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As Sheep Among Wolves

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Apr 9, 2020

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More mission insights from the little Commission.

AS SHEEP AMONG WOLVES. Matthew 10:9-23. Jesus was very specific in His first instructions to the twelve Apostles, that they ‘Go not into the way of the Gentiles’, nor enter any city of the Samaritans, but seek out none other than ‘the lost sheep of the house of Israel’ (cf. Matthew 10:5-6). ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:9-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

20th Sunday After Pentecost. October 26th, 2025. Series

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Oct 17, 2022

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Year C, Proper 25.

Joel 2:23-32, Psalm 65, Jeremiah 14:7-10, Jeremiah 14:19-22, Psalm 84:1-7, 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 2 Timothy 4:16-18, Luke 18:9-14 A). THE YEARS THAT THE LOCUST HAS EATEN. Joel 2:23-32. An old elder once said to me that his only regret was “the years that the locust has eaten” (Joel 2:25). ...read more

Scripture: Joel 2:23-32, Jeremiah 14:7-10, Jeremiah 14:19-22, Psalm 84:1-7, 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 2 Timothy 4:16-18, Luke 18:9-14 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

18th Sunday After Pentecost. September 22nd, 2024. Series

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Sep 14, 2021

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Year B, Proper 20.

Proverbs 31:10-31, Psalm 1, Jeremiah 11:18-20, Psalm 54, James 3:13-4:3, James 4:7-8, Mark 9:30-37. A). A FINAL PERSONIFICATION OF WISDOM. Proverbs 31:10-31. The book of Proverbs closes with an acrostic poem which commends the virtues of a certain (literally) “strong woman” (Proverbs 31:10). ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 31:10-31, Jeremiah 11:18-20, James 3:13-18, James 4:1-3, James 4:7-8, Mark 9:30-37 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

18th Sunday After Pentecost. October 1st, 2023. Series

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 29, 2023

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Year A, Proper 21.

Exodus 17:1-7, Psalm 78:1-4, Psalm 78:12-16, Ezekiel 18:1-4, Ezekiel 18:25-32, Psalm 25:1-9, Philippians 2:1-13, Matthew 21:23-32 A). A PLACE OF NO WATER. Exodus 17:1-7. Moses must have been pretty near the end of his tether (Exodus 17:4). After all, the LORD had already heard the cries of His ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 17:1-7, Psalm 78:1-4, Psalm 78:12-16, Ezekiel 18:1-4, Ezekiel 18:25-32, Psalm 25:1-9, Philippians 2:1-13, Matthew 21:23-32 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

David Lets His Guard Down.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Apr 23, 2024

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A downward spiral with inevitable consequences.

DAVID LETS HIS GUARD DOWN. 2 Samuel 11:1-15. “At the time when kings go forth” (to battle), “David tarried still at Jerusalem.” (2 SAMUEL 11:1). Sending his nephew Joab may have seemed like a good idea at the time, but this constituted a dereliction of duty which put David in the wrong place at ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:1-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Sending Of Moses And Aaron.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 24, 2023

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Moses and Aaron were commissioned and sent by God.

THE SENDING OF MOSES AND AARON. Psalm 105:23-26. PSALM 105:23. “Israel also came into Egypt,” along with all his progeny. There they became “sojourners.” This is what Christians are: ‘strangers and pilgrims in the earth’ (cf. Hebrews 11:13). This world is not our home, we are just passing ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 105:23-26

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Amazing Grace For Backsliding Believers

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jan 1, 2021

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The LORD also hath put away thy sin - 2 Samuel 12:13.

AMAZING GRACE FOR BACKSLIDING BELIEVERS. 2 Samuel 11:26-12:13. It is not my purpose at this time to go into all the sordid details of David’s sin with Bathsheba, and his subsequent conspiracy to murder her husband. All this is explicit in chapters 11 and 12 of second Samuel. My purpose ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:26-27, 2 Samuel 12:1-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

All Things For Good.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 12, 2023

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Joseph as a type of Jesus.

