Sermon – December 28th 2025
English-speaking International church in Eindhoven
English-speaking International church in Eindhoven
Sermons on Kingdom of God
Sermon – November 30, 2025 This sermon centers on the Blessed Hope that shapes the faith of God’s people across the ages. The people of the Old Testament lived with hope, eagerly awaiting the first coming of the Messiah. The New Testament writers build on this expectation by proclaiming an even greater hope—the glorious second…
Sermon November 23, 2025 As we pause at this threshold, we are invited to contemplate our King—Jesus Christ—whose kingship is unlike any the world has ever known. Earthly kings rule through power, authority, and prestige. But our King chose a different path. He willingly embraced suffering and offered himself to be crucified for us. His…
Sermon – May 4th , 2025 Join us as we explore how Jesus arranges a breakfast meeting with His disciples after the resurrection and re-commissions Peter for his mission. Together, we reflect on the powerful lessons this moment offers for our own Christian journey—about grace, restoration, and renewed purpose in Christ.
In Matthew chapter 13 a string of Jesus’ parables of the Kingdom are found with a concluding statements about how a wise householder considered the Kingdom. This is the springboard for consideration of Life in the Kingdom of God during a pandemic.
The Bible is a before, during and after collection of writings centred on Jesus and his coming. Today Francis orientated to feature what Jesus first preached as a public message. Isaiah gave details of his coming, Matthew documented them and Paul picked up the pieces when new Christians messed it up.
On Christmas Day we heard Luke’s account of the birth featuring Shepherds visited by angels and lots of make-do arrangements. Mary pondered all these things in her heart. What do we need to see here and what might be of importance to us who want to welcome God’s actions in our lives?
In the summertime it’s good to review our priorities. The readings for today all reflect the need to be sure about what is necessary and what is not in God’s Kingdom economy as represented by Jesus. To give the sound crews a holiday there is not audio for this message.
Jan opens up the passaged read at today’s service of the Word
Neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.