Introduction We're studying Luke chapters 1 and 2 this Christmas and his account of the events surrounding the birth of the Lord Jesus. And we've seen that there are two announcements and two births and two consecrations. The two announcements are the angel's announcement to Zechariah that his wife will give birth to a son … Continue reading Luke 02(01–20)
Author: Colin Gamble
Luke 01(75–80)
Introduction This Christmas we're working our way through the first two chapters of Luke's gospel and Luke's account of the events surrounding the Saviour's birth. And I've said before that the two chapters can be divided into three main parts and that the first part contains two announcements; and the second part contains two births; … Continue reading Luke 01(75–80)
Luke 01(39–56)
Introduction This Christmas we're working our way through the first two chapters of Luke's gospel which contain Luke's account of the events surrounding the Saviour's birth. Two Sundays ago we spent our time thinking about the two announcements: the angel Gabriel was sent first to Zechariah to announce to him that his elderly wife would … Continue reading Luke 01(39–56)
Luke 01(26–38)
Introduction I said this morning that I'm hoping to go through Luke 1 and 2 this Christmas. This morning we studied Gabriel's announcement to Zechariah that his wife will bear a son who should be called John. This evening we're studying Gabriel's announcement to Mary that she will give birth to a son by means … Continue reading Luke 01(26–38)
Luke 01(01–25)
Introduction I thought that, for Christmas this year, I'd work my way through the first two chapters of Luke's gospel, which record for us the story of the Saviour's birth. I may also continue to go through Luke's gospel after Christmas and preach on it on Sunday evenings. But the plan for Christmas is to … Continue reading Luke 01(01–25)
2 Kings 06(01)–08(06)
Introduction Today's passage contains four true stories. There's the story of the axe-head which was recovered from the river. There's the story of the Aramean soldiers who were blinded when they came to capture Elisha, the Lord's prophet. There's the story of the famine in Samaria, which was brought to an end in a miraculous … Continue reading 2 Kings 06(01)–08(06)
From Creation to New Creation
Introduction What I want to do for you this evening is to give you a kind of overview of the whole Bible. Like some of you, I'm sure, I grew up knowing many of the stories in the Bible: stories about Noah's ark and the flood; and David and Goliath; and Daniel in the den … Continue reading From Creation to New Creation
Psalm 139
Introduction If you've got your Bible open at the psalm, you can see from the title that it's a psalm of David. That is to say, this is one of the many psalms which King David wrote under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. And the psalm can be divided into four main parts. The … Continue reading Psalm 139
2 Kings 05
Introduction In 2 Kings 4, which we studied last week, we had four stories about miracles. There was the story of the widow's oil. Though she only had a little oil, Elisha told her to collect as many jars as possible. And when she began to pour out the oil, she was able to fill … Continue reading 2 Kings 05
Psalm 080
Introduction In today's psalm, the psalmist once again laments before the Lord because of the trouble that has befallen God's people; and he prays to the Lord to restore their fortunes. You may have noticed the refrain or chorus which appears three times in the psalm. It first appears in verse 3, where the psalmist … Continue reading Psalm 080
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