Scripture index

Last updated: 2024-04-22

Rationale

Why read Scripture through the lens of the kingdom?

Title Posted
Why this blog? 2016-04-23
Why didn’t Jesus define the kingdom? 2016-04-27
The “Aha” moment 2016-04-29
So what is the kingdom? 2017-12-06
What is the kingdom of God? 2019-07-26
Why I’m seeking the kingdom (podcast) 2020-04-25
Why does the kingdom of God matter? 2023-02-08

 

Commentary

Hearing Scripture as the story of the kingdom of God

Scripture Title Posted
Gen Why is the first book in the Bible called Genesis? 2022-08-10
Gen Formed in God’s story: Genesis 2023-04-21
Gen Formed in God’s story Genesis – Esther) 2023-03-29
Gen 1 – 4 Original good (Genesis 1–4) 2022-12-01
Gen 1 – 11 The kingdom story in Genesis 1–11 2016-06-17
Gen 1 – 11 The world is God’s kingdom (podcast) (Genesis 1–11) 2020-05-02
Gen 1 – 25 The kingdom theme: piecing it together 2016-09-28
Gen 1:1-19 Who is God? 2016-05-06
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 The faith of Abel (Hebrews 11:4) 2023-05-24
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 5:24 The faith of Enoch (Hebrews 11:5-6) 2023-05-30
Gen 6 The faith of Noah (Hebrews 11:7) 2023-06-21
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 and the obstacles to God’s kingdom (podcast) (Genesis 12–25) 2020-05-09
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 Pastoral care case: Genesis 16 2022-07-18
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 – 36 Jacob and the kingdom of God (podcast) (Genesis 25–36) 2020-05-16
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 37 Was Joseph meant to rule his brothers? (Genesis 37) 2022-08-15
Gen 37 – 50 Joseph: servant of the king (podcast) (Genesis 37–50) 2020-05-23
Gen 38 Was Judah fit to rule? (Genesis 38) 2022-08-17
Gen 39 Finding God in an unjust world (Genesis 39) 2022-09-13
Gen 40 Living in grace and disgrace (Genesis 40) 2022-10-10
Gen 40:1 Why sin is not “missing the mark” (Genesis 40:1) 2022-10-03
Gen 40:1-8 Dreams in prison 2022-10-05
Gen 41 Governing with God (Genesis 41) 2022-10-17
Gen 41:44-52 Joseph’s love story (Genesis 41:44-52) 2022-10-24
Gen 42:1-20 Joseph’s greatest test (Genesis 42:1–20) 2022-11-02
Gen 42:21-28 Does the universe repay us as we deserve? (Genesis 42:21–28) 2022-11-07
Gen 49:5-7 Were Simeon and Levi justified? 2016-11-11
Ex Salvation is bigger than you think 2018-09-10
Ex Exodus: God’s kingdom established 2018-07-21
Ex Exodus: the setting 2018-07-23
Ex Formed in God’s story: Exodus 2023-04-27
Ex 1:1-11 How human rule goes bad 2018-07-25
Ex 1:12-22 What do you fear? 2018-07-27
Ex 2:1-10 Strong women of Exodus 2018-07-30
Ex 2:11-14 Fighting violence with violence 2018-08-01
Ex 2:15-25 Your kingdom identifies you 2018-08-03
Ex 3:1-10 A royal encounter 2018-08-06
Ex 3:6 The God who raises the dead (Matthew 22:31-32) 2021-01-22
Ex 3:11-15 Partnering with God 2018-08-08
Ex 3:16-22 Helping God’s people find their identity 2018-08-10
Ex 4:1-17 Who establishes God’s kingdom? 2018-08-15
Ex 4:13-20 God’s spokesman 2018-08-17
Ex 4:14 Does God get angry? 2018-08-20
Ex 4:21-23 God’s firstborn son 2018-08-22
Ex 4:24-26 Why did God try to kill Moses? 2018-08-24
Ex 4:27-31 What does it mean to believe? 2018-08-27
Ex 5:1-13 The party God 2018-08-29
Ex 5:14 – 6:1 When it feels worse 2018-09-03
Ex 6:2-7 The saviour revealed 2018-09-05
Ex 6:8-9 When faith fades (Exodus 6:8-9) 2018-09-07
Ex 6:13 – 30 Why did God try to kill Moses? 2018-08-24
Ex 7 – 9 Six demonstrations of divine kingship 2018-09-17
Ex 7 – 13 Purpose of the plagues 2018-09-14
Ex 9:13-35 Seventh plague: God’s big purpose 2018-09-19
Ex 10 When everything’s gone and the lights go out 2018-10-10
Ex 10:1-2 Pharaoh’s hard heart 2018-10-01
Ex 10:3 Humility 2018-10-03
Ex 11 – 12 When Egypt lost its heirs 2018-10-12
Ex 12 – 13 Significance of Passover 2018-10-15
Ex 13:17-22 The king in the cloud 2018-10-17
Ex 14:1-9 When it feels like a dead end 2018-10-22
Ex 14:13-15 ‘Stand still and see the salvation of the Lord’ 2018-10-24
Ex 14:15-31 When the threat of force sinks under its own weight 2018-10-26
