Sermons

Practices—Church Life

Christians must learn how to live life in the community of the local church.

Practices of the Christian Life—Church Membership

Church membership is part of how we practice the Christian life.

Practices of the Christian Life—The Local Church

The local church is fundamental to the practice of the Christian life.

Practices of the Christian Life—Prayer (2)

Prayer has several components, according to Scripture.

Practices of the Christian Life—Prayer (1)

Alongside meditation, prayer is a fundamental practice of the Christian life.

Practices of the Christian Life—Meditation

Meditation on Scripture is at the heart of private worship.

Practices of the Christian Life—The Lord’s Supper

The Lord’s Supper is the pinnacle of the practice of public worship.

Practices of the Christian Life—Public Worship

The most fundamental practice of the Christian life is public worship.

The Practices of the Christian Life—Discipline

Spiritual discipline is fundamental to the Christian life.

Grace, Faith, & Humility

Communion with God is only possible through God’s grace, true faith, and real humility.

Cleansing

God’s cleansing of us is both in our conscience and in our life, resulting in…

Conviction and Confession

Maintaining communion involves responding to God’s conviction with confession of sin.

Consecration

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Communing With God

Communing with God involves contemplating Him, consecrating all to Him, being controlled by the Spirit,…

The Process of the Christian Life

The Christian life is a process of communing with God in a cycle of growing…

The Spirit, Our Position & Security

The Christian life is a tension between enduring, and knowing that God will keep us…

The Trinity and Our Position

Father, Son and Spirit work together to bring the grace that enables us to love…

Our Position in Christ

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Loving God Rightly

Though the Great Commandment is simple, many people misunderstand what it is to love God…

The Great Priority

Can we take in the whole Christian life? The Great Commandment summarises all of Christianity.

The Heart of True Religion

What does true religion aim at? What is the great purpose of Christ’s atonement

The Resurrection and No Other Name

Paul staked the exclusivism of Christ on the resurrection.

Final Offering

Christ is not only the final priest in the true tabernacle, but He is the…

The Last Will and Testament of Jesus the Messiah

As wills convey inheritances, so the new covenant is Messiah’s last will and testament to…

Effectual Conscience-Cleansing

What will completely and finally relieve the human conscience from its burden of guilt?

New Testament Realities

God promised Israel a new covenant. This was because the new covenant could bring about…

No Tongue Can Bid Me Thence Depart

Complete and secure salvation depends on Christ’s intercession for us. His Person and His Permanence…

A Priest of a Higher Law

Are we still under the Law of Moses? Hebrews couldn’t make the point clearer: if…

A Priest Superior to Levi

The mysterious Melchizedek: who was he? Why does the writer of Hebrews compare him to…

The Power to Persevere Through Promises

The power to persevere in faith is greatly connected to promises.

Reasons to Persevere

Hebrews calls upon us to persevere. Perseverence is a momentous reality: evidence that we are…

No Second Salvation

If salvation could be lost, it could never be gained back. If so, then there…

Faithful and Slothful Steward

The parable of the two stewards teaches that there are two responses to the Master’s…

Discerning Authorities

Since no one is an island, we must trust others to teach us. Since teachers…

How the Wise Seek

In the Magi from the East, we have an amazing account of how wisdom seeks…

Discerning the World

Discernment must seek to understand the meaning of the world around us if we are…

Discerning the Word

Much of discernment is learning how to compare Scripture with Scripture.

Developing Discernment

How is discernment developed? It is not a matter of information, but of relationship.

The Meaning of Discernment

Discernment is more than being biblical, and more than being polemical. Discernment is a skill…

Arrested Development

Normal Christian development involves Christians becoming teachers of others. When something goes wrong, a regression…

Messiah the High Priest

The High Priest of Israel was to have sympathies with God and man. Messiah mirrors…

A Sinless and Sympathetic High Priest

We should approach the throne, because Christ is not only sinless, but also sympathetic.

The Power of the Word

The Bible is not a dead book but is God’s living and powerful Word.

Faith’s Rest

Restlessness characterises the world. The believer in Christ actually has three kinds of rest, that…

A Christian View of Technology

Technology is meant to be a servant, but to often it becomes a master. How…

A Christian View of Recreational Alcohol and Drugs

Does the Bible address the issue of alcohol and drugs? What should Christians think of…

A Prophet Superior to Moses

Since prophets communicate God’s Word to man, who is the final and ultimate prophet?

A King Superior to Angels

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From Drifting to Denying

The five warning passages show the progress of unbelief from drifting, to doubting, to dullness,…

The Meaning of Faith

If we misunderstand what faith is, we will keep reading our misunderstanding into Scripture every…

Faithful to the Finisher of the Faith

The great theme of Hebrews is being faithful to the Finisher of the faith, to…

A Christian View of Clothing

Clothes are more than decorative. Our clothing reflects much of our view about beauty and…

A Christian View of Food

Food remains a contentious matter. What does the Bible teach about food?

