1 John 5(13–21)

Verses 13 to 15 Near the end of John's gospel, he tells us that he wrote his gospel so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name. So, John wrote his gospel and recorded for us all the things … Continue reading 1 John 5(13–21) →

1 John 5(01–12)

Introduction I heard another preacher compare John's first letter to a spiral staircase. Imagine you're walking up a spiral staircase. And as you go up and round the staircase, you pass a window and see a mountain in the distance. You go on up and round and pass another window and see a lake. You … Continue reading 1 John 5(01–12) →

1 John 4(07–21)

Introduction This is now our ninth week studying John's first letter. And John has been doing two main things in his letter. He's been writing about what we're to believe about Christ; and he's been writing about how we're to live as Christ's people. So, what we're to believe and what we're to do. And … Continue reading 1 John 4(07–21) →

Matthew 16(13–20)

Verses 13 to 17 Matthew tells us in verse 13 that the Lord and his disciples had come to the region of Caesarea Philippi, which was a city located about 25 miles north of the Sea of Galilee near Mount Hermon. And it was Gentile or pagan territory. And it was there that the Lord … Continue reading Matthew 16(13–20) →

Galatians 06(11–18)

Introduction We've come today to the end of Paul's letter to the churches in Galatia. Throughout this letter, he's defended the one true gospel message, which he received directly from the Lord when the Risen Lord Jesus met him on the road to Damascus and transformed his life. And the one true gospel message is … Continue reading Galatians 06(11–18) →

Galatians 06(06–10)

Introduction Paul has been making clear that sinners are justified -- pardoned and accepted by God -- through faith in Christ and not by works of the law. We receive eternal life by believing and not by doing: by believing in Christ who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from this present evil … Continue reading Galatians 06(06–10) →

Galatians 06(01–05)

Review: The Gospel It's been a while since we were able to study Paul's letter to the Galatians together. So, let me remind you of what Paul has been doing in this letter. He's been defending the one true gospel message which he himself received directly from the Lord whenever he met the Risen Lord … Continue reading Galatians 06(01–05) →

Galatians 05(13–26)

Introduction Paul has been defending the one true gospel message which he received from the Lord whenever he met the Risen Lord Jesus on the road to Damascus. The one true gospel message is that sinners are justified -- pardoned and accepted by God -- through faith in Christ who gave himself for our sins … Continue reading Galatians 05(13–26) →

Galatians 05(01–12)

Introduction All through this letter Paul has been writing about the law. And -- as you know -- he's been writing about the law because the false teachers in Galatia were saying that sinners are justified -- pardoned and accepted by God -- by keeping the law. They were saying that faith in Christ is … Continue reading Galatians 05(01–12) →

Job 18–21

Introduction Back in chapter 9 and verse 33 Job expressed a wish for an arbiter: someone who would enable Job to speak up and make his case before God without being afraid. He was looking for a mediator to bring them together. And then, in chapter 17 and verse 19, he spoke of a witness … Continue reading Job 18–21 →