Ex 15:1-21 The significant song 2018-10-29
Ex 15:22-27 The king who heals creation 2018-11-05
Lev Formed in God’s story: Leviticus – Joshua 2023-05-05
Lev 19:18 Loving God and people (Matthew 22:34-40) 2021-01-25
Deut 6:4-6 How do you love God? 2020-05-25
Deut 6:5 Loving God and people (Matthew 22:34-40) 2021-01-25
Deut 29:5 If you didn’t have to shop 2018-10-31
Judg Formed in God’s story: Judges – 2 Samuel 2023-05-12
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
Neh 5 Building for a new Jerusalem (podcast) (Nehemiah 5) 2022-06-13
Psa Of David (Psalms) 2022-12-21
Psa Reading Psalms in context 2022-12-09
Psa Are the Psalms messianic? 2020-01-02
Psa The Psalms in 5 minutes 2018-11-16
Psa 2:2 Loving God and people (Matthew 22:34-40) 2021-01-25
Psa 2:7-8 The wedding of the king’s son (Matthew 22:1-7) 2021-01-05
Psa 3 How to read Psalms 2019-12-31
Psa 8 Jesus in the Psalms? (Psalm 8) 2020-12-07
Psa 8:1-2 How majestic! (Psalm 8) 2020-12-02
Psa 22 Why have you forsaken me? 2020-01-06
Psa 22:1 Jesus’ dying question: Why have you abandoned me? (Matthew 27:45–51) 2022-02-16
Psa 23 Voice of an under-shepherd 2017-04-07
Psa 45 The wedding of the king’s son (Matthew 22:1-7) 2021-01-05
Psa 72 Celebrating the arrival of the King 2016-12-26
Psa 78 Parables help us get our bearings 2018-04-20
Psa 78:2 Hiding leaven in buckets of flour (Matthew 13:33) 2022-05-20
Psa 110 David’s Lord (Matthew 22:41-46) 2021-01-28
Psa 110 Three decrees that gave Christ authority (Psalm 110) 2022-03-30
Psa 118:17-26 Is Israel God’s kingdom today? (Matthew 21:40-46) 2020-12-31
Psa 118:22-29 Hosanna: the king who saves his realm (Matthew 21:6-9) 2020-11-13
Psa 145:1-8 David’s final Psalm: restored nation (145:1–8) 2023-01-02
Psa 145:9-16 David’s final Psalm: restored world (145:9–16) 2023-01-05
Psa 145:17-21 David’s final Psalm: keywords for theology (145:17-21) 2023-01-09
Eccl Ecclesiastes: a meaningless book? 2016-08-06
Isa God’s kingdom in Isaiah 2018-10-08
Isa An overview of Isaiah 2023-12-22
Isa How to approach the Prophets 2023-12-12
Isa Formed in God’s Story: Old Testament Prophets 2024-02-07
Isa 5:1-7 Tenants in God’s vineyard (Matthew 21:33-44) 2020-12-29
Isa 6 When God called Isaiah 2023-12-20
Isa 6:1-13 God’s call and the human response (Isaiah 6:1-13) 2022-05-09
Isa 6:9-10 Calling all creatives 2018-04-11
Isa 6:9-10 Why parables? Jesus’ answer 2019-08-07
Isa 9:6 Wonderful Counsellor (podcast) (Isaiah 9:6) 2021-12-13
Isa 9:6-7 The gift of Christmas 2021-12-22
Isa 39:5-10 How do the Prophets apply to us? 2023-12-14
Isa 40 – 53 Who is the ‘Servant of the Lord’? 2018-02-21
Isa 55:10-11 Who was the sower? 2018-04-09
Isa 59:15-17 When did God wear armour? (Ephesians 6:11) 2020-04-27
Isa 59:15-17 Spiritual warfare (podcast) (Ephesians 6:10–17) 2023-02-13
Isa 61:1-2 Faith versus mistrust 2018-09-21
Jere 7:1-15 Temple as God’s presence (Jeremiah 7) 2024-01-04
Jere 18:1-10 The hands that shape history (Jeremiah 18) 2024-01-08
Jere 29:4-11 The plans I have for you (Jeremiah 29:11) 2024-01-15
Jere 31:15-40 An unknown from nowhere 2016-12-09
Jere 31:31-33 New covenant, new king (Jeremiah 31) 2024-01-22
Jere 33:14-16 New covenant, new king (Jeremiah 31) 2024-01-22
Jere 37 – 40 Speaking for the enemy? (Jeremiah 37–40) 2024-01-25
Jere 41 – 52 Where is God’s reign when the kingdom falls? (Jeremiah 41–52) 2024-01-29
Lam 5:5-22 Jesus’ liberating kingship 2018-01-29
Eze Son of Man in Ezekiel 2017-07-26
Eze 1:1 – 2:2 The enigma of God’s throne (Ezekiel 1) 2024-02-01
Eze 7:1-6 What did Ezekiel mean by “The end is nigh”? 2024-02-05
Eze 28:1-19 “You were in Eden” (Ezekiel 28) 2024-02-09
Eze 37 The valley of dry bones (Ezekiel 37) 2024-03-04
Eze 37 Questions take you deeper (Ephesians 2) 2019-09-23
Eze 37:25 Is Israel God’s kingdom today? (Matthew 21:40-46) 2020-12-31
Dan Daniel: Who’s running the world? (podcast) 2020-06-06
Dan 7:13-14 Son of Man in Daniel 2017-07-21
Hos 3:3-5 God’s message for Israel (Hosea, Amos) 2024-03-11
Hos 6:1-6 Where did Jesus learn mercy? 2017-09-01
Amos 9:8-11 God’s message for Israel (Hosea, Amos) 2024-03-11
Jonah God’s message for Assyria (Nahum, Jonah) 2024-03-15
