God generously gives us wisdom if we ask for it with sincerity. As we consider wealth through the eyes of wisdom, we need to seek right priorities and to remember that our circumstances must be viewed in the light of eternal certainties. Isaiah 40:1-8 ESV Comfort for God’s People 40 Comfort, comfort my people, says…
Christ sent His Spirit to enable His followers to understand and proclaim the Gospel. Pentecost was an unmistakable, unconditional, unavoidable, and unrepeatable event. God’s unifying Spirit continues to draw Believers together under Christ as they trust Him as Saviour. Acts 2:1-41 ESV The Coming of the Holy Spirit 2 When the day of Pentecost arrived,…
As the Teacher observes life, he wants us to confront the hard reality of how little we know, and the vast extent of what we cannot handle. We are not in control and life doesn’t work the way we’d expect. In this passage, we look at the main problem, so that we can be sure…
The Preacher describes human behaviour that contributes to the heavy burden of life ‘under the sun’. In this chapter, the Preacher reveals the danger of living like the world and observes certain characteristics of the world’s system that people depend on for worldly success. Ecclesiastes 4 Evil Under the Sun 4 Again I saw all…
Wise people respect time’s rhythms. Dawn, morning, afternoon, evening, night. Many people try to live rhythm-free lives, by simply doing whatever they feel like doing in any given moment, without proper attention to whether it is the right time to do that thing. This actually tears at the fabric of what it means to be…
In the course of doing the ordinary things that the law required of new parents, Mary and Joseph met Simeon, a man who understood his life in the context of God’s unfolding purposes. Join us as we see Jesus through Simeon’s eyes as the fulfilment of all that God had promised. Luke 2:22-40 Jesus Presented…
At this difficult time, we should be going to God as our primary source of comfort and in this passage, we can see that there are conditions in order that we can claim the comfort that comes from this promise 28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for…
Jesus calls a most unlikely person to follow him. Does life have meaning and purpose? Can it be known by ordinary people? Mark 2:13-17 English Standard Version (ESV) Jesus Calls Levi 13 He went out again beside the sea, and all the crowd was coming to him, and he was teaching them. 14 And as…
This Message shows that the work of Christ on earth concluded in His ascension. He had completed His work, but He commissioned and equipped His disciples to continue the work, with the glorious certainty that when the Work is complete He will return for His people and they will live forever with Him. 11 and…
This message begins focussing on the honour given to Christ the night of His birth, but also in prophecy. It shows that God’s purpose in the Incarnation is the salvation of His people. It concludes by showing us that the King of the Jews in the manger was to die as the King of the…