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Be Ready!
Be Ready! – Matthew’s Gospel chapter 24, verse 36 to chapter 25, verse 13 44 So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him. Matthew 24:44 New International Version – UK (NIVUK) Holy Bible, New International Version® Anglicized, NIV® Copyright © 1979, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. Different reactions to Jesus’ return The calculator and calendar approach The anxious response The…
Don’t be Deceived
Don’t be Deceived – Matthew’s Gospel, chapter 24 verses 1 to 37 Modern prophets who think they know when Jesus the Christ will return – many predictions over the years, and all wrong. They mustn’t have read Matthew 24:36 … 36 ‘But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son [Jesus], but only the Father. Matthew 24:36 Don’t be Deceived Jesus’ disciples were concerned with the when (He will come) and the…
Woe, Woe, Woe!
Woe, Woe, Woe! – Matthew’s Gospel chapter 23 A warning against hypocrisy & False Religion 23 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: 2 ‘The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practise what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are…
4 Testing Questions
4 Testing Questions – Matthew’s Gospel, chapter 22 verses 15 to 46 3 Trick Questions to Jesus, and all over-turned. 15 The Pharisees got together and planned how they could trick Jesus into saying something wrong. 1 Serious Question by Jesus. 46 No one was able to give Jesus an answer, and from that day on, no one dared ask him any more questions. Matthew 22:15-46 Contemporary English Version (CEV) Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society For more information about CEV,…
Making a Right Response
Making a Right Response – Matthew’s Gospel chapter 21 verse 28 to chapter 22 verse 14 “Our world despises authority and worships relevance” – in the Bible we have both authority and relevance and a right response is vital. Jesus makes this plain in 3 stories (“parables”). 2 sons under a father’s authority – Matthew 21:28-32 The evil tenants of a vineyard – Matthew 21:33-46 The King’s invitation to a banquet – Matthew 22:1-14 New International Version – UK (NIVUK)…
The Coming of the King
The Coming of the King – Matthew’s Gospel chapter 21, verse 1 to 27 Who is this? 9 The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted,‘Hosanna to the Son of David!’‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’‘Hosanna in the highest heaven!’10 When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, ‘Who is this?’11 The crowds answered, ‘This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.’ Matthew 21 New International Version…
Beauty and Delight – Psalm 95
Beauty and Delight – Psalm 95 Why is the universe so beautiful? Who made it? Our Delight finds its best expression in worship. True worship humbles us Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. 2 Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song. 6 Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker;7 for he is our God and we are…
How Long, O Lord? – Psalm 13
How Long, O Lord? – Psalm 13 Psalm 13 – For the director of music. A psalm of David. This Psalm of David is for all of us (for the “Director of Music”, so it was for everyone). We lament. (verses 1-2) 1 How long, Lord? Will you forget me for ever? How long will you hide your face from me?2 How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over…
Who’s in Control?
Who’s in Control? – Isaiah chapters 40 and 41 Who’s in Control? To whom will you compare me? Or who is my equal?’ says the Holy One. Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens: who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one and calls forth each of them by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.Why do you complain, Jacob? Why do you say,…
Rich…Poor…Rich
Rich…Poor…Rich – 2 Corinthians chapter 8 verse 9 9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich. 2 Corinthians 8:9 New International Version – UK (NIVUK) Holy Bible, New International Version® Anglicized, NIV® Copyright © 1979, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. We love Rags-to-Riches stories. Here is the ultimate one. I…
Mighty God Jesus
Mighty God Jesus – Christmas 2021 Here is a colouring page of the story for you to download
Why Christmas Really Matters
Why Christmas Really Matters – Galatians chapter 4 verses 4 to 7 4 But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship.6 Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, ‘Abba, Father.’ 7 So you are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and since you are…