Jonah 2 How Jonah inspired Jesus 2018-03-21
Mic 7:5-8 A disarmed kingdom 2017-10-27
Nah God’s message for Assyria (Nahum, Jonah) 2024-03-15
Hab 2:3-4 When faith is a struggle (Hebrews 10:37–39) 2023-04-19
Hab 2:4 How Jesus lived by faith (Habakkuk 2:4) 2023-01-18
Hab 2:4 Should the faithful fight evil? (Habakkuk 2:4) 2023-01-12
Hab 2:4 Crusader, or living by faith? (Habakkuk 2:4) 2023-01-20
Hab 2:4 Why the gospel calls for faith (Romans 1:17) 2023-01-25
Zech Zechariah: a kingdom perspective (free commentary) 2021-10-13
Zech 1 – 2 Zechariah’s hope of kingdom restoration (Zechariah 1–2) 2021-04-21
Zech 3 Priest of the restored kingdom (Zechariah 3) 2021-04-23
Zech 4 Rulers of the restored kingdom (Zechariah 4) 2021-04-26
Zech 5 Why exile? (Zechariah 5) 2021-04-28
Zech 6 Who wears the crown? (Zechariah 6) 2021-04-30
Zech 7 Fasting and justice (Zechariah 7) 2021-05-03
Zech 8 How Jesus fulfils the prophets (Zechariah 8) 2021-05-07
Zech 8 The Lord of hosts (Zechariah 8) 2021-05-14
Zech 9 The king is coming (Zechariah 9) 2021-05-19
Zech 9:9 – 10 The king who comes in peace (Matthew 21:1-9) 2020-11-11
Zech 10 Shepherds, good and bad (Zechariah 10) 2021-05-25
Zech 11 Is God a good Shepherd if we have bad shepherds? (Zechariah 11) 2021-05-29
Zech 11:12-13 Thirty pieces of silver (Zechariah 11:12-13) 2021-05-31
Zech 12:1-9 What God decrees for his people (Zechariah 12:1-9) 2021-06-18
Zech 12:10-14 The one they pierced (Zechariah 12:10-14) 2021-07-05
Zech 13:1-6 A cleansed, non-prophet kingdom? (Zechariah 13:1-6) 2021-07-09
Zech 13:7-9 Strike the shepherd (Zechariah 13:7-9) 2021-07-12
Zech 14:1-5 Divine sovereignty and human suffering (Zechariah 14:1-5) 2021-07-21
Zech 14:4-21 Zechariah’s vision of God’s reign (Zechariah 14:4-21) 2021-10-07
Mat Matthew’s Gospel: outline and summary 2022-03-23
Mat The message of Matthew’s Gospel (podcast) 2022-03-07
Mat Matthew’s main message 2016-11-21
Mat Formed in God’s Story: Matthew 1–14 2023-07-20
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 1:1-17 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 Five inspirational angles on Christmas (Matthew 2) 2022-11-18
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 5:1-16 The beatific community of the king (podcast) 2023-08-11
Mat 5:3-6 Beatitudes: blessings from the king (podcast) 2020-06-13
Mat 5:3-6 The other side of “blessed” 2017-01-27
Mat 5:3-6 Blessed 2017-01-25
Mat 5:3-12 Jesus’ kingdom manifesto 2017-02-10
Mat 5:3-12 Humanity untwisted: the joy of the Beatitudes 2017-02-03
Mat 5:3-12 The best way to understand Jesus 2017-02-01
Mat 5:3-12 What’s the value of God’s reign? 2018-04-27
Mat 5:7-12 How does the 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 Distinctively God’s kingdom: salt and light 2017-02-13
Mat 5:13-16 Are Christians the moral police? 2017-02-15
Mat 5:14-16 Who is the light of the world? 2017-02-17
Mat 5:17-20 Do the Ten Commandments apply to Christians? 2017-02-22
Mat 5:17-20 Why wasn’t Jesus demanding obedience? 2017-02-20
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 His kingdom in a violent world 2017-03-17
Mat 5:43-48 God as Father 2017-03-22
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 6:9-13 The Lord’s Prayer as Jesus’ kingdom vision 2018-11-22
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 6:24-33 The sci-fi dream 2023-06-29
Mat 6:25-34 Stressed about your social standing? 2017-04-26
Mat 6:33 When the church doesn’t get the kingdom 2018-11-19
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 7:21-29 Jesus’ authority as King (podcast) (Matthew 7:21-29) 2020-06-20
Mat 7:24-27 So what do we do if we don’t preach guilt? 2019-01-30
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 8:5-13 What is faith? (podcast) (Matthew 8:5-13) 2020-06-27
Mat 8:10-13 Jesus’ kingdom hope 2017-06-30
Mat 8:14-17 Jesus the healer 2017-07-07
Mat 8:14-17 Can the kingdom gospel bring us together? 2017-07-06
Mat 8:14-17 What does the way you read reveal about you? 2017-07-04
Mat 8:18-22 The decision moment with Jesus 2017-07-12
Mat 8:20 The homeless king 2017-07-31
