| 1 Enoch |
Son of Man in Enoch |
2017-07-24 |
| 1 Enoch |
Who corrupted God’s world? |
2016-05-27 |
| Abuse |
The scandal of George Pell |
2019-02-26 |
| Abuse |
Sex and power (Ephesians 5:1–5) |
2020-02-26 |
| Abuse |
Brian Houston’s scandal |
2022-03-18 |
| Activism |
Why doesn’t the Bible condemn slavery? (Ephesians 6:5-9) |
2020-04-22 |
| Activism |
Joining Jesus’ fight against evil |
2020-06-03 |
| Activism |
Activism: confronting the powers |
2019-03-11 |
| Activism |
Jesus the activist |
2019-03-08 |
| Activism |
Activism: is it kingdom work? |
2019-03-06 |
| Activism |
God’s kingdom and social justice |
2018-01-01 |
| Activism |
Justice and the kingdom of God |
2022-09-05 |
| Allegiance |
Where’s your allegiance? |
2017-11-10 |
| Allegiance |
When the last man falls (Matthew 26:69-75) |
2021-11-10 |
| Anarchy |
Earthly government |
2016-06-03 |
| Anarchy |
Solving the world’s problems |
2020-05-18 |
| Anger |
Does God get angry? |
2018-08-20 |
| Anger |
Processing offence (Ephesians 4:26) |
2020-02-13 |
| Anger |
The scent of your words (Ephesians 4:29 – 5:2) |
2020-02-24 |
| Anger |
Is God angry with us? |
2020-06-08 |
| Apocalyptic |
What will the post-apocalyptic world be like? |
2019-03-22 |
| Apocalyptic |
The apocalyptic framework of Ephesians 3 |
2019-10-04 |
| Apologetics |
How do you know God exists? |
2017-11-20 |
| Apologetics |
Why didn’t God kill the devil instead of his Son? |
2020-03-13 |
| Apologetics |
How do you find God? (podcast) (John 14:8-17) |
2021-09-20 |
| Apologetics |
Happier than ever: what I heard from Billie Eilish |
2021-09-30 |
| Apologetics |
How do you determine religious truth? |
2022-06-15 |
| Apologetics |
Incredible! What Aussies are saying to the church |
2022-06-30 |
| Apologetics |
The incredible message |
2022-07-01 |
| Apologetics |
Losing faith |
2023-03-03 |
| Apostle |
Why did Jesus appoint 12 apostles? |
2017-09-25 |
| Apostle |
Why no women among Jesus’ apostles? |
2017-09-27 |
| Archaeology |
The oldest Bible fragment in existence |
2023-02-27 |
| Art |
Picture of the church? |
2016-10-27 |
| Art |
Devastated (Holy Saturday) |
2018-03-31 |
| Art |
Picturing new heavens/earth |
2018-06-30 |
| Atonement |
Why did Jesus die? (Matthew 26:1-5) |
2021-03-29 |
| Atonement |
The meaning of the cross (Matthew 27:32–44) |
2022-02-10 |
| Atonement |
The rich texture of atonement (Matthew 18:23–35) |
2022-04-06 |
| Atonement |
Why did Jesus have to die? (Matthew 26:47-56) |
2021-11-01 |
| Atonement |
With you in my Father’s kingdom (Matthew 26:29) |
2021-10-19 |
| Atonement |
My blood of the covenant (Matthew 26:28) |
2021-04-10 |
| Atonement |
Atonement analogies |
2024-04-05 |
| Atonement |
How Jesus explained the cross (Matthew 20:17-19) |
2020-10-23 |
| Atonement |
Jacob’s reconciliatory gift |
2016-10-31 |
| Atonement |
The folly of the cross |
2018-08-31 |
| Atonement |
Why didn’t God kill the devil instead of his Son? |
2020-03-13 |
| Atonement |
The Elijah connection (Matthew 17:2-13) |
2020-08-10 |
| Atonement |
Son of man: suffering king (Matthew 16:21–17:23) |
2020-08-17 |
| Australia |
What I learned from Djuki Mala |
2018-02-26 |
| Authority |
The Lord of hosts (Zechariah 8) |
2021-05-14 |
| Authority |
Shaking the powers (Matthew 24:29) |
2021-02-22 |
| Authority |
Does God authorize governments? |
2018-09-26 |
| Authority |
The authority of stories (Matthew 21) |
2020-12-18 |
| Authority |
Who’s in charge? (Matthew 21:23-27) |
2020-12-11 |
| Authority |
Son of man enthroned (Matthew 19:27-30) |
2020-10-09 |
| Authority |
Binding and loosing (Matthew 16:19) |
2020-07-13 |
| Authority |
Jesus’ authority as King (podcast) (Matthew 7:21-29) |
2020-06-20 |
| Authority |
Fear of Christ (Ephesians 5:21) |
2020-03-23 |
| Authority |
Coming with the clouds (Matthew 24:30) |
2021-02-24 |
| Authority |
A secret Messiah? |
2017-06-26 |
| Authority |
Seventh plague: God’s big purpose |
2018-09-19 |
| Authority |
Why are the people of earth mourning? (Matthew 24:30-31) |
2021-02-26 |
| Authority |
Hearing the king |
2017-06-14 |
| Authority |
When your life is threatened |
2017-08-04 |
| Authority |
What if people don’t want Jesus as king? |
2017-08-07 |
| Authority |
Jesus’ authority on earth |
2017-08-16 |
| Authority |
Do you recognize the king’s authority? |
2017-09-18 |
| Authority |
Why did Jesus appoint 12 apostles? |
2017-09-25 |
| Authority |
Why woe? |
2018-01-24 |
| Authority |
How does Jesus become king? |
2018-05-09 |
| Authorship |
Have we lost the plot (Genesis) |
2016-06-20 |
| Authorship |
Of David (Psalms) |
2022-12-21 |
| Background |
Exodus: the setting |
2018-07-23 |
| Banquet |
Jesus’ kingdom hope |
2017-06-30 |
| Baptism |
Where did baptism come from? |
2016-12-16 |
| Baptism |
What’s our message? |
2019-01-21 |
| Baptism |
What is baptism with the Holy Spirit? |
2016-12-28 |
| Baptism |
Responding to the good news |
2020-04-10 |
| Baptism |
Jesus’ priestly purification |
2016-12-21 |
| Baptism |
A voice in the wild |
2016-12-14 |
| Baptism |
Heaven’s proclamation of Jesus |
2016-12-23 |
| Beatitudes |
Blessed |
2017-01-25 |
| Beatitudes |
The other side of “blessed” |
2017-01-27 |
| Beatitudes |
How does the kingdom come? |
2017-01-30 |
| Beatitudes |
The best way to understand Jesus |
2017-02-01 |
| Beatitudes |
Humanity untwisted: the joy of the Beatitudes |
2017-02-03 |
| Beatitudes |
Jesus’ kingdom manifesto |
2017-02-10 |
| Beatitudes |
What’s the value of God’s reign? |
2018-04-27 |
| Beatitudes |
Beatitudes: blessings from the king (podcast) |
2020-06-13 |
| Beatitudes |
The beatific community of the king (podcast) |
2023-08-11 |
| Bible Reading |
Academic or devotional? How do you read? |
2022-05-12 |
| Bible Reading |
How Bibleview works |
2016-10-19 |
| Bible Reading |
Bibleview |
2018-10-19 |
| Blasphemy |
Why was Jesus accused of blasphemy? (Matthew 26:59–66) |
2021-11-05 |
| Book Review |
Kingdom conspiracy? (Scot McKnight) |
2016-06-22 |
| Book Review |
Ecclesiastes: a meaningless book? |
2016-08-06 |
| Book Review |
Spiritual formation as belonging |
2020-07-20 |
| Book Review |
Christ in Ephesians (Joshua Jipp) |
2021-04-14 |
| Burial |
Guarding the dead (Matthew 27:55–66) |
2022-02-21 |
| Business |
Lot’s distraction |
2016-07-04 |
| Business |
Abraham finally gets some land |
2016-09-14 |
| Celebration |
The party God |
2018-08-29 |
| Children |
Defective and immature people in God’s house? (Matthew 21:14-16) |
2020-11-23 |
| Children |
Original kingdom, or original sin? (Matthew 19:14) |
2020-09-30 |
| Children |
How Jesus saw children (Matthew 19:13-15) |
2020-09-28 |
| Children |
How to receive Christ (Matthew 18:1-5) |
2020-08-21 |
| Children |
How majestic! (Psalm 8) |
2020-12-02 |
| Christ |
Who is the king? |
2019-11-27 |
| Christ |
Messiahs and their prophets (Matthew 24:23-25) |
2021-02-17 |
| Christ |
God’s message for Israel (Hosea, Amos) |
2024-03-11 |
| Christ |
On the coronation of King Charles III |
2023-05-09 |
| Christ |
How the resurrection of God’s anointed changes everything (1 Corinthians 15:3-4) |
2023-04-10 |
| Christ |
David’s final Psalm: restored nation (145:1–8) |
2023-01-02 |
| Christ |
The gospel unites us all in Christ |
2022-09-02 |
| Christ |
Two powers (Matthew 21–28) |
2022-03-16 |
| Christ |
You are the Christ (podcast) (Mark 8:27-35) |
2021-08-09 |
| Christ |
The king is coming (Zechariah 9) |
2021-05-19 |
| Christ |
Rulers of the restored kingdom (Zechariah 4) |
2021-04-26 |
| Christ |
Christ in Ephesians (Joshua Jipp) |
2021-04-14 |
| Christ |
What does ‘Son of God’ mean (Matthew 16:16)? |
2019-07-31 |
| Christ |
Jesus, the Christ |
2016-10-05 |
| Christ |
Heaven’s proclamation of Jesus |
2016-12-23 |
| Christ |
A secret Messiah? |
2017-06-26 |
| Christ |
The kingdom of Christ and God (Ephesians 5:5-7) |
2020-02-28 |
| Christ |
The Moses connection |
2018-05-23 |
| Christ |
Jesus in the Psalms? (Psalm 8) |
2020-12-07 |
| Christ |
Are the Psalms messianic? |
2020-01-02 |
| Christ |
Fear of Christ (Ephesians 5:21) |
2020-03-23 |
| Christ |
Jesus as global leader (Matthew 16:13-17) |
2020-07-06 |
| Christ |
The gospel revelation (Matthew 16:16-18) |
2020-08-14 |
| Christ |
Put the Christ back in Christology |
2018-01-31 |
| Christmas |
The gift of Christmas |
2021-12-22 |
| Christmas |
Bethlehem today |
2018-12-20 |
| Christmas |
Five inspirational angles on Christmas (Matthew 2) |
2022-11-18 |
| Christmas |
Christmas conversations (podcast) |
2021-11-29 |
| Christmas |
Mary’s Christmas message |
2019-12-13 |
| Christmas |
Celebrating the arrival of the King |
2016-12-26 |
| Christmas |
Jesus fulfils what? |
2016-12-05 |
| Christmas |
How did the magi find Jesus? |
2016-12-02 |
| Christmas |
King of the Jews |
2016-11-30 |
| Christmas |
Christmas: birth of earth’s king |
2016-11-18 |
| Christmas |
How God loves the world (podcast) |
2022-12-16 |
| Christology |
Tenants in God’s vineyard (Matthew 21:33-44) |
2020-12-29 |
| Christology |
That taxing question (Matthew 22:17-22) |
2021-01-13 |
| Christology |
David’s Lord (Matthew 22:41-46) |
2021-01-28 |
| Christology |
How Jesus fulfils the prophets (Zechariah 8) |
2021-05-07 |
| Christology |
The good shepherd (podcast) (John 10) |
2021-10-10 |
| Christology |
Who’s in charge? (Matthew 21:23-27) |
2020-12-11 |
| Christology |
“Tell us if you are the anointed ruler” (Matthew 26:57–68) |
2021-11-03 |
| Christology |
Are you the king of the Jews? (Matthew 27:11–14) |
2022-01-19 |
| Christology |
David’s final Psalm: keywords for theology (145:17-21) |
2023-01-09 |
| Christology |
Joshua Jipp’s Messianic Theology |
2021-10-15 |
| Christology |
Zenos on Son of Man |
2018-09-12 |
| Christology |
Meet the author of life (John 1:1–14) |
2023-01-30 |
| Christology |
Jesus did refer to himself as a king (Matthew 17:22-27) |
2020-08-19 |
| Christology |
Who is the ‘Servant of the Lord’? |
2018-02-21 |
| Christology |
Introducing Jesus |
2019-02-08 |
| Christology |
God and his world (John 3:16) |
2019-02-11 |
| Christology |
God’s gift to the world (John 3:16) |
2019-02-13 |
| Christology |
The apostles’ gospel explained |
2020-04-08 |
| Christology |
Declaring Jesus king (Matthew 16:13-16) |
2020-07-03 |
| Christology |
See a glorious king? (Matthew 17:1-8) |
2020-08-05 |
| Christology |
Put the Christ back in Christology |
2018-01-31 |
| Circumcision |
The sign of the covenant |
2016-08-08 |
| Circumcision |
How do we fight injustice? |
2016-11-09 |
| Circumcision |
Why did God try to kill Moses? |
2018-08-24 |
| Cleansing |
The leper and the king |
2017-06-23 |
| Cleansing |
Hope for the world (John 1:29) |
2020-07-31 |
| Commentary |
Ephesians: a kingdom perspective (free commentary) |
2020-05-20 |
| Commentary |
Zechariah: a kingdom perspective (free commentary) |
2021-10-13 |
| Commentary |
Mark’s Gospel in the Story of God (Tim Gombis) |
2021-03-12 |
| Community |
Identity in community |
2021-04-16 |
| Community |
How faith has changed |
2023-03-09 |
| Community |
What is a Christian? (podcast) (Romans 12:9-21) |
2021-08-16 |
| Community |
The king is in community (Matthew 18:18-20) |
2020-09-14 |
| Community |
Reading together |
2020-06-10 |
| Community |
Society on the couch |
2020-01-08 |
| Community |
God and the human family (Ephesians 3:14-19) |
2019-10-14 |
| Community |
Genuine love |
2019-05-14 |
| Community |
A grassroots kingdom |
2017-10-11 |
| Community |
The mind of Christ (podcast) (Philippians 2) |
2022-02-14 |
| Condemning |
You say more than you realize |
2018-03-16 |
| Condemning |
What about the weeds in God’s world? |
2018-04-13 |
| Condemning |
Activism: confronting the powers |
2019-03-11 |
| Condemning |
Justice and the kingdom of God |
2022-09-05 |
| Conflict |
Two powers (Matthew 21–28) |
2022-03-16 |
