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  • Who Is This?

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 30, 2018
    based on 5 ratings
     | 9,168 views

    Who is this who darkens counsel by words without knowledge? Job 38:2.

    WHO IS THIS? Job 38:1-7, Job 38:34-41. After all the crying and sighing, moaning and groaning of Job (and I do not blame him for it); after all the blaming and shaming, sharing and tearing of his ‘miserable comforters’ (Job 16:2): “Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind” (Job 38:1). ...read more

  • Ask What I Shall Give Thee

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Feb 18, 2021
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,016 views

    The gift of wisdom.

    ASK WHAT I SHALL GIVE THEE 1 Kings 2:10-12; 1 Kings 3:3-14 After his sordid affair with Bathsheba - and his engineering of her husband’s murder - David had taken Bathsheba as his wife: but the child of their infidelity had died. Now, upon the death of David, one born within the bounds of ...read more

  • O How I Love Your Word

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 28, 2019
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,006 views

    Not just reading the Scriptures, or hearing them, but speaking them, owning them!

    O HOW I LOVE YOUR WORD. Psalm 119:97-104. Psalm 119:97. The Blessed man avoids the walk of the ungodly, the stance of sinners and the seat of the scornful. ‘But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in His law does he meditate (both) day and night’ (cf. Psalm 1:1-2). A similar dichotomy is ...read more

  • Don't For Your Own Good.

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Mar 11, 2020
     | 2,067 views

    Don’t give yourself over to unusual appetites, but live modestly, don’t give yourself over to fleeting success stories, live by what has been proven to you through your scriptural upbringing.

    Don’t—For Your Own Good Proverbs 23:1-18NLT “Don’t give yourself over to unusual appetites, but live modestly, don’t give yourself over to fleeting success stories, live by what has been proven to you through your scriptural upbringing.” P.H Proverbs 23:1-3NLT While dining with a ruler, pay ...read more

  • As Sheep Among Wolves

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Apr 9, 2020
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,235 views

    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

  • God Is Good

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Apr 15, 2020
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,287 views

    A heart of Praise towards God.

    GOD IS GOOD. Psalm 145:8-14. “The LORD is gracious, compassionate, slow to anger, and merciful” (Psalm 145:8). This is similar to the self-revelation of the LORD to Moses (cf. Exodus 34:6). It is an integral part of Israel’s understanding of their God (cf. Numbers 14:18; Nehemiah 9:17; Jonah ...read more

  • The Unique Apostleship Of Paul.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jan 3, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 925 views

    Paul received the gospel, he says, by direct revelation from Jesus. Also, his commission as Apostle to the Gentiles came directly from Jesus.

    THE UNIQUE APOSTLESHIP OF PAUL. Galatians 1:11-24. The gospel which was preached by Paul was “not according to men. For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ” (GALATIANS 1:11-12). Paul elaborates on this assertion throughout the rest of ...read more

  • The Allure Of Worldly Conformity.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jan 11, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,175 views

    The Church should never want be "like all the nations."

    THE ALLURE OF WORLDLY CONFORMITY. 1 Samuel 8:4-20, 1 Samuel 11:14-15. Samuel appointed his two sons to be judges in Beersheba in the south of Israel, but ‘his sons walked not in his ways’ and ‘took bribes and perverted judgement (1 Samuel 8:1-3). On account of this, the elders of Israel ...read more

  • How Are The Mighty Fallen!

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Feb 14, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,010 views

    2 SAMUEL 1:17. "David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son."

    HOW ARE THE MIGHTY FALLEN! 2 Samuel 1:1, 2 Samuel 1:17-27. The first verse of the second book of Samuel follows on from the report of the death of King Saul and his three sons at the end of the previous book. They died in a battle against the Philistines in Mount Gilboa (cf. 1 Samuel 31:1-6). At ...read more

  • Solidarity In Praise.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 22, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 279 views

    Witnessing to Christ's great salvation.

    SOLIDARITY IN PRAISE. Isaiah 12:1-6. The motto of the City of Glasgow in Scotland is, ‘Let Glasgow flourish.’ Though rarely known in full, it continues, ‘by the preaching of the Word and the praising of His Name.’ So not only does the Word of the Lord pass from mouth to mouth, but also His ...read more

  • Where Were You?

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jun 2, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,015 views

    Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Job 38:4.

    WHERE WERE YOU? Job 38:1-11. After all the crying and sighing, moaning, and groaning of Job (and I do not blame him for it); after all the blaming and shaming, sharing and tearing of his ‘miserable comforters’ (Job 16:2): “Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind” (Job 38:1). ...read more

  • A Solemn Feast Day. New.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 8, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 992 views

    Past mercies are the foundation of present prayers, and present prayers are the channel towards future blessings.

    A SOLEMN FEAST DAY. Psalm 81:1-10. This Psalm opens with a summons to resounding praise (Psalm 81:1-3), with reasons to do so attached (Psalm 81:4-7). It continues with an address by God, beginning with a commandment, with a promise attached (Psalm 81:8-10); and going on to upbraid the people ...read more

  • All Things For Good.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 12, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,860 views

    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

  • A Path Through The Sea.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 16, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,758 views

    The focus of the passage before us is the mighty victory that the LORD wrought against Israel’s pursuers.

    A PATH THROUGH THE SEA. Exodus 14:19-31. EXODUS 14:19a. The “Angel of God” removed Himself from ‘going before’ the people and “went behind them.” We see here, and in other places where the Angel is mentioned, that the Angel is a distinct divine personality, and yet is at one with the LORD. The ...read more

  • The Song Of Moses And Miriam.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 19, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,856 views

    Who is like thee, O LORD, among the gods?

    THE SONG OF MOSES AND MIRIAM. Exodus 15:1-11, Exodus 15:20-21. EXODUS 15:1. The song of Moses and the congregation begins with the acclamation that “the LORD hath triumphed gloriously.” It is a celebration of the children of Israel’s crossing of the Red Sea, and the LORD’s victory over the ...read more