During the Christmas season, we do our best to make everything look beautiful. We put up lights, we listen to music with bells and nostalgic chord progressions. As a culture, all of our hopes and dreams get mashed together in
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
