Sermons

The Donkey and the White Charger

Christ entered Jerusalem the first time on a donkey. The second time, He will enter…

Proud Planning

How should Christians plan? Pride can infect this area of life as much as any…

Judge Righteously

Everywhere we hear the mantra, “Don’t judge!” James helps us to understand exactly what kind…

The Gospel for Christians

The climax of James’ book is his invitation for both believers and unbelievers to come…

The Adulterous Heart of Conflict

What is the root of real conflict? James shows us that it is when we…

Worldly-Wise or Word-Wise?

Why do we so often repeat destructive behaviour that seems to make sense to us?

Heroes of Faith—Brother Lawrence

Brother Lawrence learnt, and taught, the secret of communing with God. His classic, “Practicing the…

Heroes of Faith—Balthasar Hubmaier

From the 16th century came the cry “Truth is Immortal” from an unlikely, and still…

Risen But Not Recognised

Why could the risen Christ walk right next to the disciples without their recognising Him?

Heroes of Faith—A.W. Tozer

In the 20th century, A.W. Tozer stands apart as a man who vigorously opposed the…

Heroes of Faith—Robert Murray M’Cheyne

Robert Murray M’Cheyne’s short life stands testimony to what may happen if we seek after…

Heroes of Faith—George Muller

George Muller of Bristol stands as a testimony of what happens when we take God…

The Blessings of Bridling the Tongue

Like a safety instructor, James shows us the three dangers of the tongue: its disproportionate…

Faith Works

Pure and undefiled religion doe snot consist of mere agreement and good intentions. It must…

Impartial Salvation, Impartial Saints

If God has extended a universal welcome to all, how should Christian treat others of…

The Inevitable Supremacy of the Son

In the midst of rebellion and rejection all round, how does God respond? How does…

Decision-Making for the New Year

How should we discern God’s will and make decisions? Ecclesiastes has much of the answer.

Re-Awakening

The Lord knows we suffer from spiritual entropy. His restoration of Simon Peter from discouraged…

How to Obey God’s Word—Righteous Doing

How do we turn hearing God’s Word into obeying God’s Word? How do we remember…

How to Hear God’s Word—Righteous Hearing

How should we approach God’s Word when we read it or hear it? James tells…

I Made Me Do It—The Enemy Within

Who is to blame, every time we sin? James demolishes all supposed external causes, and…

Why We Need a God-Man—Part 3

The kind of priest who can represent us to God needed to be sinless, sworn-in,…

A Tale of Two Princes

Christmas is really a contrast between two princes: the lower prince who wanted to go…

Why We Need a God-Man—Part 2

Our only hope for reconciliation with God is if we have a mediator who is…

Why We Need a God-Man—Part 1

Why did the Incarnation need to take place? The writer of Hebrews explains much of…

You Made Me Do It!

Whenever we blame someone for our sin, there is one Person that our blame always…

Boasting in What’s Best

Being rich or poor has both its spiritual liabilities and advantages. James wishes us to…

The Pleasurable Potential of Pain

James tells us why problems, pains and tests are things to be rejoiced in.

Who is My Brother?

Who was the author of the book of James? Find out why an incident in…

Pilgrim Leadership

Leaders in God’s church are to be different: in how they are appointed, in their…

Pilgrim Stewardship

The pilgrim church ought to be different in how it experiences creation.

Pilgrim Discipleship

Everyone makes disciples. The world makes its own disciples. The church is to be different…

Pilgrim Fellowship

The church is to have a kind of unity and commonality unlike anything the world…

Pilgrim Worship

How does the Pilgrim Church worship in ways different to the world?

The Pilgrim Church

Is the church supposed to belike the world to win the world? Should it ‘redeem’…

Evil Orthodoxy

A strange phenomenon occurs among believers – evil orthodoxy. James and John become a living…

Permissive or Priestly Parents

How should parents raise their children? The Old Testament furnishes us with a positive and…

Life Issues—Parenting

What does the Bible say about parenting?

Life Issues—Marriage, Communication and Conflict (Outline Only)

Disagreement in marriage is inevitable. It need not turn into sinful conflict.

Life Issues—The Role of a Wife (Outline Only)

What are the biblical roles of a wife?

Life Issues—The Role of a Husband (Outline Only)

The role of a husband in marriage is to lovingly lead with understanding.

Life Issues—Marriage (Outline Only)

Marriage is more than a contract – it is a covenant.

Life Issues—Dating

Though dating was unknown in biblical times the Bible still has much to teach us…

Life Issues—Singleness

What does Scripture say about singleness?

Life Issues—Biblical Femininity

Does the Bible have a vision for biblical womanhood and godly femininity?

Life Issues—Biblical Masculinity

What is masculinity according to Scripture?

Heaven is the Face of God

The ultimate glory of Heaven is the very presence of God Himself.

Heaven is the Beauty of Holiness

Some see holiness and strange and sin as normal. Heaven is where holiness is normal,…

Heaven is Full Family Celebration

Heaven will be all the joys of human community, without the sin that stains it…

Heaven is Rest, Responsibility and Reward

What will we do in Heaven? The Bible offers us glimpses into our activity in…

Heaven is a Place

Heaven is more than a state of being. Heaven is a place- and will be…

So Heavenly Minded, Some Earthly Good

Does being ‘heavenly-minded’ make us of no earthly good?