| Conflict |
Rulers of the restored kingdom (Zechariah 4) |
2021-04-26 |
| Conflict |
Face or flee? What Jesus did with conflict |
2018-02-19 |
| Conflict |
A different Anzac Day |
2020-04-20 |
| Conflict |
A lesson in leadership and confrontation (Matthew 15:1-20) |
2022-04-22 |
| Conflict |
Woe there: how did Jesus treat his enemies? (Matthew 23) |
2021-02-01 |
| Confrontation |
Israel and the face of God |
2016-11-02 |
| Confrontation |
Clash of kingdoms |
2017-10-20 |
| Confrontation |
Jesus’ relational intelligence (Matthew 15:10-14) |
2020-06-22 |
| Conscience |
On gospel and guilt |
2017-08-28 |
| Context |
Why does context matter? |
2018-03-09 |
| Covenant |
Isaac: the next kingdom representative |
2016-10-10 |
| Covenant |
New covenant, new king (Jeremiah 31) |
2024-01-22 |
| Covenant |
Covenant or kingdom? |
2023-05-03 |
| Covenant |
The new covenant meal (podcast) (1 Corinthians 11:23–26) |
2021-11-22 |
| Covenant |
My blood of the covenant (Matthew 26:28) |
2021-04-10 |
| Covenant |
Do the Ten Commandments apply to Christians? |
2017-02-22 |
| Covenant |
Living at peace in a troubled world |
2016-09-02 |
| Covenant |
God’s commitment to rule |
2016-08-05 |
| Covenant |
Revealing the ruler: God Shaddai |
2016-08-03 |
| Covenant |
The Moses connection (Matthew 17:2-8) |
2020-08-07 |
| Creeds |
The Apostles’ Creed |
2019-10-21 |
| Cross |
Jesus’ paradoxical path to power (Matthew 16:27-28) |
2020-07-29 |
| Cross |
What are you living for? (Matthew 16:24-26) |
2020-07-27 |
| Cross |
Atonement analogies |
2024-04-05 |
| Cross |
Crusader, or living by faith? (Habakkuk 2:4) |
2023-01-20 |
| Cross |
The meaning of the cross (Matthew 27:32–44) |
2022-02-10 |
| Cross |
The power of life and death (Matthew 23:25-39) |
2021-02-08 |
| Cross |
Good Friday meditation |
2017-04-14 |
| Cross |
God suffers with us |
2019-04-16 |
| Cross |
The counter-intuitive wisdom of the cross |
2019-04-15 |
| Cross |
The folly of the cross |
2018-08-31 |
| Cross |
A disarmed kingdom |
2017-10-27 |
| Cross |
How Jesus explained the cross (Matthew 20:17-19) |
2020-10-23 |
| Cultural Blindness |
Why couldn’t they see it? |
2016-07-25 |
| Cultural Blindness |
What does the way you read reveal about you? |
2017-07-04 |
| Cultural Blindness |
Pharaoh’s hard heart |
2018-10-01 |
| Cultural Blindness |
Faith versus mistrust |
2018-09-21 |
| Cultural Blindness |
The king’s gospel |
2021-04-05 |
| Day Of The Lord |
Divine sovereignty and human suffering (Zechariah 14:1-5) |
2021-07-21 |
| Death |
In honour of my Mother |
2017-04-03 |
| Death |
The faith of Enoch (Hebrews 11:5-6) |
2023-05-30 |
| Death |
Guarding the dead (Matthew 27:55–66) |
2022-02-21 |
| Death |
What power do the rulers of this world have over God’s people? |
2018-05-16 |
| Death |
When Egypt lost its heirs |
2018-10-12 |
| Death penalty |
Capital punishment? |
2016-06-06 |
| Deception |
But his enemies are still here (Matthew 28:11-15) |
2022-03-04 |
| Deception |
What if we’re unfaithful? |
2016-07-01 |
| Deception |
God stands with his flawed people |
2016-08-29 |
| Deception |
Abraham’s family disintegrates |
2016-10-12 |
| Deception |
Were Simeon and Levi justified? |
2016-11-11 |
| Deception |
The truth about lying (Ephesians 4:25) |
2020-02-11 |
| Deception |
The shepherd’s heart (Matthew 18:12-14) |
2020-09-04 |
| Demons |
Worse off with Jesus? |
2018-03-26 |
| Demons |
Mountains and mustard seeds (Matthew 17:14-21) |
2022-04-18 |
| Demons |
What if people don’t want Jesus as king? |
2017-08-07 |
| Demons |
Out of darkness |
2018-02-28 |
| Depression |
Giving up your king (Matthew 26:14-16) |
2021-04-02 |
| Disappointment |
What is Christ worth? (Matthew 27:1-10) |
2022-01-06 |
| Disappointment |
Jesus’ dying question: Why have you abandoned me? (Matthew 27:45–51) |
2022-02-16 |
| Disappointment |
Dark night without answers (Matthew 26:36-46)+ |
2021-10-29 |
| Disappointment |
Giving up your king (Matthew 26:14-16) |
2021-04-02 |
| Disappointment |
When faith fades (Exodus 6:8-9) |
2018-09-07 |
| Disappointment |
Devastated (Holy Saturday) |
2018-03-31 |
| Disappointment |
Disillusioned with Jesus? |
2018-01-15 |
| Disappointment |
Where is God’s reign when the kingdom falls? (Jeremiah 41–52) |
2024-01-29 |
| Discipleship |
The less obvious way |
2017-06-05 |
| Discipleship |
How do you love God? |
2020-05-25 |
| Discipleship |
Discipleship in Philippians |
2022-07-29 |
| Discipleship |
Building for a new Jerusalem (podcast) (Nehemiah 5) |
2022-06-13 |
| Discipleship |
Emmaus Road (podcast) |
2022-03-28 |
| Discipleship |
The way of transformation (podcast) (2 Timothy 3) |
2022-01-24 |
| Discipleship |
Spiritual formation as belonging |
2020-07-20 |
| Discipleship |
Spiritual formation (Ephesians 4:1–6) |
2020-02-04 |
| Discipleship |
How a new mind transforms the world |
2019-04-24 |
| Discipleship |
Worse off with Jesus? |
2018-03-26 |
| Discipleship |
The decision moment with Jesus |
2017-07-12 |
| Discipleship |
Participating in the counter-cultural kingdom |
2023-02-06 |
| Discipleship |
The people of the kingdom |
2017-01-16 |
| Discipleship |
Mentoring is ministry |
2017-09-29 |
| Doubt |
When the last man falls (Matthew 26:69-75) |
2021-11-10 |
| Doubt |
Tyrants or tempests? From what does Jesus save? (Matthew 14:22-33) |
2020-06-12 |
| Doubt |
Finding it hard to believe? (John 3:16) |
2019-02-15 |
| Easter |
Approaching Easter |
2023-04-02 |
| Easter |
Journey to joy (Good Friday) |
2018-03-30 |
| Easter |
Devastated (Holy Saturday) |
2018-03-31 |
| Easter |
What difference does the resurrection make? (Easter Sunday) |
2018-04-01 |
| Easter |
The counter-intuitive wisdom of the cross |
2019-04-15 |
| Easter |
Readings for the week before Easter |
2022-04-08 |
| Ecclesiology |
The Lord’s Supper challenges culture (1 Corinthians 11:17–34) |
2021-12-04 |
| Ecclesiology |
Are churches growing or are Christians just shifting? |
2023-10-11 |
| Ecclesiology |
Who are “my brothers?” (Matthew 25:40) |
2021-03-26 |
| Ecclesiology |
Why “church”? |
2019-09-06 |
| Ecclesiology |
We discovered we weren’t alone when we got stuck |
2020-10-19 |
| Ecclesiology |
How church works (podcast) |
2022-06-05 |
| Ecclesiology |
What “church” did Jesus expect? (Matthew 16:18) |
2020-07-10 |
| Ecclesiology |
Serving in God’s house (Matthew 24:45-51) |
2021-03-10 |
| Ecclesiology |
Online church: virtual faith? |
2022-02-04 |
| Ecclesiology |
What is church? (podcast) |
2022-04-25 |
| Ecclesiology |
Making God known (podcast) |
2022-05-02 |
| Ecclesiology |
Incredible! What Aussies are saying to the church |
2022-06-30 |
| Ecclesiology |
The incredible worship |
2022-07-04 |
| Ecclesiology |
A vision for the church |
2022-10-31 |
| Ecclesiology |
Peter as pope? (Matthew 16:18-19) |
2020-07-08 |
| Ecclesiology |
A church “in God”? What’s that? (1 Thessalonians 1:1) |
2022-04-29 |
| Ecclesiology |
So what do we do if we don’t preach guilt? |
2019-01-30 |
| Ecclesiology |
Empowering the king’s servants (Ephesians 4:10-13) |
2019-11-11 |
| Ecclesiology |
Your God is too small |
2016-09-30 |
| Ecclesiology |
Picture of the church? |
2016-10-27 |
| Ecclesiology |
How to glorify God? |
2020-05-27 |
| Ecclesiology |
What makes a church effective? |
2018-07-04 |
| Ecclesiology |
The scandal of George Pell |
2019-02-26 |
| Ecclesiology |
How should we do church? |
2019-08-29 |
| Ecclesiology |
Kingdom or Church? (Ephesians 1:18-23) |
2019-09-04 |
| Ecclesiology |
Revealing the reign (Ephesians 3:10) |
2019-10-07 |
| Ecclesiology |
The kingdom goal (Ephesians 4:14-16) |
2019-11-23 |
| Ecclesiology |
The church’s role: public servants |
2020-01-13 |
| Ecclesiology |
Becoming human: life in Christ (Ephesians 4:1-16) |
2020-02-01 |
| Ecclesiology |
God’s couriers |
2020-03-11 |
| Ecclesiology |
Discovering church while there’s no church |
2020-04-01 |
| Ecclesiology |
God’s kingdom and the church |
2018-01-05 |
| Election |
Friend of the king |
2016-08-12 |
| Election |
Called or chosen? (Matthew 22:8-14) |
2021-01-07 |
| Emotion |
Pastoral care case: Genesis 16 |
2022-07-18 |
| Empire |
One ruler can bring humanity home |
2016-12-12 |
| Empire |
Why war? |
2016-06-13 |
| Empire |
God as asylum seeker |
2016-12-07 |
| Environment |
It doesn’t end with Armageddon |
2019-03-25 |
| Environment |
Earth as God’s kingdom |
2019-01-09 |
| Environment |
Tenants on God’s farm |
2019-03-20 |
| Epistemology |
YHWH launches a nation of his own |
2016-06-27 |
| Epistemology |
In honour of my Mother |
2017-04-03 |
| Epistemology |
True believers, in the land of Oz |
2017-07-10 |
| Epistemology |
How do you know God exists? |
2017-11-20 |
| Epistemology |
Relationship with God |
2020-01-17 |
| Epistemology |
Losing faith |
2023-03-03 |
| Eschatology |
Olivet Discourse: temple and kingship (Matthew 24) |
2022-03-21 |
| Eschatology |
Shaking the powers (Matthew 24:29) |
2021-02-22 |
| Eschatology |
What did Ezekiel mean by “The end is nigh”? |
2024-02-05 |
| Eschatology |
Why are the people of earth mourning? (Matthew 24:30-31) |
2021-02-26 |
| Eschatology |
Fig trees and seasonal change (Matthew 24:32-35) |
2021-03-01 |
| Eschatology |
Why we can’t know when (Matthew 24:36) |
2021-03-03 |
| Eschatology |
One taken; one left (Matthew 24:37-41) |
2021-03-05 |
| Eschatology |
Coming like a thief (Matthew 24:42-47) |
2021-03-08 |
| Eschatology |
Serving in God’s house (Matthew 24:45-51) |
2021-03-10 |
| Eschatology |
Zechariah’s vision of God’s reign (Zechariah 14:4-21) |
2021-10-07 |
| Eschatology |
Signs of the times (Matthew 16:1–4) |
2022-04-20 |
| Eschatology |
How do the Prophets apply to Christ? |
2023-12-18 |
| Eschatology |
The coming of the son of man (Matthew 24:26-27) |
2021-02-19 |
| Eschatology |
Missing the wedding (Matthew 25:1-13) |
2021-03-15 |
| Eschatology |
Where’s it all headed? |
2016-07-30 |
| Eschatology |
Coming with the clouds (Matthew 24:30) |
2021-02-24 |
| Eschatology |
The tribulation and Jesus’ kingship (Matthew 24:9-30) |
2021-02-15 |
| Eschatology |
The king’s visit |
2016-08-10 |
| Eschatology |
One ruler can bring humanity home |
2016-12-12 |
| Eschatology |
The Day of the Lord (video) |
2017-05-03 |
| Eschatology |
Jesus’ kingdom hope |
2017-06-30 |
| Eschatology |
It doesn’t end with Armageddon |
2019-03-25 |
| Eschatology |
Was Jesus’ kingdom vision realistic? |
2019-07-09 |
| Eschatology |
Who, not when |
2019-07-29 |
| Eschatology |
The fall of the Jerusalem temple (Matthew 24:15-28) |
2021-02-12 |
| Eschatology |
More than we imagine (Ephesians 3:20) |
2019-10-16 |
| Eschatology |
The end: where are we headed? (Matthew 24:1-14) |
2021-02-10 |
| Eschatology |
What will the post-apocalyptic world be like? |
2019-03-22 |
| Eternal Life |
Perishing vs eternal life (John 3:16) |
2019-02-18 |
| Ethics |
Capital punishment? |
2016-06-06 |
| Ethics |
Enemy love |
2017-03-15 |
| Ethics |
Retribution versus justice |
2017-03-13 |
| Ethics |
As true as our king |
2017-03-10 |
| Ethics |
God stands with his flawed people |
2016-08-29 |
| Ethics |
The Golden rule |
2017-06-02 |
| Ethics |
Jacob’s life in God’s house |
2016-11-14 |
| Eucharist |
The Lord’s Supper challenges culture (1 Corinthians 11:17–34) |
2021-12-04 |
| Eucharist |
The covenant meal (1 Corinthians 11:23–26) |
2021-11-15 |
| Eucharist |
The new covenant meal (podcast) (1 Corinthians 11:23–26) |
2021-11-22 |
| Eucharist |
My blood of the covenant (Matthew 26:28) |
2021-04-10 |
| Eucharist |
Why do Christians have Communion? (video) |
2017-07-14 |
| Eucharist |
With you in my Father’s kingdom (Matthew 26:29) |
2021-10-19 |
| Eucharist |
The Lord’s supper as imperial banquet? |
2019-04-04 |
| Evangelism |
God’s call and the human response (Isaiah 6:1-13) |
2022-05-09 |
| Evangelism |
God’s couriers |
2020-03-11 |
