Knox Presbyterian Church Palmerston
Pastor's Thoughts for 2025
Read the Bible everyday to persevere
Study the Scriptures in order to be well established on personal faith and understanding
Pray until you enter into God's presence and then remember that everything is possible with God
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Allow God's Word to shape your life and character according to Christ's image by practicing
personal faith and understanding
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Allow Christ to use you for those around you
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Partner with God's Spirit in all your decision and everything you do or say
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Feb 30, 2025
Guest minister
Sermon: February - The Love Month
Scripture: John 13:34-35
Feb 9, 2025
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: As the Man Is, So Is His Strength, Therefore, How God’s Valor Might Be?
Scripture: Judges 7:1-22
Feb 23, 2025
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Lord's Judgements and Decisions are Righteous and True
Scripture: 1 Samuel 24:1-22
Feb 2, 2025
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Lord's Judgements and Decisions are Righteous and True
Scripture: 1 Samuel 24:1-22
Jan 26, 2025
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Human Knowledge vs Faith in God
Scripture: Luke 8:40 - 56
Jan 19, 2025
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: The Unseen Enemies
Scripture: Genesis 25:27-34
Jan 12, 2025
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: The Glory of God Has No Limits
and Cannot Be Forgotten
Scripture: Ezekiel 8:4;3:23
Jan 5, 2025
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Miracle at Can
Scripture: John 2:1-12
Dec 31, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: The Encounter That Reshapes
Your Perspective On Life, Relationships, and Your Journey
Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12
Dec 24, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: The Holy Night - Unique and Distinct
Scripture: Numbers 24:17
Dec 22, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Make Christmas An Invitation
to Experience, Reflect and Manifest God’s love
Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25
Dec 15, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: STRENGTH, of Christian JOY
Scripture: Nehemiah 8:10
Dec 8, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Our Hearts, the Residence of Christ’ Peace
Scripture: Isaiah 9:1-6
Dec 1, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Christ, God’s Hope for Those Who Believe
Scripture: Psalm 119:49-50
Nov 24, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Study Succeed Share
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:3-11
Nov 17, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: From Simon of this world to Peter of God’s Kingdom
Scripture: John 1:40-42
Nov 10, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Lifted In Unit
Scripture: John / Juan 15:1-13
Nov 3, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Facing The Dark Hour When Light Is There But Hard to See It
Scripture: Mark 15:33-40
Oct 27, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Life in Babylon With Go
Scripture: Micah 4:10
Oct 20, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Change of Direction
Scripture: Mark 6:45-56
Oct 13, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Peace, Joy & Strength Can Be Found In A Grateful Heart
Scripture: Deuteronomy 8:1,6-18
Oct 6, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Believed Revealed Received
Scripture: Isaiah 53:1; John 1:12
Sept 29, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Cheer The God of Love Among You
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 13:11
Sept 22, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: No One Has to be Stranger and without Hope In This World
Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-21
Sept 15, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Light the light before God for a world in darkness
Scripture: Exodus 40:24-25
Sept 8, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: FAITH The Main Infrastructure For A New Beginning
& Renewed Pathway
Scripture: Hebrews 11:1,6-14
Sept 1, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Live In the World but Hidden In Christ
Scripture: Jeremiah 48:28
Aug 4, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Knowing Jesus Is The Past, The Present & The Future Of Christianity