Mat 8:20 Jesus, the son of man 2017-07-28
Mat 8:20 Introducing the Son of Man 2017-07-17
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 10:32-33 Responding to the gospel of the kingdom 2019-01-23
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 Jesus’ liberating kingship 2018-01-29
Mat 11:25-29 Invitation to rest 2018-01-26
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 12:46-50 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 13:11-17 Planting seeds is better than cracking hard hearts (Matthew 13:11-17) 2022-05-16
Mat 13:11-17 Why parables? Jesus’ answer 2019-08-07
Mat 13:18-23 Farming frustration and harvesting hope (Matthew 13:18-23) 2022-05-04
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 13:33-35 Hiding leaven in buckets of flour (Matthew 13:33) 2022-05-20
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 Formed in God’s Story: Matthew 15–28 2023-09-27
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
Mat 14:22-33 Tyrants or tempests? From what does Jesus save? (Matthew 14:22-33) 2020-06-12
Mat 14:33-36 His healing presence (Matthew 14:33-36) 2020-06-15
Mat 15:1-9 Freed, or in fear? (Matthew 15:1-9) 2020-06-17
Mat 15:1-20 A lesson in leadership and confrontation (Matthew 15:1-20) 2022-04-22
Mat 15:10-14 Jesus’ relational intelligence (Matthew 15:10-14) 2020-06-22
Mat 15:17-20 What the heart speaks (Matthew 15:10-20) 2020-06-24
Mat 15:21-28 Did Jesus call someone a dog? 2023-07-31
Mat 15:21-39 What Jesus learned from a Canaanite (Matthew 15:21-39) 2023-08-08
Mat 15:21-39 Israel’s king as cosmic king? (Matthew 15:21-39) 2020-06-29
Mat 16:1-4 Signs of the times (Matthew 16:1–4) 2022-04-20
Mat 16:5-12 How the kingdom rises (Matthew 16:5-12) 2020-07-01
Mat 16:13-16 Declaring Jesus king (Matthew 16:13-16) 2020-07-03
Mat 16:13-17 Jesus as global leader (Matthew 16:13-17) 2020-07-06
Mat 16:16 What does ‘Son of God’ mean (Matthew 16:16)? 2019-07-31
Mat 16:16-18 The gospel revelation (Matthew 16:16-18) 2020-08-14
Mat 16:18 What “church” did Jesus expect? (Matthew 16:18) 2020-07-10
Mat 16:18-19 Peter as pope? (Matthew 16:18-19) 2020-07-08
Mat 16:19 Binding and loosing (Matthew 16:19) 2020-07-13
Mat 16:20-23 “Get behind me, Satan” (Matthew 16:20-23) 2020-07-24
Mat 16:21 – 17:23 Son of man: suffering king (Matthew 16:21–17:23) 2020-08-17
Mat 16:24-26 What are you living for? (Matthew 16:24-26) 2020-07-27
Mat 16:27-28 Jesus’ paradoxical path to power (Matthew 16:27-28) 2020-07-29
Mat 17:1-8 See a glorious king? (Matthew 17:1-8) 2020-08-05
Mat 17:2-8 The Moses connection (Matthew 17:2-8) 2020-08-07
Mat 17:2-13 The Elijah connection (Matthew 17:2-13) 2020-08-10
Mat 17:5 The gospel of God (Matthew 17:5) 2020-08-12
Mat 17:14-21 Mountains and mustard seeds (Matthew 17:14-21) 2022-04-18
Mat 17:22-27 Jesus did refer to himself as a king (Matthew 17:22-27) 2020-08-19
Mat 17:26-27 Should Christians pay tax? 2021-01-18
Mat 18 Kingdom justice: how it comes (Matthew 18) 2020-09-21
Mat 18:1-5 How to receive Christ (Matthew 18:1-5) 2020-08-21
Mat 18:6 Don’t fall for repaying evil with evil (Matthew 18:6) 2020-08-24
Mat 18:7-10 Are we worse off if we live unselfishly? (Matthew 18:7-10) 2020-08-29
Mat 18:12-14 The shepherd’s heart (Matthew 18:12-14) 2020-09-04
Mat 18:15-17 How far do you push for reconciliation? (Matthew 18:15-17) 2020-09-09
Mat 18:18-20 The king is in community (Matthew 18:18-20) 2020-09-14
Mat 18:21-22 How far does forgiveness go? (Matthew 18:21-22) 2020-09-16
Mat 18:23-35 Forgiveness: reciprocated or rescinded (Matthew 18:23-35) 2020-09-18
Mat 18:23-35 The rich texture of atonement (Matthew 18:23–35) 2022-04-06
Mat 18:23-35 When forgiveness outweighs repayment (Matthew 18:21–35) 2022-04-01
Mat 18:34-35 And if I don’t forgive? (Matthew 18:35) 2022-04-04
Mat 19:1-12 Can I have a divorce? (Matthew 19:1-12) 2020-09-23
Mat 19:4-9 Handling Scripture as Jesus did (Matthew 19:4-9) 2020-09-24
Mat 19:13-15 How Jesus saw children (Matthew 19:13-15) 2020-09-28
Mat 19:14 Original kingdom, or original sin? (Matthew 19:14) 2020-09-30
Mat 19:16-22 When ‘good’ leads you to ‘great’ (Matthew 19:16-22) 2020-10-05