| Evangelism |
Evangelism as Jesus practiced it (Mark 4:26-29) |
2020-12-16 |
| Evangelism |
Great authority for a great commission (Matthew 28:18-20) |
2021-09-06 |
| Evangelism |
Holy Spirit as Advocate (John 16) |
2021-09-27 |
| Evangelism |
Gospel encouragement (podcast) (2 Timothy 1) |
2022-01-10 |
| Evangelism |
Are you the king of the Jews? (Matthew 27:11–14) |
2022-01-19 |
| Evangelism |
Our king’s great commission (Matthew 28:16–20) |
2022-03-11 |
| Evangelism |
Farming frustration and harvesting hope (Matthew 13:18-23) |
2022-05-04 |
| Evangelism |
Planting seeds is better than cracking hard hearts (Matthew 13:11-17) |
2022-05-16 |
| Evangelism |
The incredible message |
2022-07-01 |
| Evangelism |
The heavenly messenger’s gospel (Luke 2:9–12) |
2022-12-19 |
| Evangelism |
What Jesus learned from a Canaanite (Matthew 15:21-39) |
2023-08-08 |
| Evangelism |
Faith versus mistrust |
2018-09-21 |
| Evangelism |
The gospel call (Ephesians 5:14) |
2020-03-09 |
| Evangelism |
Making God known (podcast) |
2022-05-02 |
| Evangelism |
The kingdom and personal evangelism |
2017-12-11 |
| Evangelism |
Who is the sleeper? (Ephesians 5:14) |
2020-03-04 |
| Evangelism |
The decision moment with Jesus |
2017-07-12 |
| Evangelism |
What I learned from Djuki Mala |
2018-02-26 |
| Evangelism |
The good news, without the blame |
2019-01-16 |
| Evangelism |
Guilt, or good news? |
2019-01-14 |
| Evangelism |
True believers, in the land of Oz |
2017-07-10 |
| Evangelism |
We need good news |
2019-01-25 |
| Evangelism |
Kingdom work: the last 150 years |
2019-02-25 |
| Evangelism |
What commitment do we ask people to make? |
2019-01-18 |
| Evangelism |
How credible is faith now? |
2019-12-16 |
| Evangelism |
The evangelical message (John 3:16) |
2019-02-20 |
| Evangelism |
What’s the good news in the New Testament? |
2019-02-06 |
| Evangelism |
Forgiveness of sins |
2019-01-28 |
| Evangelism |
Responding to the gospel of the kingdom |
2019-01-23 |
| Evangelism |
What’s our message? |
2019-01-21 |
| Exile |
Why exile? (Zechariah 5) |
2021-04-28 |
| Faith |
Losing faith |
2023-03-03 |
| Faith |
What Jesus learned from a Canaanite (Matthew 15:21-39) |
2023-08-08 |
| Faith |
Looking for a city (Hebrews 11:10) |
2023-04-24 |
| Faith |
Searching for faith |
2023-03-15 |
| Faith |
Finding faith |
2023-03-17 |
| Faith |
When faith is a struggle (Hebrews 10:37–39) |
2023-04-19 |
| Faith |
How faith has changed |
2023-03-09 |
| Faith |
What faith expects (Hebrews 11:1–3) |
2023-05-19 |
| Faith |
The faith of Abel (Hebrews 11:4) |
2023-05-24 |
| Faith |
The faith of Enoch (Hebrews 11:5-6) |
2023-05-30 |
| Faith |
The sci-fi dream |
2023-06-29 |
| Faith |
Why the gospel calls for faith (Romans 1:17) |
2023-01-25 |
| Faith |
Did Jesus call someone a dog? |
2023-07-31 |
| Faith |
The faith of Noah (Hebrews 11:7) |
2023-06-21 |
| Faith |
Where is God’s reign when the kingdom falls? (Jeremiah 41–52) |
2024-01-29 |
| Faith |
Crusader, or living by faith? (Habakkuk 2:4) |
2023-01-20 |
| Faith |
Covenant with Abram |
2016-07-20 |
| Faith |
Faith that amazed Jesus |
2017-06-28 |
| Faith |
What does it mean to believe? |
2018-08-27 |
| Faith |
Faith versus mistrust |
2018-09-21 |
| Faith |
When the threat of force sinks under its own weight |
2018-10-26 |
| Faith |
Finding it hard to believe? (John 3:16) |
2019-02-15 |
| Faith |
Responding to the good news |
2020-04-10 |
| Faith |
Tyrants or tempests? From what does Jesus save? (Matthew 14:22-33) |
2020-06-12 |
| Faith |
What is faith? (podcast) (Matthew 8:5-13) |
2020-06-27 |
| Faith |
Mountains and mustard seeds (Matthew 17:14-21) |
2022-04-18 |
| Faith |
Faith as righteousness |
2016-07-18 |
| Faith |
Should the faithful fight evil? (Habakkuk 2:4) |
2023-01-12 |
| Faith |
How Jesus lived by faith (Habakkuk 2:4) |
2023-01-18 |
| Faith |
How credible is faith now? |
2019-12-16 |
| Fasting |
Managing criticism |
2017-09-06 |
| Fasting |
Fasting and justice (Zechariah 7) |
2021-05-03 |
| Fasting |
Fasting |
2017-04-19 |
| Father |
Is God male? |
2017-03-24 |
| Father |
The kingdom is God with his creatures |
2017-11-08 |
| Father |
Why call God ‘Father’? |
2017-12-01 |
| Father |
Belonging to the royal family |
2018-03-29 |
| Father |
God and the human family (Ephesians 3:14-19) |
2019-10-14 |
| Father |
Trusting God’s love when life hurts |
2020-07-16 |
| Father |
What makes Christian prayer distinctive? |
2023-02-24 |
| Father |
God as Father |
2017-03-22 |
| Fear |
Fear of Christ (Ephesians 5:21) |
2020-03-23 |
| Fear |
Freed, or in fear? (Matthew 15:1-9) |
2020-06-17 |
| Fear |
The kingdom is God with his creatures |
2017-11-08 |
| Fear |
The sci-fi dream |
2023-06-29 |
| Fear |
What do you fear? |
2018-07-27 |
| Feast |
The Lord’s supper as imperial banquet? |
2019-04-04 |
| Forgiveness |
What is forgiveness? |
2017-08-14 |
| Forgiveness |
Does the universe repay us as we deserve? (Genesis 42:21–28) |
2022-11-07 |
| Forgiveness |
And if I don’t forgive? (Matthew 18:35) |
2022-04-04 |
| Forgiveness |
When forgiveness outweighs repayment (Matthew 18:21–35) |
2022-04-01 |
| Forgiveness |
Forgiveness: reciprocated or rescinded (Matthew 18:23-35) |
2020-09-18 |
| Forgiveness |
How far does forgiveness go? (Matthew 18:21-22) |
2020-09-16 |
| Forgiveness |
Forgiveness of sins |
2019-01-28 |
| Forgiveness |
Jesus’ authority on earth |
2017-08-16 |
| Forgiveness |
Unconditional forgiveness? |
2017-04-17 |
| Forgiveness |
What’s the unforgivable sin? |
2018-03-02 |
| Formed In God’s Story |
Formed in God’s story Genesis – Esther) |
2023-03-29 |
| Formed In God’s Story |
Formed in God’s Story: Old Testament Prophets |
2024-02-07 |
| Formed In God’s Story |
Formed in God’s Story: Matthew 15–28 |
2023-09-27 |
| Formed In God’s Story |
Formed in God’s Story: Matthew 1–14 |
2023-07-20 |
| Formed In God’s Story |
Formed in God’s story: Judges – 2 Samuel |
2023-05-12 |
| Formed In God’s Story |
Formed in God’s story: Leviticus – Joshua |
2023-05-05 |
| Formed In God’s Story |
Formed in God’s story: Exodus |
2023-04-27 |
| Formed In God’s Story |
Formed in God’s story: Genesis |
2023-04-21 |
| Formed In God’s Story |
Formed in God’s Story: Acts |
2024-04-22 |
| Fruit |
Light and dark (Ephesians 5:8-14) |
2020-03-02 |
| Fruit |
The produce defines the tree |
2017-06-07 |
| Gender |
Finding God in an unjust world (Genesis 39) |
2022-09-13 |
| Gender |
Was Judah fit to rule? (Genesis 38) |
2022-08-17 |
| Gender |
Risen and reigning (Matthew 28:1-10) |
2022-02-23 |
| Gender |
The world is God’s kingdom (podcast) (Genesis 1–11) |
2020-05-02 |
| Gender |
Strong women of Exodus |
2018-07-30 |
| Gender |
Rebekah’s romance |
2016-09-21 |
| Gender |
Is God male? |
2017-03-24 |
| Gender |
Belonging to the royal family |
2018-03-29 |
| Gender |
The sign of the covenant |
2016-08-08 |
| Gender |
What changed with the rebellion? |
2016-05-18 |
| Gender |
Who are we? |
2016-05-09 |
| Gender |
Why no women among Jesus’ apostles? |
2017-09-27 |
| Genealogy |
Can the nations take over God’s reign? |
2016-06-15 |
| Genealogy |
Esau’s ordinary kingdom |
2016-11-16 |
| Genealogy |
Who will represent the sovereign? |
2016-05-25 |
| Genealogy |
How far does the kingdom of God extend? |
2016-05-23 |
| Genealogy |
Why ancestry.com? |
2016-11-23 |
| Generosity |
A generous kingdom |
2017-03-31 |
| Generosity |
If you didn’t have to shop |
2018-10-31 |
| Generosity |
Thieves vs philanthropists (Ephesians 4:28) |
2020-02-20 |
| Generosity |
The unexpected gift (Matthew 26:4-13) |
2021-03-31 |
| Generosity |
Generosity: the Father’s heart (podcast) |
2022-02-06 |
| Gentiles |
Good news of peace (Ephesians 2:11-22) |
2019-09-20 |
| Gentiles |
Israel’s king as cosmic king? (Matthew 15:21-39) |
2020-06-29 |
| Gentiles |
David’s final Psalm: restored world (145:9–16) |
2023-01-05 |
| Gentiles |
Good mysteries have a reveal (Ephesians 3:2-6) |
2019-09-27 |
| Gentiles |
The apocalyptic framework of Ephesians 3 |
2019-10-04 |
| Good News |
Jesus as global leader (Matthew 16:13-17) |
2020-07-06 |
| Good News |
The Lord of hosts (Zechariah 8) |
2021-05-14 |
| Good News |
The king’s gospel |
2021-04-05 |
| Good News |
I’m retiring |
2020-11-30 |
| Good News |
Who’s this? (Matthew 21:10-11) |
2020-11-16 |
| Good News |
The gospel revelation (Matthew 16:16-18) |
2020-08-14 |
| Good News |
Christ and the rulers of this world |
2020-05-06 |
| Good News |
The king is coming (Zechariah 9) |
2021-05-19 |
| Good News |
The heavenly messenger’s gospel (Luke 2:9–12) |
2022-12-19 |
| Good News |
Declaring Jesus king (Matthew 16:13-16) |
2020-07-03 |
| Good News |
How the kingdom rises (Matthew 16:5-12) |
2020-07-01 |
| Good News |
Can you help me find language for the gospel? |
2020-05-29 |
| Good News |
Peace and grace: the greeting that can deliver (Ephesians 6:23-24) |
2020-05-15 |
| Good News |
The gospel of God (Matthew 17:5) |
2020-08-12 |
| Good News |
The gospel unites us all in Christ |
2022-09-02 |
| Good News |
God’s message for Israel (Hosea, Amos) |
2024-03-11 |
| Good News |
How do the Prophets apply to Christ? |
2023-12-18 |
| Good News |
Gospel or kingdom? What’s our message? |
2023-09-11 |
| Good News |
On the coronation of King Charles III |
2023-05-09 |
| Good News |
Why the gospel calls for faith (Romans 1:17) |
2023-01-25 |
| Good News |
What is the kingdom of God? |
2019-07-26 |
| Good News |
Recent gospels |
2022-09-19 |
| Good News |
The apostles’ gospel explained |
2020-04-08 |
| Good News |
Christmas conversations (podcast) |
2021-11-29 |
| Good News |
The gospel in Romans |
2022-08-30 |
| Good News |
The drama of God’s gospel |
2022-08-26 |
| Good News |
The gospel: a summary |
2022-08-24 |
| Good News |
God’s gospel |
2022-08-03 |
| Good News |
Risen and reigning (Matthew 28:1-10) |
2022-02-23 |
| Good News |
The gift of Christmas |
2021-12-22 |
| Good News |
Original good (Genesis 1–4) |
2022-12-01 |
| Good News |
The naughty child story |
2018-04-04 |
| Good News |
Your God is too small |
2016-09-30 |
| Good News |
What is the gospel? (Tim Healy) |
2016-11-15 |
| Good News |
Short Video: The Gospel of the Kingdom |
2017-01-02 |
| Good News |
Light in dark places |
2017-01-13 |
| Good News |
Jesus’ kingdom agenda |
2017-01-18 |
| Good News |
The Gospel in 3D — John Frye |
2017-01-14 |
| Good News |
Are Christians the moral police? |
2017-02-15 |
| Good News |
Why wasn’t Jesus demanding obedience? |
2017-02-20 |
| Good News |
What is forgiveness? |
2017-08-14 |
| Good News |
On gospel and guilt |
2017-08-28 |
| Good News |
The apocalyptic framework of Ephesians 3 |
2019-10-04 |
| Good News |
The kingdom and personal evangelism |
2017-12-11 |
| Good News |
God’s couriers |
2020-03-11 |
| Good News |
Trained for kingdom business |
2018-05-04 |
| Good News |
God and the human family (Ephesians 3:14-19) |
2019-10-14 |
| Good News |
Why didn’t God kill the devil instead of his Son? |
2020-03-13 |
| Good News |
Jesus as Saviour |
2020-01-20 |
| Good News |
Society on the couch |
2020-01-08 |
| Good News |
Tim Healy, “What is the gospel?” (reprise) |
2017-10-25 |
| Good News |
Being good news (Ephesians 4:1-6) |
2019-10-28 |
| Good News |
Does the church have a future? |
2018-08-13 |
| Good News |
The gospel of peace (Ephesians 6:15) |
2019-09-25 |
| Good News |
The evangelical message (John 3:16) |
2019-02-20 |
| Good News |
What’s the good news in the New Testament? |
2019-02-06 |
| Good News |
How Jesus overcomes the world’s power problem |
2019-02-04 |
| Good News |
We need good news |
2019-01-25 |
| Good News |
The good news, without the blame |
2019-01-16 |
| Good News |
Guilt, or good news? |
2019-01-14 |
| Good News |
Faith versus mistrust |
2018-09-21 |
| Good News |
What is the gospel of the kingdom? |
2019-11-29 |
