The Hearing of Faith

26 October, 2025

The apostle Paul begins and ends the letter to the Roman church speaking of faith, which he also identifies as a key feature of the letter. Throughout the letter, he expounds the gospel, the "mystery which was kept secret since the world began" which…

The Acts of Israel

19 October, 2025

Just as the Lord began in power and effectual fruitfulness in the early church in the days of the apostles, so too in type of this did Joshua and Israel begin in their conquest of the land of Canaan after crossing the Jordan river. We consider some…

Possess the Inheritance

12 October, 2025

When Israel, led by Joshua, entered Canaan, each tribe was allotted an inheritance according to the original promise of God to Abraham. We consider the rich antitype of this for the children of God in Christ, and the true meaning of where Israel…

Sovereignty and Its Image

05 October, 2025

The Cross of Jesus Christ is popularly understood, in a purely natural sense, as an extraordinary forensic device which God uses to supposedly satisfy His justice by "balancing the scales" of His righteousness in the consideration of man's sin. We…

Encounter With the Gibeonites

28 September, 2025

Having entered the promised land (Christ), Joshua builds an altar (the Cross), and the blessings and cursings are read at Mt. Gerizim and Mt. Ebal respectively. Then the Gibeonites, among the people to be utterly destroyed, deceive Joshua and the…

The Troubler Then; The Troubler Now

21 September, 2025

We see the first real internal trouble that Israel had after entering the promised land, and the parallel of the first real internal trouble that the church had after the day of Pentecost. Hearing the voice of the Lord, the Spirit of truth, and being…

The Covenant for the Land

14 September, 2025

God, in covenant relationship with Abram, took full responsibility not only for the land of Canaan for Abram's physical descendants, but also for the eternal prospect of the holy Mount Zion, the heavenly Jerusalem, the city which has foundations…

Momentary Light Afflictions

31 August, 2025

Whether because of sin, or as part of our heavenly discipline, of for the testimony of Christ, afflictions are an inevitable element of our life in Jesus. Whatever the case may be, as we walk with he Lord, Paul designates our troubles in this brief…

Joy of Jesus

24 August, 2025

Paul's imprisonment in Rome looked like a failure in the natural order of things. However Paul did not see it that way. Ever devoted to his Lord, he had long since come to that place where life was all for the honour of Jesus and the service of Him…

John's Prologue - The New Creation

17 August, 2025

Just as John, in the prologue of his gospel record, gives us revelation into what was hidden behind the first creation in Genesis, so too he gives us revelation into Jesus' place and working in the New creation in Christ. We also see briefly into…

The Promised Land

10 August, 2025

With the unfolding of the mysteries of the Kingdom of God, we see the new creation in Christ prefigured in Israel's passage across the Jordan River from the land of Moab into the promised land.

Christ, Our Immediate Destiny

03 August, 2025

John's account of Jesus walking on the water is brief in the extreme. When we look into it though, in the wider context of Jesus' whole manner of living, we find inspiring implications for our own knowledge of the Lord and our life in Him.

The Land of Christ, in Type

27 July, 2025

As Joshua prepares to lead the people of Israel across the Jordan river into the land of Canaan, we see both the physical land of Canaan as typical of Christ, the dwelling place of the people of God, as well as ethnic Israel composed of Israel after…

Philip And The Eunuch

20 July, 2025

In a brief review of the early movements of the church, and in particular of Philip and the eunuch on the road to Gaza, we consider the guidance of the Lord by His Spirit in His will and purpose in our lives.

The Covenant at Moab Part 2

13 July, 2025

As Israel prepares to enter the land of Canaan, Yahweh establishes covenant with them in Moab across the Jordan. We find Moses preaching the everlasting covenant, largely hidden from their eyes, and yet a hope and life in Christ if they will obey His…

We The Church Prayer II

10 July, 2025

The heart of the Christian life is prayer and it is therefore an essential element of the life and function of the church in the present age.

We The Church Prayer I

10 July, 2025

The heart of the Christian life is prayer and it is therefore an essential element of the life and function of the church in the present age.

We The Church Fellowship - II

09 July, 2025

Fellowship in the Church is in the Father and in His Son Jesus Christ before anything else. As fundamental to church function throughout the present age we consider its importance.

We The Church Fellowship Part 1

09 July, 2025

Fellowship in the Church is in the Father and in His Son Jesus Christ before anything else. As fundamental to church function throughout the present age we consider its importance.

We The Church The Breaking of Bread Part 2

08 July, 2025

Reviewing the function of the church in the present age we consider the matter of the breaking of bread.

We The Church The Breaking of Bread Part 1

08 July, 2025

Reviewing the function of the church in the present age we consider the matter of the breaking of bread.

We the Church The Apostles' Teaching Part 2

07 July, 2025

As mentioned by Luke in the Book of Acts we consider the significance of the Apostles' teaching in the early church, and not only in the early church, but in the church throughout the present age.

We the Church The Apostles' Teaching Part 1

06 July, 2025

As mentioned by Luke in the Book of Acts we consider the significance of the Apostles' teaching in the early church, and not only in the early church, but in the church throughout the present age.

The Wilderness Wanderings

29 June, 2025

Yahweh, always intent upon those He strives with hearing His voice and yielding to the Spirit of truth (Christ, in measure, in fact), between the broken covenant at Sinai, and the making of an additional covenant at Moab, on the border of the…

The Covenant at Moab Part 1

22 June, 2025

As Israel gathered on the border of the promised land, Moses called them into a covenant relationship with God, on the basis of the Law of Sinai, but also sanctioned by a number of blessings and curses, consequent upon their response to the voice of…

Prevailing Prayer

09 June, 2025

In this talk we explore something of the motivation behind prevailing prayer as brought to us by the Spirit of the Lord, surprisingly, and unexpectedly, through the words of an unjust judge. Our Father means to meet with us daily as His fervently…

What's in as Name?

08 June, 2025

In Isaiah's prophecy in chapter 9 he calls the promised Messiah, among other names, Mighty God. Throughout both old testament and new testament times we look at the Mighty God by way of being encouraged that as He was in the past, so He still is…

Spiritual Sense

01 June, 2025

We consider the exclusively spiritual nature of life in Christ, and how every practical expression of the gospel in life and witness of those in Christ is by the power and enabling of the Holy Spirit. We are to have a clear and conscious…

21st Century Church Landscape

01 June, 2025

In these last days the apostle Paul spoke of perilous times when people would have the form of godliness but deny the power, among other moral degeneracy. We live in those days, and we see the degradation of society on a global scale. The Church…

Humility

25 May, 2025

Canvassing a wide range of scriptures we are shown the significance of humility, beginning of course in the Godhead, and wrought in man as he yields himself to the deep working of the Spirit of the Lord in his life.

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