| Gen 1 – 25 |
The kingdom theme: piecing it together |
2016-09-28 |
| Gen 1:1-19 |
Who is God? |
2016-05-06 |
| Gen 1:1 – 11:32 |
The kingdom story in Genesis 1–11 |
2016-06-17 |
| Gen 1:20-31 |
Who are we? |
2016-05-09 |
| Gen 2:1-14 |
Was Eden God’s palace? |
2016-05-11 |
| Gen 2:15-25 |
What does it mean to be human? |
2016-05-13 |
| Gen 3:1-14 |
Who’s in charge now? |
2016-05-16 |
| Gen 3:15-24 |
What changed with the rebellion? |
2016-05-18 |
| Gen 4:1-15 |
What kind of world is God running? |
2016-05-20 |
| Gen 4:16-26 |
How far does the kingdom of God extend? |
2016-05-23 |
| Gen 5:1-26 |
Who will represent the sovereign? |
2016-05-25 |
| Gen 6:1-6 |
Who corrupted God’s world? |
2016-05-27 |
| Gen 6:5-22 |
Is there any justice? |
2016-05-30 |
| Gen 7:1 – 8:22 |
The kingdom is a partnership |
2016-06-01 |
| Gen 9:1-6 |
Earthly government |
2016-06-03 |
| Gen 9:6 |
Capital punishment? |
2016-06-06 |
| Gen 9:7-17 |
God’s commitment to reign |
2016-06-08 |
| Gen 9:18-29 |
Why slavery? |
2016-06-10 |
| Gen 10:1-32 |
Why war? |
2016-06-13 |
| Gen 11:1-32 |
Can the nations take over God’s reign? |
2016-06-15 |
| Gen 12 – 25 |
Abraham’s life: a summary |
2016-09-26 |
| Gen 12:1-3 |
YHWH launches a nation of his own |
2016-06-27 |
| Gen 12:4-9 |
God shows up |
2016-06-29 |
| Gen 12:10-20 |
What if we’re unfaithful? |
2016-07-01 |
| Gen 13:1-18 |
Lot’s distraction |
2016-07-04 |
| Gen 14:1-16 |
The threat of war |
2016-07-06 |
| Gen 14:17-20 |
Who was Melchizedek? |
2016-07-08 |
| Gen 14:21-24 |
How will the nations respond? |
2016-07-11 |
| Gen 15:1-5 |
Was Abram a prophet? |
2016-07-15 |
| Gen 15:6 |
Faith as righteousness |
2016-07-18 |
| Gen 15:7-21 |
Covenant with Abram |
2016-07-20 |
| Gen 16:1-3 |
Why couldn’t they see it? |
2016-07-25 |
| Gen 16:2 |
Divine control? |
2016-07-27 |
| Gen 16:4-12 |
When God’s people don’t love |
2016-07-29 |
| Gen 16:13-16 |
What about those who’ve never heard the name? |
2016-08-01 |
| Gen 17:1-3 |
Revealing the ruler: God Shaddai |
2016-08-03 |
| Gen 17:4-8 |
God’s commitment to rule |
2016-08-05 |
| Gen 17:9-27 |
The sign of the covenant |
2016-08-08 |
| Gen 18:1-15 |
The king’s visit |
2016-08-10 |
| Gen 18:16-21 |
Friend of the king |
2016-08-12 |
| Gen 18:22-33 |
Arguing with God |
2016-08-15 |
| Gen 19:1-29 |
Why was Sodom destroyed? |
2016-08-17 |
| Gen 19:1-37 |
What was the sin of Sodom? |
2016-08-22 |
| Gen 19:30 – 30:37 |
Rescued, but restless |
2016-08-19 |
| Gen 20:1-18 |
God stands with his flawed people |
2016-08-29 |
| Gen 21:1-21 |
Share the laughter! |
2016-08-31 |
| Gen 21:1-34 |
Living at peace in a troubled world |
2016-09-02 |
| Gen 22:1-2 |
Why did Abraham plan to kill his son? |
2016-09-05 |
| Gen 22:3-9 |
The binding of Isaac |
2016-09-07 |
| Gen 22:10-12 |
Why did God test Abraham? |
2016-09-09 |
| Gen 22:13-24 |
Jehovah Jireh |
2016-09-12 |
| Gen 23:1-20 |
Abraham finally gets some land |