| Grace |
Peace and grace: the greeting that can deliver (Ephesians 6:23-24) |
2020-05-15 |
| Grace |
Does the universe repay us as we deserve? (Genesis 42:21–28) |
2022-11-07 |
| Grace |
Living in grace and disgrace (Genesis 40) |
2022-10-10 |
| Grace |
Forgiveness: reciprocated or rescinded (Matthew 18:23-35) |
2020-09-18 |
| Grace |
God’s message for Assyria (Nahum, Jonah) |
2024-03-15 |
| Grace |
The apocalyptic framework of Ephesians 3 |
2019-10-04 |
| Grace |
When the king is dishonoured |
2018-01-17 |
| Grace |
How not to do theology |
2017-01-03 |
| Grace |
Rescued, but restless |
2016-08-19 |
| Grace |
Is God angry with us? |
2020-06-08 |
| Grace |
On grace: John Barclay, “Paul and the Gift” (book review) |
2020-05-08 |
| Grief |
Journey to joy (Good Friday) |
2018-03-30 |
| Growth |
The little seed that filled the world |
2018-04-16 |
| Guilt |
The good news, without the blame |
2019-01-16 |
| Guilt |
Does the universe repay us as we deserve? (Genesis 42:21–28) |
2022-11-07 |
| Guilt |
How the kingdom rises (Matthew 16:5-12) |
2020-07-01 |
| Guilt |
On gospel and guilt |
2017-08-28 |
| Guilt |
The incredible message |
2022-07-01 |
| Halloween |
What about Halloween? |
2017-10-30 |
| Halloween |
What about Halloween? (repost) |
2019-10-30 |
| Harvest |
Jesus our shepherd |
2017-09-20 |
| Harvest |
Who was the sower? |
2018-04-09 |
| Healing |
Can the kingdom gospel bring us together? [Repost] |
2019-03-01 |
| Healing |
What does the way you read reveal about you? |
2017-07-04 |
| Healing |
Defective and immature people in God’s house? (Matthew 21:14-16) |
2020-11-23 |
| Healing |
His healing presence (Matthew 14:33-36) |
2020-06-15 |
| Healing |
Jesus the healer |
2017-07-07 |
| Healing |
The king who heals creation |
2018-11-05 |
| Healing |
How the Shepherd gathers his sheep |
2017-10-06 |
| Healing |
Jesus’ kingdom agenda |
2017-01-18 |
| Hell |
What does the Bible say about Hell? |
2020-09-02 |
| Hell |
If you’re angry, are you a killer? |
2017-02-24 |
| Hell |
Ripping out an eye? |
2017-03-03 |
| Hell |
Where’s God’s justice in an unjust world? |
2017-11-01 |
| Hell |
Are we worse off if we live unselfishly? (Matthew 18:7-10) |
2020-08-29 |
| Hermeneutics |
David’s Lord (Matthew 22:41-46) |
2021-01-28 |
| Hermeneutics |
How Jesus fulfils the prophets (Zechariah 8) |
2021-05-07 |
| Hermeneutics |
“Eagles Annihilate Dockers In Derby” |
2021-08-20 |
| Hermeneutics |
Reading Psalms in context |
2022-12-09 |
| Hermeneutics |
Of David (Psalms) |
2022-12-21 |
| Hermeneutics |
How do the Prophets apply to us? |
2023-12-14 |
| Hermeneutics |
A cleansed, non-prophet kingdom? (Zechariah 13:1-6) |
2021-07-09 |
| Hermeneutics |
The God who raises the dead (Matthew 22:31-32) |
2021-01-22 |
| Hermeneutics |
When faith is a struggle (Hebrews 10:37–39) |
2023-04-19 |
| Hermeneutics |
Reading together |
2020-06-10 |
| Hermeneutics |
Reading well |
2020-06-05 |
| Hermeneutics |
Are the Psalms messianic? |
2020-01-02 |
| Hermeneutics |
Interpretating well |
2022-08-06 |
| Hermeneutics |
How to read Psalms |
2019-12-31 |
| Hermeneutics |
Grace is a generous king (Ephesians 4:7–10) |
2019-11-01 |
| Hermeneutics |
What does the way you read reveal about you? |
2017-07-04 |
| Hermeneutics |
Asking good questions |
2017-06-16 |
| Hermeneutics |
The best way to understand Jesus |
2017-02-01 |
| Hermeneutics |
Why did Abraham plan to kill his son? |
2016-09-05 |
| Hermeneutics |
Handling Scripture as Jesus did (Matthew 19:4-9) |
2020-09-24 |
| Holiness |
What the heart speaks (Matthew 15:10-20) |
2020-06-24 |
| Holiness |
Who owns your body? |
2022-09-23 |
| Holy Spirit |
How do you find God? (podcast) (John 14:8-17) |
2021-09-20 |
| Holy Spirit |
Holy Spirit as Advocate (John 16) |
2021-09-27 |
| Holy Spirit |
What is baptism with the Holy Spirit? |
2016-12-28 |
| Homelessness |
The homeless king |
2017-07-31 |
| Honour |
Power without shame (Romans 1:16) |
2023-01-27 |
| Honour |
Whose honour? |
2017-03-27 |
| Honour |
Stressed about your social standing? |
2017-04-26 |
| Honour |
When the king is dishonoured |
2018-01-17 |
| Honour |
In honour and shame (Ephesians 3:13) |
2019-10-11 |
| Honour |
Why did Jesus shame Jerusalem’s leaders? (Matthew 23:13-39) |
2021-02-05 |
| Honour |
The unexpected gift (Matthew 26:4-13) |
2021-03-31 |
| Hope |
Living hope |
2019-05-29 |
| Hope |
God’s gospel |
2022-08-03 |
| Hope |
What faith expects (Hebrews 11:1–3) |
2023-05-19 |
| Hope |
The gift of Christmas |
2021-12-22 |
| Hope |
Happier than ever: what I heard from Billie Eilish |
2021-09-30 |
| Hope |
Hope for the world (John 1:29) |
2020-07-31 |
| Hope |
One ruler can bring humanity home |
2016-12-12 |
| Hope |
King of the Jews |
2016-11-30 |
| Hope |
Jacob in exile: hope in difficult times |
2016-10-24 |
| Hope |
The binding of Isaac |
2016-09-07 |
| Hope |
Who will represent the sovereign? |
2016-05-25 |
| Hope |
Blessed |
2017-01-25 |
| Hope |
How will the nations respond? |
2016-07-11 |
| Humanity |
What’s your view of humans? |
2017-08-02 |
| Humanity |
The enigma of God’s throne (Ezekiel 1) |
2024-02-01 |
| Humanity |
Meet the author of life (John 1:1–14) |
2023-01-30 |
| Humanity |
Who owns your body? |
2022-09-23 |
| Humanity |
The church’s role in the world |
2022-06-20 |
| Humanity |
Generosity: the Father’s heart (podcast) |
2022-02-06 |
| Humanity |
Humans as the king’s agents |
2019-01-11 |
| Humanity |
Who is the ‘Servant of the Lord’? |
2018-02-21 |
| Humanity |
Who are we? |
2016-05-09 |
| Humanity |
Humility |
2018-10-03 |
| Humour |
How not to do theology |
2017-01-03 |
| Humour |
Wesleyan barber |
2017-01-10 |
| Humour |
Where’s it all headed? |
2016-07-30 |
| Humour |
Calvinist Sign? |
2016-06-05 |
| Humour |
Picture of the church? |
2016-10-27 |
| Humour |
Hiding leaven in buckets of flour (Matthew 13:33) |
2022-05-20 |
| Hypocrisy |
Authentic or acting? |
2017-03-29 |
| Hypocrisy |
Leadership is supporting people, not social climbing (Matthew 23:1-12) |
2021-02-03 |
| Hypocrisy |
Why did Jesus shame Jerusalem’s leaders? (Matthew 23:13-39) |
2021-02-05 |
| Identity |
Humans as the king’s agents |
2019-01-11 |
| Identity |
The church’s role in the world |
2022-06-20 |
| Identity |
Identity in community |
2021-04-16 |
| Identity |
Personal identity and social influence (Matthew 22:15-18) |
2021-01-11 |
| Identity |
Finding your identity |
2019-04-26 |
| Identity |
Why did God try to kill Moses? |
2018-08-24 |
| Identity |
Helping God’s people find their identity |
2018-08-10 |
| Identity |
Your kingdom identifies you |
2018-08-03 |
| Identity |
This six-year-old gets identity |
2019-05-05 |
| Imprecation |
How to read Psalms |
2019-12-31 |
| In Christ |
What difference does the resurrection make? (Easter Sunday) |
2018-04-01 |
| In Christ |
In Christ: humanity restored (Ephesians 2:1–10) |
2019-09-18 |
| In Christ |
Becoming human: life in Christ (Ephesians 4:1-16) |
2020-02-01 |
| In Christ |
What God decrees for his people (Zechariah 12:1-9) |
2021-06-18 |
| Incarnation |
Our king among us |
2016-11-28 |
| Incarnation |
The gift of Christmas |
2021-12-22 |
| Inclusio |
Romans: opening and closing theme |
2016-08-24 |
| Inclusio |
Theme of Acts |
2016-07-13 |
| Inclusivity |
Kingdom culture (Ephesians 4:17–24) |
2020-02-08 |
| Inclusivity |
David’s final Psalm: restored world (145:9–16) |
2023-01-05 |
| Inclusivity |
Did Jesus call someone a dog? |
2023-07-31 |
| Innocence |
Sheep among wolves |
2017-10-13 |
| Inspiration |
Reading together |
2020-06-10 |
| Intertext |
The Lord of hosts (Zechariah 8) |
2021-05-14 |
| Intertext |
Zechariah’s hope of kingdom restoration (Zechariah 1–2) |
2021-04-21 |
| Intertext |
“Tell us if you are the anointed ruler” (Matthew 26:57–68) |
2021-11-03 |
| Intertext |
Why did Jesus have to die? (Matthew 26:47-56) |
2021-11-01 |
| Intertext |
What did Jesus sing? (Matthew 26:30) |
2021-10-21 |
| Intertext |
With you in my Father’s kingdom (Matthew 26:29) |
2021-10-19 |
| Intertext |
Strike the shepherd (Zechariah 13:7-9) |
2021-07-12 |
| Intertext |
The one they pierced (Zechariah 12:10-14) |
2021-07-05 |
| Intertext |
The king is coming (Zechariah 9) |
2021-05-19 |
| Intertext |
How Jesus fulfils the prophets (Zechariah 8) |
2021-05-07 |
| Intertext |
Rulers of the restored kingdom (Zechariah 4) |
2021-04-26 |
| Intertext |
Priest of the restored kingdom (Zechariah 3) |
2021-04-23 |
| Intertext |
Wonderful Counsellor (podcast) (Isaiah 9:6) |
2021-12-13 |
| Intertext |
Thirty pieces of silver (Zechariah 11:12-13) |
2021-05-31 |
| Intertext |
How Jesus lived by faith (Habakkuk 2:4) |
2023-01-18 |
| Intertext |
New covenant, new king (Jeremiah 31) |
2024-01-22 |
| Intertext |
Humility |
2018-10-03 |
| Intertext |
The hands that shape history (Jeremiah 18) |
2024-01-08 |
| Intertext |
David’s Lord (Matthew 22:41-46) |
2021-01-28 |
| Intertext |
Looking for a city (Hebrews 11:10) |
2023-04-24 |
| Intertext |
When faith is a struggle (Hebrews 10:37–39) |
2023-04-19 |
| Intertext |
How do the Prophets apply to Christ? |
2023-12-18 |
| Intertext |
Why the gospel calls for faith (Romans 1:17) |
2023-01-25 |
| Intertext |
What is Christ worth? (Matthew 27:1-10) |
2022-01-06 |
| Intertext |
David’s final Psalm: keywords for theology (145:17-21) |
2023-01-09 |
| Intertext |
Hiding leaven in buckets of flour (Matthew 13:33) |
2022-05-20 |
| Intertext |
Planting seeds is better than cracking hard hearts (Matthew 13:11-17) |
2022-05-16 |
| Intertext |
Three decrees that gave Christ authority (Psalm 110) |
2022-03-30 |
| Intertext |
Our king’s great commission (Matthew 28:16–20) |
2022-03-11 |
| Intertext |
Jesus’ dying question: Why have you abandoned me? (Matthew 27:45–51) |
2022-02-16 |
| Intertext |
How the resurrection of God’s anointed changes everything (1 Corinthians 15:3-4) |
2023-04-10 |
| Intertext |
What does it mean to believe? |
2018-08-27 |
| Intertext |
The valley of dry bones (Ezekiel 37) |
2024-03-04 |
| Intertext |
An unknown from nowhere |
2016-12-09 |
| Intertext |
Why the right eye? |
2017-03-06 |
| Intertext |
Son of Man in Daniel |
2017-07-21 |
| Intertext |
Son of Man in Enoch |
2017-07-24 |
| Intertext |
Son of Man in Ezekiel |
2017-07-26 |
| Intertext |
Where did Jesus learn mercy? |
2017-09-01 |
| Intertext |
A disarmed kingdom |
2017-10-27 |
| Intertext |
Jesus’ liberating kingship |
2018-01-29 |
| Intertext |
Who is the ‘Servant of the Lord’? |
2018-02-21 |
| Intertext |
How Jonah inspired Jesus |
2018-03-21 |
| Intertext |
Jesus’ most overt kingship claim |
2018-03-23 |
| Intertext |
Who was the sower? |
2018-04-09 |
| Intertext |
Questions take you deeper (Ephesians 2) |
2019-09-23 |
| Intertext |
The king who comes in peace (Matthew 21:1-9) |
2020-11-11 |
| Intertext |
The God who raises the dead (Matthew 22:31-32) |
2021-01-22 |
| Intertext |
The wedding of the king’s son (Matthew 22:1-7) |
2021-01-05 |
| Intertext |
Is Israel God’s kingdom today? (Matthew 21:40-46) |
2020-12-31 |
| Intertext |
Tenants in God’s vineyard (Matthew 21:33-44) |
2020-12-29 |
| Intertext |
Jesus in the Psalms? (Psalm 8) |
2020-12-07 |
| Intertext |
Calling all creatives |
2018-04-11 |
| Intertext |
Hosanna: the king who saves his realm (Matthew 21:6-9) |
2020-11-13 |
| Intertext |
Parables help us get our bearings |
2018-04-20 |
| Intertext |
How do you love God? |
2020-05-25 |
| Intertext |
When did God wear armour? (Ephesians 6:11) |
2020-04-27 |
| Intertext |
Why have you forsaken me? |
2020-01-06 |
| Intertext |
Are the Psalms messianic? |
2020-01-02 |
| Intertext |
Why parables? Jesus’ answer |
2019-08-07 |
| Intertext |
Loving God and people (Matthew 22:34-40) |
2021-01-25 |
| Intertext |
How majestic! (Psalm 8) |
2020-12-02 |
| Intertext |
God’s message for Israel (Hosea, Amos) |
