Long Weekend* Evangelism Sermons

15  And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
16  He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

~ Mark 16:15-16 KJV

Behold the Lamb of God!

Friday 29 March 2024 | 11:00am (12:00pm CAT) Metropolitan Tabernacle, London

By Dr Peter Masters

John 1:29 KJV

The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

The Resurrection is a Saving Truth

Sunday 31 March 2024 | 11:00am (12:00pm CAT) Metropolitan Tabernacle, London

By Dr Peter Masters

John 11:25-26 KJV

The Lord’s famous words to Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life,” are required by him to be believed for salvation. Here are the life giving features of the resurrection, and how these revived the flagging faith of doubting disciples.

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Natural and Spiritual Convictions

2  Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. ~ 2 Timothy 4:2 KJV

Teaching Sermon 11:00am GMT | Sunday 19 February 2023

Natural and Spiritual Convictions

Mark 6.14

By Dr Peter Masters

This history of Herod Antipas and his imprisonment and execution of John the Baptist tells of the conscience, both its power and weaknesses. Here are lessons for believers and seekers from Herod Herodias and ‘Salome’, far richer than the dramas from successful Hollywood screenwriters.

The Death of John the Baptist

14  And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.
15  Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.
16  But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.
17  For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife: for he had married her.
18  For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife.
19  Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:
20  For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.
21  And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee;
22  And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.
23  And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.
24  And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
25  And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.
26  And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath’s sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.
27  And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,
28  And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.
29  And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb. ~ Mark 6:14-29 KJV

The Sending of the Twelve

2  Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. ~ 2 Timothy 4:2 KJV

Teaching Sermon 11:00am GMT | Sunday 12 February 2023

The Sending of the Twelve

Mark 6.7

By Dr Peter Masters

Early in their training by the Lord the disciples are sent on their first preaching mission. They were ‘apostles’, a special office for the first phase of the church, but their terms of service apply in principle to all believers, and especially preachers.

Jesus Rejected at Nazareth

1  And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him. 
2  And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands? 
3  Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him. 
4  But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house. 
5  And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them. 
6  And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching. ~ Mark 6:1-6 KJV

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles

7  And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits; 
8  And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse: 
9  But be shod with sandals; and not put on two coats. 
10  And he said unto them, In what place soever ye enter into an house, there abide till ye depart from that place. 
11  And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city. 
12  And they went out, and preached that men should repent. 
13  And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them. ~ Mark 6: 7-13 KJV

Access to God

2  Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. ~ 2 Timothy 4:2 KJV

Teaching Sermon 11:00am GMT | Sunday 5 February 2023

Access to God

Mark 5.22

By Dr Peter Masters

We trace, via the raising of a girl to life, stages in receiving the gift of salvation. First, recognition of Christ; second, the birth of faith; third, surmounting setbacks; fourth, sincerity; fifth, the vital filter of faith; sixth, how Christ acts; seventh, immediate life.

Jesus Heals Jairus’s Daughter

22  And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet, 
23  And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live. 
24  And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him. . . .

35  While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further? 
36  As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe. 
37  And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James. 
38  And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly. 
39  And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. 
40  And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying. 
41  And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise. 
42  And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment. 
43  And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat. ~ Mark 5:22-23, 35-43 KJV

Jesus Rejected at Nazareth

1  And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him. 
2  And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands? 
3  Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him. 
4  But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house. 
5  And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them. 
6  And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching. ~ Mark 6:1-6 KJV

Healing The Haemorrhage

2  Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. ~ 2 Timothy 4:2 KJV

Teaching Sermon 11:00am GMT | Sunday 29 January 2023

Healing The Haemorrhage

Mark 5.25

By Dr Peter Masters

A woman’s struggle for healing illustrates our quest for spiritual life. Do we search? Her ‘touch’ expresses faith, of itself powerless, yet seeking life. Her faith made her ‘whole’, but the Greek says it ‘saved’ her. Here also is the message of the miracle to believers.

Jesus Heals a Woman

21  And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the other side, much people gathered unto him: and he was nigh unto the sea.
22  And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet,
23  And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.
24  And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him.
25  And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,
26  And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,
27 When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.
28  For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.
29  And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.
30  And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?
31  And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
32  And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.
33  But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.
34  And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague. ~ Mark 5:21-34 KJV

The Legion of Demons

2  Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. ~ 2 Timothy 4:2 KJV

Teaching Sermon 11:00am GMT | Sunday 22 January 2023

The Legion of Demons

Mark 5.1-2

By Dr Peter Masters

The unique casting out of demons miracle once debated publicly over months by Gladstone (Prime Minister) and Huxley (‘Darwin’s bulldog’). First: the event reviewed; secondly: the Gospel it portrays, especially the three pleas of mankind; and thirdly: its counsel for believers on avoiding backsliding.