2016-09-14 |
| Gen 24:1-12 |
On a mission |
2016-09-16 |
| Gen 24:13-21 |
A test for the bride |
2016-09-19 |
| Gen 24:22-67 |
Rebekah’s romance |
2016-09-21 |
| Gen 25:1-34 |
What did Abraham achieve? |
2016-09-23 |
| Gen 25:29-34 |
Abraham’s family disintegrates |
2016-10-12 |
| Gen 26:1-35 |
Isaac: the next kingdom representative |
2016-10-10 |
| Gen 27:1-46 |
Abraham’s family disintegrates |
2016-10-12 |
| Gen 28:10-17 |
Jacob’s dream: a portal between heaven and earth |
2016-10-17 |
| Gen 28:18-22 |
Jacob’s new direction |
2016-10-21 |
| Gen 29 – 30 |
Jacob in exile: hope in difficult times |
2016-10-24 |
| Gen 31:1-55 |
When running is bad for your health |
2016-10-26 |
| Gen 32:1-12 |
Discovering God’s army |
2016-10-28 |
| Gen 32:13-21 |
Jacob’s reconciliatory gift |
2016-10-31 |
| Gen 32:22-32 |
Israel and the face of God |
2016-11-02 |
| Gen 33:1-20 |
Living among people who don’t recognize God |
2016-11-04 |
| Gen 34:1-2 |
When you get hurt |
2016-11-07 |
| Gen 34:3-31 |
How do we fight injustice? |
2016-11-09 |
| Gen 34:30-31 |
Were Simeon and Levi justified? |
2016-11-11 |
| Gen 35:1-29 |
Jacob’s life in God’s house |
2016-11-14 |
| Gen 36:1-43 |
Esau’s ordinary kingdom |
2016-11-16 |
| Gen 49:5-7 |
Were Simeon and Levi justified? |
2016-11-11 |
| Ex |
Free course in Perth: Exodus |
2018-03-05 |
| 1 Sam 10:26 – 11:15 |
Why the right eye? |
2017-03-06 |
| 2 Chron 9:1-13 |
Jesus’ most overt kingship claim |
2018-03-23 |
| Psa 23 |
Voice of an under-shepherd |
2017-04-07 |
| Psa 72 |
Celebrating the arrival of the King |
2016-12-26 |
| Psa 78 |
Parables help us get our bearings |
2018-04-20 |
| Eccl 1 – 12 |
Ecclesiastes: a meaningless book? |
2016-08-06 |
| Isa 6:9-10 |
Calling all creatives |
2018-04-11 |
| Isa 40 – 53 |
Who is the ‘Servant of the Lord’? |
2018-02-21 |
| Isa 55:10-11 |
Who was the sower? |
2018-04-09 |
| Jere 31:15-40 |
An unknown from nowhere |
2016-12-09 |
| Lam 5:5-22 |
Jesus’ liberating kingship |
2018-01-29 |
| Eze |
Son of Man in Ezekiel |
2017-07-26 |
| Dan 7:13-14 |
Son of Man in Daniel |
2017-07-21 |
| Hos 6:1-6 |
Where did Jesus learn mercy? |
2017-09-01 |
| Jonah 2 |
How Jonah inspired Jesus |
2018-03-21 |
| Mic 7:5-8 |
A disarmed kingdom |
2017-10-27 |
| Mat 1 – 5 |
Matthew 1–5 reveals Jesus fulfilling Torah |
2017-01-20 |
| Mat 1 – 10 |
KINGDOM SUMMARY: Matthew 1–10 |
2017-12-04 |
| Mat 1 – 28 |
Matthew’s main message |
2016-11-21 |
| Mat 1:1-17 |
Why ancestry.com? |
2016-11-23 |
| Mat 1:18-25 |
Immanuel |
2016-11-25 |
| Mat 1:22-23 |
Our king among us |
2016-11-28 |
| Mat 2:1-10 |
King of the Jews |
2016-11-30 |
| Mat 2:1-12 |
How did the magi find Jesus? |
2016-12-02 |
| Mat 2:13-15 |
Jesus fulfils what? |
2016-12-05 |
| Mat 2:16-23 |
God as asylum seeker |
2016-12-07 |
| Mat 2:17-23 |
An unknown from nowhere |
2016-12-09 |
| Mat 3:1-6 |
A voice in the wild |
2016-12-14 |
| Mat 3:7-12 |
