It takes more than milk to grow up
A letter to Hebrews (Part 2): Hebrews 4–6 The Corinthians had already been lectured about their need to grow up …
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A party in heaven when even one sinner repents
Jesus explains that the cost of being His disciple is high but worth it because the Kingdom of God is …
The fate of Tyre and Sidon
Joel’s prophecies of future calamity for Jerusalem and later restoration: Joel 1–3 When Jesus compared the people of Jerusalem to Tyre and Sidon, …
Jonah unhappy with a merciful God
God sends two prophets to plead with Israel and Judah to turn back to Him: Jonah; Amos Sent to Nineveh …
Repent or face God’s sharp sword
Israel bickers over rights to David, then rebels against him; the Gibeonites avenged and Philistines defeated; and a psalm: 2 Samuel …
The end of sin, the start of salvation
A letter to Hebrews (Part 3): Hebrews 6–10 Jesus is the way to deal with sin for once and for all, as was …
Rest through repentance from dead works
A letter to Hebrews (Part 2): Hebrews 4–6 How can we enter God’s rest? Firstly, by believing it: Hebrews 4:9-10 …
Self-righteous prayer trumped by real humility
Jesus tells the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector, talks about divorce, blesses some children, then shows a …
Still eating with sinners
Jesus explains that the cost of being His disciple is high but worth it because the Kingdom of God is …
It takes more than miracles
Jesus heals a Roman’s slave, raises a widow’s son from the dead, reassures John the Baptist, denounces unbelief, and has …
John calls the Pharisees a brood of vipers
John the Baptist baptises people and Jesus grows up—he gets a visit from the magi, flees to Egypt, returns to Nazareth (all as …
Joel: a central message for any time
Joel’s prophecies of future calamity for Jerusalem and later restoration: Joel 1–3 We don’t know when the prophet Joel lived. It …
Nebuchadnezzar recognises God’s power
Nebuchadnezzar’s first invasion of Jerusalem and Daniel’s first few years in exile: 2 Kings 24:1–4; Daniel 1–3 Jeremiah heard God well: Judah …
Still hoping for repentance
Jeremiah’s prophecies against the nations; Jeremiah compiles all his prophecies into one set of scrolls, which are read by Baruch, …
Judah turns down a chance to repent
Jehoiakim kills the prophet Uriah and his people threaten to kill Jeremiah for prophesying the destruction of the Temple, but older, …
The Temple can’t save you
Jeremiah’s temple sermon about the coming invasion of Judah: Jeremiah 19; 26:1-7, 22, 7–8:17 Jeremiah didn’t pull his punches. The Temple …