Mat 19:23-26 The camel that won’t go through (Matthew 19:23-26) 2020-10-07
Mat 19:27-30 Son of man enthroned (Matthew 19:27-30) 2020-10-09
Mat 20:1-16 Working in God’s vineyard (Matthew 20:1-16) 2020-10-21
Mat 20:17-19 How Jesus explained the cross (Matthew 20:17-19) 2020-10-23
Mat 20:20-23 What’s your kingdom vision? (Matthew 20:20-23) 2020-10-26
Mat 20:24-28 Jesus compared to other kings (Matthew 20:24-28) 2020-11-02
Mat 20:25-34 Regaining the good news of Jesus’ kingship 2020-11-09
Mat 20:28 How serving can ransom many (Matthew 20:28) 2020-11-04
Mat 20:29-34 See, Son of David! (Matthew 20:29-34) 2020-11-06
Mat 21 The authority of stories (Matthew 21) 2020-12-18
Mat 21 – 28 Two powers (Matthew 21–28) 2022-03-16
Mat 21:1-9 The king who comes in peace (Matthew 21:1-9) 2020-11-11
Mat 21:6-9 Hosanna: the king who saves his realm (Matthew 21:6-9) 2020-11-13
Mat 21:10-11 Who’s this? (Matthew 21:10-11) 2020-11-16
Mat 21:12-13 Why did Jesus overturn the temple? (Matthew 21:12-13) 2020-11-19
Mat 21:14-16 Defective and immature people in God’s house? (Matthew 21:14-16) 2020-11-23
Mat 21:16 How majestic! (Psalm 8) 2020-12-02
Mat 21:16 Jesus in the Psalms? (Psalm 8) 2020-12-07
Mat 21:17-22 The end of unfruitfulness (Matthew 21 :17-22) 2020-12-09
Mat 21:23-27 Who’s in charge? (Matthew 21:23-27) 2020-12-11
Mat 21:28-32 Who’s the obedient son? (Matthew 21:28-32) 2020-12-21
Mat 21:33-44 Tenants in God’s vineyard (Matthew 21:33-44) 2020-12-29
Mat 21:40-46 Is Israel God’s kingdom today? (Matthew 21:40-46) 2020-12-31
Mat 22:1-7 The wedding of the king’s son (Matthew 22:1-7) 2021-01-05
Mat 22:8-14 Called or chosen? (Matthew 22:8-14) 2021-01-07
Mat 22:15-18 Personal identity and social influence (Matthew 22:15-18) 2021-01-11
Mat 22:21 Should Christians pay tax? 2021-01-18
Mat 22:23-33 Can there be a resurrection when our relationships are so messy? (Matthew 22:23-33) 2021-01-20
Mat 22:31-32 The God who raises the dead (Matthew 22:31-32) 2021-01-22
Mat 22:34-40 Loving God and people (Matthew 22:34-40) 2021-01-25
Mat 22:41-46 David’s Lord (Matthew 22:41-46) 2021-01-28
Mat 22:44 Three decrees that gave Christ authority (Psalm 110) 2022-03-30
Mat 23 Woe there: how did Jesus treat his enemies? (Matthew 23) 2021-02-01
Mat 23:1-12 Leadership is supporting people, not social climbing (Matthew 23:1-12) 2021-02-03
Mat 23:13-32 Why did Jesus shame Jerusalem’s leaders? (Matthew 23:13-39) 2021-02-05
Mat 23:25-39 The power of life and death (Matthew 23:25-39) 2021-02-08
Mat 24 Olivet Discourse: temple and kingship (Matthew 24) 2022-03-21
Mat 24:1-14 The end: where are we headed? (Matthew 24:1-14) 2021-02-10
Mat 24:6-41 Jesus on war: pacifism, or just war? 2019-07-15
Mat 24:9-30 The tribulation and Jesus’ kingship (Matthew 24:9-30) 2021-02-15
Mat 24:15-28 The fall of the Jerusalem temple (Matthew 24:15-28) 2021-02-12
Mat 24:23-25 Messiahs and their prophets (Matthew 24:23-25) 2021-02-17
Mat 24:26-27 The coming of the son of man (Matthew 24:26-27) 2021-02-19
Mat 24:29 Shaking the powers (Matthew 24:29) 2021-02-22
Mat 24:30 Coming with the clouds (Matthew 24:30) 2021-02-24
Mat 24:30-31 Why are the people of earth mourning? (Matthew 24:30-31) 2021-02-26
Mat 24:32-35 Fig trees and seasonal change (Matthew 24:32-35) 2021-03-01
Mat 24:36 Why we can’t know when (Matthew 24:36) 2021-03-03
Mat 24:37-41 One taken; one left (Matthew 24:37-41) 2021-03-05
Mat 24:42-47 Coming like a thief (Matthew 24:42-47) 2021-03-08
Mat 24:45-51 Serving in God’s house (Matthew 24:45-51) 2021-03-10
Mat 25:1-13 Missing the wedding (Matthew 25:1-13) 2021-03-15
Mat 25:14-30 The joy of serving (Matthew 25:14-30) 2021-03-17
Mat 25:31-33 The king who sorts it out (Matthew 25:31-33) 2021-03-22
Mat 25:34-46 How the king evaluates his people (Matthew 25:34-46) 2021-03-24
Mat 25:40 Who are “my brothers?” (Matthew 25:40) 2021-03-26
Mat 25:45 Refugees 2019-03-18
Mat 26:1-5 Why did Jesus die? (Matthew 26:1-5) 2021-03-29
Mat 26:6-13 The unexpected gift (Matthew 26:4-13) 2021-03-31
Mat 26:14-16 Giving up your king (Matthew 26:14-16) 2021-04-02