Scripture: Psalm 90:1-17
July 28, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: God’s Dwelling
Scripture: Psalm 139:1-10, Revelation 21:1-8
July 21, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Jesus, You're the Sweetest Name of All
Scripture: Jeremiah 27:1-12, Mattew 11:28-30
July 14, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: This is God's Word & Glory be to God
Scripture: Luke 9:37-42; 6:40
July 7, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Consider the Day of the Lord for Your Life
Scripture: Haggai 2:18-23, Isaiah 1:18-19
June 30, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Crucified Together with Christ
Scripture: Galatians 2:20
June 23, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Honor God by Trusting Him
Scripture: Jeremiah 33:1-22
June 16, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Test the Difference between Being with the Crowd or Enjoying Faith's Touch
Scripture: Mark 5:21-43
June 9, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Teach God’s teachings to trustworthy
Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:1-2
June 2, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Holy Spirit Invisible but Present
Scripture: Genesis 1:1-2; John 14:15-17
May 26, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Holy Spirit - The Spirit of Gentleness Hope & Justice
Scripture: Isaiah 42:1-4; John 14:15-17, 25-26
May 19, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: As Bonfires Need Logs and Sparks so, for Renewal We Must Have Open Hearts and Pentecost
Scripture: Acts 19:1-7
May 12, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: We Have A High Priest Who Has Received The Highest Position: The Throne of Majesty In Heaven (part II)
Scripture: Psalm 110:1-7; Hebrews 8:1-6;
May 5, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: We Have A High Priest Who Has Received The Highest Position: The Throne of Majesty In Heaven (part I)
Scripture: Psalm 110:1-7; Hebrews 8:1-6
April 28, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Longing for God’s Fresh Presence
Scripture: Psalm 42:1-2, Romans 8:35-39
April 21, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: What Are You Waiting For?
Scripture: Acts 19:13-20
April 14, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Jesus Established God’s Kingdom On Earth Through His Resurrection
Scripture: Luke 17:20-21; Matthew 6:33
April 7, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Three Stages of The Coming of the Kingdom of God On Earth
Scripture: Luke 17:20-30; 22:15-17; Acts 24:13-17,28-34
March 31, 2024 - Easter Sunday
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Two Realities of Resurrection
Scripture: Mark 15:22, 25-27; Luke 23:39-43; Revelation 1:4,7-8,12-18; 20:11-15
March 29, 2024 - Good Friday
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: On Good Friday Jerusalem Was Shaken By An Earthquake Stirring People To Look Up For Their Salvation
Scripture: Luke 23:26-49
March 17, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Two Key Sacrifices of Jesus That Qualified Him As God’s Lamb of Our Redemption
Scripture: Isaiah 53; John 1:29
March 10, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Jesus’ Last Prayer Before His Resurrection
Scripture: Isaiah 53:12; Luke 23:26-34
March 3, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: The story of 12 scouts
Scripture: Numbers 13:1-3; Numbers 13:17-30
Feb 25, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Know God’s Time
Scripture: Luke 9:51; Luke 19:41-42
Feb 18, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Vital Signs of Our Faith Part IV
Scripture: Proverbs 4: 23; 2 Corinthians 13: 5
March 24, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: On Palm Sunday Jerusalem was moved by a
Gentle Breeze inspiring people to worship Messiah
Scripture: Matthew 21:1-17
Feb 11, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Vital Signs of Our Faith Part III
Scripture: Proverbs 16: 17 2 Corinthians 13: 5
Feb 4, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Vital Signs of Our Faith Part II
Scripture: Matthew 7:16-21; 2Corinthians 13:5
Jan 28, 2024 - evening service
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: What Is Life?
Scripture: Job 5:7; John 17:3
Jan 28, 2024 - morning service
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Vital Signs of Our Faith Part I
Scripture: Daniel 5:1-31; 2Corinthians 13:5
Jan 14, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: What Is Life?
