Introduction Matthew 11 ended with the Lord's invitation to the weary and burdened to come to him for rest. Take my yoke and learn from me, he said. And so, last week we thought about how the Pharisees and teachers of the law used to burden the people with all their man-made rules and regulations … Continue reading Matthew 12(01–21)
Author: Colin Gamble
1 John 1(01–04)
Introduction We're beginning a new series of sermons today on the letters of John. John, of course, was one of the twelve disciples who followed the Lord Jesus during his earthly ministry and who witnessed all he said and did. But more than that, along with Peter and James, John was part of the Lord's … Continue reading 1 John 1(01–04)
Jude 17–25
Introduction This is now our third Sunday studying this short book together. And the fact that we've been able to spend three Sundays on such a short book only goes to show that Jude has packed a lot into it. In the opening verses, he made clear that he originally wanted to write to his … Continue reading Jude 17–25
Matthew 11(16–30)
Introduction Chapters 11 and 12 of Matthew's gospel record for us the mixed response to the Lord's ministry. For instance, in verses 1 to 15 of chapter 11 -- which we studied together right before I went on holiday -- there was John the Baptist who was puzzled by the Lord. Was he the one … Continue reading Matthew 11(16–30)
Matthew 11(01–15)
Introduction In chapter 10 the Lord spoke to his twelve apostles about their mission at that time and how they should expect opposition and persecution. So, be on your guard against men, he said, because they will hand you over to the local councils and flog you. Brother will betray brother to death, and a … Continue reading Matthew 11(01–15)
Jude 5–16
Introduction We began to study this short book last week. And so, you might remember that I said that Jude was one of the Lord Jesus's half-brothers. So, after the Lord Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born to Mary, Mary and Joseph went on to have children together in the normal manner. … Continue reading Jude 5–16
Jude 1–4
Introduction Today we're going to spend our time on the book of Jude. It's a very short book: it only has 25 verses. And since it's so short, I thought I'd be able to deal with it in just one sermon. However, there's a lot packed into these 25 verses and so I'm going to … Continue reading Jude 1–4
Hebrews 10(26–39)
Introduction In the passage we studied last week -- which was the first 25 verses of chapter 10 -- I said that the author was bringing to a close what he wanted to tell us about Christ being a better high priest than the Old Testament Levitical priests. And so he reminded us that what … Continue reading Hebrews 10(26–39)
Hebrews 11(01–07)
Introduction John Calvin, the French reformer, wrote in his commentary on the book of Hebrews that whoever made the words 'Now faith is' the beginning of the eleventh chapter broke up the sequence wrongly. I'm sure you know that the chapter and verse divisions which we have in our Bibles are not part of the … Continue reading Hebrews 11(01–07)
Hebrews 10(01–25)
Introduction I've pointed out before that at the end of the book of Hebrews the writer refer to what he's written as a 'word of exhortation'. So, he's written this letter to exhort his readers and to encourage them strongly and to appeal to them. And, in particular, he wants to warn them about something … Continue reading Hebrews 10(01–25)
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