Introduction John has been teaching us about the Word, which is his title for God the Son, the second person of the Trinity. And he taught us that in the beginning, before anything was created, the Word was with God and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. And then John … Continue reading John 01(06–14)
Author: Colin Gamble
Acts 19(21)–20(01)
Introduction Last week we spent our time on verses 8 to 20 of Acts 19. And it was a marvellous passage about Paul's ministry in Ephesus. Do you remember? When some of the Jews in the synagogue became obstinate and would not listen to him, he moved to the hall of Tyrannus, where he reasoned … Continue reading Acts 19(21)–20(01)
One Lord Jesus Christ
Introduction We're working our way through the Nicene Creed and we've finished the first part where we confess our faith in one God, the Father Almighty, the maker of heaven and earth and of all things visible and invisible. When we say the Creed, we're confessing and proclaiming that there's only one God and not … Continue reading One Lord Jesus Christ
Acts 19(08–20)
Introduction It's been weeks since we were studying the book of Acts together. In fact, the last time we studied Acts together was in the middle of September and now it's the end of October. But since then we've had an invitation service and then we had our communion service when Michael Rutledge was preaching. … Continue reading Acts 19(08–20)
John 01(04+05)
Introduction This is now our third week on John's gospel. And we haven't got very far, because each verse is so rich and full of treasures for us to uncover and admire and enjoy. John has been telling us about the Word who in the beginning was with God and who was God. And we … Continue reading John 01(04+05)
Maker of heaven and earth
Introduction Last week we spent our time on the first line of the Nicene Creed, where we confess our faith in one God, the Father Almighty. We thought about how there's only one God and not many gods. And we thought about how he's the Father. But since the word 'Father' is relational and always … Continue reading Maker of heaven and earth
One God, the Father Almighty
Introduction We began a series on the Nicene Creed last Wednesday when we thought a little about the historical background to the Creed. I also explained that creeds are biblical in two senses. Firstly, the Bible contains creed-like statements and Paul refers in 2 Timothy to a pattern of sound teaching which was entrusted to … Continue reading One God, the Father Almighty
John 01(03)
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)
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)
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