Scripture: Job 5:7; John 17:3
Jan 7, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: EXPECT BETTER by WALKING and WORKING TOGETHER Part II
Scripture: 1 Chronicles 5: 10-22
Dec 31, 2023
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: EXPECT BETTER by WALKING and WORKING TOGETHER Part I
Scripture: 1 Chronicles 5: 10-22
Dec 24, 2023 - evening service
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: When the star is missing the World lies in darkness
Scripture: Numbers 24:17
Dec 24, 2023 - morning service
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: They Saw the Star
Scripture: Numbers 24:17
Dec 17, 2023
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Joy of Salvation
Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-11
Dec 10, 2023
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Come Ratify by Adoring Him
Scripture: Isaiah 57:18-21
Nov 26, 2023
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Five Diamonds of Christ for Us
Scripture: Revelation 3:20-22
Dec 3, 2023
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Hope for a Tired World
Scripture: Isaiah 35:1-10
Nov 19, 2023
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Accept God’s fate, it’s for His glory and not only
Scripture: John 9:1-41
Nov 12, 2023
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Heroes of Freedom
Scripture: 2Samuel 1:17-27
Nov 5, 2023
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Accept God’s fate, it’s for His glory and not only
Scripture: John 9:1-41
Oct 29, 2023
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: God Exalted Jesus Higher Above Any “Mountain”
and Established His Dominion Over The Deep of The “Oceans”
Scripture: Philippians 2:9-11
Oct 15, 2023
Guest minister - Rev Jim Johnson
Sermon: Standing on the Edge
Scripture: Joshua 3:1-4,14-16
Oct 8, 2023
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Remember God In Time of Need and Don’t Forget Him In Prosperity
Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11
Deuteronomy 8:1,6-20
Oct 1, 2023
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: The Faithfulness of a True Friend Last Beyond Any Border
Scripture: 2 Samuel 19:31-40
Sept 24, 2023
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Attributes of God's Word Thru Our Journey In The Valley of the Shadow of Death
Scripture: Psalm 119:114-117
Sept 17, 2023
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Even The Valley of Dry Bones Can Be Conquered
Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-14
Sept 10, 2023
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: The Good Shepherd
Scripture: Psalm 23
Sept 3, 2023
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: The Good Shepherd
Scripture: Psalm 23
August 27, 2023
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Where Have You Been?
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17
August 20, 2023
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Let It Go vs Everything is Possible With God
Scripture: Judge 15:16-20
August 13, 2023
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: God’s Testimony on the Mount of Transfiguration
Scripture: Luke 9:28-36
August 6, 2023
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: The Night
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:23-29
July 30, 2023
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: They Can Still Praising Thee
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:12-27; Colossians 4:12
July 23, 2023
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: They Can Still Praising Thee
Scripture: Psalm 41:1-12
Oct 22, 2023
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: God’s Dimensions Of Our Walking by Faith
Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-34
July 16, 2023
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: The Fountain of God’s Grace
Scripture: John 4:1-26
July 9, 2023
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: In God’s Family There Are No Foreigners
Scripture: 1Kings 14:1-6; Ephesians 2:19
July 2, 2023
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Get the Blessing of Fresh Water In Dry Weather
Scripture: Exodus 15:22-27; John 7:37-39
April 30, 2023
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Restoration Through Renewal
Scripture: Nehemiah 9-10
April 23, 2023
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Renewal Through Resurrection
Scripture: John 21: 1-25
April 16, 2023
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Renewal Through Resurrection
Scripture: John 21: 1-25
April 9, 2023
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Resurrection Joy
Scripture: Luke 23:35-43
April 7, 2023
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: The One on the Middle Cross Saves
Scripture: Luke 22:14-23
April 2, 2023
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Who Is This Coming Up?
Scripture: Matthew 21:1-17
March 26, 2023
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: The Prophet
Scripture: John 4:1-26; 2 Peter 1:17-21
March 19, 2023
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: The Covenant Through Blood
Scripture: Exodus 12:1-14; Revelation 6:5-6
March 12, 2023
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Foundation of Christ Sacrifice
Scripture: Psalm 40:6-8; Galatians 2:1
March 5, 2023
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: God's Will Is To Set Us Free
Scripture: Zechariah 2:8; Galatians 2:1
Jan 21, 2024
Knox's minister - Rev Nick Pavel
Sermon: Hear and Experience Jesus ”The Troublemaker” of Our Problems
Scripture: John 12:1-19; Matthew 21:12-17