Sermons
The Bible’s Paternity Test (1) – True Faith
The Bible has a something like a DNA test. The Bible’s DNA test is really…
The Beatitudes – Part 4
The final beatitudes describe believers as peacemakers and persecuted. Those who call God Father should…
The Beatitudes – Part 3
The first beatitudes focus more on a person’s sense of neediness: poor in spirit, mourning,…
The Beatitudes—Part 2
In our look at the beatitudes we’ve seen that these statements are paradoxes. They take…
The Beatitudes—Part 1
The greatest sermon ever preached opens with nine statements of blessing. Blessed are the poor…
Thoroughly Christian Families—Part 5
If all we knew was God’s greatness, we might fear and reverence Him, but it…
Thoroughly Christian Families—Part 4
If ever we are to have children who go on to love God wholeheartedly, it…
Thoroughly Christian Families—Part 3—Routines and Rituals
God knows that we are not only shaped from the inside out, with teaching and…
Thoroughly Christian Families—Part 2—Internalising and Exemplifying the Word
Shaping the heart of those who live in our homes is not just one thing,…
Thoroughly Christian Families—Part 1
Many, many Christian homes are practically secular. They don’t deny God. They go to church…
The Good Life
Psalm 16 is one of many places in the Bible where the Lord pulls upon…
Epilogue: Restoring Peter
Here is inspired Scripture to encourage the most discouraged believer. If Peter can be restored,…
Believe
About 35 years ago, a controversy broke out. The controversy was around what it means…
Believe In Order to See
What is faith really based upon? Is seeing believing? What do you look to, to…
The Evidence of the Folded Grave-Clothes
The Gospel of John has one of the eyewitness accounts of the Resurrection. And it…
What Causes Faith?
What produces real faith in the heart? Mary sees a number of things on this…
Buried Commitments
The tomb of Jesus is surely one of the most wonderful things, precisely because it…
John at the Cross
Of all the apostles, John is the only one who can say that he was…
Injustice Upon the Just One
One of the greatest paradoxes of all is this: God will bring justice to the…
God on Trial
One of the most glorious examples of the beauty and perfection of Christ is to…
The Apostles’ Creed—The Trinity
“My faith has found a resting place, not in device nor creed.” So goes the…
Barabbas and the Two Thieves
On what we think was Friday April 3, 33 A.D., there were three men sentenced…
The Presence of God: Evading or Embracing
It was C. S. Lewis who said, “We may ignore, but we can nowhere evade…
The Full-Time Christian
“A full-time Christian. Some might say that’s a redundancy. You’re either a Christian, or you…
A Prayer For Ultimate Bliss
If you could get something for the person you love the most, what would that…
What Jesus Wants for Disciples
God included Jesus’ prayer to both encourage us, and to teach us about our mission…
The Real Lord’s Prayer
What would it be like to listen to God pray? What would we hear? If…
Indestructible Joy
When you watch advertisements, the actors and models are almost always smiling, to show you…
Comprehending the Comforter
There is massive confusion over the Holy Spirit. Many things are attributed to Him that…
Renewal
The beginning of a new year often comes with discouragements over defeats and setbacks of…
The Misunderstood Third Person
The Christianity that is growing and dominant in Africa is essentially a Christianity that profoundly…
The Christmas Quest
Christmas, if we define it biblically, is actually a mission, a quest, an errand. It…
Expecting the Rejecting
Some Christians are really not ready for the world’s hatred. They believe they can still…
Christlike Friendship
Even though people now have hordes of people they chat with online, tonnes of followers,…
True Christian Spirituality
Jesus has one word to describe Christian spirituality. This is really heart of John 15:1-11,…
The Father-Farmer and Fruit
Failure to understand what God is doing often leads to disillusionment, and even despair. Christians…
The Greatest Picture of the Christian Life
Jesus, the Master-Teacher gave us the greatest picture of the Christian life in John 15:1-11.…
True Christian Peace
What is true peace? Is it freedom from worrying and disturbing circumstances? Or is it…
Experiencing God’s Presence
Many Christians have little to no experience of God. He is mostly a principle, or…
The Secrets of Ministry
The Christian church should contain no unemployed people. There is far too much work, and…
The Face of God
Many people prefer a faceless, impersonal God. Others would like to know God as a…
The Comfort of His Coming
Many today trust that UFOs come from other worlds, have messages for us, and will…
A New Commandment
“What is the thing in the Christian life we are most likely to dismiss, and…
Biblical Living—Part 18—Aging Graciously
Few believers enter old age prepared for what a season of loss it will be.…
Biblical Living—Part 17—Decision-Making
Christians must make decisions every day: big, small, momentous, or inconsequential. How should Christians make…
Biblical Living—Part 16—Unexplained Symptoms Part 2
Many people live with chronic pain or fatigue that seems beyond the powers of modern…
Biblical Living—Part 15—Unexplained Symptoms (1)
How should Christians respond to mysterious physical conditions such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, or Fibromyalgia?…
Biblical Living—Part 14—Eating Disorders (2)
Are eating disorders diseases with only a medical cure? Or are there responses that Christians…
Biblical Living—Part 13—Eating Disorders (1)
Does the Bible deal with what are now called ‘eating disorders’? Is there hope and…
Biblical Living—Part 12—Depression (3)
Depression can be a stubborn darkness. However, with twelve biblical strategies, Christians can respond to…
