Pastor Kevin Harris

Pastor of Illawarra Community Baptist Church in Dapto
Pastor Kevin Harris

Pastor Kevin Harris

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What Do I Owe My Wife?

Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

Proverbs 31:10

Twenty-seven and a half years ago God gave me Debby. She is the second greatest blessing of my life (the first being my salvation and relationship with God).

I have discovered that marriage God’s way works. By the way, I’ve learned that anything done God’s way works. This is because as the Creator of all, He knows best how to operate what He designs.

Anything worth having requires effort. The more valuable the thing, the greater the effort required, and the greater the reward received. This is definitely true of marriage!

God’s Word is an instruction manual for husbands and wives. So far I have learned seven responsibilities that I owe her. They are my opportunities to invest in my marriage.

Father, thank You for giving me a virtuous wife, and Your instruction manual to teach me how to treat her. Enable me to treat her in accordance with Your Word so well that she could be glad she married me. Help me to do all I can to make her life rich…and blessed. I ask this for Your pleasure. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Faith That Works

Our family was camping in the Dandenongs when a bus full of Catholic priests rolled up. The men were enjoying a day out in nature. I ambled over and struck up a conversation with one of them. I shared with him how salvation is by faith in Christ’s sacrifice alone, without the need for us to work for…

Weary? Draw Strength from the Lord Jesus

‘I just want to die.’ Have you ever felt weary, discouraged and faint? Life can be hard. Sometimes we feel our frailty more than at other times. The last chapters of the Epistle to the Hebrews have much encouragement for weary Christians. We are urged to ‘hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering’ (10:23), to not ‘draw back’…

How to Please God

What a testimony to have! ‘He pleased God.’ Enoch was known by family and neighbours alike as one who delighted the Lord. The word ‘pleased’ refers to being fully agreeable and is the word ‘wellpleasing’ in Hebrews 13:21. Since we were created for His pleasure1, it is the highest fulfilment of our lives when we please…

Glorious Days Are Coming!

This passage is quoting from Jeremiah 31:31-34, written during very dark days in the life of the nation of Israel. Because of their brazen idolatry and defiance of their God, He sent them into Babylonian captivity. The Jewish people continue to this day to be scattered across the globe. But in the midst of their stunning punishment, a bright note sounds forth. The Lord has…

Is Your Soul Anchored?

More than once our family has hired a houseboat on the Clyde River. Stopping the boat’s engines leaves the boat at the mercy of the current. Without lowering the anchor, the boat may rapidly pick up speed, drifting toward the land. It is essential to put the anchor down in order to stay safe and secure. Similarly, God has…

Bow Now

The Lord Jesus Christ is the Exalted One to Whom every knee will bow. Sooner or later, we will all submit to Him. A quick observation of our world today reveals that not all people are in subjection to Him. We will have to wait until the Millennium to see this submission completely fulfilled. On this Halloween day, which…