Mat 26:17-29 My blood of the covenant (Matthew 26:28) 2021-04-10
Mat 26:20-29 Identity in community 2021-04-16
Mat 26:29-31 With you in my Father’s kingdom (Matthew 26:29) 2021-10-19
Mat 26:30 What did Jesus sing? (Matthew 26:30) 2021-10-21
Mat 26:31 Strike the shepherd (Zechariah 13:7-9) 2021-07-12
Mat 26:31-35 Unjustly struck down (Matthew 26:31-35) 2021-10-25
Mat 26:36-46 Dark night without answers (Matthew 26:36-46)+ 2021-10-29
Mat 26:47-56 Why did Jesus have to die? (Matthew 26:47-56) 2021-11-01
Mat 26:57-68 “Tell us if you are the anointed ruler” (Matthew 26:57–68) 2021-11-03
Mat 26:59-66 Why was Jesus accused of blasphemy? (Matthew 26:59–66) 2021-11-05
Mat 26:69-75 When the last man falls (Matthew 26:69-75) 2021-11-10
Mat 27:1-9 Thirty pieces of silver (Zechariah 11:12-13) 2021-05-31
Mat 27:1-10 What is Christ worth? (Matthew 27:1-10) 2022-01-06
Mat 27:11-14 Are you the king of the Jews? (Matthew 27:11–14) 2022-01-19
Mat 27:15-26 Which Jesus do you want? (Matthew 27:15–26) 2022-01-21
Mat 27:27-31 What the mocking reveals (Matthew 27:27–31) 2022-01-28
Mat 27:32-44 The meaning of the cross (Matthew 27:32–44) 2022-02-10
Mat 27:45-51 Jesus’ dying question: Why have you abandoned me? (Matthew 27:45–51) 2022-02-16
Mat 27:51-54 The death that shook the world (Matthew 27:51-54) 2022-02-18
Mat 27:55-66 Guarding the dead (Matthew 27:55–66) 2022-02-21
Mat 28:1-10 Risen and reigning (Matthew 28:1-10) 2022-02-23
Mat 28:11-15 But his enemies are still here (Matthew 28:11-15) 2022-03-04
Mat 28:16-20 Our king’s great commission (Matthew 28:16–20) 2022-03-11
Mat 28:17-20 The church’s role: public servants 2020-01-13
Mat 28:17-20 Society on the couch 2020-01-08
Mat 28:18-20 Great authority for a great commission (Matthew 28:18-20) 2021-09-06
Mark The message of Mark’s Gospel (podcast) 2022-03-14
Mark Mark’s Gospel in the Story of God (Tim Gombis) 2021-03-12
Mark 4:26-29 Evangelism as Jesus practiced it (Mark 4:26-29) 2020-12-16
Mark 7:24-30 Did Jesus call someone a dog? 2023-07-31
Mark 8:27-35 You are the Christ (podcast) (Mark 8:27-35) 2021-08-09
Mark 8:29 What does ‘Son of God’ mean (Matthew 16:16)? 2019-07-31
Mark 10:35-45 Picture of the church? 2016-10-27
Mark 10:42-45 Those mega-church scandals 2019-02-01
Mark 15 Good Friday meditation 2017-04-14
Luke 1:46-55 Mary’s Christmas message 2019-12-13
Luke 2:9-12 The heavenly messenger’s gospel (Luke 2:9–12) 2022-12-19
Luke 6:20-26 The other side of “blessed” 2017-01-27
Luke 6:20-31 What kind of society do Aussies want? 2019-05-20
Luke 9:20 What does ‘Son of God’ mean (Matthew 16:16)? 2019-07-31
Luke 12:32 The kingdom as Father’s gift (Luke 12:32) 2023-02-17
Luke 12:32-34 Why does the kingdom of God matter? 2023-02-08
Luke 15 Who makes God happy? (podcast) (Luke 15) 2022-04-11
Luke 17:20-21 Who, not when 2019-07-29
Luke 22:19 Who owns your body? 2022-09-23
Luke 24:13-35 Emmaus Road (podcast) 2022-03-28
Luke 24:47 Forgiveness of sins 2019-01-28
John 1:1-5 Introducing Jesus 2019-02-08
John 1:1-14 Meet the author of life (John 1:1–14) 2023-01-30
John 1:1-29 Hope for the world (John 1:29) 2020-07-31
John 2:23-25 Finding it hard to believe? (John 3:16) 2019-02-15
John 3:3 The kingdom and personal evangelism 2017-12-11
John 3:16 God and his world (John 3:16) 2019-02-11
John 3:16 Finding it hard to believe? (John 3:16) 2019-02-15
John 3:16 God’s gift to the world (John 3:16) 2019-02-13
John 3:16 The evangelical message (John 3:16) 2019-02-20
John 3:16 Perishing vs eternal life (John 3:16) 2019-02-18
John 3:16-17 John 3:16 — a kingdom perspective 2016-06-24
John 3:16-17 How God loves the world (podcast) 2022-12-16
John 4:42 Saviour of the world 2020-01-22
John 10:1-18 The good shepherd (podcast) (John 10) 2021-10-10
John 10:1-18 The good shepherd 2018-01-10
John 14:8-17 How do you find God? (podcast) (John 14:8-17) 2021-09-20
John 15:26 – 16:11 Holy Spirit as Advocate (John 16) 2021-09-27
John 16:20-22 Journey to joy (Good Friday) 2018-03-30
John 16:33 How Jesus overcomes the world’s power problem 2019-02-04
Acts The apostles’ gospel explained 2020-04-08
Acts Formed in God’s Story: Acts 2024-04-22
