Paul’s solemn yet simple charge to Timothy: Preach the Word of God. As ministers fulfil this biblical call to preach, congregations too are called to receive the Word, and we are all called to patiently trust that God will fulfil His Kingdom purposes. 2 Timothy 3 Godlessness in the Last Days 3 But understand this,…
How great was the apostle Paul’s yearning to go to Rome to preach! In this message from the opening chapter of Romans, we will see something of the Gospel’s power to save us, granting deliverance from guilt’s burden. The availability of this redemption is there for all who believe in this good news. Romans 1:1-17…
In this message, John gives his personal testimony of living with the Lord Jesus and shows that his record of the Gospel has one purpose that readers and hearers might believe and be saved. John 19:35 English Standard Version 35 He who saw it has borne witness—his testimony is true, and he knows that…
Idols are not a thing of the past. In our day & age they may take on a different shape and size, but they are all over! In light of this, the apostle Paul’s sermon speaks to our culture, addressing the kind of worship God rejects, requires and receives. The one, true & living God,…
I even the Apostle Paul needed to pray for opportunities and clarity for the gospel message, then how much more do we! Further Instructions 2 Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. 3 At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word,…
Jesus tells a story where wedding guests refuse to come, there’s cold-blooded murder, a city get destroyed and someone gatecrashes the wedding. This parable is full of drama and tension, but it centres around two responses to the gospel invitation and two very different results. The Parable of the Wedding Feast 22 And again Jesus…
Jesus’ arrest is often glossed over in the crucifixion account but there is much to be made of our Lord’s interaction with the soldiers in the Garden. Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus 18 When Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples across the brook Kidron, where there was a garden, which…
Peter takes the Gospel to the Gentiles. The church now begins to spread throughout the whole world. Acts 10 English Standard Version (ESV) Peter and Cornelius 10 At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Cohort, 2 a devout man who feared God with all his…
In the opening verses of Galatians, Paul seeks to immediately remind his readers of the one true gospel. In this passage we see that the gospel has authority, that the gospel of grace through Christ brings peace, that the gospel means rescue by God’s will and that the gospel brings glory to God. Greeting 1…
Sin cuts deep But in Christ, we are healed. By Grace Through Faith 2 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of…