2024-03-11 |
| Intertext |
The plans I have for you (Jeremiah 29:11) |
2024-01-15 |
| Israel today |
God’s kingdom and Israel today |
2018-01-03 |
| Israel today |
Is Israel God’s kingdom today? (Matthew 21:40-46) |
2020-12-31 |
| Israel today |
The valley of dry bones (Ezekiel 37) |
2024-03-04 |
| Israel tour |
The passion (Jerusalem) |
2017-05-16 |
| Israel tour |
Israel, 12 months ago |
2018-05-11 |
| Israel tour |
Final reflections: Israel tour |
2017-05-26 |
| Israel tour |
Transjordan and Mount Nebo |
2017-05-24 |
| Israel tour |
Petra |
2017-05-23 |
| Israel tour |
Eilat, Wadi Rum |
2017-05-22 |
| Israel tour |
Qumran, Masada, Dead Sea |
2017-05-21 |
| Israel tour |
The temple area (Jerusalem) |
2017-05-20 |
| Israel tour |
Sabbath in Jerusalem |
2017-05-19 |
| Israel tour |
Old Jerusalem |
2017-05-17 |
| Israel tour |
Megiddo, Haifa, Caesarea |
2017-05-15 |
| Israel tour |
Sepphoris, Cana, Nazareth, Mt Tabor |
2017-05-14 |
| Israel tour |
Caesarea Philippi and the Golan Heights |
2017-05-13 |
| Israel tour |
Shores of Galilee |
2017-05-12 |
| Israel tour |
From Jordan to Galilee |
2017-05-11 |
| Israel tour |
Israel: an orientation |
2017-05-10 |
| Israel tour |
Israel tour: join us online |
2017-05-08 |
| Israel tour |
Bethlehem, birthplace of the king |
2017-05-18 |
| Jesus Is Lord |
What commitment do we ask people to make? |
2019-01-18 |
| Jesus Is Lord |
What’s our message? |
2019-01-21 |
| Joy |
Journey to joy (Good Friday) |
2018-03-30 |
| Joy |
Managing criticism |
2017-09-06 |
| Joy |
King of the Jews |
2016-11-30 |
| Joy |
Happiness without harm (Ephesians 5:15-20) |
2020-03-16 |
| Joy |
Share the laughter! |
2016-08-31 |
| Judgement |
One taken; one left (Matthew 24:37-41) |
2021-03-05 |
| Judgement |
How the king evaluates his people (Matthew 25:34-46) |
2021-03-24 |
| Judgement |
The power of life and death (Matthew 23:25-39) |
2021-02-08 |
| Judgement |
Woe there: how did Jesus treat his enemies? (Matthew 23) |
2021-02-01 |
| Judgement |
Good mysteries have a reveal (Ephesians 3:2-6) |
2019-09-27 |
| Judgement |
Why woe? |
2018-01-24 |
| Judgement |
Careful how you judge |
2017-05-29 |
| Judgement |
Why was Sodom destroyed? |
2016-08-17 |
| Judgement |
Joseph’s greatest test (Genesis 42:1–20) |
2022-11-02 |
| Justice |
Crusader, or living by faith? (Habakkuk 2:4) |
2023-01-20 |
| Justice |
The king who sorts it out (Matthew 25:31-33) |
2021-03-22 |
| Justice |
Kingdom work: the last 150 years |
2019-02-25 |
| Justice |
Refugees |
2019-03-18 |
| Justice |
Why doesn’t the Bible condemn slavery? (Ephesians 6:5-9) |
2020-04-22 |
| Justice |
How Jesus overcomes the world’s power problem |
2019-02-04 |
| Justice |
Joining Jesus’ fight against evil |
2020-06-03 |
| Justice |
Don’t fall for repaying evil with evil (Matthew 18:6) |
2020-08-24 |
| Justice |
Kingdom justice: how it comes (Matthew 18) |
2020-09-21 |
| Justice |
Who are “my brothers?” (Matthew 25:40) |
2021-03-26 |
| Justice |
Fasting and justice (Zechariah 7) |
2021-05-03 |
| Justice |
Transformative justice (Romans 12:9-21) |
2021-07-02 |
| Justice |
The royal law (podcast) (James 2:1-8) |
2022-06-27 |
| Justice |
How Jesus lived by faith (Habakkuk 2:4) |
2023-01-18 |
| Justice |
When you get hurt |
2016-11-07 |
| Justice |
The faith of Abel (Hebrews 11:4) |
2023-05-24 |
| Justice |
Does God authorize governments? |
2018-09-26 |
| Justice |
Justice and the kingdom of God |
2022-09-05 |
| Justice |
Reconciliation or retribution? What do you want? |
2017-02-27 |
| Justice |
When God’s people don’t love |
2016-07-29 |
| Justice |
Arguing with God |
2016-08-15 |
| Justice |
A test for the bride |
2016-09-19 |
| Justice |
Were Simeon and Levi justified? |
2016-11-11 |
| Justice |
Fighting violence with violence |
2018-08-01 |
| Justice |
The other side of “blessed” |
2017-01-27 |
| Justice |
How do we fight injustice? |
2016-11-09 |
| Justice |
Retribution versus justice |
2017-03-13 |
| Justice |
A generous kingdom |
2017-03-31 |
| Justice |
Where’s God’s justice in an unjust world? |
2017-11-01 |
| Justice |
The kingdom and prophetic engagement: speaking truth to power? |
2017-12-08 |
| Justice |
God’s kingdom and social justice |
2018-01-01 |
| Justice |
Face or flee? What Jesus did with conflict |
2018-02-19 |
| Justice |
What power do the rulers of this world have over God’s people? |
2018-05-16 |
| Justice |
Feeding the multitude |
2018-05-18 |
| Justice |
How does justice come? |
2018-05-14 |
| Justice |
Blessed |
2017-01-25 |
| Kingdom in practice |
Was Jesus’ kingdom vision realistic? |
2019-07-09 |
| Kingdom in practice |
Humans as the king’s agents |
2019-01-11 |
| Kingdom in practice |
Activism: is it kingdom work? |
2019-03-06 |
| Kingdom in practice |
Refugees |
2019-03-18 |
| Kingdom in practice |
Living hope |
2019-05-29 |
| Kingdom in practice |
Living in the cross-hairs |
2019-07-17 |
| Kingdom in practice |
Alternative views: our role in his kingdom |
2019-12-06 |
| Kingdom in practice |
Governing with God (Genesis 41) |
2022-10-17 |
| Kingdom in practice |
Participating in the counter-cultural kingdom |
2023-02-06 |
| Kingdom in practice |
Earth as God’s kingdom |
2019-01-09 |
| Kingdom in practice |
What is our role in his kingdom? |
2019-12-04 |
| Kingdom in practice |
The kingdom and personal evangelism |
2017-12-11 |
| Kingdom in practice |
Fresh language for Jesus’ kingdom |
2018-11-10 |
| Kingdom in practice |
The kingdom and prophetic engagement: speaking truth to power? |
2017-12-08 |
| Kingdom in practice |
The kingdom and personal power: more than conquerors? |
2017-12-13 |
| Kingdom in practice |
Justice and the kingdom of God |
2022-09-05 |
| Kingdom in practice |
God’s kingdom and politics |
2017-12-15 |
| Kingdom in practice |
God’s kingdom and the millennium |
2017-12-18 |
| Kingdom in practice |
The kingdom and spiritual warfare |
2017-12-21 |
| Kingdom in practice |
God’s kingdom and social justice |
2018-01-01 |
| Kingdom in practice |
God’s kingdom and Israel today |
2018-01-03 |
| Kingdom in practice |
God’s kingdom and salvation |
2018-01-08 |
| Kingdom in practice |
So what is the kingdom? |
2017-12-06 |
| Kingdom of God |
Three decrees that gave Christ authority (Psalm 110) |
2022-03-30 |
| Kingdom of God |
What is the kingdom of God? |
2019-07-26 |
| Kingdom of God |
The key posts of 2016/2017 |
2018-01-12 |
| Kingdom of God |
What’s the Bible’s main theme? |
2018-04-23 |
| Kingdom of God |
Significant kingdom |
2018-09-04 |
| Kingdom of God |
God’s kingdom in Isaiah |
2018-10-08 |
| Kingdom of God |
When the church doesn’t get the kingdom |
2018-11-19 |
| Kingdom of God |
What difference does the kingdom make? |
2019-01-04 |
| Kingdom of God |
God is king |
2019-01-07 |
| Kingdom of God |
Who, not when |
2019-07-29 |
| Kingdom of God |
The significance of kingdom in New Testament letters |
2019-09-30 |
| Kingdom of God |
What is the kingdom? |
2019-11-25 |
| Kingdom of God |
Who is the king? |
2019-11-27 |
| Kingdom of God |
What is the gospel of the kingdom? |
2019-11-29 |
| Kingdom of God |
KINGDOM SUMMARY: Matthew 1–10 |
2017-12-04 |
| Kingdom of God |
Kingdom summary (Mark Keown) |
2020-10-12 |
| Kingdom of God |
What is seeking the kingdom? |
2017-05-01 |
| Kingdom of God |
Why does the kingdom of God matter? |
2023-02-08 |
| Kingdom of God |
How does the kingdom come? |
2019-12-02 |
| Kingdom of God |
The kingdom story in Genesis 1–11 |
2016-06-17 |
| Kingdom of God |
Why this blog? |
2016-04-23 |
| Kingdom of God |
Questions |
2016-04-25 |
| Kingdom of God |
Why didn’t Jesus define the kingdom? |
2016-04-27 |
| Kingdom of God |
The “Aha” moment |
2016-04-29 |
| Kingdom of God |
Why do the apostles rarely mention the kingdom? |
2017-09-15 |
| Kingdom of God |
Reading with a kingdom perspective |
2016-05-04 |
| Kingdom of God |
How can you say God reigns? |
2016-09-22 |
| Kingdom of God |
The kingdom theme: piecing it together |
2016-09-28 |
| Kingdom of God |
The kingdom in the Old Testament |
2016-10-03 |
| Kingdom of God |
The kingdom story so far |
2017-05-05 |
| Kingdom of God |
Matthew’s main message |
2016-11-21 |
| Kingdom of God |
Trump and the kingdom of God |
2016-11-12 |
| Kingdom of God |
A present or future kingdom? |
2016-05-02 |
| Kingdom of God |
One ruler can bring humanity home |
2016-12-12 |
| Kingdom of God |
Kingdom of God, or kingdom of heaven? |
2016-12-30 |
| Kingdom of God |
Short Video: The Gospel of the Kingdom |
2017-01-02 |
| Kingdom of God |
As true as our king |
2017-03-10 |
| Kingdom of God |
Christmas: birth of earth’s king |
2016-11-18 |
| Lament |
Lament and hope: when life feels patchy |
2020-03-30 |
| Leadership |
The way of transformation (podcast) (2 Timothy 3) |
2022-01-24 |
| Leadership |
Dreams in prison |
2022-10-05 |
| Leadership |
Was Joseph meant to rule his brothers? (Genesis 37) |
2022-08-15 |
| Leadership |
Farming frustration and harvesting hope (Matthew 13:18-23) |
2022-05-04 |
| Leadership |
A lesson in leadership and confrontation (Matthew 15:1-20) |
2022-04-22 |
| Leadership |
Brian Houston’s scandal |
2022-03-18 |
| Leadership |
Creativity (podcast) |
2022-03-02 |
| Leadership |
The mind of Christ (podcast) (Philippians 2) |
2022-02-14 |
| Leadership |
Was Judah fit to rule? (Genesis 38) |
2022-08-17 |
| Leadership |
Shepherds, good and bad (Zechariah 10) |
2021-05-25 |
| Leadership |
Leadership is supporting people, not social climbing (Matthew 23:1-12) |
2021-02-03 |
| Leadership |
How serving can ransom many (Matthew 20:28) |
2020-11-04 |
| Leadership |
Jesus’ relational intelligence (Matthew 15:10-14) |
2020-06-22 |
| Leadership |
A courier for God’s house (Ephesians 6:21-22) |
2020-05-13 |
| Leadership |
The scandal of George Pell |
2019-02-26 |
| Leadership |
Those mega-church scandals |
2019-02-01 |
| Leadership |
‘Shepherds After My Own Heart’ |
2017-10-04 |
| Leadership |
The good shepherd (podcast) (John 10) |
2021-10-10 |
| Leadership |
How the Shepherd gathers his sheep |
2017-10-06 |
| Liberation |
Jesus’ liberating kingship |
2018-01-29 |
| Liberation |
How serving can ransom many (Matthew 20:28) |
2020-11-04 |
| Liberation |
What does it mean to believe? |
2018-08-27 |
| Liberation |
Kingdom work: the last 150 years |
2019-02-25 |
| Light |
Distinctively God’s kingdom: salt and light |
2017-02-13 |
| Light |
Are Christians the moral police? |
2017-02-15 |
| Light |
Who is the light of the world? |
2017-02-17 |
| Light |
Light and dark (Ephesians 5:8-14) |
2020-03-02 |
| Liturgy |
Kingdomtide |
2016-08-26 |
| Love |
How should we do church? |
2019-08-29 |
| Love |
Identity in community |
2021-04-16 |
| Love |
Happier than ever: what I heard from Billie Eilish |
2021-09-30 |
| Love |
Loving God and people (Matthew 22:34-40) |
2021-01-25 |
| Love |
Discovering church while there’s no church |
2020-04-01 |
| Love |
Genuine love |
2019-05-14 |
| Love |
How do you love God? |
2020-05-25 |
| Love |
The divine romance (Ephesians 5:31-32) |
2020-04-15 |
| Love of God |
God and his world (John 3:16) |
2019-02-11 |
| Love of God |
God’s gift to the world (John 3:16) |
2019-02-13 |
| Love of God |
How do you love God? |
2020-05-25 |
| Love of God |
How God loves the world (podcast) |
2022-12-16 |
| Magnificat |
Mary’s Christmas message |
2019-12-13 |
| Marriage |
Can there be a resurrection when our relationships are so messy? (Matthew 22:23-33) |
2021-01-20 |
| Marriage |
Can I have a divorce? (Matthew 19:1-12) |
2020-09-23 |
| Marriage |
The divine romance (Ephesians 5:31-32) |
2020-04-15 |
| Marriage |
At home with the gospel (Ephesians 5:21-33) |
2020-04-13 |
| Marriage |
Divorce |
2017-03-08 |
| Marriage |
Supporting families during lockdown |
2020-04-03 |
| Mercy |
Meditating on mercy |
2017-08-30 |
