Why is this the first commandment? What does it mean to have other gods? And why does it matter? | Exodus 20:3
Great Sinners and a Great Saviour
We have a tendency to make destructive decisions - but despite our sin, God is stubbornly merciful | 1 Samuel 9-10
The God who Gives the 10 Commandments
God rescues his people and THEN gives them the 10 commandments - it's not about keeping them to deserve being rescued | Exodus 20:1-2
Knowing God and Knowing Ourselves
Just like with Brexit and the US Election, we need to look behind the political change to see what's going on in the lives of the people who clamour for change. This chapter holds a mirror up to two universal tendencies of the human heart, but also points us to the God who can bring good even out of grim situations | 1 Samuel 8
Three Misunderstandings about the Ten Commandments
Even in the church many people misunderstand the Ten Commandments. Many think that:
- they no longer apply
- or that we can keep them to get to Heaven
- or that their only purpose is to show us that we need Jesus.
Before we begin looking at the Ten Commandments, we need to deal with these objections.
Three Reactions to the Coming of Jesus
People have always reacted to the coming of Jesus in one of three ways: Hostility, Indifference or Worship. What will your reaction be? | Matthew 2:1-12
Good News from a Far Country
The fact that this is billed as a time of peace and good will can't mask the fact that we live in a broken world. But if Christmas leaves you feeling empty this year, it's a reminder that you were made with desires this world can't fulfil | Proverbs 25:25
The Keys of the Kingdom
All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Jesus, but where do we see his authority put into practice on earth today? | Matthew 16:19; 18:15-20
The Way Back to God
There is a way back to God for us as individuals, a community and a nation - this chapter lays out how it's possible | 1 Samuel 7:2-17
Why should you care about the church?
Not to think seriously about the church would be to ignore large parts of the Bible, and not to care about how the church is run is to put the gospel itself in danger