Sermons
Christ the Lord of Life
Christ’s raising of Lazarus teaches us the relationship of Christ to life and death.
The Real Pharisaism
What is genuine Pharisaism? We see the heart of it in Jesus\’ healing of a…
Disciples That Don’t Follow
Is it possible to have a true disciple that follows no one? In fact, genuine…
Worship in the World—Evangelism
Worship is really the goal of evangelism, and evangelism is an expression of worship.
Corporate Worship—Church Discipline
It might sound unlikely, but church discipline is part of the worship of the church.
God Loves You
What exactly does the Bible mean when it says that God loves us?
What is a Disciple?
When Jesus described discipleship, He gave three characteristics of a true disciple.
Corporate Worship—Discipleship
Since Christlikeness is a secret of worship, one of the forms of corporate worship will…
Corporate Worship—Fellowship
Though often considered separately, fellowship forms a part of worship – for our worship of…
Corporate Worship—Public Profession of Faith
In corporate worship, God’s people have expressed their love for God through public professions of…
Corporate Worship—Giving
Corporate worship includes giving – giving of ourselves, our time, and our substance.
Men As Trees Walking
How does Christ remove our spiritual blindness? We see in this account, it is often…
The Love of God
The personal love of God for each of us is seen in Christ’s healing of…
Spiritual Dullness
What does spiritual dullness look like? The disciples give us a ready example.
Obeying Beyond Obligation
Is our obedience to be mere drudgery? Does Scripture give us a higher motive for…
The Forms of Corporate Worship—Part 13—The Body
We cannot worship as if we are disembodied spirits. We must worship with our bodies,…
The Forms of Corporate Worship—Part 12—Music—The Training
Does the church have an obligation to teach and train its people in music?
The Forms of Corporate Worship—Part 11—Music—The Tensions
Navigating the topic of music in worship is difficult, for there are several contrasting matters…
The Forms of Corporate Worship—Part 10—Music—The Tune
Can we evaluate the music we use in corporate worship from a biblical point of…
The Forms of Corporate Worship—Part 9—Music—The Texts
How should we evaluate the texts of the sings we sing?
The Forms of Corporate Worship—Part 8—Music, The Theology
How should we understand the place of music in the local church?
The Forms of Corporate Worship—Part 7—Praise & Thanksgiving
God’s people worship through a giving of thanks and a praise of His name.
The Forms of Corporate Worship—Part 6—Corporate Prayer
Indispensable to corporate worship is pubic prayer.
The Forms of Corporate Worship—Part 5—Commitments, Covenants and Vows
When God’s people have worshipped, they have bound themselves in vows and covenants, signifying the…
The Forms of Corporate Worship—Part 4—Confession & Repentance
Worship of the holy God cannot take place if we do not confess our sins…
The Forms of Corporate Worship—Part 3—Worship
No true worship can take place without the declaration of God’s Word.
The Forms of Corporate Worship—Part 2—The Lord’s Day
To worship well we must consider the Lord’s Day as a day set apart for…
The Forms of Corporate Worship—Part 1—The Local Church
Corporate worship centres on the local church. To understand its centrality is to understand how…
The Forms of Individual Worship—Christlikeness
Individual worship is taken up with the truth of becoming like Christ.
The Secrets of Worship—Part 7—Approving What is Excellent
Worship requires that we know what is beautiful, excellent and worthy of worship
The Secrets of Worship—Part 6—Rooted and Grounded in Love
Worship is to culminate in a life deeply given to loving God and man.
The Secrets of Worship—Part 5—Holiness
Without holiness, no man shall see the Lord. Holiness is necessary to love and worship…
The Secrets of Worship—Part 4—Assurance
No one can worship who does not have assurance of salvation, and a deep sense…
The Secrets of Worship—Part 3—Illumination
In order to worship, we must see who it is we are worshipping. We cannot…
The Secret of Worship—Part 2—In Spirit and in Truth
We are to worship God in Spirit and in Truth. What did Jesus mean by…
The Secret of Worship—Part 1—The New Birth
Worship is impossible until we receive the ability to relish the beauty of God. This…
Worship—the Essence
If we are to boil worship down to one thing, what would it be? What…
Worship—the True and the False
Worship is not true because we are sincere. Worship is true if it corresponds to…
Worship Versus Entertainment
What is the difference between worship and entertainment, between honouring God and amusement?
Worship—the Basis
Is our worship self-created flattery? Or is there a basis for worship in God\’s attributes?
Worship—the Priority
Why does God call on us to worship Him? Why should worship be the priority…
The Three Kinds of Christmases
Christmas, as it is celebrated today, is more than one celebration. It is three celebrations,…
According to Your Faith Be It Unto You
Faith is often rewarded in proportion to its seeking earnestness.
Silence, Solitude and the Christian Life
Solitude and silence are absolutely crucial to your growth in the knowledge of God. God…
Finishing Strong
You might be able to summarise I Peter with three words, grace, hope and glory.…
Spiritual Dryness
Spiritual dryness threatens every one of us, and overtakes us if we don’t keep re-hydrating.…
Faith Amidst The Crowd
Why does God’s power seem to be attracted to some people and not to others?…
Behind the Scenes: Satan’s Plan for Your Life
A lot more goes on that what you see on the stage or the screen.…
Storms and Sovereignty
You’re either in a storm, coming out of a storm, or about to go into…
Three Critical Errors—Part 3
We come to the third critical error, and in some ways it is perhaps the…
Three Critical Errors—Part 2
Influence is not the same thing as size. The church has more or less bought…
Three Critical Errors—Part 1
The first critical error which the church at large seems to be making again and…
Are You Under Authority?
