Sermons

The Bible is not simply a reference tool for Christianity. It represents our actual encounter…

The way we relate to God\’s Word is really the way we relate to God…

What if there had been no resurrection? If we try to imagine a world in…

God’s glory is seen in creation, but understood through revelation. Psalm 29 uses a thunderstorm…

The seven recorded statements of Jesus on the cross amazingly show the character and glory…

Jesus described John the Baptist as the greatest life ever. What was his secret? His…

The very last words of David reveal a man still in the grip of grace:…

Right authority exists in the fear of God, submitted to others. Wrongful authority produces the…

Worship is easy to misunderstand, especially in an entertainment culture. King David’s preparations for the…

David fell into the trap of proudly protecting himself. Instead of relying on God, he…

Fighting the good fight is antithetical to both pacifism and pugilism. David’s life shows us…

How do we do deal with other’s sins? Dealing with out own sin seem mountainous…

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Absalom is a striking type of Satan, a rebel prince who usurped the throne of…

Counsel is more than information. It represents the kind of heart we have: the advice…

Rebellion is something God despises for it is the most ancient and original sin.

Often, the sins we condone in ourselves are the sins we condone in others. Guilt…

When approached by apparently willing volunteers, Jesus often disabused them of romantic notions of following…

Sometimes God’s mercy on us takes a severe form: answering ‘no” to our requests, sending…

The greatest mystery of all is the Incarnation itself.

Missions represents the kind of heart that Philippians has taught: a heart of dying to…

Paul shows that contentment is something chosen, not passively experienced.

Christianity is heart, soul, and mind, Paul instructs both the mind and the soul in…

Wha would Jesus have been like in His emotions if we’d seen Him? The answer…

The unity of believers is needed for the preaching of the gospel, and for the…

The truly heavenly minded person is of greatest earthly good.

The ultimate form of glorification is to see Christ face-to-face. Faith in this event is…

The heart of the Christian life is knowing and loving Christ, Paul shows how this…

We gain Christ firstly, by being found in Him and gaining His righteousness by faith…

All of us seek to gain, and not lose in life. Our ‘life income statement’…

The gospel is only experienced when the word ‘alone’ is known and understood: by grace…

Who are your heroes? Paul holds up a man like Epaphroditus as an example of…

The church should have VUPs, not VIPs. Very Useful People are people like Timothy, who…

Grumbling and complaining is not a small infraction against God. It is an act of…

In Christian obedience, we battle to reconcile our own effort and discipline with God’s sovereignty…

The resurrection, ascension, and exaltation of Christ comes on the back of His complete and…

Christ’s humiliation went beyond giving up divine rights, but to embracing humanity, mortality, and the…

The mind that Christians should have between each other is one of self-emptying, denying our…

Unity in the local church comes from a deliberate, Christ-imitating effort to repeat of selfish…

Christians have the role of being ambassadors of Heaven: standing firm on doctrine, standing together…

Paul had found the answer to a no-lose life; the life where our all is…

In times of tumult and upheaval, what should a Christian’s response be to government?

Nathan’s confrontation of David must rank as one of the greatest and shrewdest rebukes of…

David’s sin with Bathsheba shows the progress of temptation from initial inclination all the way…

Paul found that the gospel always turned things upside down, for those willing to follow…

Hanun’s insult to David is an illustration of the just response to mocking and rejecting…

David’s treatment of Mephibosheth is one of the Bible’s greatest illustrations of God’s grace.

David conquered the enemies of Israel and then consolidated his kingdom. For the Christian life,…

David thought he could give to God, but God outgave David with the Davidic covenant.…

While fearing the Lord is a grace, it is also an act of faith in…

The fear of the Lord is not something conjured up by willpower. It requires grace:…

What is meant by the fear of the Lord? It involves understanding God’s true nature,…

There was never a time where we needed more of it, and there was never…

Where did Paul’s joy in ministry come from? The first verses in Philippians tell us…

Only one person has gone to the grave and come back again. Jesus gives us…

Paul often opens his prison epistles with a prayer for his readers that encapsulates the…

What makes Jerusalem so special? David conquered the city to make it the capital city…

Conflict is inevitable, but sinful conflict need not characterise the believer. David is an example…

Loving one’s friends is natural; loving one’s enemies is supernatural. David showed the heart. of…

God does not allow His children to wander far. In David’s life, God chastening brought…

When a believers takes his eyes off the Lord, the drift towards despair, double-mindedness, deception,…

Why do certain trials seem to repeat, over and over? Repetition in our lives is…

David had the chance to take revenge and destroy his legacy. The wise words of…

How David responded to Saul is a model of “saluting the uniform”, not the man.…

David experienced both the highs of loyalty from Jonathan, and the lows of betrayal from…

Leadership is learnt in the furnace of difficulty and trial. David had to learn difficult…

David turned to pragmatism at a time when he needed to trust God, It is…

At the heart of true friendship is the willingness to lay down one’s life and…

Simeon’s song is a song of deep satisfaction and joy in God’s fulfilled promises.

The song of the angels is a short summary of the purpose of life: glory…

Zacharias’ song is a song about long waiting that comes to be fulfilled. God is…

Mary’s song is a song about grace: how grace surprises, does the unexpected, and rewards…

What kind of protection can the people of God expect? God’s protection of David illustrates…

Wisdom is the ability to see life from God\’s perspective, and so anticipate consequences from…

In a world where the understanding of emotion is badly warped, few understand the difference…

The account of David and Goliath is not a metaphor for facing giants or the…

God is usually doing more than one thing with one action. This is seen clearly…

Why did God choose David? Much of the life of David speaks of God’s desire…

The life of David affords a rich repository of example and doctrine.

Parenting teenagers in a state of rebellion need not simply be a “phase” that we…

Parenting teenagers requires that parents understand how they contribute to the problem of teenage rebellion.

Parenting teens need not be the daunting and nightmarish experience some say it is. How…

Raising girls to be godly women means understanding biblical femininity.

To raise boys, we must have a clear notion of what constitutes biblical masculinity.

Parenting has to include corrective discipline. How should parents administer it?

Parents can provoke their children to anger with unbiblical correction, ungodly words and disrespect.

Parents are commanded to not provoke their children to anger. What are the ways that…

Parents need to teach more than obedience. Children must be taught honour, if they are…

Parents are to teach their children first-time, immediate, cheerful obedience.

Parents can find themselves parenting in unbiblical ways, inherited from their parents or form the…

Parenting is more than controlling outward behaviour. Parenting seeks to shape the heart of a…

Parenting involves instructing through the symbolic, including ceremonies and rituals that bring home the truth…

Parents are responsible for teaching and shaping children through example: the example of their piety,…

Parents are responsible to actively bring their children up, by teaching and shaping them in…

Why did God establish the family? More than anything, the family reveals truths about God,…

Leaders that are serious about truth but dispense with love can devolve into truth-tyrants like…

Fellowship and collaboration are matters decided by how much of the truth we share. Diotrephes…

To balance truth and love, it is necessary to understand the differences in importance between…

If God is able to swing insults thrown at Him and turn them into statements…

Love is more than ideas and sentiments, but involves face-to-face communion.