The Weak and Worldly Cross

The Cross confronts our ideas of appealing to man or confronting him with his need.

Freely Give, Freely Receive

The giving of the Israelites teaches how giving works in an economy of freedom.

Getting Back Up

How should we get back up, when we find ourselves in a spiritual ditch?

The Motivation of Manhood—Significance Through Service

Manhood finds its significance ultimately through serving others. Humility is therefore the path to exaltation…

The Mettle of Manhood

Purity and a clean conscience is at the heart of biblical manhood. Avoiding impurity and…

The Means of Biblical Manhood

Masculinity depends on Spirit-enabled self-mastery.

The Mandate of Biblical Manhood

What is a true man? What is biblical masculinity?

Don’t Refuse to Follow

The Israelites turned back just before entering the land. The second warning passage calls on…

The Greatest Prophet

No prophet was venerated like Moses. But the comparison between the two shows why Christ…

Why We Need a God-Man

Christ became lower than the angels, so as to restore to man the inheritance now…

Pay Attention to Christ or Pay the Price

The first warning passage in Hebrews calls on its readers to beware of drift.

The Answer to Michael’s Name

Michael means “Who is Like God?” Which ange is like God? The answer is, not…

Where to Hear God—Part 2

God’s final speech in His Son supersedes all other revelation.

Where to Hear God—Part 1

God has communicated finally to the world in His Son. So says the book of…

Means and Ends

What should we treat as a means, and what is an end? Understanding this question…

The Crucifixion or the Cross

Many mistake the physical agonies of the Cross as its most poignant lesson, missing the…

Lead Us Not Into Temptation

The most confusing request in the Lord’s Prayer is “lead us not into temptation”. Would…

Of All Men Most Miserable

Paul teaches that the resurrection makes the point: either we bank on this life, or…

Forgive Us Our Debts

Why should Christians, who are forgiven, keep asking for forgiveness?

Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread

What constitutes our daily bread? What are our true needs?

Your Will Be Done

God’s will is difficult to understand: as it includes both good and evil. How should…

Your Kingdom Come

What does it mean to ask for God\’s kingdom to come?

Hallowed Be Your Name

What is meant by hallowing God’s name?

Our Model Prayer

When we struggle to pray, the Lord’s Prayer provides us with a pattern to follow.

Life Hacks From Proverbs

Proverbs gives us some of the most distilled wisdom available: true “life-hacks”.

Don’t Waste Your Life

The five crowns offered by God point to the kinds of priorities we should have…

The Puzzle of Forgiveness

Forgiveness can be complicated. What do we do when the other person does not want…

The Actions of Forgiveness

What does forgiveness actually do?

The Motives for Forgiveness

When a runaway slave damaged a Christian master’s home and finances, Paul exhorted him to…

Compassion and Caution

How should we approach those deceived by false teachers? Should we attempt to rescue false…

Keep Yourselves in the Love of God

As we contend for the faith, we must guard our hearts against becoming contentious. Jude’s…

Christmas and the Second Creation

John opens his Gospel, not with a Nativity scene, but by showing how the Incarnation…

The Fate of False Teachers

Jude encourages his readers with a reminder of the fact and fate of false teachers…

Portrait of a False Teacher

What are the marks of a false teacher? Jude paints a portrait that can enable…

The Voice of the Wolf

False teaches have to speak When they do, Jude helps us identify the characteristics of…

Identifying False Teachers—Part 2

False teachers can be identified by considering their irreverence, impurity, and insubordination. Jude compares false…

Identifying False Teachers—Part 1

What are the marks of a false teacher?

The Error of Appeasement

Should we seek to appease false teaching, in the name of Christian unity?

A Christian View of Controlling Conception

Should Christians control birth through chemical or surgical means?

A Christian View of Gambling

Gambling continues to destroy many lives. Many Christians, however, see little problem with gambling as…

A Christian View of Conspiracy Theories

Conspiracy theories have come to dominate some discourse on the Internet. Christians need to know…

A Christian View of Social Media

With social media now dominating culture, Christians need to think carefully about how these media…

A Christian View of Cremation and Burial

Does the Bible prescribe a form of funeral rite? Is cremation or burial favoured by…

A Christian View of Just War

Can war ever be acceptable? This programme considers if war is ever necessary or justified…

Calvinism and Arminianism: Myths and Realities

The terms ‘Calvinism’ and ‘Arminianism’ are thrown around like insults. But what do they actually…

A Christian View of Bio-Ethics

Bio-medical technology is changing life as we know it. Christians need an ethic to understand…

A Christian View of Science and Scientism

Is there a conflict between religion and science? This programme considers the place of true…