Acts The apostles’ gospel (Acts) 2020-04-06
Acts Theme of Acts 2016-07-13
Acts 4:12 Should Christians support or oppose Trump’s impeachment? 2019-12-22
Acts 15:12-19 God’s message for Israel (Hosea, Amos) 2024-03-11
Acts 16:16-24 Why doesn’t the Bible condemn slavery? (Ephesians 6:5-9) 2020-04-22
Acts 16:16-40 Shaking the chains at Philippi (podcast) (Acts 16:16-40) 2020-04-19
Acts 17:30-31 God’s couriers 2020-03-11
Rom The gospel in Romans 2022-08-30
Rom Romans: opening and closing theme 2016-08-24
Rom 1:16 Power without shame (Romans 1:16) 2023-01-27
Rom 1:17 Why the gospel calls for faith (Romans 1:17) 2023-01-25
Rom 3:21-22 How Jesus fulfils the prophets (Zechariah 8) 2021-05-07
Rom 3:21-22 New covenant, new king (Jeremiah 31) 2024-01-22
Rom 8:35-39 The kingdom and personal power: more than conquerors? 2017-12-13
Rom 9:19-26 The hands that shape history (Jeremiah 18) 2024-01-08
Rom 10:9-10 What commitment do we ask people to make? 2019-01-18
Rom 10:9-14 What does it mean to believe? 2018-08-27
Rom 12:1 What worship pleases God? 2019-04-22
Rom 12:2 How a new mind transforms the world 2019-04-24
Rom 12:3-8 Finding your identity 2019-04-26
Rom 12:9-10 Genuine love 2019-05-14
Rom 12:9-21 Transformative justice (Romans 12:9-21) 2021-07-02
Rom 12:9-21 What is a Christian? (podcast) (Romans 12:9-21) 2021-08-16
Rom 12:11-13 Living hope 2019-05-29
Rom 12:14-21 Living in the cross-hairs 2019-07-17
Rom 13:1-7 Should Christians go to war? 2018-09-28
Rom 13:1-7 Does God authorize governments? 2018-09-26
Rom 13:6-7 Should Christians pay tax? 2021-01-18
1 Cor 1:18 The folly of the cross 2018-08-31
1 Cor 1:26-31 The powerful God who reigns in weakness 2020-01-25
1 Cor 4:7-13 The kingdom and personal power: more than conquerors? 2017-12-13
1 Cor 6:19-20 Who owns your body? 2022-09-23
1 Cor 11 – 13 How should we do church? 2019-08-29
1 Cor 11:17-22 The Lord’s supper as imperial banquet? 2019-04-04
1 Cor 11:17-34 The Lord’s Supper challenges culture (1 Corinthians 11:17–34) 2021-12-04
1 Cor 11:23-26 The new covenant meal (podcast) (1 Corinthians 11:23–26) 2021-11-22
1 Cor 11:23-26 The covenant meal (1 Corinthians 11:23–26) 2021-11-15
1 Cor 12 The church’s role: public servants 2020-01-13
1 Cor 13 How church works (podcast) 2022-06-05
1 Cor 14:26 How church works (podcast) 2022-06-05
1 Cor 15:3-4 How the resurrection of God’s anointed changes everything (1 Corinthians 15:3-4) 2023-04-10
1 Cor 15:25-28 Who, not when 2019-07-29
2 Cor 1:20 How do the Prophets apply to Christ? 2023-12-18
Gal Why did Paul never speak of Jacob? 2020-05-22
Gal 2:19-21 The counter-intuitive wisdom of the cross 2019-04-15
Eph Christ in Ephesians (Joshua Jipp) 2021-04-14
Eph Christ and the rulers of this world 2020-05-06
Eph Ephesians: a kingdom perspective (free commentary) 2020-05-20
Eph 1:1 The significance of kingdom in New Testament letters 2019-09-30
Eph 1:4-10 The destiny God has planned for us (Ephesians 1:1-4) 2019-09-02
Eph 1:18-23 Kingdom or Church? (Ephesians 1:18-23) 2019-09-04
Eph 2 Questions take you deeper (Ephesians 2) 2019-09-23
Eph 2 The valley of dry bones (Ezekiel 37) 2024-03-04
Eph 2:1-10 In Christ: humanity restored (Ephesians 2:1–10) 2019-09-18
Eph 2:3 Is God angry with us? 2020-06-08
Eph 2:4-17 Solving the world’s problems 2020-05-18
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 2:11-22 Good news of peace (Ephesians 2:11-22) 2019-09-20
Eph 3:1 In honour and shame (Ephesians 3:13) 2019-10-11
Eph 3:1 Making sense of suffering when Christ is king (Ephesians 3:1) 2019-10-02
Eph 3:2-6 Good mysteries have a reveal (Ephesians 3:2-6) 2019-09-27
Eph 3:2-9 The apocalyptic framework of Ephesians 3 2019-10-04
Eph 3:10 Revealing the reign (Ephesians 3:10) 2019-10-07
Eph 3:10-11 Who are the rulers of Ephesians 3:10? 2019-10-09
Eph 3:13 In honour and shame (Ephesians 3:13) 2019-10-11
Eph 3:14-19 God and the human family (Ephesians 3:14-19) 2019-10-14
Eph 3:20-21 More than we imagine (Ephesians 3:20) 2019-10-16
Eph 4:1 Ethics from a convict (Ephesians 4:1) 2019-10-25
Eph 4:1-6 Being good news (Ephesians 4:1-6) 2019-10-28
