Introduction At the beginning of the week, when I was thinking about what to preach on for these harvest services, I settled on the idea of speaking about God's work of providence on Sunday morning and God's work of creation on Sunday evening. And so, this morning we were thinking about the ways that God … Continue reading John 01(03)
Author: Colin Gamble
Introduction to the Nicene Creed
I made use of Reformed Catholicity by Michael Allen and Scott R. Swain and 'Confession and Confessions' in Confessing God: Essays in Christian Dogmatics II by John Webster. Historical background We're beginning a series on the Nicene Creed this evening. The Council of Nicaea met 1700 years ago in 325 AD and produced the Creed … Continue reading Introduction to the Nicene Creed
John 01(01+02)
Introduction Today we're beginning a new series of sermons on the Gospel of John. I've preached through John before, but it was way back between 2012 and 2015. But since God's word is so rich, there are always new treasures to discover in it about our God who has revealed himself to us as the … Continue reading John 01(01+02)
Psalm 150
Introduction We've finally reached the end of the psalms. We began studying the psalms together on Wednesday evenings in June 2019. And two years later, in June 2021, we'd reached Psalm 72 and took a break. During those two years we went through the Covid-19 pandemic and I used the psalms on Sunday mornings. Remember … Continue reading Psalm 150
Acts 18(23)–19(07)
Introduction Last week we spent our time on the first twenty-two verses of Acts 18 and Paul's time in Corinth. As usual, he began by going to the synagogue where he reasoned with the people who gathered there about the Lord Jesus Christ. But when some of the Jews opposed him and became abusive, he … Continue reading Acts 18(23)–19(07)
Acts 18(01–22)
Introduction On the Sunday before I went on holiday, I preached from Acts 17 about the time when the Apostle Paul was in Athens and he preached to the people there about the true God who made all things and who determines all things and who calls on all people everywhere to turn away from … Continue reading Acts 18(01–22)
Psalm 149
Introduction We're almost at the end of the psalms. And, as I've said before, the final five psalms are all psalms of praise to God; and each one of these psalms of praise begins and ends with 'Hallelujah!' or 'Praise the Lord.' Praise the Lord: the covenant-making and covenant-keeping God who has bound himself to … Continue reading Psalm 149
Psalm 148
Introduction It's been a while since we last looked at the psalms together, but you might recall that I said before that the final five psalms in the book of Psalms are all psalms of praise. And they therefore anticipate what we will do for ever and for ever in the presence of God, because … Continue reading Psalm 148
Acts 16(16–40)
Introduction We were reading last week how the Holy Spirit guided Paul and Silas into Europe. So, when they wanted to go southwards into the Roman province of Asia, they were kept from doing so; and the Spirit led them northwards into the region of Phrygia and Galatia. And when they wanted to go eastwards … Continue reading Acts 16(16–40)
Acts 15(36)–16(15)
Introduction We left Paul and Barnabas back in Antioch last week. They had gone to Jerusalem to resolve the issue of whether circumcision was necessary for salvation. And the apostles and elders in Jerusalem agreed with Paul and Barnabas that circumcision was not necessary. You don't have to become a Jew in order to be … Continue reading Acts 15(36)–16(15)
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