Luke 1:5-66. Jesus, the son of Mary, yet clearly declared as the Son of God. The scriptures carefully preserve the doctrine of the Virgin birth, all important for Jesus to be both human and divine, to be sinless and qualify as our saviour and to fulfil the prophecy of Isaiah...

Luke 1:5-75. In considering the Christmas gospel story we explore the astounding predictions and announcements of Gabriel concerning the birth of John the Baptist and The Lord Himself. These announcements clearly magnify the fact that Jesus was the one promised to Abraham and David, and referred to by all the...

Ruth 1:1-22. Naomi leaves Israel with 3 men in her family and returns years later with one Moabitess daughter-in-law. Ruth, the Moabitess, expressed more faith than Naomi as they returned to The Promised Land. Naomi had suffered such tragedy in losing her husband and then her 2 sons. She had...

Phil 1:19-28. While on one hand Paul considers the immeasurable blessing of going on to heaven, he also recognizes the privilege and need to remain here on earth with a ministry to people. He concludes that to live is Christ, holding the desire that Christ be magnified in his life...

Phil 1:12-18. Paul wrote to the Philippians about a Joy that is not determined by outward circumstances. In fact, as Paul spoke of rejoicing in The Lord, he wrote from a Roman prison cell. Furthermore, Paul explained that his circumstances had worked for the furtherance of the gospel purpose. May...

Phil 1:1-11. Joy is a theme that runs through Philippians, often called “the letter of Joy”. Paul writes this letter from prison in Rome, demonstrating that Joy was not something determined by ones circumstances, but sourced in an inner life through Christ. As Christians, even when everything seems to be...

Jude 1:20-25. Challenges for us to continue in The Faith will always be there, especially as the gospel is under threat through false teachers in these last days. How can we stand firm without being taken down? This sermon explores Jude’s mandates to build ourselves himself up, pray in the...

Jude 1:12-19. What does an apostate look like? How can you discern a false teacher or a wolf in sheep’s clothing? Jude uses descriptive metaphors to help describe the ungodly, self-serving men that caused divisions in his time. We also must be discerning in our day, in our churches and...

Ecc 1:1-14. What is the meaning of life? What is man’s purpose? What can really quench that inner thirst? These questions lead us through the book of Ecclesiastes, as Solomon poses these deep considerations for every man. Though man may search in many different ways and places, he finds that...

Jude 1:5-11. The false teachers of Jude’s day had fallen in the “Way of Cain, the Error of Balaam and the Rebellion of Korah”. Understanding these metaphors helps us discern false teachers and perversions of the gospel.