Matthew 24(29–51)

Introduction I said last week that when I preached on Mark's version of this chapter I explained that there were two main interpretations of the passage and that there was one which I preferred and which I used at that time to explain the passage. According to that interpretation, the Lord is referring entirely in … Continue reading Matthew 24(29–51) →

Philippians 1(27)–2(04)

Introduction The passage we studied last week was in two parts. Do you remember? In the first part Paul reassured his readers about his present circumstances. At the time of writing, Paul was under house arrest and chained day and night to a Roman guard. However, instead of complaining about his circumstances and having a … Continue reading Philippians 1(27)–2(04) →

Philippians 1(01–11)

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) →

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 →