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)
Author: Colin Gamble
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)
Psalm 150
Introduction We've finally reached the end of the psalms. We began studying the psalms together on Wednesday evenings in June 2019. And two years later, in June 2021, we'd reached Psalm 72 and took a break. During those two years we went through the Covid-19 pandemic and I used the psalms on Sunday mornings. Remember … Continue reading Psalm 150
Acts 18(23)–19(07)
Introduction Last week we spent our time on the first twenty-two verses of Acts 18 and Paul's time in Corinth. As usual, he began by going to the synagogue where he reasoned with the people who gathered there about the Lord Jesus Christ. But when some of the Jews opposed him and became abusive, he … Continue reading Acts 18(23)–19(07)
Acts 18(01–22)
Introduction On the Sunday before I went on holiday, I preached from Acts 17 about the time when the Apostle Paul was in Athens and he preached to the people there about the true God who made all things and who determines all things and who calls on all people everywhere to turn away from … Continue reading Acts 18(01–22)
Psalm 149
Introduction We're almost at the end of the psalms. And, as I've said before, the final five psalms are all psalms of praise to God; and each one of these psalms of praise begins and ends with 'Hallelujah!' or 'Praise the Lord.' Praise the Lord: the covenant-making and covenant-keeping God who has bound himself to … Continue reading Psalm 149
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