The Rev George Speers delivers his morning sermon at Ballynahinch Congregational Church.
In this sermon on 1 Kings 12:25-33, the Reverend George Speers examines Jeroboam's invention of a substitute religion for Israel following the kingdom's division, tracing the fear, form and ultimate futility behind his golden calves. Rev Speers draws out the enduring principle that worship must be shaped by God's revealed word rather than human preference, feeling, or self-preservation, warning against the modern tendency to fashion worship around what people enjoy rather than what honours God. The sermon closes with a call to delight in worshipping God as He has commanded, with hearts truly devoted to Him rather than merely conforming outwardly to rules.
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