Eph 4:1-6 Spiritual formation (Ephesians 4:1–6) 2020-02-04
Eph 4:1-13 God’s couriers 2020-03-11
Eph 4:1-16 Becoming human: life in Christ (Ephesians 4:1-16) 2020-02-01
Eph 4:7-10 Grace is a generous king (Ephesians 4:7–10) 2019-11-01
Eph 4:10-13 Empowering the king’s servants (Ephesians 4:10-13) 2019-11-11
Eph 4:14-16 The kingdom goal (Ephesians 4:14-16) 2019-11-23
Eph 4:17-24 Kingdom culture (Ephesians 4:17–24) 2020-02-08
Eph 4:22-24 Fitted for a crown 2018-07-17
Eph 4:25 The truth about lying (Ephesians 4:25) 2020-02-11
Eph 4:26 Processing offence (Ephesians 4:26) 2020-02-13
Eph 4:27 No place for the devil (Ephesians 4:27) 2020-02-18
Eph 4:28 Thieves vs philanthropists (Ephesians 4:28) 2020-02-20
Eph 4:29 – 5:2 The scent of your words (Ephesians 4:29 – 5:2) 2020-02-24
Eph 5:1-5 Sex and power (Ephesians 5:1–5) 2020-02-26
Eph 5:5-7 The kingdom of Christ and God (Ephesians 5:5-7) 2020-02-28
Eph 5:8-14 Light and dark (Ephesians 5:8-14) 2020-03-02
Eph 5:14 Who is the sleeper? (Ephesians 5:14) 2020-03-04
Eph 5:14-20 The gospel call (Ephesians 5:14) 2020-03-09
Eph 5:15-20 Happiness without harm (Ephesians 5:15-20) 2020-03-16
Eph 5:21 Fear of Christ (Ephesians 5:21) 2020-03-23
Eph 5:21 Kingdom lifestyle: submitting to each other (Ephesians 5:21) 2020-03-26
Eph 5:21-32 The divine romance (Ephesians 5:31-32) 2020-04-15
Eph 5:21-33 At home with the gospel (Ephesians 5:21-33) 2020-04-13
Eph 6:1-4 Raising children (Ephesians 6:1-4) 2020-04-17
Eph 6:5-9 Why doesn’t the Bible condemn slavery? (Ephesians 6:5-9) 2020-04-22
Eph 6:10-17 Spiritual warfare (podcast) (Ephesians 6:10–17) 2023-02-13
Eph 6:10-17 The armour of God (Ephesians 6:10-17) 2020-04-24
Eph 6:11 When did God wear armour? (Ephesians 6:11) 2020-04-27
Eph 6:11-17 The kingdom and spiritual warfare 2017-12-21
Eph 6:13-17 Using God’s armour (Ephesians 6:13-17) 2020-04-29
Eph 6:15 The gospel of peace (Ephesians 6:15) 2019-09-25
Eph 6:17 Sword of the Spirit (Ephesians 6:17) 2020-05-01
Eph 6:18-20 Staying in touch with our king (Ephesians 6:18-20) 2020-05-11
Eph 6:21-22 A courier for God’s house (Ephesians 6:21-22) 2020-05-13
Eph 6:23-24 Peace and grace: the greeting that can deliver (Ephesians 6:23-24) 2020-05-15
Phil Discipleship in Philippians 2022-07-29
Phil 2:3-11 The mind of Christ (podcast) (Philippians 2) 2022-02-14
Phil 2:5-11 Humility 2018-10-03
Phil 2:7-11 The gift of Christmas 2021-12-22
Phil 4:1-4 The reconciling gospel (podcast) (Philippians 4) 2022-09-26
Col 1:13-18 I’m retiring 2020-11-30
Col 1:20 What will the post-apocalyptic world be like? 2019-03-22
1 Thes 1 A church “in God”? What’s that? (1 Thessalonians 1:1) 2022-04-29
1 Tim 2:1-6 Who will save us? 2018-09-24
1 Tim 2:1-6 Don’t expect our politicians to be gods 2019-05-08
1 Tim 2:1-7 God’s kingdom and politics 2017-12-15
2 Tim 1 Gospel encouragement (podcast) (2 Timothy 1) 2022-01-10
2 Tim 3 The way of transformation (podcast) (2 Timothy 3) 2022-01-24
2 Tim 3:16-17 Reading together 2020-06-10
Phlm Why doesn’t the Bible condemn slavery? (Ephesians 6:5-9) 2020-04-22
Heb 3:5-6 The Moses connection 2018-05-23
Heb 10:37-39 When faith is a struggle (Hebrews 10:37–39) 2023-04-19
Heb 11:1-3 What faith expects (Hebrews 11:1–3) 2023-05-19
Heb 11:4 The faith of Abel (Hebrews 11:4) 2023-05-24
Heb 11:5-6 The faith of Enoch (Hebrews 11:5-6) 2023-05-30
Heb 11:7 The faith of Noah (Hebrews 11:7) 2023-06-21
Heb 11:10 Looking for a city (Hebrews 11:10) 2023-04-24
James 2:2-8 The royal law (podcast) (James 2:1-8) 2022-06-27
1 Peter 1:1-12 The plans I have for you (Jeremiah 29:11) 2024-01-15
1 Peter 4:12-13 Joining Jesus’ fight against evil 2020-06-03
1 John 2:15-17 Was Jesus’ kingdom vision realistic? 2019-07-09
1 John 3:16-18 Should Christians pay tax? 2021-01-18
1 John 4:7-12 So what is the kingdom? 2017-12-06
1 John 4:7-21 How do you love God? 2020-05-25
Rev Bibleview 2018-10-19
Rev How to approach the Book of Revelation 2020-05-30
Rev 6:1-7 What will the post-apocalyptic world be like? 2019-03-22
Rev 7:13 Why suffering? 2019-06-24
Rev 16:16 It doesn’t end with Armageddon 2019-03-25
Rev 20:1-6 God’s kingdom and the millennium 2017-12-18