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Good News for Dysfunctional Families! (Genesis 37:1-28)
We believe in a God who turns things upside down — who brings down the mighty from their thrones and lifts up the lowly. We believe in a God who can take a boy from the pit and make him a source of life for all nations. Continue reading
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Would You Know If God Spoke to You?
It was early morning; Abraham rose in good time, embraced Sarah, the bride of his old age, and Sarah kissed Isaac, who had taken her disgrace from her, was her pride and hope for all generations. So they rode on … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham and Isaac, Bible teaching, Christian Reflection, Christian Sermon, Discernment and Faith, Father Dave, Genesis 22, God’s Call, Hearing God’s Voice, Mount Moriah, Obedience and Trust, Online Worship Service, Sermon on Faith, Trusting God’s Provision, Would You Know If God Spoke to You
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God’s Spirit Breathes LIFE into Dry Bones! (Ezekiel 37)
“The hand of the LORD came upon me, and he brought me out by the spirit of the LORD and set me down in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones.” (Ezekiel 37:1) I read these words … Continue reading
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Tagged 37, dem dry bones, dry bones, Ezekiel, Father Dave, Father Dave Smith, Iran, Palestine
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Why did Elijah feel so ALONE?
“Now there was a great wind, so strong that it was splitting mountains and breaking rocks in pieces before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind, and after the wind an earthquake, but the LORD was not … Continue reading
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Tagged abandonment, Elijah, Father Dave, Father Dave Smith, lonliness
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What Makes Jesus a Good Shepherd? (Psalm 23)
“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want” (Psalm 23:1) This coming Sunday is ‘Good Shepherd Sunday’. Every year at this time we revisit the 23rd Psalm and read excerpts from the tenth chapter of the Gospel according to … Continue reading
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Tagged 23rd Psalm, Father Dave, Father Dave Smith, Psalm 23, the lord is my shepherd
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Father Dave’s Preach and Punch Fest – 26-27 June, 2021
Binacrombi Bush Camp – June 26-27, 2021 I had some excellent men join me in the rign on Saturday night, June 26. My first opponent – Fonda – had obviously had a few fights. He knew what he was doing, … Continue reading
Preach and Punch Fest – June 5&6, 2021
Binacrombi Bush Camp – June 5-6, 2021 We had a great pair of boxers to take me on in the Binacrombi Bush Bash on the Saturday night (Karim and Mohammad) and a wonderful collection of Bible readings at our Sunday Eucharist. The … Continue reading
Hosea; how much further can you push the prophecy envelope?
When the Lord first spoke through Hosea, the Lord said to Hosea, “Go, take for yourself a wife of whoredom and have children of whoredom, for the land commits great whoredom by forsaking the Lord.” (Hosea 1:2) There is so … Continue reading
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Tagged David Smith, Dulwich Hill, envelope, Father Dave, Holy Trinity, hosea, how much further, prophecy, sermon
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The secular side of God (A sermon on Esther)
“When the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman hadthrown himself on the couch where Esther was reclining; and the king said, “Willhe even assault the queen in my presence, in my own house?” As the … Continue reading
