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Highland International Church
Messages from God's word from the Highlands of Scotland brought to you by James Torrens. Website: https://www.hicinverness.org.uk
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An Advent message from Isaiah 9
David Hendrickse opens up Isaiah 9 and its advent message of light and joy because of the coming Child who is Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting…
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Jesus the true Vine and the importance of Christian fruitfulness
John 15 v 1 to 8. The first in two messages, looking at the importance of fruitfulness as a mark of genuine discipleship
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The way, the truth and the life | 23rd October 2022
Robert Louis Stevenson once wrote 'To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.' And a Professor of Practical Theology once said 'The journey is more…
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Humanity, we have a problem
God promises to deal with the greatest problem humanity faces - and in Jesus Christ the promise comes true
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Spoiler alert!
James Torrens opens up the parable of the wheat and the weeds in Matthew 13 v 24 - 43
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Something worth more than everything | Sunday 21st August 2022
Jesus tells two short stories - parables that illustrate the infinite worth of the Kingdom of heaven and what those who know its true value are willing to pay…
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Jesus: Balmy-hearted and barmy-hearted
David Hendrickse opens up the parable of the Good Samaritan found in Luke 10 v 25 - 37
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The narrow door of salvation
Jesus says 'Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and not be able to.' Luke 13 v 22 to 30
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Come to the feast
In this parable of the wedding banquet, Jesus warns us of the danger of rejecting the King's gracious invitation to his Son's wedding feast, as well as the…
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Lost and Found, part 3: The deadly danger of being good
Looking at the last part of the Parable of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15 or, to use Tim Keller's title, The Prodigal God. Here we see the deadly danger of being…
Highland International ChurchLost and Found, part 2 How deep the Father's love
How deep the Father's love for us - as the younger son found when he returned home to find his Father, whom he had insulted, running towards him and embracing…
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Lost and Found, part 1
Luke 15 v 1 - 10 - Grace in action shows Jesus with his attractive and offensive love for sinners. Grace defended demonstrates that Jesus came to seek and to…
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Mary in the garden | Sunday 12th June
David Hendrickse opens up John 20 to help us see the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus and the consequences that flow from it Facebook Website Youtube
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The 3 R's of Easter | Easter Sunday 2022
James Torrens teaches on the 3 R's of Easter, that Jesus has Risen, is Ruling and will Return. Facebook Website Youtube
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Confident in a harvest | Sunday 27th March
Keith Nicolson preaches on Mark 3 v 31 – 4 v 34 Facebook Website Youtube
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When things fall apart; faith's answer to fear's advice | Sunday 20th March
James Torrens preaches this week on Psalm chapter 11 Facebook Website Youtube
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Crying out to God | Sunday 13th March
James Torrens preaches on Psalm 77 this week. Facebook Website Youtube
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Finishing well | Sunday 6th March
David Hendrickse preaches to us all on Daniel chapter 11 v 36 - 12 v 13 Facebook Website Youtube
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The meaning of History | Sunday 27th February
James Torrens preaches on Daniel 11 v 2 - 35 Facebook Website Youtube
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Is it really over? | Sunday 20th February
David Hendrickse brings us the message from Daniel 10 v 1 - 11 v 1 Facebook Website Youtube
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In the Fullness of Time | Sunday 13th Febuary
James Torrens tackles Daniel 9 v 20 - 27 in this week's sermon. Facebook Website Youtube
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The Lord is Righteous: Just and Loyal | Sunday 30th January 2022
David Hendrickse takes us through the next part of Daniel 9 Facebook Website Youtube
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Praying in the Light of the Promises of God | 23rd January 2022
James Torrens opens up this Sundays passage, Daniel 9 v 1 - 4a
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The Greatness of God Revealed | 16th January 2022
David Hendrickse preaches on Daniel Chapter 8 Facebook Website YouTube
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The Kingdom of the Son of Man and his Saints | 9th January 2022
David Hendrickse takes us back to Daniel 7 in his sermon this week. Facebook Website Youtube
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The LORD will provide | 2nd January 2022
James Torrens brings you a message for the new year from Genesis 22 v 1 - 19. Facebook Website Youtube
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The visit of the (not so) Wise Men | Boxing Day
David Hendrickse opens up Matthew 2 v 1 - 12. Facebook Website Podcast
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Advent 4: What's in a name? | Carol Service
James Torrens speaks from Matthew chapter 1 v 18 - 25 and interviews one of our mission partners Dawn Jackson during our all-age Christmas carol service from…
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Advent 3: God's Commitment to Bless and Rule his People
David Hendrickse brings you his sermon on Matthew chapter 1 v 1 - 17
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Advent 2: The Shepherd who gathers and the King who goes before
For this second Sunday in Advent we go back to the prophet Micah, 700 years Before Christ, to hear his prophecy of hope amidst the darkness of the Lord's…
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Advent 1: At home in storms
On this first Sunday in Advent, Peter Humphris opens up the message of Lamentations 3 v 1 - 33 showing us how: Disappointments (often) find their origin in the…
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Creation Stories: All the world's a stage, for the glory of God
John Calvin, the 16th century Reformer, famously called this world the 'theatre of God's glory'. But what is glory? And why did God create this world as a…
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Creation Stories: The image of God, what it is and what it does
David Hendrickse asks what it means for humans to be made in the image of God and the relevance that has for our place in God's world and the work that we do
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Creation Stories 2: How good is that!
