Matthew 27(57)–28(10)

Introduction I see that the last time we had a pre-communion, I preached from Matthew 26 which included Matthew's account of the first Lord's Supper. After that we had a break over the summer and we've had other Wednesdays off for Fresh and for the tract distribution. And so, we haven't got much further through … Continue reading Matthew 27(57)–28(10) →

Matthew 27(45–56)

Introduction In the passage we studied last week we saw how the Roman soldiers and three groups of Jews mocked the Lord. The Roman soldiers mocked him when they dressed him up to look like a king and when they pretended to hail him as their king. And then three groups of Jews mocked him: … Continue reading Matthew 27(45–56) →

Colossians 1(09–14)

Introduction We began to study Paul's letter to the Colossians last week, when I said that Colosse was a city in the Roman province of Asia Minor which is now Turkey. At the time of writing the letter, Paul was under house-arrest in Rome. And at that time he also wrote his letters to the … Continue reading Colossians 1(09–14) →

Colossians 1(01–08)

Introduction Today we're beginning a new series of sermons on Paul's letter to the Colossians. Colosse was a city in the Roman province of Asia Minor which is now Turkey. The city was near Ephesus and Laodicea and it was an important economic city with a significant Jewish population. We don't think Paul had visited … Continue reading Colossians 1(01–08) →

Matthew 27(27–44)

Introduction The last couple of times we met together on a Wednesday evening, we studied the Lord's trial before the Sanhedrin and the Lord's trial before Pilate. The Sanhedrin was the Jewish court of the law and they were looking for evidence against the Lord Jesus, so that they could put him to death. And … Continue reading Matthew 27(27–44) →

Matthew 27(01–26)

Introduction In the passage we studied the last time we had the contrast between, on the one hand, the Lord Jesus who openly confessed that he is the Christ, God's Anointed King; and on the other hand, there was Peter, who denied knowing the Lord Jesus. One made a true confession, while the other did … Continue reading Matthew 27(01–26) →

Psalm 071

Introduction This is yet another lamentation in which the psalmist calls on the Lord for help because of the trouble he's in. We don't know who wrote this psalm, because it doesn't have a title. But we know from verses 5 and 6 and 17 that this is someone who trusted in the Lord from … Continue reading Psalm 071 →

Psalm 070

Introduction Psalm 70 is another psalm of David and it's another lamentation, because once again the psalmist is crying to the Lord for help because of the trouble he's in. And I've said it before, but there are lots of lamentations in the psalter. And there are lots of lamentations in the psalter because our … Continue reading Psalm 070 →

Psalm 069

Introduction Psalm 69 is another lamentation in which the psalmist cries out to the Lord because he's in trouble. And from what we read, it's clear that the psalmist is in trouble, not because he's done anything wrong, but because of his love for the Lord. As he says in verse 4, he is hated … Continue reading Psalm 069 →

Psalm 068

Introduction Psalm 68 is a hymn of praise to the Lord our God who is a mighty warrior who led his people out of Egypt and through the wilderness, past Sinai and into the Promised Land and up to Jerusalem where he rules over all. And so, at the end of the psalm, the psalmist … Continue reading Psalm 068 →