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Rowland Wheatley

Returning to the LORD

Amos 4:6; Luke 15:11-32
Rowland Wheatley • April, 26 2026 • Video & Audio
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Rowland Wheatley
Rowland Wheatley • April, 26 2026
And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: **yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.**
(Amos 4:6)

*1/ The whole plan of salvation is to return a people to the LORD.
2/ The work of grace in conversion is a returning to the LORD.
3/ The work of God in keeping and chastening his people is to bring them to return to him.*

**Sermon Summary:**

The sermon centers on the divine purpose of restoring humanity to God, rooted in God's eternal covenant through Jesus Christ, who is the only means of reconciliation.

Drawing from Amos 4's repeated call to return despite escalating judgments, it emphasizes that afflictions alone cannot bring true repentance, underscoring the necessity of a divine work of grace.

The message unfolds in three movements:
**First,** the overarching plan of salvation is to bring the lost back to God;
**Second,** conversion is a personal return to the Lord, marked by repentance, prayer, and a new allegiance to God's people;
**Third,** God's ongoing work of keeping and chastening His people ensures their perseverance, demonstrating His intimate knowledge and faithful care.

The sermon affirms that salvation is not a human achievement but a sovereign, gracious work of God, secured by Christ's atonement and sustained by the Holy Spirit, culminating in eternal fellowship with God.
Rowland Wheatley
About Rowland Wheatley
Pastor Rowland Wheatley was called to the Gospel Ministry in Melbourne, Australia in 1993. He returned to his native England and has been Pastor of The Strict Baptist Chapel, St David’s Bridge Cranbrook, England since 1998. He and his wife Hilary are blessed with two children, Esther and Tom. Esther and her husband Jacob are members of the Berean Bible Church Queensland, Australia. Tom is an elder at Emmanuel Church Salisbury, England. He and his wife Pauline have 4 children, Savannah, Flynn, Willow and Gus.

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