Luke 2:1-20 — “And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger…“ The manger is perhaps the most famous item of furniture in the Bible and it has great symbolic significance. It speaks profoundly of the Son of God’s humility. It shows that He came…
Luke 2:1-7 — “And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed…” Rome was a long way from Nazareth, and yet when Joseph and Mary became aware of Caesar’s decree they felt obligated to obey. Even though Mary was heavily…
Exodus 19:16-19 — “And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire…” Can you imagine what it must’ve been like for the Children of Israel when the LORD descended upon Mt Sinai? Can you imagine what experiencing all the natural phenomena that accompanied His presence? Then the deafening…
Isaiah 53:10-12 — “Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days…” Isaiah chapter 53 contains the clearest explanation of the meaning of Jesus’ death in the entire Bible. It…
Romans 5:8 — “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” How do you know someone loves you? That’s a very important question! They can tell you they love you, but that’s not enough. They need to demonstrate their love for you to know for…
John 12:16 — “These things understood not his disciples at the first…” The events of Palm Sunday are well-known but initially they were misunderstood, even by Jesus’ own disciples. In this sermon we see how the disciples eventually came to understand the events they themselves were part of. As we consider the experience of the…
Revelation 22:16-17 — “And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.” In the Christmas story we see two wonderful invitations given by God to come and see His Son. One was given to some shepherds who were watching their sheep on the night Jesus was born.…
Revelation 5:1-14 – “Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.” In this sermon, we consider the book that was in God’s right hand and why the Lamb was worthy to open it. We see how this famous scene connects to…
Matthew 26:36-46, 57-68, Luke 23:24-34 — In our Good Friday message we reflect upon the attitude of Jesus as He went to the cross. We witness Him in the Garden of Gethsemane, in the High Priest’s palace and finally at Calvary. In each scene we see that Jesus went willingly to His death and that…
Matthew 26:1-5 — “Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people…and consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.” As we turn out attention towards Good Friday and Easter Sunday, we begin with a message on the plot to kill Jesus. In the hours before Judas…