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  • Angels And Shepherds. Abridged.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 17, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,446 views

    Good tidings of great joy!

    ANGELS AND SHEPHERDS. Abridged. Luke 2:8-20. Whatever reputation they may have had amongst men, it was to humble shepherds watching their flocks by night that the angel of the Lord appeared (Luke 2:8-9). There is nobody so low that the Lord cannot reach down into their situation, and raise ...read more

  • Between Grace And Glory

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 14, 2013
    based on 10 ratings
     | 9,144 views

    The grace that saves us is the grace that teaches us how to renounce the old way of life, and live the new life which is ours in Christ Jesus.

    BETWEEN GRACE AND GLORY. Titus 2:11-14. The Epistle of the Apostle Paul to Titus has much to say about how Christian people should live between the two Advents - or “epiphanies” - of our Lord Jesus Christ: and this little section sets a theological basis for our behaviour. The grace of God has ...read more

  • P-A-W-B-A Genesis 48 Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Aug 17, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,867 views

    P-A-W-B-A: Proclaim God Almighty, Acknowledge God’s Gifts, Worship Jesus, Bless OTHERS, Affirm God’s Word!

    There will be times in our lives when we have to separate from our loved ones for a while. Is there a godly way of doing that? Jacob, who God called Israel, knew that his time on earth would be ending soon. Jacob knew that he would soon be separated from his loved ones. Were there any ...read more

  • Pointers Of Promise- Advent 1

    Contributed by Andrew Warriner on Apr 9, 2013
     | 4,396 views

    We look to the past for the promise of the future, how the great patriarch are pointers of the promise of the awaited Messiah.

    Pointer’s of Promise Apart from the first two years, all of my childhood and much of my early adulthood was spent in Dunscroft, a medium sized mining village seven miles north east of Doncaster. Though it was a mining village it was surrounded by fields and hedgerows, which were places I ...read more

  • The Unveiling Of The Mystery.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 23, 2013
    based on 9 ratings
     | 8,473 views

    A hitherto hidden reality is now revealed.

    THE UNVEILING OF THE MYSTERY. Ephesians 3:1-12. The “For this cause” of Ephesians 3:1 follows Paul’s contemplation of the reconciliation accomplished by our Lord Jesus Christ (Ephesians 2:11-22). Jesus, by His own blood, had resolved the estrangement between God and man, and had broken down the ...read more

  • He Saved Us!

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 14, 2013
    based on 11 ratings
     | 8,311 views

    The kindness and love of God our Saviour was manifested in the INCARNATION of our Lord Jesus Christ.

    HE SAVED US. Titus 3:4-7. Paul instructs Titus to remind his congregation to behave as good citizens (Titus 3:1-2). Next, the Apostle describes what we are saved from: “for (because - a word not to be omitted) we once also were…” (Titus 3:3). Then Paul shows us what God has done. Titus 3:4. ...read more

  • 1st Sunday In Lent, Year C. Series

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Mar 3, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,381 views

    March 9, 2025.

    Deuteronomy 26:1-11, Psalm 91:1-2, Psalm 91:9-16, Romans 10:8-13, Luke 4:1-13. A). PRESENT PROVISION AND PAST DELIVERANCE. Deuteronomy 26:1-11. 1. The One Whom We Worship. It was the LORD their God who was going to bring Israel into the land of their inheritance (Deuteronomy 26:1). It was ...read more

  • Thanksgiving And Prayer.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jun 26, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 800 views

    We do not lack knowledge, but need rather to tap into that which we already have.

    THANKSGIVING AND PRAYER. Colossians 1:3-12. After introducing themselves, and acknowledging that those to whom they are writing are true Christians [i.e. 'saints and faithful brethren in Christ' (Colossians 1:1-2)], Paul and Timothy next “give thanks… praying always for you” (COLOSSIANS ...read more

  • The Use Of Gifts.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 8, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 826 views

    According to the proportion of faith.

    THE USE OF GIFTS. Romans 12:6-16. ROMANS 12:6. Within the church, and for the church, we each have “gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us” (cf. 1 Corinthians 7:7). These are to be used for the benefit of the whole body (1 Corinthians 12:7; 1 Peter 4:10-11). “Whether ...read more

  • Born Again By The Word Of Truth.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on May 2, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 873 views

    The unchangeable Father of lights brought us forth by the Word of truth.

    BORN AGAIN BY THE WORD OF TRUTH. James 1:17-21. James has already indicated that our God is a generous Giver (James 1:5). Here he cites God as the inexhaustible source of “every good act of giving, and every perfect gift” (James 1:17a). There is not so much as a shadow cast as a result of any ...read more

  • Our Citizenship In Heaven.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jun 26, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 880 views

    If we have been made conformable to Jesus' death, then we will be made conformable also to His resurrection (PHILIPPIANS 3:21).

    OUR CITIZENSHIP IN HEAVEN. Philippians 3:17-21. The Apostle Paul had been telling of the forward motion in his own Christian life (cf. Philippians 3:13-14), and encouraged his readers to be like-minded with him (cf. Philippians 3:15-16). The writer even went so far as to set himself up as an ...read more

  • Abram Steps Out In Faith.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 6, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,651 views

    Leaving all to follow Jesus.

    ABRAM STEPS OUT IN FAITH. Genesis 12:1-4. Our story begins in Ur of the Chaldees, in what is now Southern Iraq, a predominantly pagan city of about 250,000 people, with a central temple to the moon god Sin. Here Abram’s father Terah was thought to have been a craftsman within the moon cult. At a ...read more

  • The Unity Of The Spirit.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jun 25, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 958 views

    "Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace" (EPHESIANS 4:3).

    THE UNITY OF THE SPIRIT. Ephesians 4:1-6. Our unity is based in the unity of all three Persons of the Godhead (EPHESIANS 4:4-5). EPHESIANS 4:1. We are asked to “walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called” How do we do that? EPHESIANS 4:2. “With all lowliness” = humility. Like the ...read more

  • The Great Nevertheless.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Apr 10, 2025
    based on 2 ratings
     | 395 views

    The testimony of the returning backslider.

    THE GREAT NEVERTHELESS. Psalm 73:23-28. The Psalmist Asaph’s opening proposition is ‘Truly God is good to Israel’ (cf. Psalm 73:1). But then he goes on to admit that he had lost sight of this by allowing himself to become envious at the prosperity of the wicked, contrasting their apparent ...read more

  • Numbering Our Days.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Sep 8, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,763 views

    Reverencing God, and making a right application of the truth about the brevity of our lives.

    NUMBERING OUR DAYS. Psalm 90:1-12. Psalm 90:1. It is remarkable that the children of Israel survived 400 years in Egypt, and for some of that time under unspeakable oppression. Yet despite their hard labour and sorrow, the LORD had been their dwelling place “from generation to generation”. This ...read more