Introduction We've reached the end of Paul's first letter to Timothy. Timothy was a young minister who was serving the church in Ephesus. And Paul has written to him about several matters which we've studied on previous weeks. Today we come to Paul's final instructions to Timothy in this letter. And today's passage can be … Continue reading 1 Timothy 06(11–21)
Author: Colin Gamble
1 Timothy 06(02b–10)
Introduction You'll remember that Paul is writing to Timothy to give this young pastor some instructions on the things he needed to do and to teach in the church in Ephesus. In chapter 1, the focus was on the false teachers and how Timothy had to command them not to teach their false doctrines. In … Continue reading 1 Timothy 06(02b–10)
Zechariah 09
Introduction In the eight night visions which Zechariah received from the Lord, the Lord made clear that the temple would be rebuilt and Jerusalem would become an ever-expanding city and foreign nations would come and worship the Lord and the Lord would be there again, among his people to bless them. And while the Lord's … Continue reading Zechariah 09
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
