30th of December 2018 

Title: Our love towards God and others will be tested

Main Text: Mark 12:29-31

Preacher: Pastor Paul Orimolusi

The Devil tempts but God tests.

The Devil sets a snare and works hard to push us into his trap.

However, when God tests His children, He provides the Grace to pass His tests

We are going to get tested by God, but the reward if we pass is promotion.

Areas God Tests (Our Love for Him)

1) Our Obedience (Deut 28:1-2)

2) Our Faithfulness (Luke 16.10)

3) Our Loyalty to & for Him (Dan 3:16-25)

4) Our Patience

5) Our Faith

6) Our  Endurance

7) Our Giving (2 Cor 12:15, Mk 10:17-22)

Areas God Tests (Our Love for others)

1) Our care for the less privileged such as the homeless, widows, orphans etc (Prov 21:13)

2) The way we speak about others (e.g do we backbite or you a hypocrite)? 

23rd of December 2018 

Title: The purpose of Christmas

Main Text: Matthew 1;21

Preacher: Pastor Paul Orimolusi

The purpose we live

1) To worship God

2) To make Jesus known to others (Col 1:27)

3) To bring joy to the sorrowful (Ps 51:8)

4) To bring Hope to the hopeless 

5) To help the less privileged

9th of December 2018 

Title: Thy Will Be Done 

Main Text: Matthew 6:10 

Preacher: Pastor Paul Orimolusi 

God doesn't want us to live a life of probability.

He wants His will to be done in our lives.

However, he gives us free will.

Today's Outline

• The will of a man 
• The will of Satan or the enemy 
• The permissive will of God 
• The perfect will of God 

The Will of a man 

• - God has given us free will (i.e. the ability to do what we want) Joshua 24.15
• - However, The will of man is always a selfish one.
• - Has no reference to God (Proverbs 3.5-6)
• - Filled with pride (Is 14.12-14)

The Will of Satan or the enemy 

• - To steal, kill or destroy (John 1.10)

The Permissive Will of God (Number 22.7-12)

• - Half baked success
• - It is short lived victory
• - leads to great regret
• - It is like a thorn in the flesh (Psalm 106.15)

The Perfect Will of God 

• - Requires self denial (Mark 8.34)
• - It is sacrificial (Rom 12.1-2)
• - Always giving thanks even when we don't feel like it (1 Thessalonians 5.18)
• - The will of God gives peace