A king announced by a prophet |
2016-12-19 |
| Mat 3:11-12 |
What is baptism with the Holy Spirit? |
2016-12-28 |
| Mat 3:13-16 |
Jesus’ priestly purification |
2016-12-21 |
| Mat 3:16 |
Where did baptism come from? |
2016-12-16 |
| Mat 3:17 |
Heaven’s proclamation of Jesus |
2016-12-23 |
| Mat 4:1 |
The Spirit led Jesus to be tested? |
2017-01-04 |
| Mat 4:2-4 |
When power is tempting |
2017-01-06 |
| Mat 4:8-11 |
All the kingdoms of the world |
2017-01-11 |
| Mat 4:12-17 |
Light in dark places |
2017-01-13 |
| Mat 4:18-22 |
The people of the kingdom |
2017-01-16 |
| Mat 4:23-25 |
Jesus’ kingdom agenda |
2017-01-18 |
| Mat 5 – 6 |
Whose honour? |
2017-03-27 |
| Mat 5 – 7 |
Instruction from the king (aka Sermon on the Mount) |
2017-01-23 |
| Mat 5:3-6 |
The other side of “blessed” |
2017-01-27 |
| Mat 5:3-6 |
Blessed |
2017-01-25 |
| Mat 5:3-12 |
The best way to understand Jesus |
2017-02-01 |
| Mat 5:3-12 |
Humanity untwisted: the joy of the Beatitudes |
2017-02-03 |
| Mat 5:3-12 |
What’s the value of God’s reign? |
2018-04-27 |
| Mat 5:3-12 |
Jesus’ kingdom manifesto |
2017-02-10 |
| Mat 5:7-12 |
How does he kingdom come? |
2017-01-30 |
| Mat 5:10-12 |
Conflict of kingdoms |
2017-02-06 |
| Mat 5:13 |
Salt of the earth |
2017-02-08 |
| Mat 5:13-16 |
Are Christians the moral police? |
2017-02-15 |
| Mat 5:13-16 |
Distinctively God’s kingdom: salt and light |
2017-02-13 |
| Mat 5:14-16 |
Who is the light of the world? |
2017-02-17 |
| Mat 5:17-20 |
Why wasn’t Jesus demanding obedience? |
2017-02-20 |
| Mat 5:17-20 |
Do the Ten Commandments apply to Christians? |
2017-02-22 |
| Mat 5:21-22 |
If you’re angry, are you a killer? |
2017-02-24 |
| Mat 5:23-26 |
Reconciliation or retribution? What do you want? |
2017-02-27 |
| Mat 5:27-28 |
Feeling guilty |
2017-03-01 |
| Mat 5:29 |
Why the right eye? |
2017-03-06 |
| Mat 5:29-30 |
Ripping out an eye? |
2017-03-03 |
| Mat 5:31-32 |
Divorce |
2017-03-08 |
| Mat 5:33-37 |
As true as our king |
2017-03-10 |
| Mat 5:38-42 |
Retribution versus justice |
2017-03-13 |
| Mat 5:43 |
Who is our enemy? |
2017-03-20 |
| Mat 5:43-48 |
Enemy love |
2017-03-15 |
| Mat 5:43-48 |
God as Father |
2017-03-22 |
| Mat 5:43-48 |
His kingdom in a violent world |
2017-03-17 |
| Mat 6 |
Authentic or acting? |
2017-03-29 |
| Mat 6:1-4 |
A generous kingdom |
2017-03-31 |
| Mat 6:5-8 |
What is prayer? |
2017-04-10 |
| Mat 6:9-15 |
The Lord’s Prayer |
2017-04-12 |
| Mat 6:14-15 |
Unconditional forgiveness? |
2017-04-17 |
| Mat 6:16-18 |
Fasting |
2017-04-19 |
| Mat 6:19-24 |
The focus of your life |
2017-04-24 |
| Mat 6:25-34 |
Stressed about your social standing? |
2017-04-26 |
| Mat 6:33 |
What is seeking the kingdom? |
2017-05-01 |
| Mat 7:1-6 |
Careful how you judge |
2017-05-29 |
| Mat 7:7-11 |
Knocking on heaven’s door |
2017-05-31 |
| Mat 7:12 |
The Golden rule |
2017-06-02 |
| Mat 7:13-14 |
The less obvious way |