| Mercy |
Where did Jesus learn mercy? |
2017-09-01 |
| Millennium |
God’s kingdom and the millennium |
2017-12-18 |
| Miracles |
The message of Jesus’ miracles |
2018-02-16 |
| Miracles |
Signs of the times (Matthew 16:1–4) |
2022-04-20 |
| Mission |
The kingdom story in Genesis 1–11 |
2016-06-17 |
| Mission |
Friend of the king |
2016-08-12 |
| Mission |
On a mission |
2016-09-16 |
| Mission |
Abraham’s life: a summary |
2016-09-26 |
| Mission |
True believers, in the land of Oz |
2017-07-10 |
| Mission |
God’s kingdom and the church |
2018-01-05 |
| Money |
The joy of serving (Matthew 25:14-30) |
2021-03-17 |
| Money |
The royal law (podcast) (James 2:1-8) |
2022-06-27 |
| Money |
The camel that won’t go through (Matthew 19:23-26) |
2020-10-07 |
| Money |
The focus of your life |
2017-04-24 |
| Money |
The sci-fi dream |
2023-06-29 |
| Moses |
The Moses connection |
2018-05-23 |
| Moses |
The Moses connection (Matthew 17:2-8) |
2020-08-07 |
| Moses |
Zechariah’s hope of kingdom restoration (Zechariah 1–2) |
2021-04-21 |
| Movies |
Does the church have a future? |
2018-08-13 |
| Mystery |
Good mysteries have a reveal (Ephesians 3:2-6) |
2019-09-27 |
| Names of God |
Who was Melchizedek? |
2016-07-08 |
| Names of God |
Living among people who don’t recognize God |
2016-11-04 |
| Names of God |
The Lord of hosts (Zechariah 8) |
2021-05-14 |
| Names of God |
What about those who’ve never heard the name? |
2016-08-01 |
| Names of God |
Revealing the ruler: God Shaddai |
2016-08-03 |
| New Year |
What does 2019 hold for you? |
2019-01-01 |
| Obedience |
Who’s the obedient son? (Matthew 21:28-32) |
2020-12-21 |
| Parable |
Farming frustration and harvesting hope (Matthew 13:18-23) |
2022-05-04 |
| Parable |
The authority of stories (Matthew 21) |
2020-12-18 |
| Parable |
The wedding of the king’s son (Matthew 22:1-7) |
2021-01-05 |
| Parable |
Called or chosen? (Matthew 22:8-14) |
2021-01-07 |
| Parable |
Missing the wedding (Matthew 25:1-13) |
2021-03-15 |
| Parable |
The joy of serving (Matthew 25:14-30) |
2021-03-17 |
| Parable |
The rich texture of atonement (Matthew 18:23–35) |
2022-04-06 |
| Parable |
Why parables? Jesus’ answer |
2019-08-07 |
| Parable |
Planting seeds is better than cracking hard hearts (Matthew 13:11-17) |
2022-05-16 |
| Parable |
Hiding leaven in buckets of flour (Matthew 13:33) |
2022-05-20 |
| Parable |
Parables of the king |
2018-04-06 |
| Parable |
When forgiveness outweighs repayment (Matthew 18:21–35) |
2022-04-01 |
| Parable |
What about the weeds in God’s world? |
2018-04-13 |
| Parable |
Restoration — the Guildford Hotel |
2016-06-12 |
| Parable |
Calling all creatives |
2018-04-11 |
| Parable |
Who was the sower? |
2018-04-09 |
| Parable |
Why parables? |
2019-08-05 |
| Parable |
The little seed that filled the world |
2018-04-16 |
| Parable |
Infecting the world with good |
2018-04-18 |
| Parable |
Parables help us get our bearings |
2018-04-20 |
| Parable |
Discovering what counts |
2018-04-25 |
| Parable |
What’s the value of God’s reign? |
2018-04-27 |
| Parable |
Trained for kingdom business |
2018-05-04 |
| Parenting |
Raising children (Ephesians 6:1-4) |
2020-04-17 |
| Partnership |
Who establishes God’s kingdom? |
2018-08-15 |
| Passover |
Significance of Passover |
2018-10-15 |
| Pastoral Care |
Pastoral care case: Genesis 16 |
2022-07-18 |
| Pastoral Care |
Trusting God’s love when life hurts |
2020-07-16 |
| Pastoral Care |
The king understands his people |
2017-09-08 |
| Pastoral Care |
Managing criticism |
2017-09-06 |
| Pastoral Care |
Relationship with God |
2020-01-17 |
| Peace |
A disarmed kingdom |
2017-10-27 |
| Peace |
Wonderful Counsellor (podcast) (Isaiah 9:6) |
2021-12-13 |
| Peace |
The king is coming (Zechariah 9) |
2021-05-19 |
| Peace |
Peace and grace: the greeting that can deliver (Ephesians 6:23-24) |
2020-05-15 |
| Peace |
Peace in troubled times |
2020-03-19 |
| Peace |
Good news of peace (Ephesians 2:11-22) |
2019-09-20 |
| Peace |
How does the kingdom come? |
2017-01-30 |
| Peace |
One ruler can bring humanity home |
2016-12-12 |
| Peace |
Living among people who don’t recognize God |
2016-11-04 |
| Peace |
When running is bad for your health |
2016-10-26 |
| Peace |
Isaac: the next kingdom representative |
2016-10-10 |
| Peace |
Living at peace in a troubled world |
2016-09-02 |
| Peace |
How will the nations respond? |
2016-07-11 |
| Peace |
The gospel of peace (Ephesians 6:15) |
2019-09-25 |
| Persecution |
Conflict of kingdoms |
2017-02-06 |
| Persecution |
Living in the cross-hairs |
2019-07-17 |
| Pesher |
How Jonah inspired Jesus |
2018-03-21 |
| Piety |
The three monkeys, or the Lion King? |
2019-07-22 |
| Plagues |
Seventh plague: God’s big purpose |
2018-09-19 |
| Plagues |
When everything’s gone and the lights go out |
2018-10-10 |
| Plagues |
Purpose of the plagues |
2018-09-14 |
| Plagues |
Six demonstrations of divine kingship |
2018-09-17 |
| Plagues |
When Egypt lost its heirs |
2018-10-12 |
| Podcast |
How God loves the world (podcast) |
2022-12-16 |
| Podcast |
The message of Mark’s Gospel (podcast) |
2022-03-14 |
| Podcast |
Emmaus Road (podcast) |
2022-03-28 |
| Podcast |
Who makes God happy? (podcast) (Luke 15) |
2022-04-11 |
| Podcast |
Formed in God’s Story: Acts |
2024-04-22 |
| Podcast |
What is church? (podcast) |
2022-04-25 |
| Podcast |
Holy Spirit as Advocate (John 16) |
2021-09-27 |
| Podcast |
Making God known (podcast) |
2022-05-02 |
| Podcast |
How church works (podcast) |
2022-06-05 |
| Podcast |
Building for a new Jerusalem (podcast) (Nehemiah 5) |
2022-06-13 |
| Podcast |
The church’s role in the world |
2022-06-20 |
| Podcast |
The reconciling gospel (podcast) (Philippians 4) |
2022-09-26 |
| Podcast |
Spiritual warfare (podcast) (Ephesians 6:10–17) |
2023-02-13 |
| Podcast |
Formed in God’s story Genesis – Esther) |
2023-03-29 |
| Podcast |
Formed in God’s story: Genesis |
2023-04-21 |
| Podcast |
Formed in God’s story: Exodus |
2023-04-27 |
| Podcast |
Formed in God’s story: Leviticus – Joshua |
2023-05-05 |
| Podcast |
Formed in God’s story: Judges – 2 Samuel |
2023-05-12 |
| Podcast |
The beatific community of the king (podcast) |
2023-08-11 |
| Podcast |
Formed in God’s Story: Old Testament Prophets |
2024-02-07 |
| Podcast |
The message of Matthew’s Gospel (podcast) |
2022-03-07 |
| Podcast |
The royal law (podcast) (James 2:1-8) |
2022-06-27 |
| Podcast |
Joseph: servant of the king (podcast) (Genesis 37–50) |
2020-05-23 |
| Podcast |
Creativity (podcast) |
2022-03-02 |
| Podcast |
The new covenant meal (podcast) (1 Corinthians 11:23–26) |
2021-11-22 |
| Podcast |
Shaking the chains at Philippi (podcast) (Acts 16:16-40) |
2020-04-19 |
| Podcast |
Why I’m seeking the kingdom (podcast) |
2020-04-25 |
| Podcast |
The world is God’s kingdom (podcast) (Genesis 1–11) |
2020-05-02 |
| Podcast |
Jacob and the kingdom of God (podcast) (Genesis 25–36) |
2020-05-16 |
| Podcast |
How to approach the Book of Revelation |
2020-05-30 |
| Podcast |
Daniel: Who’s running the world? (podcast) |
2020-06-06 |
| Podcast |
Beatitudes: blessings from the king (podcast) |
2020-06-13 |
| Podcast |
Jesus’ authority as King (podcast) (Matthew 7:21-29) |
2020-06-20 |
| Podcast |
The way of transformation (podcast) (2 Timothy 3) |
2022-01-24 |
| Podcast |
Abraham and the obstacles to God’s kingdom (podcast) (Genesis 12–25) |
2020-05-09 |
| Podcast |
The mind of Christ (podcast) (Philippians 2) |
2022-02-14 |
| Podcast |
What is faith? (podcast) (Matthew 8:5-13) |
2020-06-27 |
| Podcast |
Gospel encouragement (podcast) (2 Timothy 1) |
2022-01-10 |
| Podcast |
Wonderful Counsellor (podcast) (Isaiah 9:6) |
2021-12-13 |
| Podcast |
The good shepherd (podcast) (John 10) |
2021-10-10 |
| Podcast |
How do you find God? (podcast) (John 14:8-17) |
2021-09-20 |
| Podcast |
What is a Christian? (podcast) (Romans 12:9-21) |
2021-08-16 |
| Podcast |
You are the Christ (podcast) (Mark 8:27-35) |
2021-08-09 |
| Podcast |
“The NT in its world”: free podcasts |
2020-09-07 |
| Politics |
What kind of society do Aussies want? |
2019-05-20 |
| Politics |
Governing with God (Genesis 41) |
2022-10-17 |
| Politics |
Should Christians pay tax? |
2021-01-18 |
| Politics |
That taxing question (Matthew 22:17-22) |
2021-01-13 |
| Politics |
Daniel: Who’s running the world? (podcast) |
2020-06-06 |
| Politics |
Christ and the rulers of this world |
2020-05-06 |
| Politics |
Why doesn’t the Bible condemn bad rulers? (Ephesians 6:10-20) |
2020-05-04 |
| Politics |
Kingdom lifestyle: submitting to each other (Ephesians 5:21) |
2020-03-26 |
| Politics |
Should Christians support or oppose Trump’s impeachment? |
2019-12-22 |
| Politics |
Who are the rulers of Ephesians 3:10? |
2019-10-09 |
| Politics |
Why democracy is not our message |
2022-10-19 |
| Politics |
One ruler can bring humanity home |
2016-12-12 |
| Politics |
Don’t expect our politicians to be gods |
2019-05-08 |
| Politics |
On the coronation of King Charles III |
2023-05-09 |
| Politics |
Trump and the kingdom of God |
2016-11-12 |
| Politics |
Who is the saviour of the world? |
2016-12-20 |
| Politics |
The kingdom and prophetic engagement: speaking truth to power? |
2017-12-08 |
| Politics |
God’s kingdom and politics |
2017-12-15 |
| Politics |
How does justice come? |
2018-05-14 |
| Politics |
Who will save us? |
2018-09-24 |
| Politics |
Does God authorize governments? |
2018-09-26 |
| Politics |
Activism: confronting the powers |
2019-03-11 |
| Politics |
How should we treat the rulers of this world? |
2019-03-13 |
| Politics |
Earthly government |
2016-06-03 |
| Power |
Living in grace and disgrace (Genesis 40) |
2022-10-10 |
| Power |
The powerful God who reigns in weakness |
2020-01-25 |
| Power |
Power without shame (Romans 1:16) |
2023-01-27 |
| Power |
Why was Jesus accused of blasphemy? (Matthew 26:59–66) |
2021-11-05 |
| Power |
What’s your kingdom vision? (Matthew 20:20-23) |
2020-10-26 |
| Power |
How to receive Christ (Matthew 18:1-5) |
2020-08-21 |
| Power |
Peter as pope? (Matthew 16:18-19) |
2020-07-08 |
| Power |
How Jesus overcomes the world’s power problem |
2019-02-04 |
| Power |
What do you fear? |
2018-07-27 |
| Power |
How human rule goes bad |
2018-07-25 |
| Power |
How does justice come? |
2018-05-14 |
| Power |
A tale of two kings |
2018-05-21 |
| Power |
Clash of kingdoms |
2017-10-20 |
| Power |
Acknowledging Jesus as Lord |
2017-06-09 |
| Power |
Those mega-church scandals |
2019-02-01 |
| Power |
Speaking for the enemy? (Jeremiah 37–40) |
2024-01-25 |
| Prayer |
Why say “Amen” when we pray? |
2023-06-07 |
| Prayer |
Peace in troubled times |
2020-03-19 |
| Prayer |
Lament and hope: when life feels patchy |
2020-03-30 |
| Prayer |
Staying in touch with our king (Ephesians 6:18-20) |
2020-05-11 |
| Prayer |
Binding and loosing (Matthew 16:19) |
2020-07-13 |
| Prayer |
Dark night without answers (Matthew 26:36-46)+ |
2021-10-29 |
| Prayer |
What makes Christian prayer distinctive? |
2023-02-24 |
| Prayer |
Why kneel? |
2017-06-19 |
| Prayer |
What made Israel’s prayers distinctive? |
2023-02-22 |
| Prayer |
Arguing with God |
2016-08-15 |
| Prayer |
Knocking on heaven’s door |
2017-05-31 |
| Prayer |
The Lord’s Prayer |
2017-04-12 |
| Prayer |
What is prayer? |
2017-04-10 |
| Prayer |
Praying for Muslims during Ramadan |
2016-06-07 |
| Prayer |
Discovering God’s army |
2016-10-28 |
| Prayer |
God stands with his flawed people |
2016-08-29 |
| Prayer |
Why call God ‘Father’? |
2017-12-01 |
| Prayer |
The Lord’s Prayer as Jesus’ kingdom vision |
2018-11-22 |
| Predestination |
The destiny God has planned for us (Ephesians 1:1-4) |
2019-09-02 |
| Presence |
Temple as God’s presence (Jeremiah 7) |
2024-01-04 |
| Presence |
Finding God in an unjust world (Genesis 39) |
