6. God calls Moses 6.1. The baby Moses Exodus 1:1-2:10 (c.1350 BC) 6.2. God appears to Moses in the Burning Bush Exodus 2:11-3:10 (c.1270…
These are the headings for the first week of our “Big Picture” trip through the whole of the Old Testament. A The beginning of…
These were the notes for this evening’s topic. 1.1 The Nazareth Manifesto Luke 4:16-30 1.1.1 The Anointed Deliverer Isaiah 61:1-3 but with a difference!…
It was a few weeks after Jesus rose from the dead. Peter took some of the other disciples out fishing. Perhaps they just wanted…
These are the course notes for a lecture on the Synoptic Gospels. 5 The Kingdom of God 5.1 The Central Message of Jesus Mark…
Did you ever have a nickname? As a teacher I was known as “Mr T” obviously after my striking resemblance to the actor who…
JOHN 20 17 Jesus said (to Mary), “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet returned to the Father. Go instead…
JOHN 19 28 Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, ‘I am thirsty.’ 29…
THE SEVEN LAST WORDS FROM THE CROSS LUKE 23 33 When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him there, along…
Last week we started to look at the four passages in the second half of the book of the prophet Isaiah collectively called “The…
Who was responsible for the crucifixion? Who bears the blame for the Jesus’s death? On the night before the cross, Jesus faced three trials.…
We have said before that Isaiah is sometimes known as the Fifth Gospel or the Gospel in the Old Testament. No other Old Testament…
By my desk I keep a hilarious and inspiring book called The Book of Heroic Failures. Back when I was a school teacher whenever…
“His yellow skin scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries beneath; his hair was of a lustrous black, and flowing; his teeth of…
The Bible makes clear the reality of personal demonic spirits, and also the ministry of the church to continue Christ’s work of proclaiming the…
John 17:3 Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. And…
There is an expression people often use when we are talking to another person and getting absolutely nowhere. When they just don’t seem to…
What is Lent? Lent is the time to prepare your heart and mind for Easter. Historically, Christians have spent 40 days in fasting and…
What is “Victorious Christian Living” We are not talking about “success” or “popularity” in human terms. We are not talking a worldly false gospel…
This was not a sermon but rather a discussion of the Synoptic Problem – how is it that Matthew, Mark and Luke’s Gospels are…
15 ‘If you love me, keep my commands. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help…