God's verdict on creation - good, very good! - teaches us that God, as Douglas Kelly has said, loves material reality. And despite the presence of sin in the…
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Creation Stories: In the beginning, God
If we are to make sense of the world and our place in it - including knowing how to respond to the challenges posed by climate change and the apocalyptic…
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Your Faithful One won't see decay
Listen to David Hendrickse as he opens up Daniel chapter 6 for us and shows us the king who couldn't save and the God who could - and still does today.
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The writing's on the wall
Daniel 5 - a sober warning of how God acts - and will act - to judge those who persist in dishonouring his name. Belshazzar's feast was a blasphemous affair…
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Heaven rules, okay? A humbling reality for those who walk in pride
In Daniel 4 we are told 3 times of the God who is sovereign over the kingdoms of this earth and who gives them to anyone he pleases. It was a lesson King…
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No time to die? Living for heaven or hell.
David Hendrickse opens up Daniel 3 and asks us which version of heaven will we live for.
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Strike! Bowled over by the Kingdom of God
In a world of confusion, uncertainty and fear, we need more than a 'Covid booster' - we need a 'confidence booster' and more especially a 'confidence booster…
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God only knows Part 2
Here is a postscript to last week's message from Daniel 2 focussing on v 25 to 30 and addressing the question, Does God still speak through dreams today?
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God only knows
In Daniel chapter 2 we see the most powerful man in Babylon powerless and the wisest men clueless when it comes to knowing and interpreting Nebuchadnezzar's…
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God glorified in his servant's faithfulness
Daniel chapter 1. Preacher David Hendrickse
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By the rivers of Babylon: Introducing Daniel
The book of Daniel takes us on a journey from Jerusalem to Babylon and helps us to learn how to sing the Lord's song in a strange land (Ps 137). It teaches us…
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Psalm 126 God will do it again
Psalm 126 is a Psalm of two halves - but both are focussed on the Lord who has done great things for us and has promised to do them again.
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Last Words
Paul's last words to his brothers and sisters in Thessalonica brings him to the blessing of grace - not grace as a 'thing' like some kind of magic powder to be…
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Praying in the light of the Lord's return
At the end of his letter, Paul prays for his brothers and sisters in Thessalonica (1 Thessalonians 5 v 23, 24). His prayer is grounded in the character of God…
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Testing, testing
We are to test all things in order to hold on to that which is good, 1 Thess 5 v 21. In the context of 1 Thess 5, this means testing or weighing carefully any…
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Positive Discrimination Part 1
What does it mean to quench the Spirit? And how can we avoid it? 1 Thess 5 v 19 - 22 part 1
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Discovering and doing God's will
Paul's instructions in 1 Thess 5 v 16 - 18 are pretty clear. Our problem is not in understanding them but in putting them into practice. But the key to our…
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Relating well: Strengthening the ties that bind
In 1 Thessalonians 5 v 12 to 15 Paul writes to strengthen relationships: relationships with the church leadership and relationships within the wider church…
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Rich: The investment that guarantees a return
This second look at Luke 18 v 18 - 30 examines the challenge Jesus gave to rich ruler to show that he truly believed Jesus was 'good' and that he had no other…
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A Lethal and Loving Command
What is the biggest problem affecting the human heart? Jesus exposes our biggest problem in this dramatic and challenging encounter in Luke 18 18 - 30. Part 1…
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Living in the light of the Lord's return
We don't know when Christ will return, but we do know he is coming back - on that great and dreadful Day of the Lord. How are Christians to live, here and now…
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A Thief in the Night: Getting ready for the Day of the Lord
1 Thessalonians 5 v 1 - 3
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Grieving with Hope: Why a Christian's funeral is not the end of the story.
In 1 Thessalonians 4 v 13 - 19, Paul points us to the foundation and focus of Christian Hope: the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and the return of…
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The Streets of Philadelphia: Love that Works
In 1 Thessalonians 4 v 9 to 12, Paul tells us about Philadelphia: brotherly and sisterly love in the family of Jesus Christ. It's a God-taught love; a love…