ALL THINGS FOR GOOD. Genesis 50:15-21. Young Joseph made the mistake of sharing his dreams with his brothers, and ended up in a pit, then sold into slavery, then falsely accused, and thrown into prison, then forgotten by someone for whom he had done a favour. Yet God did not make a full end ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 50:15-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

13th Sunday After Pentecost. September 7th, 2025. Series

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 29, 2022

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Year C, Proper 18.

Jeremiah 18:1-11, Psalm 139:1-6, Psalm 139:13-18, Deuteronomy 30:15-20, Psalm 1, Philemon 1:1-21, Luke 14:25-33 A). A VIEW FROM THE POTTER'S HOUSE. Jeremiah 18:1-11. On one occasion I was taken to a pottery museum, where one could purchase wares and also see them being made. I had made one ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 18:1-11, Psalm 139:1-6, Psalm 139:13-18, Deuteronomy 30:15-20, Philemon 1:1-21, Luke 14:25-33 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

7th Sunday After Pentecost. July 27th, 2022. Series

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 18, 2022

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Year C, Proper 12.

Hosea 1:2-10, Psalm 85, Genesis 18:20-32, Psalm 138, Colossians 2:6-19, Luke 11:1-13. A). GRACE AMID JUDGMENT. Hosea 1:2-10. This is ‘the word of the LORD that came to Hosea, son of Beeri’ (Hosea 1:1). The name Hosea, like Hoshea, Joshua, Jeshua and Jesus is derived from the verb ‘to ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 1:2-10, Genesis 18:20-32, Colossians 2:6-19, Luke 11:1-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

22nd Sunday After Pentecost. November 9th, 2025. Series

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 1, 2022

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Year C, Proper 27.

Haggai 2:1-9, Psalm 145:1-5, Psalm 145:17-21, Psalm 98, Job 19:23-27, Psalm 17:1-9, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17, Luke 20:27-38 A). GOD’S GLORY RETURNS TO THE TEMPLE. Haggai 2:1-9. The rebuilding of the Temple of God at Jerusalem about 537 BC met with early discouragements and ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 2:1-9, Psalm 145:1-5, Psalm 145:17-21, Job 19:23-27, Psalm 17:1-9, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17, Luke 20:27-38 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Thou Hast Heard Me.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Mar 28, 2022

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The turning point in Psalm 22. A prayer breakthrough for David, for Jesus - FOR US.

THOU HAST HEARD ME. Psalm 22:19-28. Whatever deep sense of desolation rocked David into penning these words, his God-inspired prophetic insight reaches far beyond the limits of his own time and experience to the Cross of Jesus – and beyond. In the midst of His sufferings, and despite ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 22:19-28

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A New Vision Of God (Concluded).

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Oct 11, 2021

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The restoration of Job.

A NEW VISION OF GOD, AND THE RESTORATION OF JOB. Job 42:1-6; Job 42:10-17. The prose narrative bookends of the epic poem which is the Book of Job provide us at either end with the same judgment of Job’s character. Twice in the first two chapters the LORD taunts Satan with the integrity of Job ...read more

Scripture: Job 42:1-6, Job 42:10-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Context For The Hymn

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Sep 3, 2017

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The obedience of Christ elicits, draws out, the obedience of Christians.

A CONTEXT FOR THE HYMN. Philippians 2:1-13. The word “If” that opens this passage might better be translated as “Since” (Philippians 2:1). The sense is, “If there is any encouragement in Christ (and there is), if any consolation in love (and there is), if any fellowship (sharing) in the Spirit ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Nearness Of God.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Mar 27, 2022

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Popular religion speaks about man reaching up to God. However, the reality is that God is reaching down to us. Yes, Christ is stretching out His arms to us upon the Cross.

THE NEARNESS OF GOD. Isaiah 65:1-9. People sometimes talk about somebody who ‘found God.’ God was never lost; it is people who are lost. When the prodigal son returned to his father, the father said, ‘this my son was lost, but now is found’ (cf. Luke 15:24). Yet, in their distress, ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 65:1-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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