Introduction Back in chapter 5 there was the story of the healing of Naaman. Do you remember? He was the commander of the Syrian army. He was a mighty warrior and people admired him. But he had leprosy. However, he heard from his wife's servant that there was a prophet in Israel who could heal … Continue reading 2 Kings 09
Author: Colin Gamble
Psalm 083
Introduction All of the psalms since Psalm 73 have been psalms of Asaph. And today's psalm is his last one. According to 1 Chronicles 6, he was a Levite who, along with others, was appointed by David to provide music for the worship of God in the tabernacle. And not only did he provide music, … Continue reading Psalm 083
Luke 03(21)–04(13)
Introduction Last week we spent our time on Luke's account of John the Baptist's ministry in the region around the Jordan River. Crowds came out to him in the desert and he preached a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of their sins. In other words, he told the people that they needed to turn … Continue reading Luke 03(21)–04(13)
2 Kings 08(07–29)
Introduction You might recall that all the stories in last week's passage made clear that the Lord is in control. He is the great and mighty God who made all things and who rules over all things and nothing is too hard for him. He rules over small events, like what happens to a lost … Continue reading 2 Kings 08(07–29)
Psalm 082
Introduction In today's psalm, the Lord rebukes unjust rulers for defending the wicked, instead of defending the cause of the weak and innocent. The psalmist refers to these unjust rulers in verse 1 as gods. And so, the question arises: Who are these gods? A number of commentators believe the psalm is referring to human … Continue reading Psalm 082
Psalm 081
Introduction It occurred to me as I was studying this psalm and preparing for this evening that the whole psalm is like a service of worship with four main parts. And so, we're to imagine the Lord's people coming to worship God. And in the first part of the psalm, which is verses 1 to … Continue reading Psalm 081
Luke 03(01–20)
Introduction Over the Christmas period we spent our time studying the first two chapters of Luke's gospel and Luke's account of the events surrounding the Saviour's birth. And I said that I might keep going in Luke's gospel after Christmas; and indeed that's what I'm going to do. And so, we come today to the … Continue reading Luke 03(01–20)
Luke 02(01–20)
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)
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)
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