in Luke
Luke 14:15-24: The Parable of the Great Banquet
We are all familiar with missed opportunities. A most important decision comes along and we don’t grab it, we choose the wrong thing and we regret it. There are many examples of this, here are...
Ephesians 6:1-3: Children obey your parents: Part 2
Obeying your parents, why should we do it? On the one hand we have the pragmatic view of psychology which has finally admitted the age old wisdom of God’s ways and tells us that every...
Ephesians 6:1-3: Children obey your parents: Part 1
The family today is under attack. This basic building block of society which has everywhere had a basic form of father, mother and children as the inner core and in laws and other extended family...
in Luke
Luke 14:1-14: Jesus Confronts False Religion
We all know that false religion exists. What are some of the facets of false religion? True religion is revealed by God, false religion comes from anywhere else, either from man or worse some demonic source. ...
in Ephesians
1 Corinthians 7: Singleness
We have said many things about marriage, but I am aware that not everyone who hears these messages is married or will get married. So I think it is appropriate that we also address the...
in Luke
Luke 13:31-35: Jesus Laments Over Jerusalem
One of the things that has always set Christianity apart is the fact that it calls us to love our enemies. Over and over again we have models in scripture of those who had a...
in Ephesians
Ephesians 5:28-32: The Realities and Responsibilities of Union
The Bible often argues from what you are to what you should do. Because you are a new creature in Christ, act in a new way. Because you are in a one Spirit union with...
in Ephesians
Ephesians 5:25-27: Words of Life and Death
‘Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.’ Prov. 18:21. One of the most effective weapons and one of the greatest fertilizers in marriage...
in Luke
Luke 13:22-30: How Many Will Be Saved?
Who is going to be saved and how many will be there? This is a big question which many have asked. Asking the question today in an age like ours has certain other questions attached...
in Ephesians
Ephesians 5:26-27: Glorify Your Wives
When Lynn and I got married we asked for a full sermon to be preached. Our pastor at the time, Leigh Robinson preached a four point sermon on the purpose of marriage. Marriage is for...
in Luke
Luke 13:18-21: Do Not Despise the Day of Small Beginnings
‘If Jesus is the King, why doesn’t it feel like He is reigning?’ This discouragement is what many people feel. ‘If Jesus is Lord why is my church so small and struggling so much and...
in Ephesians
Ephesians 5:25: Husbands love your wives
Why do we love? One physicist gives us the evolutionary perspective, ‘Biologically, love is a powerful neurological condition like hunger or thirst, only more permanent. We talk about love being blind or unconditional, in the...
in Luke
Luke 13:10-17: Liberty and Captivity on the Sabbath
The gospels are filled with paradoxical contrasts. We see sinners forgiven and the righteous condemned. The poor have blessing but the rich have woe. Those who mourn will be happy and those who are happy...
in Ephesians
Ephesians 5:23: The Husband is the Head of the Wife
When the Bible wants to demonstrate the roles of men and women it does not begin with culture but with creation. The NT regularly references Adam and Eve when it explains the roles of men...
in Luke
Luke 13:1-9: Suffering and Repentance
We come now to what is probably the most important portion in the Bible on people suffering and our response to it. We are all familiar with the classic problem, something bad happens and the...
in Ephesians
Ephesians 5:22: Wives Submit to Your Own Husbands
The war of the sexes goes all the way back to the Garden of Eden. In Genesis chapter 3 we see the fall of man in sin. We see the first sins of the first...