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Our need for more faith

biblegeek — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:52:58 +0000

In John 4:46-54 we have the account of an official who asked the Lord to heal his son “for he was at the point of death”. Jesus said to him “Go, your son will live.” The man believed what Jesus said and lived this out by going home. If he hadn’t believed, he could have [...]

Transformed theives

biblegeek — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:38:58 +0000

In Eph 4:25-30 records the sort of people we are to become when we put off the old nature. In this passage there is verse 28 which deals specifically with the one who steals and the transformation that a thief that follows Christ should go through. Eph 4:28 says “Let the thief no longer steal, [...]

He gave him no answer…

biblegeek — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:42:00 +0000

When the Pharisees put Jesus on trial before Caiaphas, the final charge they brought against him was blasphemy. This was on the basis of Jesus claiming to be the Son of God and His sitting “at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven” (Matt 26:63-66). But for the unbelieving Pilate, [...]

The hole in our gospel

biblegeek — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 05:23:00 +0000

I’ve just finished “The Hole in our Gospel” by Richard Stearns. This was one of those books I had no idea of what I was getting into. Last month it was the free download of the month on ChristianAudio.com, and I grabbed a copy of it. I had no idea who Richard Stearns was, although [...]

David Brainerd’s attachment to the world

biblegeek — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:09:00 +0000

Some time ago, I was struck by the content of the following poem that David Brainerd wrote in his journal regarding his lack of attachment that he felt to this world. In the modern age, it is often difficult to lose the attachment to the world and the things of it, so I long to [...]

Colossians 1 – the transforming gospel

biblegeek — Mon, 24 May 2010 13:19:00 +0000

Yesterday I spoke on Colossians 1:3-8. This passage focuses on Pauls thanksgiving for the Colossians who he’d never seen and on the reason he gave thanks for them. His reasoning was based on the hope that they had in Christ which had given them a love for all the saints. This hope had come through [...]

Our need to see our sin

biblegeek — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 18:47:00 +0000

In my last post I mentioned that we need to have a greater understanding of our own sin and depravity. Its only when we see this that we will see our need for salvation, but it also will illuminate the depth of Gods grace and may lead us to a deeper worship of God. This [...]

The gospel in Spurgeon’s Ministry

biblegeek — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:05:18 +0000

Wisdom – it requires your mind

biblegeek — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:28:00 +0000

We have just finished preaching thematically through proverbs. I was fortunate enough to be able to participate in this series, and was asked to speak on Intellectual Wisdom. For the record other sermons in the series include practical wisdom, workplace wisdom, relationship wisdom, etc. The focus of my sermon was what we do with our [...]

John 16

biblegeek — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:20:00 +0000

A couple of months ago, I got to speak on John 16 in our congregation. While it is possible to preach on the whole chapter, I generally prefer to select a smaller selection from the chapter and preach on that. In this instance, I spoke about the purpose for which the Holy Spirit came. Enjoy. [...]