Warsaw International Church - Sermon Notes & Articles

  Last Sunday’s sermon was preached by Pastor Harry on “Elected To Serve” (2 Timothy 2:1-10) . The sermon and the whole service can be watched on our WIC YouTube Channel: Dear Friends, when we look at all the strange developments happening around us, and the sometimes bizarre ways in which people behave, we might well ask ourselves: “what decides that some people are saved, but others aren’t”? Because there are many people around who do the most stupid things and say the most foolish words, and they don’t even feel bad or ashamed about it. The Bible has a simple explanation for this – but it’s one that not many people accept. In fact, a lot of people hate it; because they think they need to have a hand in their own salvation. The Bible tells us we’re all terrible sinners – we surely sin many times a day, if we’re completely honest. And as we read our Bibles, we learn that we’re helpless and can’t save ourselves. Only God can save us. And because He’s a sovereign God, He does entire...

Last Sunday’s sermon was preached by Pastor Harry on “Fearing God” (Luke 23:32-33 and 39-43; Luke 18:9-14; Acts 5:1-11) . The sermon and the whole service can be watched on our WIC YouTube Channel: Today’s topic was suggested by the frustration I feel when talking to people who think that, just because God is good, loving and forgiving, He’ll simply forgive them for all they’ve done while they were still alive. They themselves seem to brush off all their sins and unbelief, as if it were nothing, and they expect God to do the same when they die. They usually have some familiarity with the basic teachings of Christianity – especially Catholics, who learn about them in their Catholic religious education lessons and schools – but they really have no idea why Jesus had to die on the cross, and what it has to do with them personally. They just take God’s forgiveness for granted, as if they were entitled to it. They have no fear of the Lord.   Now, by fear, I don’t mean you have to be...