“Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. As the bridegroomContinue reading “Matt 25: 1-13….You can’t get into heaven by hanging onto someone’s coat-tail!”
Category Archives: Judgement
Matt 18: 1-14….Three mini but pointed sermonettes!
1-6 At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.Continue reading “Matt 18: 1-14….Three mini but pointed sermonettes!”
Luke 11:37-48; 52-54….Gentle Jesus weak and mild???
While Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him, so he went in and reclined at table. The Pharisee was astonished to see that he did not first wash before dinner. And the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but insideContinue reading “Luke 11:37-48; 52-54….Gentle Jesus weak and mild???”
Luke 10: 1-2 & 13-20….The disciples to evangelise!
After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go. And he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send outContinue reading “Luke 10: 1-2 & 13-20….The disciples to evangelise!”
Isaiah 28: 1-8….Do we think of Discipline as negative or positive?
Introduction: In all languages the same word is used in different contexts to mean slightly and sometime more major different things. Ephraim, although the name of one of the sons of Joseph, in this instance is used as the name of the separated northern part of Israel when at Solomon’s death Israel became a dividedContinue reading “Isaiah 28: 1-8….Do we think of Discipline as negative or positive?”
Isaiah 26: 11-21….A Promised Future.
11 O LORD, your hand is lifted up,but they do not see it.Let them see your zeal for your people, and be ashamed.Let the fire for your adversaries consume them.12 O LORD, you will ordain peace for us,for you have indeed done for us all our works.13 O LORD our God,other lords besides you haveContinue reading “Isaiah 26: 11-21….A Promised Future.”
Isaiah 25:1-12….An Overview
1 O LORD, you are my God;I will exalt you; I will praise your name,for you have done wonderful things,plans formed of old, faithful and sure.2 For you have made the city a heap,the fortified city a ruin;the foreigners’ palace is a city no more;it will never be rebuilt.3 Therefore strong peoples will glorify you;citiesContinue reading “Isaiah 25:1-12….An Overview”
Isaiah 24: 14-23….Temporary delight then more catastrophe!
14 They lift up their voices, they sing for joy;over the majesty of the LORD they shout from the west.15 Therefore in the east give glory to the LORD;in the coastlands of the sea, give glory to the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.16 From the ends of the earth we hear songsContinue reading “Isaiah 24: 14-23….Temporary delight then more catastrophe!”
Psalm 62: 1-12….Simple but Profound!
1 For God alone my soul waits in silence;from him comes my salvation.2 He alone is my rock and my salvation,my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken. – David feels secure with God as the source of his salvation, defence and stability!3 How long will all of you attack a manto batter him,like aContinue reading “Psalm 62: 1-12….Simple but Profound!”
Isaiah 23:13-18….Where was the land of the Chaldeans?
Introduction: I cannot find a map which delineates the the ‘Land of the Chaldeans’. The best that I can ‘guess’ is that it extended into Lebanon, was basically in the S-E corner of modern Iraq and into modern Syria! I am led by this oracle to believe that the Assyrians had decimated the place andContinue reading “Isaiah 23:13-18….Where was the land of the Chaldeans?”
As I read it! 