Luke tells us the key question "What does this mean?" Jesus was risen and ascended and could have treated Jerusalem very badly or ignored it. He chose to send the…
In the events and actions of the Day of Atonement we see a pre-figuring of Christ's work of salvation. Now he is ascended this is complete and, as the Israelites…
The secret or mystery of the gospel. 1. How does Paul know this secret? We were all orphans, widows and foreigners. Paul is now Jesus ' prisoner. Every moment of…
This is about the theme for Christian Aid Week 2019 which is about women's health in the Third World.
Before and after contrasts: 1. Before and after meeting with Jesus. 2. Cut off from God and without hope, but in Jesus brought back 3. The Cross deals with our…
God has overcome the barriers of our sins and our Gentile status. We were brought near by Jesus. He did it by keeping the law perfectly. The law is no…
The stone and the guard said "no entrance" but could not enforce "no exit". Peter might have thought that Jesus wouldn't wish to see him again but Jesus is so…
Israel trusted in themselves and oscillated between fear and self confidence. Caleb trusted not in himself but in God. We look forward to opportunities but also see threats. We need…
The only way of salvation is through God's grace and faith in Jesus. The dying thief could offer no works but was saved by asking Jesus for mercy. We have…
Paul tells the Ephesians what they are by nature, what they are in Christ and why God has done this for them. We are more sinful than we ever realised...…