Day 7 - Luke 1:28-33
06 Dec 2023
You can listen to an audio version of this blog post here - Day 7 Luke 1:28-35 “And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favoured one, the Lord is with you!” But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. And the angel said to her, “Do...
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Day 6 - Luke 1:26-27
05 Dec 2023
You can listen to an audio version of this blog post here - Day 6 Luke 1vs26-27 “In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary.” ...
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Day 5 - Luke 1:18-25
04 Dec 2023
You can listen to an audio version of this blog post here - Day 5 Luke 1vs18-25 And Zechariah said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.” And the angel answered him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I w...
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Day 4 - Luke 1:14-17
03 Dec 2023
You can listen to an audio version of this blog post here - Day 4 Luke 1 vs14-17 And you will have joy and gladness, and will rejoice at his birth, for he will be great before the Lord. And he must not drink wine or strong drink and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s ...
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Day 3 Luke 1:8-13
02 Dec 2023
You can listen to an audio version of this blog here - Day 3 Luke 1:8-13 “Now while he was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty, according to the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense. And the whole multitude of the peopl...
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Day 2 Luke 1:5-7
01 Dec 2023
You can listen to an audio version of this blog here - Day 2 Luke 1:5-7 In the days of Herod, King of Judah, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. And they were both righteous before God, walking blameless...
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Day 1 Luke 1:1-4
30 Nov 2023
You can listen to an audio version of this post here - Day 1 Luke 1vs1-4 “Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have delivered them to us, it...
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How We Worship
23 Nov 2023
Over the last few weeks we have been hearing from Leviticus and considering its application to our lives. One of the important implications has been what it says about how we are to order our corporate worship services. Despite what some modern theologians may say, the New Testament still recognises that when the church gathers on the Lord’s day, we gather to worship. This understandi...
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The Lord's Prayer
25 Oct 2023
It isn’t very often that I get to preach on a passage that everyone in the congregation will know off by heart. These Sunday evenings leading up to Christmas are different though. The Lord’s Prayer is probably the most familiar part of the whole of scripture - for christians and non christians alike. We shouldn’t let that famil...
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Friendship
28 Sep 2023
There are some things that make life good, no matter how little we’ve got. Probably chief among them is friendship. We’ve all got friends we cherish - who make us laugh, and are there for us. I was reading something abut friendship the other day. Apparently the average person has 3 to 5 close friends, 10 to 15 people in their circl...
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