Matthew 02

Introduction Today's passage can be divided into four parts. In verses 1 to 12 we have the visit of the Magi. In verses 13 to 15 we have the escape to Egypt. That's followed in verses 16 to 18 with the killing of the Jewish infants. And in verses 19 to 23 we have the … Continue reading Matthew 02 →

Matthew 01(18–25)

Introduction Last week we spent our time on the Lord's genealogy which appears at the beginning of Matthew's gospel and which presents the Lord Jesus as the fulfilment of God's Old Testament promises, because didn't God promise that one of David's descendants would rule as king and his kingdom will never end? And didn't God … Continue reading Matthew 01(18–25) →

Matthew 01(01–17)

Introduction The gospel of Matthew was written by Matthew, who was also called Levi, and who was one of the Lord's twelve disciples; and he was a tax-collector before the Lord called him. One of the features of his gospel is the way he makes clear how events in the life of Christ fulfil what … Continue reading Matthew 01(01–17) →

2 Cor. 12(11)–13(14)

Introduction We're going to finish 2 Corinthians today. And we've seen that throughout most of this letter Paul has been defending himself and his ministry to the people in Corinth. Some were saying that he was unreliable and untrustworthy because he had changed his travel plans, not just once, but twice. And so, they were … Continue reading 2 Cor. 12(11)–13(14) →

2 Cor. 11(16)–12(10)

Introduction Paul is addressing the problem of the false preachers head on. And we saw last week that Paul was going to engage in a little foolish boasting in order to convince the believers in Corinth that they should listen to him instead of listening to the false preachers, who were really only servants of … Continue reading 2 Cor. 11(16)–12(10) →

2 Cor. 11(01–15)

Introduction You might recall that I said last week that in the final chapters of this letter Paul is addressing the problem of the false preachers head on. Until now in the letter, they've been in the background and some of the things Paul had said earlier in his letter were connected to the false … Continue reading 2 Cor. 11(01–15) →

2 Cor. 10

Introduction Paul's second letter to the Corinthians can be divided into three main parts. In the first part, he defended his gospel ministry. Some people in Corinth were criticising Paul. Do you remember? They criticised him because he had changed his travel plans and therefore it seemed to them that he was unreliable and can't … Continue reading 2 Cor. 10 →

2 Cor. 08(16)–09(15)

Introduction Last week's passage was about giving. And Paul is addressing the same topic in this week's passage where he once again write to the Corinthians about the collection for needy believers in Jerusalem. It's perhaps a mark of how important this matter was to him that he spent so much time writing about it. … Continue reading 2 Cor. 08(16)–09(15) →

2 Cor. 08(01–15)

Introduction For much of this letter, Paul has been writing to defend himself and his ministry because it seems that some of the members of the church in Corinth had begun to have their doubts about Paul and his ministry. They were saying Paul couldn't be trusted because he kept changing his travel plans. They … Continue reading 2 Cor. 08(01–15) →

2 Cor. 07(02–16)

Introduction I should really have dealt with verses 2 and 3 and 4 of today's passage last week, because those verses mark the end of one section of Paul's letter. But we ran out of time last week. And the section which they close began way back in 2:14, which we studied in March 2020 … Continue reading 2 Cor. 07(02–16) →