Author: John Johnstone

Scripture makes it plain that there will be a day when we are all brought to account for how we have lived. We cannot live any way we please and ignore God with impunity. Judgement will come and we need to be ready for it, by becoming followers of Jesus.

However challenging it can be to witness our faith to believers, God uses the witness of his people in a powerful and often far-reaching way.

Do you ever feel like God has forgotten about you? Do you ever feel that he doesn’t care? In fact, it’s good when we come to the place where we realise we cannot cope on our own. It’s good when we stop relying on our own limited strength. Because only then will come to God in prayer and wait upon him for strength from above.

In times of trouble, where can we turn to for help? Psalm 46 opens with an amazing confidence in God: ‘God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.’

Time and again, God proves to be there with us to help and support us.

If you do want to live a life knowing Jesus’ light flooding into you, then treasure up, memorise, apply, and pray over his Word. Ask God for the light of understanding and the ability to obey it. And you shall know the power and fellowship of God himself in an enriched life.

‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.’   (Luke 18:16)

We come to God, we need to come with the attitude of a needy child and a prayer such as, ‘God, I am empty; please fill me. I am a sinner; please forgive me. I don’t deserve your love; but please love me on account of your grace and mercy.’

Have you come to Jesus like this? You won’t get to Heaven any other way!

Whenever a church tries to use its own resources for its work, it always ends in unfaithfulness, pride and disaster. So, let’s pray that we will so depend on God in prayer that there would be a continuous supply of God’s power. May this enable us to shed light into this dark world, share the gospel with those around us, maintain the unity of the church and understand the will of God through the Word of God. This is the Word of the Lord all of us here this morning: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord Almighty.’ (Zechariah 4:6)

If you repent of your sin, and ask Jesus to cleanse you with his blood, you too can know the peace of being reconciled with God.  Never come to God arguing you’re quite a good person.  Come confessing your sin, and asking Jesus to wash you.  Come to God in God’s way.

Sermon: Sunday, 25th May, 2025 Speaker: John Johnstone Scripture: Revelation 7 If we are honest, it is all too easy to skip over passages like

As we celebrate the miracle of the resurrection, may we recognise that Jesus alone is worthy of worship, adoration and praise. May we worship Him, the servant-king, the Lion and the Lamb; the only true God, full of might and mercy, fierceness and forgiveness.