Revelation 12:1-5 — As we continue to study this remarkable passage of Scripture, we turn our attention to the identity of the child. Who is this baby who is to “rule all nations with a rod of iron?” And what are we to make of the drama that unfolds? The dragon threatens to devour the…
Revelation 12:1-5 — In this text of Scripture, the Apostle John describes two remarkable signs – a pregnant woman clothed with sun and a seven-headed dragon. The woman is experiencing labour pains and the dragon is waiting to devour her child when it is born. What do these signs represent? And what on earth do…
II John 12-13 — “Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.” Due to the COVID pandemic, we have had to deal with restrictions that kept us from seeing our friends…
Ephesians 6:17 — “And take the helmet of salvation…” A soldier’s helmet protected a vital part of his anatomy. It was a life-preserving piece of his armour and because it afforded him protection, it enabled him to go into battle confidently. This is true of the Christian’s salvation – it gives him confidence to face…
II John 9-11 — “If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed…” What was John referring to when he gave this command? Does it mean that Christians are not allowed to invite Jehovah’s Witnesses or Mormons inside for a cup of…
II John 8 — “Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.” The Apostle John realised that if false teaching were to take root among the Christian community, his brothers and sisters would lose some very precious things. They would lose things that…
II John 7 — “For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.” In this study we come to the main point of the Epistle — John’s warning to his dear friend about false teachers. We see what…
Ephesians 6:14 — “Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness.” A soldier’s breastplate protected his vital organs, it was a lifesaving piece of armour. So is righteousness to the Christian. In this sermon, we think about what righteousness is and about how it’s something we desperately…
II John 6 — “And this is love, that we walk after his commandments…” After reminding the elect lady of Christ’s command to love one another, the Apostle John then describes what loving one another look like. He didn’t leave her, and he doesn’t leave us, to figure this our for ourselves. We love one…
Ephesians 6:10-17 — “Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth…” What is the armour of God and why do Christians need it? These are the questions that lead us into our study of Paul’s famous description of the armour of God in Ephesians chapter 6. We think about why Paul might have used this…