomy 30:15-20 (NRSV) 15 See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, death and adversity. 16 If you obey the commandments of the LORD your God that I am commanding you today, by loving the LORD your God, walking in his ways, and observing his commandments, decrees, and ordinances, then you shall live and become numerous, and the LORD your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to possess. 17 But if your heart turns away and you do not hear, but are led astray to bow down to other gods and serve them, 18 I declare to you today that you shall perish; you shall not live long in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to enter and possess. 19 I call heaven and earth to witness against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Choose life so that you and your descendants may live, 20 loving the LORD your God, obeying him, and holding fast to him; for that means life to you and length of days, so that you may live in the land that the LORD swore to give to your ancestors, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.
Behind all secondary causes there is a design and a purpose to each separate existence, which gives it a dignity, and makes it a necessity in the government of God. This truth is not one easy to realise. An individual is so insignificant a thing among the millions inhabiting the surface of this globe, while the globe itself is only as a grain of sand on the seashore beside countless other worlds, that it is with no mock modesty we ask, "What is man, that Thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that Thou so regardest him?" This is true, but it is none the less true that each individual life has a meaning and a mission in the plan and purpose of God. - Scripture Base: Isaiah 49:1-7
if there has ever been a day when people needed help, encouragement, rescuing, it is today. People are sinking ever deeper in the sand under the weight of heavy burdens, constant and brazen temptations, unimaginable evil, and a growing insensitivity and indifference to it all. In this sermon based on Isaiah 42:1-9 (NRSV) Dr. Wright uses scripture to encourage us to use the truth!
On the last night of the week of zonal Evangelistic services Dr. Wright spoke on the Love of Christ that compels us to endure!
In the week leading up to Christmas, Dr. Wright spoke on the roads the God directed journey sometimes take. God always directs the path with the destination in mind!
Sometimes even the best of us have moments of doubt. Thankfully whenever we have a question rise up, Jesus provides the answer. In the sermon based on Matthew 11:2-12 Dr Wright deals with the way that doubts are dealt with from a godly point of view.
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