2022-09-13 |
| Presence |
Was Eden God’s palace? |
2016-05-11 |
| Presence |
Emmaus Road (podcast) |
2022-03-28 |
| Presence |
The king is in community (Matthew 18:18-20) |
2020-09-14 |
| Presence |
The king in the cloud |
2018-10-17 |
| Presence |
Partnering with God |
2018-08-08 |
| Presence |
Our king among us |
2016-11-28 |
| Presence |
Immanuel |
2016-11-25 |
| Presence |
Jacob’s dream: a portal between heaven and earth |
2016-10-17 |
| Presence |
The king’s visit |
2016-08-10 |
| Presence |
How far does the kingdom of God extend? |
2016-05-23 |
| Presence |
God shows up |
2016-06-29 |
| Presence |
Greater than the temple? |
2018-02-09 |
| Pride |
Humility |
2018-10-03 |
| Priesthood |
Priest of the restored kingdom (Zechariah 3) |
2021-04-23 |
| Priesthood |
Who wears the crown? (Zechariah 6) |
2021-04-30 |
| Priesthood |
Jesus’ priestly purification |
2016-12-21 |
| Priesthood |
Three decrees that gave Christ authority (Psalm 110) |
2022-03-30 |
| Prophecy |
Formed in God’s Story: Old Testament Prophets |
2024-02-07 |
| Prophecy |
The hands that shape history (Jeremiah 18) |
2024-01-08 |
| Prophecy |
How to approach the Prophets |
2023-12-12 |
| Prophecy |
How do the Prophets apply to us? |
2023-12-14 |
| Prophecy |
How do the Prophets apply to Christ? |
2023-12-18 |
| Prophecy |
When God called Isaiah |
2023-12-20 |
| Prophecy |
An overview of Isaiah |
2023-12-22 |
| Prophecy |
Temple as God’s presence (Jeremiah 7) |
2024-01-04 |
| Prophecy |
The plans I have for you (Jeremiah 29:11) |
2024-01-15 |
| Prophecy |
New covenant, new king (Jeremiah 31) |
2024-01-22 |
| Prophecy |
Speaking for the enemy? (Jeremiah 37–40) |
2024-01-25 |
| Prophecy |
Where is God’s reign when the kingdom falls? (Jeremiah 41–52) |
2024-01-29 |
| Prophecy |
What Jesus learned from a Canaanite (Matthew 15:21-39) |
2023-08-08 |
| Prophecy |
What did Ezekiel mean by “The end is nigh”? |
2024-02-05 |
| Prophecy |
Jesus in the Psalms? |
2019-08-02 |
| Prophecy |
The enigma of God’s throne (Ezekiel 1) |
2024-02-01 |
| Prophecy |
The kingdom and prophetic engagement: speaking truth to power? |
2017-12-08 |
| Prophecy |
Was Abram a prophet? |
2016-07-15 |
| Prophecy |
God stands with his flawed people |
2016-08-29 |
| Prophecy |
Trump and the kingdom of God |
2016-11-12 |
| Prophecy |
Jesus fulfils what? |
2016-12-05 |
| Prophecy |
A voice in the wild |
2016-12-14 |
| Prophecy |
Matthew 1–5 reveals Jesus fulfilling Torah |
2017-01-20 |
| Prophecy |
Who wears the crown? (Zechariah 6) |
2021-04-30 |
| Prophecy |
The produce defines the tree |
2017-06-07 |
| Prophecy |
Dreams in prison |
2022-10-05 |
| Prophecy |
God’s spokesman |
2018-08-17 |
| Prophecy |
Messiahs and their prophets (Matthew 24:23-25) |
2021-02-17 |
| Prophecy |
How Jesus fulfils the prophets (Zechariah 8) |
2021-05-07 |
| Prophecy |
What God decrees for his people (Zechariah 12:1-9) |
2021-06-18 |
| Prophecy |
A cleansed, non-prophet kingdom? (Zechariah 13:1-6) |
2021-07-09 |
| Prophecy |
The Day of the Lord (video) |
2017-05-03 |
| Providence |
Stressed about your social standing? |
2017-04-26 |
| Providence |
If you didn’t have to shop |
2018-10-31 |
| Providence |
Who is God? |
2016-05-06 |
| Providence |
Was Eden God’s palace? |
2016-05-11 |
| Providence |
Divine control? |
2016-07-27 |
| Questions |
Asking good questions |
2017-06-16 |
| Questions |
Jesus the questioner |
2017-12-29 |
| Quietism |
‘Stand still and see the salvation of the Lord’ |
2018-10-24 |
| Rationale |
Why I’m seeking the kingdom (podcast) |
2020-04-25 |
| Rationale |
Why does the kingdom of God matter? |
2023-02-08 |
| Rationale |
What is the kingdom of God? |
2019-07-26 |
| Rationale |
The “Aha” moment |
2016-04-29 |
| Rationale |
Why didn’t Jesus define the kingdom? |
2016-04-27 |
| Rationale |
Why this blog? |
2016-04-23 |
| Rationale |
So what is the kingdom? |
2017-12-06 |
| Reconciliation |
Enemy love |
2017-03-15 |
| Reconciliation |
The one they pierced (Zechariah 12:10-14) |
2021-07-05 |
| Reconciliation |
How far do you push for reconciliation? (Matthew 18:15-17) |
2020-09-09 |
| Reconciliation |
No place for the devil (Ephesians 4:27) |
2020-02-18 |
| Reconciliation |
Processing offence (Ephesians 4:26) |
2020-02-13 |
| Reconciliation |
The folly of the cross |
2018-08-31 |
| Reconciliation |
When running is bad for your health |
2016-10-26 |
| Reconciliation |
Who is our enemy? |
2017-03-20 |
| Reconciliation |
Reconciliation or retribution? What do you want? |
2017-02-27 |
| Reconciliation |
Jacob’s reconciliatory gift |
2016-10-31 |
| Reconciliation |
The reconciling gospel (podcast) (Philippians 4) |
2022-09-26 |
| Reconciliation |
What I learned from Djuki Mala |
2018-02-26 |
| Red Sea |
When the threat of force sinks under its own weight |
2018-10-26 |
| Red Sea |
When it feels like a dead end |
2018-10-22 |
| Rejection |
How does Jesus become king? |
2018-05-09 |
| Rejection |
Why have you forsaken me? |
2020-01-06 |
| Rejection |
Unjustly struck down (Matthew 26:31-35) |
2021-10-25 |
| Rejection |
Jesus’ dying question: Why have you abandoned me? (Matthew 27:45–51) |
2022-02-16 |
| Religions |
Why suffering? |
2019-06-24 |
| Religions |
What made Israel’s prayers distinctive? |
2023-02-22 |
| Repentance |
Thieves vs philanthropists (Ephesians 4:28) |
2020-02-20 |
| Repentance |
Responding to the good news |
2020-04-10 |
| Repentance |
Heading the right way? |
2019-03-27 |
| Repentance |
Forgiveness of sins |
2019-01-28 |
| Repentance |
A king announced by a prophet |
2016-12-19 |
| Repentance |
Jacob’s new direction |
2016-10-21 |
| Repentance |
Why are the people of earth mourning? (Matthew 24:30-31) |
2021-02-26 |
| Rest |
Invitation to rest |
2018-01-26 |
| Rest |
Jesus’ liberating kingship |
2018-01-29 |
| Rest |
Should we keep the Sabbath on Saturday or Sunday? |
2018-02-02 |
| Rest |
The blessing of rest |
2018-02-05 |
| Rest |
Giving God’s world rest |
2018-02-14 |
| Rest |
Time to rest |
2019-12-26 |
| Resurrection |
The God who raises the dead (Matthew 22:31-32) |
2021-01-22 |
| Resurrection |
The valley of dry bones (Ezekiel 37) |
2024-03-04 |
| Resurrection |
How the resurrection of God’s anointed changes everything (1 Corinthians 15:3-4) |
2023-04-10 |
| Resurrection |
Risen and reigning (Matthew 28:1-10) |
2022-02-23 |
| Resurrection |
The death that shook the world (Matthew 27:51-54) |
2022-02-18 |
| Resurrection |
Questions take you deeper (Ephesians 2) |
2019-09-23 |
| Resurrection |
What difference does the resurrection make? (Easter Sunday) |
2018-04-01 |
| Resurrection |
How Jonah inspired Jesus |
2018-03-21 |
| Resurrection |
Where’s God’s justice in an unjust world? |
2017-11-01 |
| Resurrection |
Can there be a resurrection when our relationships are so messy? (Matthew 22:23-33) |
2021-01-20 |
| Revelation Of God |
Jacob’s dream: a portal between heaven and earth |
2016-10-17 |
| Revelation Of God |
A royal encounter |
2018-08-06 |
| Revelation Of God |
The incredible worship |
2022-07-04 |
| Reversal |
Working in God’s vineyard (Matthew 20:1-16) |
2020-10-21 |
| Reversal |
The other side of “blessed” |
2017-01-27 |
| Reversal |
Humanity untwisted: the joy of the Beatitudes |
2017-02-03 |
| Reversal |
Picturing new heavens/earth |
2018-06-30 |
| Reversal |
Son of man enthroned (Matthew 19:27-30) |
2020-10-09 |
| Righteous |
Why the gospel calls for faith (Romans 1:17) |
2023-01-25 |
| Righteous |
Righteous people? |
2017-11-27 |
| Righteous |
Should the faithful fight evil? (Habakkuk 2:4) |
2023-01-12 |
| Romance |
Rebekah’s romance |
2016-09-21 |
| Romance |
Joseph’s love story (Genesis 41:44-52) |
2022-10-24 |
| Sabbath |
Should we keep the Sabbath on Saturday or Sunday? |
2018-02-02 |
| Sabbath |
The blessing of rest |
2018-02-05 |
| Sabbath |
The king who gives rest |
2018-02-07 |
| Sabbath |
Giving God’s world rest |
2018-02-14 |
| Sabbath |
Time to rest |
2019-12-26 |
| Sacrifice |
Where did Jesus learn mercy? |
2017-09-01 |
| Sacrifice |
Why did Abraham plan to kill his son? |
2016-09-05 |
| Sacrifice |
What worship pleases God? |
2019-04-22 |
| Sacrifice |
The party God |
2018-08-29 |
| Sacrifice |
Jehovah Jireh |
2016-09-12 |
| Sacrifice |
The binding of Isaac |
2016-09-07 |
| Sacrifice |
When running is bad for your health |
2016-10-26 |
| Sacrifice |
Why did God test Abraham? |
2016-09-09 |
| Salt |
Salt of the earth |
2017-02-08 |
| Salt |
Distinctively God’s kingdom: salt and light |
2017-02-13 |
| Salt |
Are Christians the moral police? |
2017-02-15 |
| Salvation |
The incredible message |
2022-07-01 |
| Salvation |
Solving the world’s problems |
2020-05-18 |
| Salvation |
Tyrants or tempests? From what does Jesus save? (Matthew 14:22-33) |
2020-06-12 |
| Salvation |
The faith of Abel (Hebrews 11:4) |
2023-05-24 |
| Salvation |
The camel that won’t go through (Matthew 19:23-26) |
2020-10-07 |
| Salvation |
Salvation is bigger than you think |
2018-09-10 |
| Salvation |
The king who comes in peace (Matthew 21:1-9) |
2020-11-11 |
| Salvation |
Hosanna: the king who saves his realm (Matthew 21:6-9) |
2020-11-13 |
| Salvation |
Priest of the restored kingdom (Zechariah 3) |
2021-04-23 |
| Salvation |
Which Jesus do you want? (Matthew 27:15–26) |
2022-01-21 |
| Salvation |
David’s final Psalm: keywords for theology (145:17-21) |
2023-01-09 |
| Salvation |
Power without shame (Romans 1:16) |
2023-01-27 |
| Salvation |
Participating in the counter-cultural kingdom |
2023-02-06 |
| Salvation |
The powerful God who reigns in weakness |
2020-01-25 |
| Salvation |
Why did Jesus have to die? (Matthew 26:47-56) |
2021-11-01 |
| Salvation |
God’s kingdom and salvation |
2018-01-08 |
| Salvation |
The significant song |
2018-10-29 |
| Salvation |
What is the gospel? (Tim Healy) |
2016-11-15 |
| Salvation |
Who is the saviour of the world? |
2016-12-20 |
| Salvation |
Saviour of the world |
2020-01-22 |
| Salvation |
Tim Healy, “What is the gospel?” (reprise) |
2017-10-25 |
| Salvation |
Out of darkness |
2018-02-28 |
| Salvation |
When it feels worse |
2018-09-03 |
| Salvation |
The saviour revealed |
2018-09-05 |
| Salvation |
Does the church have a future? |
2018-08-13 |
| Salvation |
Who will save us? |
2018-09-24 |
| Salvation |
The counter-intuitive wisdom of the cross |
2019-04-15 |
| Salvation |
Jesus as Saviour |
2020-01-20 |
| Salvation |
Why the right eye? |
2017-03-06 |
| Sanctification |
Fitted for a crown |
2018-07-17 |
| Satan |
“You were in Eden” (Ezekiel 28) |
2024-02-09 |
| Satan |
No place for the devil (Ephesians 4:27) |
2020-02-18 |
| Satan |
“Get behind me, Satan” (Matthew 16:20-23) |
2020-07-24 |
| Satan |
Spiritual warfare (podcast) (Ephesians 6:10–17) |
2023-02-13 |
| Shema |
Loving God and people (Matthew 22:34-40) |
2021-01-25 |
| Shema |
How do you love God? |
2020-05-25 |
| Shepherd |
Is God a good Shepherd if we have bad shepherds? (Zechariah 11) |
2021-05-29 |
| Shepherd |
Thirty pieces of silver (Zechariah 11:12-13) |
2021-05-31 |
| Shepherd |
Shepherds, good and bad (Zechariah 10) |
2021-05-25 |
| Shepherd |
The shepherd’s heart (Matthew 18:12-14) |
2020-09-04 |
| Shepherd |
The good shepherd |
2018-01-10 |
| Shepherd |
How the Shepherd gathers his sheep |
2017-10-06 |
| Shepherd |
‘Shepherds After My Own Heart’ |
2017-10-04 |
| Shepherd |
Jesus our shepherd |
2017-09-20 |
| Shepherd |
Voice of an under-shepherd |
2017-04-07 |
| Shepherd |
Unjustly struck down (Matthew 26:31-35) |
2021-10-25 |
| Sin |
Original kingdom, or original sin? (Matthew 19:14) |
2020-09-30 |
| Sin |
Original good (Genesis 1–4) |
2022-12-01 |
| Sin |
Why sin is not “missing the mark” (Genesis 40:1) |
2022-10-03 |
| Sin |
Brian Houston’s scandal |
2022-03-18 |
| Sin |
Why exile? (Zechariah 5) |
2021-04-28 |
| Sin |
The good news, without the blame |
