Justice

Introduction We're thinking today about God's justice. In our church's Shorter Catechism we say that God is infinite, eternal and unchangeable in his justice. And he is infinite, eternal and unchangeable in his justice because he himself is infinite, eternal and unchangeable and there's no difference between what he is (his divine nature) and the … Continue reading Justice →

Zechariah 07+08

Introduction Zechariah was the Lord's prophet, who, along with Haggai, was ministering to the people in Jerusalem who had returned from exile in Babylon. And chapters 1 to 6 of Zechariah contained the eight night visions which Zechariah received from the Lord to encourage God's despondent people at that time. Though they were back in … Continue reading Zechariah 07+08 →

1 Timothy 05(17)–06(02)

Introduction Paul is writing to Timothy, who was a young minister in Ephesus. And Paul was giving Timothy some instructions on the things he needed to know and to do. In chapter 1, Paul wrote to Timothy about what to do about some false teachers who were in the church. In chapter 2 he gave … Continue reading 1 Timothy 05(17)–06(02) →

Eternity

Introduction We've been thinking about God's attributes in order to answer the question: What is God like? We thought about how he's the Triune God so that he's one God in three persons. We thought about his aseity and how he doesn't rely on anything outside of himself for anything. We thought about his simplicity … Continue reading Eternity →

Zechariah 06

Introduction We've been working our way through the eight night visions which Zechariah received from the Lord to encourage the Jews who had returned from exile in Babylon and who were now given the task of rebuilding the temple in Jerusalem. Today we come to the last of these eight night visions which is recorded … Continue reading Zechariah 06 →

Psalm 030

Introduction In our studies in the psalms, we've reached Psalm 30. If you have your Bible open in front of you, you'll see that this psalm has a title. Not every psalm has a title; and when a psalm has a title, very often all the title says is that the psalm is a psalm … Continue reading Psalm 030 →

Psalm 029

Introduction We've been working our way through the Psalms, first on Wednesday evenings and now on these special online services on Sundays. Some of the psalms are wisdom psalms: they're about living your life in accordance with God's word. For instance, Psalm 1 is a wisdom psalm, because it speaks of the one who delights … Continue reading Psalm 029 →

Psalm 028

Introduction We were working our way through the psalms on Wednesday evenings before our services and meetings were suspended. But I thought I'd continue to preach on the psalms for these special recordings. Just to update you, in case you were not at the Wednesday Bible study, I've been trying to show that all of … Continue reading Psalm 028 →

Psalm 027

Introduction We've been working our way through the psalms on Wednesday evenings. And I've been trying to show that each of the psalms -- like everything else in the Bible -- points in one way or another to the Lord Jesus and to the good news of the gospel. David -- who wrote many of … Continue reading Psalm 027 →

Psalm 026

Introduction Psalm 26 is a psalm of vindication in which the psalmist appeals to the Lord to vindicate him or to declare him innocent of the false charges and accusations that have been made against him. And it can be divided into five parts. In verses 1 to 3, the psalmist prays for vindication and … Continue reading Psalm 026 →