Introduction Last week we spent our time on verses 25 to 47 of John 5, where the Lord Jesus was speaking about God’s life and about new life in Christ and about resurrection life. In verse 26 the Lord said that the Father has life in himself and he’s granted the Son to have life … Continue reading John 06(01–33)
Author: Colin Gamble
John 05(25–47)
Introduction I had reason this week to read over a sermon I preached on Hebrews 6, where the writer says to his readers that we’re to leave the elementary teachings about Christ and we’re to go on to maturity. And in the sermon I explained that when he refers to the elementary teachings about Christ, … Continue reading John 05(25–47)
John 04(43–54)
Introduction Today’s passage begins with John telling us that after two days in Sychar, a Samaritan town, the Lord left for Galilee. And when he arrived in Galilee, the people welcomed him. Do you see that in verse 45? And they welcomed him because they’d seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the … Continue reading John 04(43–54)
John 05(01–18)
Introduction Last week we were thinking about the time when the Lord healed the royal official’s son. The Lord was in Cana of Galilee, where he had once changed water into wine. And the royal official, whose son was desperately ill, came to Cana from Capernaum, where he lived, in order to ask the Lord … Continue reading John 05(01–18)
John 05(19–24)
Introduction Last week we were studying verses 1 to 18 of John 5 where the Lord healed the man at the pool of Bethesda in Jerusalem who had been an invalid for 38 years. Do you remember? Lots of people with disabilities were lying around this pool because they believed that the first person who … Continue reading John 05(19–24)
Acts 27
Introduction We spent our time last week on chapters 25 and 26. In chapter 25 Paul stood trial before Festus, the Roman governor who replaced Felix. Festus suggested that the trial should be moved from Caesarea to Jerusalem, where the Jewish Sanhedrin could help him decide what to do with Paul. Paul didn’t want to … Continue reading Acts 27
Acts 23(12)–24(27)
Introduction Paul has had a difficult time since arriving in Jerusalem. The leaders of the church confronted him with a rumour that was going around among the believing Jews that Paul was teaching them to turn away from God’s law and to disregard it. The rumour wasn’t true, but the leaders of the church confronted … Continue reading Acts 23(12)–24(27)
Acts 25+26
Introduction I began last week’s sermon by saying that Paul has had a difficult time since arriving in Jerusalem. The leaders of the church in Jerusalem confronted him over a rumour that was going around about him and they wanted him to do certain things to demonstrate to everyone that the rumour was not true. … Continue reading Acts 25+26
Who proceeds from the Father and the Son
Introduction If you haven’t been at the midweek, then you might not know that we’ve been going through the Nicene Creed since October last year. The Council of Nicaea met in 325 AD which was 1700 years ago last year. And lots of things happened last year to mark its anniversary. And I thought I’d … Continue reading Who proceeds from the Father and the Son
The Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of life
Introduction The first main part of the Nicene Creed was about God the Father Almighty, the maker of heaven and earth and of all things visible and invisible. The second main part of the Creed was about the Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God the Father, who came down from heaven for … Continue reading The Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of life
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