2019-01-16 |
| Sin |
Why did Jesus die? (Matthew 26:1-5) |
2021-03-29 |
| Sin |
The faith of Abel (Hebrews 11:4) |
2023-05-24 |
| Sin |
The scandal of George Pell |
2019-02-26 |
| Sin |
Forgiveness of sins |
2019-01-28 |
| Sin |
What’s the unforgivable sin? |
2018-03-02 |
| Sin |
When did Jesus label people “sinners”? |
2017-08-25 |
| Sin |
What about sin? |
2017-08-09 |
| Sin |
What was the sin of Sodom? |
2016-08-22 |
| Sin |
Solving the world’s problems |
2020-05-18 |
| Sin |
Those mega-church scandals |
2019-02-01 |
| Sinner |
What’s with tax collectors? |
2017-08-21 |
| Sinner |
Who makes God happy? (podcast) (Luke 15) |
2022-04-11 |
| Sinner |
When did Jesus label people “sinners”? |
2017-08-25 |
| Sinner |
The naughty child story |
2018-04-04 |
| Small group resource |
How do you love God? |
2020-05-25 |
| Social Pressure |
Coping with social pressure |
2018-01-22 |
| Social Pressure |
Personal identity and social influence (Matthew 22:15-18) |
2021-01-11 |
| Son of David |
The king who comes in peace (Matthew 21:1-9) |
2020-11-11 |
| Son of David |
Defective and immature people in God’s house? (Matthew 21:14-16) |
2020-11-23 |
| Son of David |
Hosanna: the king who saves his realm (Matthew 21:6-9) |
2020-11-13 |
| Son of David |
Regaining the good news of Jesus’ kingship |
2020-11-09 |
| Son of David |
See, Son of David! (Matthew 20:29-34) |
2020-11-06 |
| Son of David |
Personal Saviour or Son of David? |
2017-09-11 |
| Son of David |
Jesus’ most overt kingship claim |
2018-03-23 |
| Son of man |
Zenos on Son of Man |
2018-09-12 |
| Son of man |
Son of Man in Daniel |
2017-07-21 |
| Son of man |
“Son of man” — the backstory of Jesus’ authority |
2023-10-23 |
| Son of man |
The church’s role in the world |
2022-06-20 |
| Son of man |
The coming of the son of man (Matthew 24:26-27) |
2021-02-19 |
| Son of man |
Son of man: suffering king (Matthew 16:21–17:23) |
2020-08-17 |
| Son of man |
Jesus’ paradoxical path to power (Matthew 16:27-28) |
2020-07-29 |
| Son of man |
Son of Man (5-min video) |
2018-12-30 |
| Son of man |
Introducing the Son of Man |
2017-07-17 |
| Son of man |
What’s your view of humans? |
2017-08-02 |
| Son of man |
The homeless king |
2017-07-31 |
| Son of man |
Jesus, the son of man |
2017-07-28 |
| Son of man |
Son of Man in Ezekiel |
2017-07-26 |
| Son of man |
Son of Man in Enoch |
2017-07-24 |
| Son of man |
Jesus’ authority on earth |
2017-08-16 |
| Sonship |
What does ‘Son of God’ mean (Matthew 16:16)? |
2019-07-31 |
| Sonship |
God’s firstborn son |
2018-08-22 |
| Sonship |
“Tell us if you are the anointed ruler” (Matthew 26:57–68) |
2021-11-03 |
| Sovereignty of God |
Divine sovereignty and human suffering (Zechariah 14:1-5) |
2021-07-21 |
| Sovereignty of God |
The enigma of God’s throne (Ezekiel 1) |
2024-02-01 |
| Sovereignty of God |
The hands that shape history (Jeremiah 18) |
2024-01-08 |
| Sovereignty of God |
The kingdom as Father’s gift (Luke 12:32) |
2023-02-17 |
| Sovereignty of God |
Joseph’s love story (Genesis 41:44-52) |
2022-10-24 |
| Sovereignty of God |
God’s call and the human response (Isaiah 6:1-13) |
2022-05-09 |
| Sovereignty of God |
Zechariah’s vision of God’s reign (Zechariah 14:4-21) |
2021-10-07 |
| Sovereignty of God |
God’s message for Assyria (Nahum, Jonah) |
2024-03-15 |
| Sovereignty of God |
Who is God? |
2016-05-06 |
| Sovereignty of God |
The destiny God has planned for us (Ephesians 1:1-4) |
2019-09-02 |
| Sovereignty of God |
Guilt, or good news? |
2019-01-14 |
| Sovereignty of God |
God’s firstborn son |
2018-08-22 |
| Sovereignty of God |
All the kingdoms of the world |
2017-01-11 |
| Sovereignty of God |
Your God is too small |
2016-09-30 |
| Sovereignty of God |
Romans: opening and closing theme |
2016-08-24 |
| Sovereignty of God |
Jesus in the Psalms? (Psalm 8) |
2020-12-07 |
| Spiritual Warfare |
Spiritual warfare (podcast) (Ephesians 6:10–17) |
2023-02-13 |
| Spiritual Warfare |
Sword of the Spirit (Ephesians 6:17) |
2020-05-01 |
| Spiritual Warfare |
Using God’s armour (Ephesians 6:13-17) |
2020-04-29 |
| Spiritual Warfare |
When did God wear armour? (Ephesians 6:11) |
2020-04-27 |
| Spiritual Warfare |
The armour of God (Ephesians 6:10-17) |
2020-04-24 |
| Spiritual Warfare |
The kingdom and spiritual warfare |
2017-12-21 |
| Spiritual Warfare |
“You were in Eden” (Ezekiel 28) |
2024-02-09 |
| Spiritual Warfare |
Who are the rulers of Ephesians 3:10? |
2019-10-09 |
| Submission |
Kingdom lifestyle: submitting to each other (Ephesians 5:21) |
2020-03-26 |
| Submission |
Why doesn’t the Bible condemn slavery? (Ephesians 6:5-9) |
2020-04-22 |
| Substance Abuse |
Happiness without harm (Ephesians 5:15-20) |
2020-03-16 |
| Suffering |
The kingdom as Father’s gift (Luke 12:32) |
2023-02-17 |
| Suffering |
Are we worse off if we live unselfishly? (Matthew 18:7-10) |
2020-08-29 |
| Suffering |
What’s your kingdom vision? (Matthew 20:20-23) |
2020-10-26 |
| Suffering |
Identity in community |
2021-04-16 |
| Suffering |
Strike the shepherd (Zechariah 13:7-9) |
2021-07-12 |
| Suffering |
Gospel encouragement (podcast) (2 Timothy 1) |
2022-01-10 |
| Suffering |
But his enemies are still here (Matthew 28:11-15) |
2022-03-04 |
| Suffering |
Finding God in an unjust world (Genesis 39) |
2022-09-13 |
| Suffering |
Pastoral care case: Genesis 16 |
2022-07-18 |
| Suffering |
Joseph’s love story (Genesis 41:44-52) |
2022-10-24 |
| Suffering |
Participating in the counter-cultural kingdom |
2023-02-06 |
| Suffering |
The Elijah connection (Matthew 17:2-13) |
2020-08-10 |
| Suffering |
What the mocking reveals (Matthew 27:27–31) |
2022-01-28 |
| Suffering |
The binding of Isaac |
2016-09-07 |
| Suffering |
Trusting God’s love when life hurts |
2020-07-16 |
| Suffering |
Living in grace and disgrace (Genesis 40) |
2022-10-10 |
| Suffering |
How can you say God reigns? |
2016-09-22 |
| Suffering |
When you get hurt |
2016-11-07 |
| Suffering |
God as asylum seeker |
2016-12-07 |
| Suffering |
An unknown from nowhere |
2016-12-09 |
| Suffering |
The kingdom and personal power: more than conquerors? |
2017-12-13 |
| Suffering |
Advancing forcefully or suffering violence? |
2018-01-19 |
| Suffering |
Why suffering? |
2019-06-24 |
| Suffering |
Making sense of suffering when Christ is king (Ephesians 3:1) |
2019-10-02 |
| Suffering |
Peace in troubled times |
2020-03-19 |
| Suffering |
Shaking the chains at Philippi (podcast) (Acts 16:16-40) |
2020-04-19 |
| Suffering |
Like our teacher |
2017-10-23 |
| Summary |
Parables of the king |
2018-04-06 |
| Summary |
Why does the kingdom of God matter? |
2023-02-08 |
| Summary |
The gospel: a summary |
2022-08-24 |
| Summary |
Matthew’s Gospel: outline and summary |
2022-03-23 |
| Summary |
The kingdom in the Old Testament |
2016-10-03 |
| Summary |
What’s the Bible’s main theme? |
2018-04-23 |
| Summary |
Exodus: God’s kingdom established |
2018-07-21 |
| Temple |
The fall of the Jerusalem temple (Matthew 24:15-28) |
2021-02-12 |
| Temple |
Temple as God’s presence (Jeremiah 7) |
2024-01-04 |
| Temple |
Who owns your body? |
2022-09-23 |
| Temple |
Two powers (Matthew 21–28) |
2022-03-16 |
| Temple |
The death that shook the world (Matthew 27:51-54) |
2022-02-18 |
| Temple |
Why did Jesus overturn the temple? (Matthew 21:12-13) |
2020-11-19 |
| Temple |
Greater than the temple? |
2018-02-09 |
| Temple |
Zechariah’s hope of kingdom restoration (Zechariah 1–2) |
2021-04-21 |
| Temple |
How do you find God? (podcast) (John 14:8-17) |
2021-09-20 |
| Ten Commandments |
Do the Ten Commandments apply to Christians? |
2017-02-22 |
| Ten Commandments |
If you’re angry, are you a killer? |
2017-02-24 |
| Ten Commandments |
Feeling guilty |
2017-03-01 |
| Ten Commandments |
Divorce |
2017-03-08 |
| Ten Commandments |
What the heart speaks (Matthew 15:10-20) |
2020-06-24 |
| Testing |
The Spirit led Jesus to be tested? |
2017-01-04 |
| Testing |
Joseph’s greatest test (Genesis 42:1–20) |
2022-11-02 |
| Testing |
All the kingdoms of the world |
2017-01-11 |
| Testing |
When power is tempting |
2017-01-06 |
| Testing |
Why did God test Abraham? |
2016-09-09 |
| Testing |
Putting God on the spot |
2017-01-09 |
| Thankfulness |
Thanks for the feedback |
2019-02-22 |
| Theodicy |
Why doesn’t God sort it out? |
2018-05-02 |
| Theodicy |
Pharaoh’s hard heart |
2018-10-01 |
| Theodicy |
The powerful God who reigns in weakness |
2020-01-25 |
| Theodicy |
Is God a good Shepherd if we have bad shepherds? (Zechariah 11) |
2021-05-29 |
| Theodicy |
Divine sovereignty and human suffering (Zechariah 14:1-5) |
2021-07-21 |
| Theology |
Justification by Faith (Michael Bird) |
2023-12-01 |
| Tour |
Visit Israel with us |
2016-10-07 |
| Tribulation |
The tribulation and Jesus’ kingship (Matthew 24:9-30) |
2021-02-15 |
| Triumphalism |
Advancing forcefully or suffering violence? |
2018-01-19 |
| Truth |
The truth about lying (Ephesians 4:25) |
2020-02-11 |
| Two ways |
The less obvious way |
2017-06-05 |
| Two ways |
A rock worth building on |
2017-06-12 |
| Unanswered Prayer |
Disillusioned with Jesus? |
2018-01-15 |
| Unevangelized |
What about those who’ve never heard the name? |
2016-08-01 |
| Unevangelized |
How did the magi find Jesus? |
2016-12-02 |
| Unevangelized |
Good mysteries have a reveal (Ephesians 3:2-6) |
2019-09-27 |
| Unity |
Can the kingdom gospel bring us together? [Repost] |
2019-03-01 |
| Value |
Discovering what counts |
2018-04-25 |
| Value |
What’s the value of God’s reign? |
2018-04-27 |
| Value |
When ‘good’ leads you to ‘great’ (Matthew 19:16-22) |
2020-10-05 |
| Victory |
The kingdom and personal power: more than conquerors? |
2017-12-13 |
| Victory |
Abraham and the obstacles to God’s kingdom (podcast) (Genesis 12–25) |
2020-05-09 |
| Video |
Why do Christians have Communion? (video) |
2017-07-14 |
| Violence |
The scent of your words (Ephesians 4:29 – 5:2) |
2020-02-24 |
| Violence |
Sex and power (Ephesians 5:1–5) |
2020-02-26 |
| Violence |
Supporting families during lockdown |
2020-04-03 |
| Violence |
God and Guns |
2022-01-17 |
| Violence |
Which Jesus do you want? (Matthew 27:15–26) |
2022-01-21 |
| Vow |
Jacob’s new direction |
2016-10-21 |
| Warfare |
Should Christians go to war? |
2018-09-28 |
| Warfare |
Why did Jesus have to die? (Matthew 26:47-56) |
2021-11-01 |
| Warfare |
A different Anzac Day |
2020-04-20 |
| Warfare |
Discovering God’s army |
2016-10-28 |
| Warfare |
Jesus on war: pacifism, or just war? |
2019-07-15 |
| Warfare |
Crusader, or living by faith? (Habakkuk 2:4) |
2023-01-20 |
| Warfare |
The Spirit led Jesus to be tested? |
2017-01-04 |
| Warfare |
The threat of war |
2016-07-06 |
| Warfare |
Why war? |
2016-06-13 |
| Warfare |
His kingdom in a violent world |
2017-03-17 |
| Warfare |
Who is our enemy? |
2017-03-20 |
| Wedding |
That royal wedding message |
2018-05-19 |
| Wedding |
The wedding of the king’s son (Matthew 22:1-7) |
2021-01-05 |
| Wedding |
Called or chosen? (Matthew 22:8-14) |
2021-01-07 |
| Wedding |
Missing the wedding (Matthew 25:1-13) |
2021-03-15 |
| Wisdom |
How human rule goes bad |
2018-07-25 |
| Wisdom |
The folly of the cross |
2018-08-31 |
| Wisdom |
Sheep among wolves |
2017-10-13 |
| Worship |
How to glorify God? |
2020-05-27 |
| Worship |
What did Jesus sing? (Matthew 26:30) |
2021-10-21 |
| Worship |
What the mocking reveals (Matthew 27:27–31) |
2022-01-28 |
| Worship |
The incredible worship |
2022-07-04 |
| Worship |
What worship pleases God? |
2019-04-22 |
| Writing |
Tips from a top blog |
2018-04-03 |
| YHWH |
Should Christians use the divine name? |
2017-11-29 |
| YHWH |
The saviour revealed |
2018-09-05 |
| Yoke |
Jesus’ liberating kingship |
2018-01-29 |
| Yoke |
Invitation to rest |
2018-01-26 |
Seeking the kingdom 