The book of beginnings I've said before that the book of Genesis is the book of beginnings. It's the beginning of the Bible. And, of course, the Bible tells us what we're to believe about God. And we begin to learn about God in the book of Genesis. Genesis also tells us about the beginning … Continue reading Genesis 01 Part 1
Tag: Old Testament
Isaiah 11 (Christmas 2018)
Introduction So, I mentioned this morning that what I want to do today and the Sunday after 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, this morning we studied Genesis 3 … Continue reading Isaiah 11 (Christmas 2018)
Genesis 03 (Christmas 2018)
Introduction What I want to do today and on the Sunday after 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. The four passages are the one we read a few moments ago … Continue reading Genesis 03 (Christmas 2018)
Genesis 03(01–08)
Introduction It's been a while since we last looked at the book of Genesis together. But so far, we've spent five weeks studying chapters 1 and 2. We spent three weeks in chapter 1 and two weeks in chapter 2. On the first week, we learned that Moses wrote the book of Genesis. And he … Continue reading Genesis 03(01–08)
Genesis 03(08–24)
Introduction Last week we spent our time thinking about the first eight verses of chapter 3 and the way the Serpent, or the Devil, tempted Eve. And I suggested that he used three approaches which he still uses today to tempt us. First of all, he undermined Eve's confidence in the goodness of God. Even … Continue reading Genesis 03(08–24)
Genesis 04
Introduction Think back for a moment to what we learned from chapter 2 of the book of Genesis about the marvellous world that the Lord had made for Adam. Remember? In the Garden of Eden, everywhere Adam looked there were trees which were both pleasing to the eye and good for food. There was an … Continue reading Genesis 04
Isaiah 56–66
Introduction Over the last two Sundays we've been studying the book of Isaiah together. Rather than going through it chapter by chapter -- which would take months to complete -- we've been doing an overview of it, dividing it into big chunks. On the first Sunday in December, we concentrated on chapters 1 to 39 … Continue reading Isaiah 56–66
Isaiah 40–55
Introduction I said last week that in the weeks coming up to Christmas, instead of starting a new series of sermons which I'd have to interrupt for Christmas, that I'd preach on the book of Isaiah. Though Isaiah is a big book, and though it would take many months to go through it in detail, … Continue reading Isaiah 40–55
Isaiah 01–39
Introduction I was in a bit of a dilemma this week, trying to work out what to preach on today. Two weeks ago, we finished the series of sermons on the book of Galatians; and so, we're due to start something new today. However, I'm reluctant to start a long series of sermons right now, … Continue reading Isaiah 01–39
Daniel 12
Introduction Well, since we've come to the final chapter of the book of Daniel, let me summarise what we've seen so far. Back in chapter 1 we read how the people of Israel were taken into exile by the Babylonians. Among the exiles were Daniel and his three friends who were chosen to undergo a … Continue reading Daniel 12
