Jesus’ power and authority are supreme. He is Lord over all situations. He is even Lord over demons and evil spirits, as demonstrated by the power miracle Jesus performs by driving out a legion of demons from one demon-possessed man in Mark 5. This is a message of hope because Jesus’ power gives us hope...
In Mark 4-5, Mark tells 3 stories all about the awesome power and authority of our Lord Jesus Christ. He is Lord over creation, Lord over all powers and Lord even over death itself. Such awesome power is accompanied by such deep love and that is why we worship, love and fear Jesus Christ in...
What makes you angry and what does that reveal about your heart? Jonah’s anger towards God for showing mercy to Nineveh shows how much hate and racism is in his heart. And yet God is a gracious God, merciful, slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love and relenting in disaster – these wonderful characteristics of...
In Jonah 3, Jonah repents, the people of Nineveh repent and even God repents (in a sense and said with great theological carefulness). This chapter is a call for all of us to call on God for mercy for the sins we have committed.
Jonah descends into the belly of the fish, as he sinks deeper and deeper into the Earth. The belly of the fish is his grave, the belly of sheol, but miraculously Jonah survives and at last turns to God in prayer. Even from the belly of the fish, God hears and answers his prayer.
Jonah is a simple and familiar story that you can teach to children in Sunday school, but it is also full of rich depth. Chapter 1 covers a whole host of themes including disobedience, God’s sovereign power over all creation, hypocrisy and more. Have a listen to the start of this 4 part series, covering...
In light of the glorious Gospel Paul describes in chapters 1 to 11, we are to offer our bodies as living sacrifices and renew our minds. Find out what this means and looks like in this challenging sermon.
Jesus’ fifth and final parable in this section of teaching continues on the theme of money, but introduces eternal damnation and salvation. This is one of Jesus’ most cutting parables, as he essentially warns the Pharisees they are headed for the fires of hell, unless they repent.
In Luke 16, Jesus continues to challenge the Pharisees by using a dishonest manager, guilty of embezzlement as an example to follow?! This is a hard-hitting sermon all about how Christians should use their money.
What causes rejoicing in heaven? What makes God happy? In Luke 15, Jesus teaches two very different groups of people: the tax collectors/sinners and the Pharisees. He teaches them by telling them stories. The stories help answer those questions and greatly challenge the self-righteous pharisees.
