God is holy. What is holiness? Holiness is being set apart, distinct, and devoted to his own glory. God is holy as Creator, and he makes his people holy -…
What does a pastor do? Today we set aside Tom as an elder and assisant pastor, and we consider the task of pastoral ministry. Pastors are those set aside for…
God's power is supreme in every way. He does not possess power, but is power. And he uses this power for good, to further his own good purposes and to…
God never changes. And ALL our hope is built on this. God does not change in his being, and so has no grief or suffering, but is maximally alive and…
We begin our new series exploring the nature of God. God is eternal and self-existent. He depends on no-one, and that means he will always be there for us in…
In John 5 we see Jesus help a man who could never help himself. He was disabled, with no-one to help him, but Jesus is full of compassion and is…
Joshua finishes with a rallying cry to life for God and to put him first. God's grace calls us to himself, but his timing is not always our timing. Christians…
The mistake of self-reliance, and the miracle of prayer. The Israelite's respond to the Gibeonite deception with self-reliance, and not prayer. But in chapter 10, the Lord listens to a…
God's anointed one prays for vindication. These words are true for David, but ultimately true of Jesus, who is the true Anointed One. Christ was betrayed but vindicated in his…
God is the God second chances (and third and fourth chances!). After shock defeat at Ai, now God promises to deliver his people. We see why we can be confidence…