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  • Jesus The Exegesis Of God.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 30, 2013
    based on 10 ratings
     | 11,042 views

    God's power at work in Creation; the Light of the World: the world rejects, believers accept God's Word. The mystery of the incarnation: Jesus is the exegesis of God!

    JESUS THE EXEGESIS OF GOD. John 1:1-18. One of the names of the Lord Jesus Christ is "The Word." 1. THE WORD WAS GOD’S POWER AT WORK IN CREATION (John 1:1-3). (i) In the beginning was the Word. This compares with the Creation account (Genesis 1:1-3). When God spoke the Word, all ...read more

  • A Beautiful Day.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Mar 20, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,701 views

    Let us rejoice and be glad in it.

    A BEAUTIFUL DAY. Psalm 118:14-29. This Psalm is the last of the processional Psalms which were sung by pilgrims on their way up to Jerusalem for the great Jewish feasts. There are echoes of the Passover, and anticipations of the death and resurrection of Jesus. Psalm 118:14 takes us back to ...read more

  • Sheltered By The Most High.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Feb 3, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,195 views

    Rather than struggling against His parental protection, quiet faith snuggles in, and takes refuge in the LORD.

    SHELTERED BY THE MOST HIGH. Psalm 91:1-2; Psalm 91:9-16. Psalm 91:1-2. The opening verse of this Psalm seems to state the obvious: “those who take their shelter under the Most High are sheltered by the shadow of the Almighty” (Psalm 91:1). Yet there is a reason for this turn of speech: even ...read more

  • The Witness Of The Holy Spirit.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Mar 25, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,907 views

    Heirs of God, joint heirs with Christ.

    THE WITNESS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. Romans 8:14-17. It is only those who are led by the Spirit of God who are manifested to be “the sons of God” (Romans 8:14). Not everybody receives Jesus, nor believes in His name (John 1:11-12). Our inclusion in the family of God is on account of our faith ...read more

  • Internal Dialogue Of The Prodigal Son

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Mar 6, 2019
     | 3,775 views

    Lent 4C

    There are a couple dialogical excerpts from the Prodigal Son story that deals with our conscious awareness, which is to “think about one’s thinking” or to consciously know what one knows, and to explicitly use this cognitive process in our spiritual life. 1. The first is when the passage states, ...read more

  • Are You The Messiah?

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 30, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,091 views

    The security of the Good Shepherd's sheep.

    ARE YOU THE MESSIAH? John 10:22-30. JOHN 10:22. The occasion was the feast of the dedication: Hanukkah. It was not a compulsory pilgrimage feast, but could be celebrated in the home, as it is today. It is interesting to notice, in passing, that Jesus did attend the Temple at this time. The ...read more

  • Our Inheritance In Christ.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 9, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 967 views

    A prayer for wisdom and knowledge.

    OUR INHERITANCE IN CHRIST. Ephesians 1:11-23. I). The seal of our inheritance (Ephesians 1:11-14). We have an inheritance (Ephesians 1:11), which is sealed by the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 1:13). Put another way, the Holy Spirit is given as the down payment of our inheritance (Ephesians 1:14). ...read more

  • Unity, Interdependence, And Gifts.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 30, 2021
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,734 views

    God has appointed a variety of gifts for the edification of the church.

    UNITY, INTERDEPENDENCE, AND GIFTS. 1 Corinthians 12:12-31. 1. The oneness of the body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:12-14). The bookends to these three verses emphasise the fact that there is one body and many members (1 Corinthians 12:12a), and that the body does not consist of one member ...read more

  • Luke 4:18 - Part Two.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jan 1, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,641 views

    Bible reading: Luke 4:14-37.

    LUKE 4:18 - PART TWO. Bible reading: Luke 4:14-37. “To preach deliverance to the captives” (Luke 4:18d). We all have our own presuppositions about who Jesus is, and what He came to do: but one thing Jesus is NOT is a political revolutionary! Jesus did not come to raise an army, and ...read more

  • The Mission Of Isaiah.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Feb 5, 2022
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,419 views

    The mission of Isaiah was to go to a people who were proudly short-sighted, stubbornly deaf, and willfully ignorant of the word of God.

    THE MISSION OF ISAIAH. (1). Context: Isaiah 6:1-8. In Jerusalem, the prophet Isaiah was in the Temple, the place where the LORD God had set His tabernacle amongst His people. Here heaven and earth met, and the Temple below merged with the Temple above - of which it was a type and symbol. It was ...read more

  • Living The Gospel.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 24, 2021
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,238 views

    The practical outworking of our relationship with the Father of lights

    LIVING THE GOSPEL. James 1:17-27. 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

  • What Prayer Should Look Like

    Contributed by Mark Mitchell on May 24, 2017
     | 2,275 views

    We need to engage in proper biblical prayer

    Matthew 6:9-13 Introduction: Illustration “Teach us what to say in prayer” I. Worship (v.9) A. What is worship of God? 1. Recognizing who is of the highest worth. 2. Recognizing we are not it. 3. In worship we are submitting to God in a fresh way every time we do it. 4. Recognizing the Holiness ...read more

  • The Song Of The Ascension

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Oct 31, 2018
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,766 views

    The gates are open wide, never to close again.

    THE SONG OF THE ASCENSION. Psalm 24. David, the sweet Psalmist of Israel (2 Samuel 23:1) takes us on a journey from the Cross in Psalm 22, under the guidance of the Shepherd’s Crook in Psalm 23, to the Crown in Psalm 24. These three Psalms belong together, and all ultimately speak of Jesus, ...read more

  • Joy And Peace.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Sep 19, 2025
    based on 2 ratings
     | 312 views

    Rejoicing in the peace of God and the God of peace.

    JOY AND PEACE. Philippians 4:4-9. In Philippians 4:4, “Rejoice” is in the plural, meaning: ‘Rejoice, you all!’ There is fellowship in rejoicing together (cf. Romans 12:15). ‘Joy’ is one of the fruits of the Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23): it is ours from the very first day that we put our ...read more

  • The True Bread.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Sep 19, 2025
    based on 2 ratings
     | 450 views

    Jesus said, “I am the bread of life: he that cometh unto me shall never hunger; and he that believes in me shall never thirst” (John 6:35).

    THE TRUE BREAD. John 6:25-35. JOHN 6:25. When they had found Jesus on the other side of the sea, the people began the conversation with a question, “Rabbi, when camest thou hither?” JOHN 6:26. Our Lord understood these hardy Galilean folk. They were working day by day trying to scratch a ...read more