2017-06-05 |
| Mat 7:15-20 |
The produce defines the tree |
2017-06-07 |
| Mat 7:21-23 |
Acknowledging Jesus as Lord |
2017-06-09 |
| Mat 7:24-27 |
A rock worth building on |
2017-06-12 |
| Mat 7:28-29 |
Hearing the king |
2017-06-14 |
| Mat 8:1-4 |
Asking good questions |
2017-06-16 |
| Mat 8:2 |
Why kneel? |
2017-06-19 |
| Mat 8:2-4 |
The leper and the king |
2017-06-23 |
| Mat 8:4 |
A secret Messiah? |
2017-06-26 |
| Mat 8:5-10 |
Faith that amazed Jesus |
2017-06-28 |
| Mat 8:10-13 |
Jesus’ kingdom hope |
2017-06-30 |
| Mat 8:14-17 |
What does the way you read reveal about you? |
2017-07-04 |
| Mat 8:14-17 |
Can the kingdom gospel bring us together? |
2017-07-06 |
| Mat 8:14-17 |
Jesus the healer |
2017-07-07 |
| Mat 8:18-22 |
The decision moment with Jesus |
2017-07-12 |
| Mat 8:20 |
The homeless king |
2017-07-31 |
| Mat 8:20 |
Introducing the Son of Man |
2017-07-17 |
| Mat 8:20 |
Jesus, the son of man |
2017-07-28 |
| Mat 8:23-27 |
When your life is threatened |
2017-08-04 |
| Mat 8:28-34 |
What if people don’t want Jesus as king? |
2017-08-07 |
| Mat 9:2 |
What about sin? |
2017-08-09 |
| Mat 9:2-8 |
Jesus’ authority on earth |
2017-08-16 |
| Mat 9:5-6 |
What is forgiveness? |
2017-08-14 |
| Mat 9:9-12 |
What’s with tax collectors? |
2017-08-21 |
| Mat 9:13 |
Meditating on mercy |
2017-08-30 |
| Mat 9:13 |
Where did Jesus learn mercy? |
2017-09-01 |
| Mat 9:14-17 |
Managing criticism |
2017-09-06 |
| Mat 9:18-26 |
The king understands his people |
2017-09-08 |
| Mat 9:27-31 |
Personal Saviour or Son of David? |
2017-09-11 |
| Mat 9:32-34 |
Do you recognize the king’s authority? |
2017-09-18 |
| Mat 9:35-38 |
Jesus our shepherd |
2017-09-20 |
| Mat 10:1 |
Why did Jesus appoint 12 apostles? |
2017-09-25 |
| Mat 10:1-4 |
Why no women among Jesus’ apostles? |
2017-09-27 |
| Mat 10:2-4 |
Mentoring is ministry |
2017-09-29 |
| Mat 10:5-8 |
How the Shepherd gathers his sheep |
2017-10-06 |
| Mat 10:9-15 |
A grassroots kingdom |
2017-10-11 |
| Mat 10:16 |
Sheep among wolves |
2017-10-13 |
| Mat 10:17-23 |
Clash of kingdoms |
2017-10-20 |
| Mat 10:24-25 |
Like our teacher |
2017-10-23 |
| Mat 10:26-31 |
Where’s God’s justice in an unjust world? |
2017-11-01 |
| Mat 10:29-31 |
The kingdom is God with his creatures |
2017-11-08 |
| Mat 10:32-33 |
Where’s your allegiance? |
2017-11-10 |
| Mat 10:34-39 |
A disarmed kingdom |
2017-10-27 |
| Mat 10:40-42 |
Righteous people? |
2017-11-27 |
| Mat 11:1-6 |
Disillusioned with Jesus? |
2018-01-15 |
| Mat 11:7-11 |
When the king is dishonoured |
2018-01-17 |
| Mat 11:12 |
Advancing forcefully or suffering violence? |
2018-01-19 |
| Mat 11:16-19 |
Coping with social pressure |
2018-01-22 |
| Mat 11:20-24 |
Why woe? |
2018-01-24 |
| Mat 11:25-29 |
Invitation to rest |
2018-01-26 |
| Mat 11:25-29 |
Jesus’ liberating kingship |
2018-01-29 |
| Mat 11:28-30 |
The blessing of rest |
2018-02-05 |
| Mat 12:1-4 |
