Warsaw International Church - Sermon Notes & Articles

Last Sunday’s sermon was preached by Pastor Harry on “Doubting Thomas” (John 20:19-29) . The sermon and the whole service can be watched on our WIC YouTube Channel: It’s been an eventful time for the disciples. First, they are alarmed to find that the grave in which Jesus had been laid is empty. The lady folk are scared out of their wits by seeing what was obviously two angels standing right beside them. Now it’s slowly dawning on all the believers that Jesus did, in actual fact, rise from the dead – but no one expected Him to show Himself to them afterwards!   So there we have the disciples, all together behind locked doors that very same evening, according to John’s Gospel. They too are scared – because the mood of the Jews in Jerusalem has turned very ugly against all the followers of Jesus – and the Jewish leaders want to see a few more crucifixions. It’s all so very real. And suddenly Jesus is there in their midst! He’s not a ghost or a trick of the light. Jesus is there i...

The Easter Sunday sermon was preached by Pastor Harry on “Crucifixion and Resurrection” (Romans 6:4b; Luke 24:1-12; 1 Corinthians 15:1-10 and 42-44a) . The sermon and the whole service can be watched on our WIC YouTube Channel: Jesus Christ rose from the dead – Alleluia! The power of Almighty God was in Him, because He Himself is God, and was therefore able to do such a thing. The crosses or necklaces that we see with Jesus hanging on them do not tell the whole story. Jesus is not eternally crucified! He died to pay the penalty for our sins, but only once and for all – it’s not a constant sacrifice! That’s why Protestant crosses don’t have Jesus on them. The Protestant cross is empty – just like the grave was empty.   Yes, Jesus died and has risen. But why? Our opening verse (Romans 6:4) tells us why: so that “we also may live new lives”. New wine has to go into new wineskins. Without the Resurrection, we wouldn’t be born again. Without the Resurrection, there would only be de...