The dictionary definition of Advent states that it is: - a) The coming or arrival of something or someone that is important or worthy of...

In John 17v50-51 Nicodemus defends Jesus by speaking up for him and reminding the Sanhedrin that the Law of Moses demands a fair trial...

As a Pharisee, Nicodemus’ mind would begin to turn towards Exodus 14:21 (the Exodus) when the strong wind dried up the Red sea...

Nicodemus did not call Jesus Lord. When Nicodemus called Jesus Rabbi (teacher from God) he had got it right thus far, for the many miracles

Watchman Nee gives a good way of understanding this. If your father, or grandfather, or great grandfather had died as a child you would not

Our basis for accepting each other as brothers and sisters in Christ is that the Lord himself has already accepted each one of us.

Reading John chapter 6 recently it struck me that this chapter is all about bread.

Specifically, when Jesus applies the restriction to going anywhere among the Samaritans and Gentiles but only to the lost people in Israel

Certain people, usually sceptics, claim that Jesus appeared to have stated in three different bible verses that his second coming would take

Confessing your sins is agreeing with God that it was wrong and inappropriate for us as God’s family, then we can receive our forgiveness

v9, we need to name our sins before the Lord and somehow God is able to cleanse us from them all –perhaps even the ones we did not remember!

The chastening of the Lord How does God deal with Christians who are out of fellowship?: Hebrews 12: 5 And you have forgotten the...

1 John 1:9 The ongoing remedy for our sin In some ways when we get saved or born again the Lord could say ‘I have cleansed every sin from...

and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ,

Jesus’ mission (manifesto) was passed down to the disciples and so on, all the way down to us believers today.

21 And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”

Luke 4:18-19 The UK news media is buzzing at present with speculation as to when the next UK general election will take place. Once the...

The Gospel was the only answer to the downward spiral of human activities in Rome and is still the same answer to the same problem in the,,,

The claims that Jesus Christ made about himself Sceptics say that Jesus never claimed to be God, that others made that up. However, Jesus...

in Ephesians 3:18 we see that there is a supernatural order of the dimensions of God’s love.

Now we can clearly see how we are to live our lives before God the Father. We are to do so as if we were alive from the dead; in willing,

Many have speculated on the nature of Paul’s thorn in the flesh with various approaches including it being an eye condition etc...

‘His goodness directed toward human debt and demerit. It is by His grace that God imputes merit where none previously existed and declares

We can give one of two responses to the goodness of God, which are 1.the right response, and 2. the wrong response.

For the purposes of our bible study today ‘an attribute of God is whatever God has in any way revealed as being true of Himself.’

The integrity of God assures believers that faith in Him is always entirely appropriate. The integrity of God’s being is fully consistent...

These celestial enemies come in various forms, as is suggested by the variety of terms used by Paul to identify them: “rulers ” these are..

It is easy to become a little forgetful of the enormous comfort [1] that we receive from God’s word concerning our eternal destiny.

Jesus is a compassionate Saviour. So many times he showed compassion. Compassion when expressed usually leads to action whether in healing,

As we come to the Lord’s table today, we want to consider that our God, the God of the bible, is a God of covenants. Our God is a Covenant..

These women all have names, and they all have stories. Mary Magdalene was among them. The Lord had cast seven demons out of Mary; then there

Perhaps the most puzzling thing about the resurrection of Jesus Christ is why Christians tend to only speak about it at Easter.

The cross gives a good visual aid for looking at the dimensions of forgiveness. The vertical beam signifying our own vertical need for...

The one people in the world who should have known who and what the Son of God would be like, were the Jews. But when He came to them, most..

Jesus came to meet people’s needs Jesus came to meet their need for Salvation Jesus came to meet their need for Deliverance Jesus came to...

(1) deny self, (2) take up our cross, (3) follow Jesus. (4) Be prepared to lose our life.

Jesus did not tell His disciples to follow other teachers; in fact, He warned against "false teachers" and rejected teachers of questionable

Bonhoeffer also says that as we identify with Jesus’ death in our baptism then we are showing full commitment to following Him

When I was a young teenager, my mother took me aside one day, and entrusted the Churchill crown to my safe keeping, I hid it in an old..

Psalm 8:1 O LORD our Lord, how excellent [is] your name in all the earth! who has set your glory above the heavens. The Lord our God has an

1 John 5:4 for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith...

Many believers today seem to be experiencing an identity crisis. What I mean by this is that the life they are leading does not match up...

Many Christians today gain their identity more from their family background, work, or human relationships than from their biblical identity.

You could say the picture of the vine and the branches is a model but one that reflects the spiritual reality very clearly.

Victorious Roman generals on returning to Rome paraded the biggest and strongest of their captives so that the Roman citizens could see ...

For many Xmas is a time of some happiness but Xmas is a very pale imitation of the real Christmas, the celebration of the birth of the...

Those early believers would have recognised Jesus instantly, and our Lord is being embedded deeply, presently, and historically into...

The ‘world’ is happy to focus on the baby. He is no threat to their lifestyle, whilst in manger. Yet we in the church are filled with awe..

However, Jesus Christ did not remain a baby but became the mighty King of Kings and Lord of Lords, the Saviour of the world, and the...

This whole area of pride vs humility is rooted in the ‘act of comparing’. Pride arises when we compare others unfavourably with ourselves.