The king who gives rest |
2018-02-07 |
| Mat 12:6 |
Greater than the temple? |
2018-02-09 |
| Mat 12:8 |
Giving God’s world rest |
2018-02-14 |
| Mat 12:9-13 |
The message of Jesus’ miracles |
2018-02-16 |
| Mat 12:14-21 |
Face or flee? What Jesus did with conflict |
2018-02-19 |
| Mat 12:17-21 |
Who is the ‘Servant of the Lord’? |
2018-02-21 |
| Mat 12:22-29 |
Out of darkness |
2018-02-28 |
| Mat 12:30-32 |
What’s the unforgivable sin? |
2018-03-02 |
| Mat 12:33 |
Why does context matter? |
2018-03-09 |
| Mat 12:34 |
You say more than you realize |
2018-03-16 |
| Mat 12:38-41 |
How Jonah inspired Jesus |
2018-03-21 |
| Mat 12:42 |
Jesus’ most overt kingship claim |
2018-03-23 |
| Mat 12:43-45 |
Worse off with Jesus? |
2018-03-26 |
| Mat 12:46-59 |
Belonging to the royal family |
2018-03-29 |
| Mat 13 |
Parables of the king |
2018-04-06 |
| Mat 13:1-23 |
Who was the sower? |
2018-04-09 |
| Mat 13:10-17 |
Calling all creatives |
2018-04-11 |
| Mat 13:24-43 |
What about the weeds in God’s world? |
2018-04-13 |
| Mat 13:31-33 |
The little seed that filled the world |
2018-04-16 |
| Mat 13:33 |
Infecting the world with good |
2018-04-18 |
| Mat 13:34-35 |
Parables help us get our bearings |
2018-04-20 |
| Mat 13:44 |
Discovering what counts |
2018-04-25 |
| Mat 13:45-46 |
What’s the value of God’s reign? |
2018-04-27 |
| Mat 13:47-50 |
Why doesn’t God sort it out? |
2018-05-02 |
| Mat 13:51-52 |
Trained for kingdom business |
2018-05-04 |
| Mat 13:53-58 |
How does Jesus become king? |
2018-05-09 |
| Mat 14:1-12 |
What power do the rulers of this world have over God’s people? |
2018-05-16 |
| Mat 14:1-21 |
A tale of two kings |
2018-05-21 |
| Mat 14:13-21 |
Feeding the multitude |
2018-05-18 |
| Mat 14:13-21 |
The Moses connection |
2018-05-23 |
| Mark 10:35-45 |
Picture of the church? |
2016-10-27 |
| Mark 15 |
Good Friday meditation |
2017-04-14 |
| Luke 6:20-26 |
The other side of “blessed” |
2017-01-27 |
| John 3:3 |
The kingdom and personal evangelism |
2017-12-11 |
| John 3:16-17 |
John 3:16 — a kingdom perspective |
2016-06-24 |
| John 10:1-18 |
The good shepherd |
2018-01-10 |
| John 16:20-22 |
Journey to joy (Good Friday) |
2018-03-30 |
| Acts 1 – 28 |
Theme of Acts |
2016-07-13 |
| Rom 1 – 16 |
Romans: opening and closing theme |
2016-08-24 |
| Rom 8:35-39 |
The kingdom and personal power: more than conquerors? |
2017-12-13 |
| 1 Cor 4:7-13 |
The kingdom and personal power: more than conquerors? |
2017-12-13 |
| Eph 2:5-6 |
What difference does the resurrection make? (Easter Sunday) |
2018-04-01 |
| Eph 2:8-9 |
God’s kingdom and salvation |
2018-01-08 |
| Eph 6:11-17 |
The kingdom and spiritual warfare |
2017-12-21 |
| 1 Tim 2:1-7 |
God’s kingdom and politics |
2017-12-15 |
| Heb 3:5-6 |
The Moses connection |
2018-05-23 |
| 1 John 4:7-12 |
So what is the kingdom? |
2017-12-06 |
| Rev 20:1-6 |
God’s kingdom and the millennium |
2017-12-18 |