Biblical Living—Part 11—Depression (2)
How should Christians tackle depression? Nine questions help us gather vital information, before beginning to…
Biblical Living—Part 10—Depression (1)
Depression can be a stubborn darkness. Does the Bible record people who were depressed? What…
Biblical Living—Part 9—Self-Esteem and Self-Love
Are we supposed to love ourselves? We are told continually that a lack of self-esteem…
Biblical Living—Part 8—Dealing With the Past (3)
Guilt can haunt a person. Sins in the past have a way of dogging our…
Biblical Living—Part 7—Dealing With the Past (2)
What should we do when we have suffered in the past, and are now filled…
Biblical Living—Part 6—Dealing With the Past (1)
The past can either be motivation to do right in the present, or something that…
Biblical Living—Part 5—Pressure
Stress, pressure and high-demand living are part of modern life. Many live with physical and…
Biblical Living—Part 4—Worry (2)
Can we replace worry with something better? The Bible shows us four replacements for worry…
Biblical Living—Part 3—Worry (1)
Worry plagues so many hearts. What does the Bible say about worry? Why do we…
Biblical Living—Part 2—Anger
Anger is one of those sins everyone does, but few see as a problem. Yet…
Biblical Living—Part 1—Forgiveness
Forgiveness can be a real puzzle. How do we sort out who is wrong, who…
A Masterclass in the Christian Life
A masterclass is a class given by an expert. What if there were a masterclass…
Judas—How to Condemn Yourself
Judas is a study in how to condemn yourself. He was so close to the…
The Servant King
The surprising message of the Gospel is that God must serve us before we can…
Christian at the Movies
How should Christians approach TV and film? Too often, Christians resort to a narrow kind…
The Last Invitation
The Bible sometimes has summary verses, or summary sections, where it compresses and distills truth…
The Two Gardens
The fate of humanity was settled in two gardens. In one garden, a man chose…
The Theme of Thorns
What did the crown of thorns mean? Though some anonymous Roman soldiers thought they were…
Humble Glory
Glory is either obtained selfishly through pride, or sacrificially, through humility. In a fallen world,…
The King’s Presentation
Jesus rode into Jerusalem as a prophesied, predicted and yet paradoxical king. If we are…
Extravagant Adoration or Extraordinary Disdain
The anointing of Jesus’ feet by Mary and the negative reaction by Judas illustrates two…
Unbelievable Unbelief
Have you ever wondered why some people, with all the evidence in front of them…
Lord of Life and Death
Whoever can conquer death is surely the greatest Man to ever live. To remove the…
The Father and the Son Are One
What do God’s people believe about Jesus? Jesus taught that His sheep believe what he…
Relationship or Religion
Religion is not the same as relationship. Religion taxes us, often leaves us lonely, and…
Spiritual Sight
Many who are blind can actually see, and many who see are really blind. This…
Who’s Your Father?
Most people today would claim to be God’s children, or somehow part of God’s universal…
Light and Freedom
It’s difficult, discouraging and dangerous to have little or no physical sight. But it is…
Go And Sin No More
A huge part of life is people fleeing from guilt. The way people deal with…
The Flight From Truth
Why did God not make Himself so obvious that no one could flee from the…
Christmas and the Problem of Evil
Christmas is not meant to be a time of escapism from evil. It is not…
Devotion and Discernment
Many people think they can find the truth purely through fact-collecting. But Jesus teaches that…
Real Life From Real Food
It is too easy to live a carnal, earth-centred life with no concern for eternity.…
Abundant Provision and Protection
Should Christians fret and fear over financial provision, and personal safety? Jesus did two miracles…
Evidence and Unbelief
Many think that belief in God and the gospel depends on reasons and evidence. Jesus,…
The Equality of Father and Son
Does the Trinity really matter? Or is it a complicated, theoretical teaching with no practical…
The Working Word
Many people spend their lives in passivity, waiting for life to happen to them. The…
True Worship
What is true revival? It is not the hysterical or glandular religion favoured by many…
Trusting the Words of the Word
The worship wars rage around us. What is true worship? Fortunately Jesus taught us with…
Apologetics—Other Religions and the Unreached
Can Christianity claim to be the only true religion? In a world of pluralism and…
Apologetics—The Problem of Evil (2)
When people object to the Christian faith, they often raise the objection of why God…
Apologetics—The Problem of Evil (1)
When defending the Christian faith, Christians are often asked, “How could a good God allow…
Apologetics—Resurrection of Jesus
Christianity rises and falls on one historical event: the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. If this…
Apologetics—Canonicity
Why should we accept the 66 books of the Bible as being the only inspired…
Apologetics—The Reliability of the Scriptures
Why should Christians stake their lives on the Bible? Are the Christian Scripture reliable? We…
Apologetics—God’s Existence
Should we try to prove God’s existence? Or should we assume God’s existence and see…
Apologetics—Dismantling Unbelief
Should Christians be the ones on the back-foot when it comes to explaining our faith?…
Apologetics—What An Unbeliever Needs
Some people think that those rejecting God need proofs and evidences to persuade them. On…
Apologetics—How Do People Know What They Know?
Since apologetics is defending the Christian faith, giving proofs for the faith, and going on…
Apologetics—What is It?
How do we know Christianity is true? How do we answer objections to the faith?…