Warsaw International Church - Sermon Notes & Articles

  Last Sunday’s sermon was preached by Pastor Harry with the title “The Power Of Praise” (2 Chronicles 20:21-22; Acts 16:16-34). The sermon and the whole service can be watched on our WIC YouTube Channel. The desperate cry of the jailer in Acts 16 verse 30 is: “What must I do to be saved?” Paul and Silas basically answer him: “You must do nothing. In fact, you can’t do anything! Just believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved”. It’s not a question of doing, but of believing what Jesus has already done for you! The jailer is incredibly open to hearing the word of God. And when Paul and Silas tell him the Good News of Jesus Christ and what He’s already done for us, the jailer accepts it into his heart, gets baptised, and is filled with joy because he has come to believe in the true God. The all-important question is: Can we say what exactly caused God to change the jailer’s heart at that particular moment? Was it his fear of being held responsible for what had happened? Or was ...

 By: Oswald Chambers For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through His life! —Romans 5:10 I am not saved by believing; I realize I am saved by believing. Repentance isn’t what saves me; repentance is merely the sign that I realize what God has done in Jesus Christ. The danger, when it comes to thinking about salvation, lies in identifying the wrong cause. I imagine that the cause of my being right with God is my own obedience. Never! I am put right with God because prior to everything—prior to all my beliefs, actions, and experiences—Christ died. When I turn to God and, by belief, accept His revelation, the amazing Atonement of Jesus Christ rushes me instantly into a right relationship with God. By the supernatural miracle of His grace, I stand justified—not because I’m sorry for my sins, not because I’ve repented, but because of what Jesus Christ has done. The Spirit of ...