Colossians 3:8-9a — Jesus taught that what comes out of our mouth comes from the heart. So if we’re going to speak in a way that honours God and blesses others we first have to address what’s going on in our heart. This is what Paul does when he turns his attention to our speech in his…
Philippians 3:4-8 — In this autobiographical section of the letter, the Apostle Paul gives what is essentially a ‘profit and loss’ statement. After his conversion this statement looked very different! “What things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.” (v.7) As Pastor Brendan takes us carefully through this text, we are challenged…
Romans 5:5 — “And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.” The foundation of Christian hope is the knowledge of God’s love. So how do we know that God loves us? The Apostle Paul tells us it is because God the…
Colossians 3:6-7 — Sadly, many forms of sexual immorality barely raise an eyebrow in our world today and evangelical Christians, though not approving, can become indifferent. They’re not bothered by the sexual sin that is rampant in our community and in the media. In this text the Holy Spirit, via Paul’s pen, gives us a…
II Kings 3:1-5 — Jehoram was the son of Ahab & Jezebel and he followed his brother Ahaziah onto the throne of Israel. What’s remarkable is that he didn’t follow his wicked parents in worshipping Baal and Ashtoreth, but the tragedy is that he didn’t turn to the LORD. Rather, Jehoram went back to the apostate…
Philippians 3:1-3 — The Apostle Paul identifies three marks of an authentic Christian. He/she is person who “worships God in the spirit, rejoices in Christ Jesus, and has no confidence in the flesh.” As Pastor Brendan takes us through each one of these marks, we are encouraged to do what the Apostle says in II…
Hebrews 1:1-2a — “God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets…” The writer to the Hebrews begins his letter by affirming what his readers already knew – God has spoken. He did so via “the prophets”, in this case, a reference to those who…
Philippians 3:1-3 — Can a person be truly saved if they believe they must perform religious works as well as trust in Jesus Christ? What does the Bible say about people who, in their “Gospel” proclamation, add works to faith in Christ for salvation? In the first section of Philippians chapter three the Apostle Paul…
Luke 6:22-23 & 26 — Our society is becoming less tolerant of traditional Christian teaching on sexuality, marriage, gender and the exclusivity of the Gospel. It is becoming more difficult to publicly affirm what the Bible says, but we shouldn’t be surprised. Jesus told us that persecution is an inevitable part of following Him. He told…
Colossians 3:5 — In the opening verses of this chapter, the Apostle Paul points us to heaven and the assurance of future glory. He then immediately turns to the present and what we do with our bodies. A Christian who’s mind is set on heaven will mortify his/her members on the earth. The Apostle is…