If you are truly saved, you are under authority, not under autonomy. If you believe…
Resisting the Enemy
Satan is defeated, but he is still dangerous. He cannot do more than God allows…
Christlike Compassion
If you are in Christ, then you are to be growing into His image. How…
True Discernment
Discernment – a seemingly lost practice in a world plagued by pluralism. Everyone is right…
Hard Heartedness—The Man With the Withered Hand
Sometimes through an injury or a third degree burn, a person may have lost all…
From Half-Heartedness to Whole-Heartedness
The believer was made for devotion, not for lukewarmness. The unhappiest person in the world…
When the Word Comes Alive
When the Word is preached in power, you will see three things. People will be…
Accountability—Part 2
Sometime you’ll hear politicians and other public figures using the word accountability. It seems to…
Accountability—Part 1
If you have no one to examine you after exposure to the Word of God,…
The Growth of Faith
What prevents you from enjoying God is unbelief. What enables you to know and see…
Make the Church a Refuge
Sadly, for many a Christian attending many a church, Sunday or Wednesday is anything but…
Laboring Together With God—Part 3
Few Christians quickly learn and maintain balance in their lives. We are creatures given to…
Laboring Together With God—Part 2
The Christian life is the only thing on earth that is a cooperative venture between…
Laboring Together With God—Part 1
One of the hardest things for Christians to understand is the connection between God’s grace…
Abiding in Christ
After the last supper, Jesus led His disciples out, and He no doubt passed some…
David Encouraged Himself
Someone has rightly said that if the Devil had to give up all his weapons…
Real Life
John is going to tell us three things about this eternal life: that this life…
Dealing With the Da Vinci Code—Part 3
Is Dan Brown’s “The Da Vinci Code” historically accurate, and does it present a problem…
Dealing With the Da Vinci Code—Part 2
Dan’s Brown’s “The Da Vinci Code” makes extraordinary claims about Scripture, Christian history, the Bible,…
Dealing With the Da Vinci Code—Part 1
Dan Brown’s “The Da Vinci Code” has created much doubt and denial about the true…
Recovering the Fear of the Lord
Such is the shallow state of Christianity that it is not unusual to hear a…
Rest Your Hope Fully
What are you resting your hope in? Peter has been telling us all about our…
This Poor Man Cried
Prayer is a grace lightning conductor. Biblical prayer draws grace to earth the way a…
Eight Effects of the Resurrection
Sometimes Sunday is called the eighth day – the day after the seventh day, or…
Body Life
Of all the metaphors that the Holy Spirit could have chosen to describe the relationship…
The Idolatry of Numbers
The idolatry of numbers is a sad substitution. Because as the trend increases, the true…
A Living Hope Through Grace
What is biblical hope? And why should I have it? Biblical hope is not wishing.…
Rest For Your Soul
To hearts that are feeling restless, Christ’s words are like water in the desert: “I…
Treasuring God
Our worship is our appreciation of how much God is worth, and our expression of…
The Cross-Centered Life
What if there was a place, that if you went there, you would immediately be…
Humble Yourself
What is the name of the key that we keep using to draw nearer to…
Pleasing God
Everyone has a pleasure theory. Everyone has a belief as to what will bring them…
Seeking God
The difference between a Christian life that is far from God, and one that experiences…
My Future Commitment
Many people promise commitment to Christ sometime in the future, when they think it will…
By Your Mercies We Are Not Consumed
Hope is closely allied to faith. Hope is absolute confidence in the future grace of…
The Humility of God
Christmas is a time to ponder the mystery of the Incarnation – that the Eternal…
Free to Choose
Are humans robots or do we have freedom? The Bible teaches a responsible use of…
Fighting Guilt Like Micah
Guilt is not meant to paralyse us into retreat. Micah teaches us the skill of…
Loving God in Sincerity
And so Ephesians ends on the highest note possible: May God’s grace assist those who…
In the Fullness of Time
One of the marvellous things about the birth of Jesus Christ was its providentially incredible…
Biblical Spiritual Warfare—Part 2
How do we wage spiritual warfare? We are in the battle, of that there is…
Biblical Spiritual Warfare—Part 1
What is spiritual warfare? An entire folk theology has been created in the last century…
Provoke Them to Jealousy
What does Paul mean by ‘provoke them to jealousy?’ here we have a form of…
Provoke Them to Jealousy
What does Paul mean by ‘provoke them to jealousy?’ here we have a form of…
Spirit-Filled Families
God wants families to be strong, if there are to be churches and nations that…
Spirit-Filled Wives
Unity comes from lovingly fulfilling your role in the way God commanded. God commanded the…
Spirit-Filled Husbands
A family will go no further for God than the spiritual effectiveness of its leader.…
The Sacred Symbolism of Marriage
This is the heart of marriage, one man, one woman, leaving the authority of their…