Sermons

“A restored Soul in Psalms”. Pastor Bill Tyrie shared from Psalms 42:1-2, Psalm 63:1 and John 4:13-14 ‘Applying the “Thirst” principle’

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Psalm 42

For the director of music. A maskil[[c](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+42%3A1-2&version=NIV#fen-NIV-14557c)] of the Sons of Korah.

1 As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God.

2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?

Psalm 63

A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah.

1 You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you;

I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you,

in a dry and parched land where there is no water.

John 4:13-14 (NIV)

13 Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, 14 but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”

We are looking at our soul for the first part of the year, as part of our spiritual focus on Restoration 2021.

On Sunday we commenced a new preaching series called “A Restored Soul in Psalms”

Psalm 23:1-3 (NIV)

“The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.

He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul.”

The message is entitled “Applying the “refresh” principle to our Soul”

Click on the link to connect with the whole service and be refreshed with God's presence.

The first Sunday in February is Vision Sunday - a special date in our yearly calendar - where we reflect on the spiritual direction that the Lord is guiding us

Back in 2015 when I was appointed senior pastor, the Lord gave me a spiritual focus for us as a Church covering a seven-year period

2015- Connection

2016- Faith

2017- Hope

2018- Love

2019- Growth

2020-Fruitfulness

And 2021 marks the final piece in this journey, our year of Restoration

The “seventh year” has spiritual significance in the Old Testament

Where in Leviticus 25, God directs Israel, that the land must rest, no planting at all

An opportunity to restore vital nutrients to the soil, that had been drained by constant use

And Jesus also, spoke about us as believers finding rest

In Matthew 11:28-30 (NIV) he says

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

This is our memory verse for 2021.

To hear the sermon, communion and worship, click on the youtube link.

Blessings,

MCC

Connect in with the last of the mini sermon series 'Our souls need Resilience'.

As Jesus shares with his disciples in John 16:33

“In this world you will have trouble.”

So how can we acquire resilience, as we face the trials, storms and troubles that will come our way?

It is a lesson that we learn as we navigate our journey through life

Bible | Attitude | Jesus

Luke 5:1-7 (NIV)

One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret,[[a](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+5%3A1-7&version=NIV)] the people were crowding around him and listening to the word of God. 2 He saw at the water’s edge two boats, left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets.

3 He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from shore. Then he sat down and taught the people from the boat.

4 When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.”

5 Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.”

6 When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break. 7 So they signalled their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.

Follow on with Pastor Bill as he shares the word on Our Souls Need Resilience - click on the Youtube link (which includes worship and communion)

On Sunday we had Pastor Sonya Bertram spoke at both 10am and 6pm services.

We will continued in our mini series on ‘Our Souls Need…’. with the message is on “Our Souls Need ‘Reflection’”

For online viewing, tune into MCC YouTube channel by following this link:https://www.youtube.com/channel/

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We are continuing our series “our souls need”

On Sunday Bill spoke the word looking at “our Souls need Relationships”

Genesis 2:18 (Message) “It’s not good for the Man to be alone; I’ll make him a helper, a companion.”

Matthew 22:37-39 (NIV):

Jesus replied: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’[[a](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+22%3A37-39&version=NIV#fen-NIV-23910a)] 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.”

Mark 2:1-5 (NIV)

“A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home. 2 They gathered in such large numbers that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to them.

3 Some men came, bringing to him a paralysed man, carried by four of them.

4 Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man was lying on.

5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralysed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”

Sunday's sermon with Pastor Stephen Scott looked at ‘Our Souls need REVELRY’ – we need to delight in and enjoy the life that God has given us. Its primary to who we are! We aren’t some cosmic accident to simply pass through this world until we dissolve. Nor are we just cogs in a machine. We were created to delight, revel and enjoy God and all His goodness. And not only is it what we were made for, it is also GOOD FOR US.

Proverbs 17:22 says “A cheerful disposition is good for your health, gloom and doom leave you bone tired” (MSG)

Catch up on the whole sermon by connecting in with the youtube link attached.

Welcome to 2021 ...

2021 is our Year of Restoration and we will be exploring this further as we move into the year.

This week Senior Pastor Bill Tyrie began a mini series on our souls - his message is entitled “Our Souls Need “Refocusing”

Connect in with the Marion Church of Christ Youtube channel to see Sunday's service - worship, communion and sermon.

Both services resume next week. 10th January 10am and 6pm. See you here!

Sunday's message by Pastor Sonya Bertram is called “A spiritual time”.

Why were the shepherds chosen by God? They were lowly, unknown and obscure.

Yet, the angel of the Lord appeared to them, announced the birth of the Saviour, and they, responding in simple faith came to worship the baby, and went on their way telling the good news.

Yet this is more than a heart-warming account of what took place over 2000 years ago. It is an example for each of us today.

Do we look at the birth of Christ as some tradition that is a tradition that we roll out every December, or do we sincerely accept the message and true purpose for Christ's coming to earth?

The shepherd’s lives were changed forever on that night. And unless the Christmas story changes our lives too we have missed its real meaning and purpose.

Let’s look at what we can learn from the shepherds.