The Glory of Jesus
And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed. 1 When fame and riches come to someone, there is a shift in their attitude toward others. In some cases, the person is motivated toward charity and using their position for the good of […]
Advent 2025
It is so hard to believe that we are already coming up to the first Sunday of Advent. During this season we marvel together at the Incarnation, the miracle of the Word of God made flesh and dwelling among us. Over the coming weeks, we will be studying John 1:1-5 in our Sunday morning services, […]
Loved that we might live
It is a wonder to note that, in the wake of describing the condemnation of those who have opposed the Lord, Paul would tell the Thessalonians that they are loved by God. John Calvin describes this in his commentary on 2 Thessalonians: The great joy that we have is not simply that of being rescued […]
Let no one deceive you
On the Lord’s Day, we learned of the comforting call to discernment that Paul has for the church in Thessalonica. Today, I want to focus our attention on one sentence from the passage that we looked at. Let no one deceive you in any way. (2 Thess. 2:3a) What can we learn from just this […]
What God gives
For the month of November, we are going through a sermon series on 2 Thessalonians. It’s a small book that packs a punch. At first read, it might seem a bit up in the air. It might not be immediately obvious what it has to say to the church today, but as we heard on […]
If one star is beautiful to behold
Dear Church, While we are away to attend my father-in-law’s funeral, I want to encourage you with these words from John Flavel in his excellent book, The Mystery of Providence. If there is one thing that you can do to grow in your prayer life, besides considering God’s own words, it is considering God’s work […]
Reading the Bible
During Tuesday Night Prayer, we spent some time studying Psalm 23. It was amazing to see new things in such a familiar part of Scripture. Rather than simply reading the Psalm, we considered some questions that are helpful for understanding any portion of the Bible. The questions that we used we from the RANSOM Bible […]
Called and commissioned
The prophet Isaiah had a very powerful day (Isaiah 6). He saw the glory of the Lord in the temple. He heard the song of the seraphim. He experienced an utter breakdown as he realised his own sin before experiencing his guilt being taken away. Finally, he was commissioned. He was given a task to […]
Seeds are supposed to grow
Why do we sit under the preaching of the word? Why do we read the Bible and seek to understand it? Is it because that’s just what we’re supposed to do? Is it merely knowledge acquisition? When God’s word is preached, it goes out. It is heard. It is seed being sown. When seed is […]
The Church Preaches Christ
Speech does things. It can be used to tear a people down or it can be used to build them up. It can incite violence or it can motivate peace. As we’ve worked our way through our liturgy, we come now to proclamation or the preaching of God’s word. It’s appropriate that we consider this […]