Sermons by “Andre Holtslag”

2015 03 22 pm 1 John 2:3-39 Lord’s Day 12 – Communion With Jesus Christ

John writes to believers who were having their faith in Jesus Christ challenged. He reveals 3 tests that help us know that we are God’s children. The sum of all this enriches our communion with Jesus who is the Christ.

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2015 03 22 am Mark 9:42-50 Are You Salty?

The church and the world needs ‘salty’ disciples of Jesus. They are those who ‘tread gently,’ who ‘operate surgically,’ and who interact humbly.’ Piercing words from Jesus that we must heed.

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2015 03 08 am Mark 9:30-41 – Are You Qualified?

This is the second declaration that Jesus makes about what will soon happen to Him. As with the first, Mark 8:31, it is followed up by instruction on what it means to be one of His disciples – a servant attitude and a tolerant attitude.

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2015 03 01 pm 1 Cor 1_9 Lord’s Day 11 – Communion With Jesus Our Saviour.

1 Cor 1:9 reveals that Christianity is communion/fellowship with Jesus Christ, What does it mean that Jesus is our Saviour? What does it mean to fellowship with Him as our Saviour?

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2015 03 01 am Mark 9:14-29 – A Clash of Kingdoms!

Immediately after the Transfiguration, the disciples of Jesus cannot cast out an evil spirit. This becomes a kingdom struggle between Jesus, the giver of life, and Satan, the destroyer of life. There are implications for the scope of the gospel but also application for our own struggles with sin and temptation.

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2015 02 22 pm Romans 8:28 Lord’s Days 9-10 – Communing with Our Father.

One God in three persons; Father, Son and Holy Spirit. As we consider the life of Joseph, in the light of Romans 8:28, we learn about communion with our Father in heaven.

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2015 02 22 am Mark 9:1-13 Gloom After Glory!

The transfiguration of Jesus pierces the gloom of what Jesus had been saying about the suffering and death to come for Him and all His disciples, including us! A celebration of resurrection power!

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Discipleship 101 – Mark 8:31-38

Jesus reveals the essentials of being His disciple. Are you a ‘solid-timber disciple’? or a ‘veneer disciple’? We must be prepared to pay the ultimate price and the daily price to be His disciple.

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The Centre of History – Mark 8:31

As Jesus tells His disciples what MUST happen to Him, we learn about the centre of History. This reminds us that God is sovereign, that the calling of the church is to preach the Cross, and it prepares us for the Lord’s Supper.

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