Introduction We're starting a new series of sermons today on Paul's letter to the Philippians. And this book is often a favourite among God's people, because it contains many of their favourite verses. In today's passage, there's verse 6 where Paul writes that he who began a good work in us will carry it on … Continue reading Philippians 1(01–11)
Author: Colin Gamble
Philippians 1(12–26)
Introduction We began to study Paul's letter to the Philippians last Sunday evening, when I reminded you of the background to the letter, which we find in Acts 16. During one of his missionary journeys, Paul received a vision of a man in Macedonia, calling him to come over to Macedonia to help them. Paul … Continue reading Philippians 1(12–26)
Psalm 061
Introduction Psalms 54 to 60 were similar to one another because each of them was a lamentation written by David when he was faced with enemies. And some of those psalms made clear in their title that they were inspired by the time when David was hiding from Saul who wanted to take his life: … Continue reading Psalm 061
Eternal Life
Introduction In this series of sermons based on the Apostles' Creed, we've thought about God the Father almighty, the maker of heaven and earth. And we're thought about Jesus Christ, God's Only Begotten Son, our Lord, And we've thought about his humiliation and how he was conceived by the Holy Spirit and was born of … Continue reading Eternal Life
The communion of saints, forgiveness of sins, resurrection
Introduction I've said before that the Apostles' Creed is thoroughly trinitarian, because it begins with God the Father almighty who made the heavens and the earth. The Creed then moves on to Jesus Christ, who is the Father's Only-Begotten Son and our Lord. And he was conceived by the Spirit and was born of the … Continue reading The communion of saints, forgiveness of sins, resurrection
The Church
Introduction This is now our sixth week in this series of sermons based on the Apostles' Creed. We've thought about God the Father almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. And we've thought about Jesus Christ, his Only-Begotten Son, our Lord. And we've thought about how Jesus Christ was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born … Continue reading The Church
The Holy Spirit
Introduction This is our fifth week in this series of sermons based on the Apostles' Creed. So far we thought about God the Father Almighty who made the heavens and the earth and all that is in them. And we've thought about Jesus Christ, God's Only-Begotten Son and our Lord. And then over the last … Continue reading The Holy Spirit
The Son’s Exaltation
I made use of Biblical Critical Theory by Christopher Watkin (Zondervan Academic, 2022) for this sermon. Introduction In this series of sermons based on the Apostles' Creed, we've already thought about God the Father almighty who made heaven and earth. And so, we thought about the Creator who is infinite, eternal, unchangeable and independent; and … Continue reading The Son’s Exaltation
The Son’s Humiliation
I made use of Biblical Critical Theory by Christopher Watkin (Zondervan Academic, 2022) for this sermon. Introduction Two weeks ago we were thinking about the first line of the Apostles' Creed which says, 'I believe in God the Father almighty, Maker of heaven and earth.' And so, we thought about the Creator-creature distinction and how … Continue reading The Son’s Humiliation
Jesus Christ, God’s Son, our Lord
Introduction I explained last week that I was beginning a new series of sermons which will be loosely based on the Apostles' Creed. At least, the Apostles' Creed will provide an outline for what I hope to preach about over the coming weeks. The Apostles' Creed is one of the earliest and best known of … Continue reading Jesus Christ, God’s Son, our Lord
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