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) →

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 →