I made extensive use of Jesus and the God of Classical Theism by Steven J. Duby (Baker Academic, 2022). Introduction Last Sunday and this Sunday we've been thinking about the incarnation and how God's Only-Begotten Son became one of us when he was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born to the virgin Mary. Last … Continue reading The Son’s obedience and suffering (Christmas 2022) →

I made extensive use of Jesus and the God of Classical Theism by Steven J. Duby (Baker Academic, 2022). Introduction Last Sunday, which of course was Christmas Day, we were thinking about the incarnation when God the Son came into the world as one of us to deliver us from our sin and misery and … Continue reading The Son’s dependence on the Holy Spirit (Christmas 2022) →

I made extensive use of Jesus and the God of Classical Theism by Steven J. Duby (Baker Academic, 2022). Introduction I said this morning that we'll be doing a little theology today. Christmas is about the incarnation of God's Only-Begotten Son. It's about how the Eternal Son of God came into the world as one … Continue reading The Son’s relationship to his human nature (Christmas 2022) →

I made extensive use of Jesus and the God of Classical Theism by Steven J. Duby (Baker Academic, 2022). Introduction I thought we'd study a little theology today. After all, what better way to get ready for your Christmas dinner than to study some theology early on a Christmas morning? Christmas, of course, is about … Continue reading The Son’s relationship to the Father (Christmas 2022) →

Introduction We're thinking about how the coming of the Lord Jesus into the world brought about the fulfilment of God's promises in the Old Testament. In the Old Testament, we read about the covenant which God made with his people in the days of Moses. But because of their sin and rebellion, the people broke … Continue reading New Creation (Christmas 2021) →

For this sermon, I made use of G.K. Beale, The Temple and the Church's Mission, IVP Apollos, 2004 and Edmund P. Clowney, 'The Final Temple', Westminster Theological Journal, vol. 35, pp. 156--89. Introduction We're thinking about how the coming of the Lord Jesus into the world brought about the fulfilment God's promises in the Old … Continue reading New Temple (Christmas 2021) →

Introduction I explained last Sunday morning that what I want to do this year for the services around Christmas is to think about how the Lord Jesus fulfils God's promises in the Old Testament. In those parts of the Old Testament which deal with the history of God's people, we read about certain things, such … Continue reading New King (Christmas 2021) →

Introduction On the first two Sunday evenings in December we've been reading the Christmas story together. And as part of the carol service this evening, we'll have readings about the Christmas story. When we read the Christmas story, we read, first of all, about the announcement to Elizabeth that she would give birth to John … Continue reading New Covenant (Christmas 2021) →