Author: Colin Gamble

Genesis 33

Review Way back in the beginning, after God created Adam, he commissioned Adam to fill the earth and to subdue it. In other words, the Lord wanted Adam to fill the earth with people who would bear his image and who would be able, therefore, to reflect his glory on the earth. And the Lord … Continue reading Genesis 33 →

Job 32–33

Introduction Last week we looked at chapters 29 to 31 which contain Job's final words. In chapter 29 he described his former happiness and those days when God watched over him and when God's intimate friendship blessed his house and when God was still with him and his children were still with him. Job described … Continue reading Job 32–33 →

1 Kings 01

Introduction The first word in the NIV's version of 1 Kings 1 is the word 'when': 'When David was old and well advanced in years....' However the word translated 'when' should really be translated 'and': 'And King David was old and well advanced in years....' And the point of the word 'and' is to tell … Continue reading 1 Kings 01 →

Matthew 18(01–14)

Introduction I'm not sure if I've mentioned before, but Matthew's gospel contains five blocks of teaching. So, Matthew gives us a section of narrative in which he describes what happened; and then that is followed by a block of teaching. And then there's more narrative, followed by more teaching; and so on, through the gospel. … Continue reading Matthew 18(01–14) →

Job 29–31

Introduction It's been a few weeks since our last sermon on the book of Job, so let me take a moment to review what we've seen so far. In the first two chapters, we learned that God regarded Job as blameless and upright. However Satan was not so impressed. He claimed that Job only worships … Continue reading Job 29–31 →

2+3 John

Introduction We managed to complete our studies on 1 John right before Christmas; and the plan now is to study both 2 and 3 John today. As you can see, they are both short letters and the commentators think that each one of them was able to fit on a single sheet of papyrus, which … Continue reading 2+3 John →

Matthew 17

Introduction We've been working our way through the gospel of Matthew since this time last year. And we come today to chapter 17 and to the account of the Lord's transfiguration. Many of the commentators take it for granted that when the Lord was transfigured like this he was briefly displaying his true nature as … Continue reading Matthew 17 →

Job 25–28

Introduction We began the third cycle of speeches last week when we studied Job chapters 22 to 24 which contained Eliphaz's third speech to Job and Job's reply. And do you remember? It seemed that Eliphaz's patience with Job had come to an end; and all thought of comforting Job had been set aside, because … Continue reading Job 25–28 →

Job 22–24

Introduction Last Sunday evening we reached the end of the second cycle of speeches between Job and his friends. And there is one more cycle of speeches to go before we meet a fourth friend named Elihu who also wants to speak to Job. But we don't meet Elihu until chapter 32. In the meantime, … Continue reading Job 22–24 →