Jesus Heals a Man with a Demon

1  And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.
2  And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
3 Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:
4  Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.
5  And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.
6 But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,
7  And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.
8 For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.
9  And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.
10  And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.
11  Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.
12  And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.
13  And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
14 And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.
15  And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
16  And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine.
17  And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.
18  And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.
19  Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.
20  And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel. ~ Mark 5:1-20 KJV

To the glory of God alone

2  Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. ~ 2 Timothy 4:2 KJV

Teaching Sermon 11:00am GMT| Sunday 8 January 2023

To the glory of God alone

Jude 24

By Pastor Ibrahim Ag Mohamed

The Scripture reading is from Jude 1:24,25 KJV, as it is written:

Doxology

24  Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
25  To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.

Much More Than a Prophet

2  Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. ~ 2 Timothy 4:2 KJV

Wednesday Bible Study 8:47pm GMT | Wednesday 4 January 2023

Much More Than a Prophet

Luke 3.3

By Mr Jide Owolabi

‘..the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.’

The Scripture reading is from Luke 3:3ff KJV, as it is written:

3  And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins; 

Valid or Invalid Prayer

2  Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. ~ 2 Timothy 4:2 KJV

Gospel Sermon 6:30pm GMT | Sunday 1 January 2023

Valid or Invalid Prayer

Matthew 18.23

By Dr Peter Masters

Christ’s parable of the unforgiving servant is partly a plea for patience and forgiveness on the part of Christians. But it is chiefly a challenge to sincere prayer rather than self-seeking prayer as the only way to reconciliation with God.

The full Scripture reading is from Matthew 18:23-35 KJV, as it is written:

23  Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.
24  And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.
25  But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
26  The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
27  Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
28  But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
29  And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
30  And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.
31  So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.
32  Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:
33  Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
34  And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
35  So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.

A New Beginning

2  Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. ~ 2 Timothy 4:2 KJV

Repent and Believe South Africa’s Sunday morning home ekklesia service was the reading of Joshua 5:12:1-15 KJV and the expounding of the same in relation to the Charles Spurgeon Morning Devotion as read hereunder:

January 1

Morning

"They did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year." — Joshua 5:12

Israel’s weary wanderings were all over, and the promised rest was attained. No more moving tents, fiery serpents, fierce Amalekites, and howling wildernesses: they came to the land which flowed with milk and honey, and they ate the old corn of the land. Perhaps this year, beloved Christian reader, this may be thy case or mine. Joyful is the prospect, and if faith be in active exercise, it will yield unalloyed delight. To be with Jesus in the rest which remaineth for the people of God, is a cheering hope indeed, and to expect this glory so soon is a double bliss. Unbelief shudders at the Jordan which still rolls between us and the goodly land, but let us rest assured that we have already experienced more ills than death at its worst can cause us. Let us banish every fearful thought, and rejoice with exceeding great joy, in the prospect that this year we shall begin to be "for ever with the Lord."

A part of the host will this year tarry on earth, to do service for their Lord. If this should fall to our lot, there is no reason why the New Year’s text should not still be true. "We who have believed do enter into rest." The Holy Spirit is the earnest of our inheritance; he gives us "glory begun below." In heaven they are secure, and so are we preserve in Christ Jesus; there they triumph over their enemies, and we have victories too. Celestial spirits enjoy communion with their Lord, and this is not denied to us; they rest in his love, and we have perfect peace in him: they hymn his praise, and it is our privilege to bless him too. We will this year gather celestial fruits on earthly ground, where faith and hope have made the desert like the garden of the Lord. Man did eat angels’ food of old, and why not now? O for grace to feed on Jesus, and so to eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan this year!

Thereafter, Repent and Believe South Africa reports that as from this Sunday 1st January 2023 we will be, LORD willing, attending the Metropolitan Tabernacle Live online services at 13H00 CAT. Here is the first service:

Teaching Sermon 11:00am GMT | Sunday 1 January 2023

A New Beginning

Mark 4.1

By Dr Peter Masters

A new beginning for a new year from the parable of the sower. Why the Lord used parables. The universal tender of salvation vital. The various states of heart of hearers, with counsel to the unsaved and to believers.

The full Scripture reading is from Mark 4:1-20 KJV, as it is written:

The Parable of the Sower

1  And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land.
2  And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,
3  Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
4  And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.
5  And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:
6  But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
7  And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
8  And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.
9  And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

The Purpose of the Parables

10  And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.
11  And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:
12  That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.
13  And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?
14  The sower soweth the word.
15  And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.
16  And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
17  And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended.
18  And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,
19  And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
20  And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.