Genesis 32 — Jacob was alone, afraid and guilty.  The next day he was going to meet the brother he had wronged many years before and he was terrified. Out of the darkness came a man and the two of them struggled until the first light of day. Who was this man? Why had he…

John 12:35-41, Isaiah 6:1-10 — In Part 1 we followed the Apostle John’s lead back into the Old Testament and to Isaiah’s famous vision “in the year that King Uzziah died.” We saw the first of four attributes of the pre-incarnate Christ that are powerfully communicated to us. In Part 2 we consider the next three…

John 12:35-41, Isaiah 6:1-10 — The response to Jesus’ public ministry of proclamation was generally one of unbelief. The people of Judea and Galilee did not believe that He was the Messiah, the Son of God. The Apostle John tells us that this response was in-keeping with what the prophet Isaiah had said some 700…

Exodus 1:1-14, 3:1-22 — We all know the famous Nativity scene. By this time of year there is probably one set-up in our local shopping centre! But who exactly is the baby laying in the manger? Why all the fuss about His birth? These are the questions we’re going to explore in this Christmas series. In…