Nehemiah 1:1 — After taking us through the Books of Esther and Ezra, Pastor Brendan begins a new study in the Book of Nehemiah. In this opening lesson he gives us the historical background to the Book, a brief overview of its contents and then he introduces us to the man Nehemiah.
Jeremiah 7:29-8:1 — “They shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, the bones of his princes, the bones of the priests, the bones of the prophets…And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven…” What Jeremiah describes here is a grotesque act of desecration that the Babylonians would perform when they besieged…
Philippians 4:4-8a — Worry and anxiety seem to be ever present in our world today. Even in the most affluent and advanced societies many are debilitated by these problems. Thankfully, there is a solution! In the Bible, our Creator has told us how we can live free from the stifling burden of anxiety. This is…
Matthew 5:13-16 — Since 1911, the census has collected information on religious affiliations and in 2016, for the first time, more Australians identified as having “no religion” than anything else. In 2006 it was 19% of the population who identified this way, in 2011 it was 22% and now it stands at 30%. This is a remarkable change…
Colossians 3:15 — “And let the peace of God rule in your hearts…” Peace is essential to our wellbeing and yet it’s something we often fail to experience. Perhaps this is because we don’t understand how the Bible talks about peace, or how it is we come to know that peace within our own hearts. In…
Philippians 4:1-3 — What is Christian unity and why is it so important? These questions come to the fore when we see Paul mention people by name, in the church at Philippi, who had fallen out. He urges them to be reconciled and he asks others in the church to help. As Pastor Brendan takes us…
Luke 6:46-49 — In these verses we have the conclusion to Jesus’ sermon in Luke chapter 6. It opens with a series of “blessings and woes” (vs.20-26) and it closes with a powerful illustration (vs.47-49). Jesus pressed His hearers to actually do what He said! — “Why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the…
Hebrews 1:3b — In terms of His deity, is the Son similar to God or exactly that same as God? This is a critical question in understanding exactly who the Son is and it has serious implications for the doctrines of the Trinity and the Person of Christ. Thankfully, the writer to the Hebrews answers it…
Jeremiah 7:29-8:1 — “Cut off thine hair, O Jerusalem, and cast it away, and take up a lamentation on high places…” All that was left for Judah to do was mourn. No longer was God calling His rebellious people to repent, rather He had rejected and forsaken “the generation of His wrath.” The Babylonians were going to come and destroy the city, take thousands…
Luke 6:43-45 — What we say reveals the condition our heart. That’s what Jesus taught in these verses as He spoke of trees and fruit. Our speech, like good fruit, is evidence of a good tree, or, like bad fruit it points to a bad tree. Jesus said it plainly at the end of the section,…