Category Archives: The gospel

1 John 2: 23-29….Have you stopped beating your wife?

Introduction: The above question is impossible to answer with just a ‘yes’ or ‘no’! A ‘yes’ means that you were beating her, and a ‘no’ without further explanation means that you are still beating, whereas you haven’t stopped that practice! This passage is quick to read but has much ‘hidden’ in it! All the following,Continue reading “1 John 2: 23-29….Have you stopped beating your wife?”

1 John 1: 1-10….Eye-witness or second-hand reports, which are better?

Introduction: On my most recent short trip to Ethiopia, I was made very welcome by the attendants on Ethiopian Airlines! I can’t remember exactly how it came up but the Senior Steward and a couple of the Stewardesses wanted to shake my hand and they talked repeatedly with me! Why? Because I had met theContinue reading “1 John 1: 1-10….Eye-witness or second-hand reports, which are better?”

Colossians 1: 3-14….A packed Paragraph!

We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the wordContinue reading “Colossians 1: 3-14….A packed Paragraph!”

Isaiah 59: 15b-21….If the standard means a flag to what does it refer?

Then the LORD saw it, and it displeased HimThat there was no justice. – the problem!16 He saw that there was no man,And wondered that there was no intercessor; – no answer.Therefore His own arm brought salvation for Him;And His own righteousness, it sustained Him. – 17 For He put on righteousness as a breastplate,AndContinue reading “Isaiah 59: 15b-21….If the standard means a flag to what does it refer?”

Mark 10: 17-22….The demanding God of Love!

And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” …… Comment:– What would make a young man run up, kneel at a man’s feet and ask the question which he did? Psychologists, and mayContinue reading “Mark 10: 17-22….The demanding God of Love!”

Mark 4: 21-34….A Good Teacher doesn’t teach the whole subject in the one lesson!

And he said to them, “Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket, or under a bed, and not on a stand? For nothing is hidden except to be made manifest; nor is anything secret except to come to light. If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.” Comment: I suggestContinue reading “Mark 4: 21-34….A Good Teacher doesn’t teach the whole subject in the one lesson!”

Mark 1: 21-31….Starting a 3 year campaign trail!

And they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath he entered the synagogue and was teaching. And they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes. And immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit. And he cried out,Continue reading “Mark 1: 21-31….Starting a 3 year campaign trail!”

Mark 1: 1-8….A Herald to blaze the way for the Coming King.

1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet,“Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way,3 the voice of one crying in the wilderness:Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,’”4 John appeared, baptizing in theContinue reading “Mark 1: 1-8….A Herald to blaze the way for the Coming King.”

Acts 2: 14-17,22-24,37&38….Peter must reply and he does – powerfully!

14 But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words. 15 For these people are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day.Continue reading “Acts 2: 14-17,22-24,37&38….Peter must reply and he does – powerfully!”