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)
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New Temple (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)
New King (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)
New Covenant (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)
Micah 05(01–06) (Christmas 2016)
Introduction I want to turn your attention today to Micah chapter 5. I believe John Martin preached on this passage a couple of weeks ago whenever I was in Woodvale. And so, the passage will be familiar to you. However, there's no harm in looking at it again, because what I want to do is … Continue reading Micah 05(01–06) (Christmas 2016)
Christmas (2017)
What's Christmas about? It's the story of how Jesus Christ came into the world around 2,000 years ago. See 1 Timothy 1:15 in the Bible. Who is Jesus Christ? He's the Son of God. See Mark 15:39. How did he come into the world? Even though he's the Son of God, he came into the … Continue reading Christmas (2017)
Christmas (2018)
Every year we celebrate Christmas. But every year people do not really benefit from the Christmas celebrations. Christmas comes and goes and it does not seem to make any difference to our lives. Often it’s because people treat the story of the birth of Jesus Christ in the same way we treat the story of … Continue reading Christmas (2018)
Christmas (2019)
The Christmas story is the account of how the Eternal Son of God became one of us whenever he was born in Bethlehem. It happened this way: Mary, his mother, became pregnant by means of the Holy Spirit and gave birth to Jesus, her firstborn son, who is also God the Son. The reason God … Continue reading Christmas (2019)
Revelation 21–22 (Christmas 2018)
Introduction So, we've been studying passages from the Bible to help us understand why the Son of God came into the world; and what will happen when he comes again. And this evening we're turning to the end of the Bible and to the apostle John's vision of a new heaven and earth where all … Continue reading Revelation 21–22 (Christmas 2018)
Luke 01(26–38) (Christmas 2018)
Introduction I explained last Sunday that what I want to do on the two Sunday surrounding Christmas is to study four passages from the Bible which help us to understand why the Son of God came into the world; and what will happen when he comes again. So far we've looked at Genesis 3 and … Continue reading Luke 01(26–38) (Christmas 2018)