The Day That Will Make the Difference

Does God see any difference between evildoers and the righteous? Is there any point to…

Loving Creation for God’s Sake

How should a Christian treat God’s creation?

Private Worship

What does Psalm 63 have to teach us about private worship?

Carnal or Christ-Centered Salvation

On the cross, we have an illustration of genuine and false professions of faith in…

Unless the Lord Builds a House

A certain worldly wisdom says that we should be neutral about our children’s faith. Psalm…

Robbing God?

Do Christians rob God if they do not give 10% of their income to Him?…

The God-Forsaken Man

The words ‘God-forsaken’ are thrown around too easily. Only one Man has experienced the full…

Where is the God of Justice?

Why does evil abound if the world is controlled by a good, all-knowing, all-powerful God?

Faithful God, Faithful Families

Understanding the faithfulness of God is what leads to faithful marriages, and faithfulness to God…

The Purpose and Perversion of Priesthood

How do we explain the rampant hypocrisy and moral failure of professing spiritual leaders?

Leftovers for the Lord

Apathy had set so deeply into Israel that they were giving God what they did…

Doubting God’s Love

When spiritual apathy sets in, one of the first symptoms is taking grace for granted.

Malachi—Apathy and Awe

The answer to spiritual apathy is the fear of the Lord. The book of Malachi…

He Restores My Soul

David experienced rest for his soul, the kind that Jesus promised in Matthew 11. What…

Loving Your Spouse as Part of Loving God

All of life is to be part of loving God. Marriage, too, is to be…

Walking With God Like Enoch

What would you want written on your tombstone? Enoch’s life was summarised with the words,…

The Humility of God—Part 2

God’s deep humbling of Himself will also bring the greatest exaltation.

The Humility of God—Part 1

What is the one attribute which God does not need, and yet God appears to…

Jonah—Rebuke and Learning God’s Heart

Jonah’s story comes to a climax as God uses an object lesson to put Jonah’s…

Jonah—Revival and God’s Heart

The revival in Nineveh may have been the greatest ever, and demonstrates God’s heart.

Jonah—Repentance With Reservations

Some repentance is in name only: repenting with real reservations. Jonah’s repentance demonstrates what it…

Goodwill to All Men

The visit of the Magi demonstrates that God’s grace comes to all, first in general…

Jonah—The God Who Can Refuse Your Refusals

God’s supreme power over Jonah’s circumstances teaches it is impossible to thwart His will, though…

Jonah—Loving What God Loves

The book of Jonah is a lot more than a man and a fish. It…

Biblical Change—Part 8—The Church and Change

What part does the local church play in biblical change? According to Galatians 6, there…

Biblical Change—Part 7—The Source of Change

What is the deep and rich resource of the godly man?

Biblical Change—Part 6—The Dynamic of Change

Romans 6 describes the dynamic through which a Christian can change, and it is radically…

Biblical Change—Part 5—The Opportunity For Change

What we so often see as obstacles to change are actually the opportunities to change.

Biblical Change—Part 4—Why We Don’t Change

Why do some Christians seem to change so little over so much time? Two Scriptures,…

Biblical Change—Part 3—Discipline

Not only must we consider the importance of choices and understand our motives, to change…

Biblical Change—Part 2—Motive

Why should we do what we do in the Christian life? A rather obscure passage…

Biblical Change—Part 1—Choice

Every Christian ought to be interested in change. Fundamental to change is a right understanding…

Knowing and Being Known—Psalm 139

Why do we keep running from God? In an attempt to hide ourselves from Him,…

The Tenth Commandment—No Coveting

Is coveting the same as desiring? How do we keep this commandment and still be…

The Ninth Commandment—False Witness

To bear false witness is to treat another’s reputation in a quite different way than…

The Eighth Commandment—You Shall Not Steal

There is more to the commandment, “Do Not Steal” than the outright robbing of banks…

The Seventh Commandment—Adultery

The command to avoid adultery deals with more than sexual purity. It is a call…

The Sixth Commandment—You Shall Not Murder

What exactly is God forbidding in the sixth commandment?

The Fifth Commandment—Honor Father and Mother

What does ‘honouring’ father and mother really mean? And why have many societies considered this…

The Fourth Commandment—Sabbath

Is the Christian to keep Sabbath? How should we understand the Fourth Commandment in light…

The Third Commandment—God’s Name in Vain

What does it mean to ‘take God’s name in vain’? While no explicit Scripture spells…

The Second Commandment—False Worship

Is the second commandment merely a repeat of the first? Or does it call on…

The First Commandment—No Other Gods

The first of the Ten Commandments is the foundation for them all: that only one…

Time—the Great Leveller

No matter what we seek to do, time will defeat us. One man had found…

Great Commission Living

What kind of message should Christians who believe in a resurrected Christ proclaim?

Devotion to the Dead

What difference does it make to us if Christ is alive or dead? Are we…

Victory in Defeat

Eucatastrophe was Tolkien\’s word for a catastrophe that turns to victory at the very last…

The Trials of Jesus

When we cry, “It’s not fair!” we’d do well to remember the only One who…