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First Sunday of Advent: Isaiah 2:1-5; Psalm 122; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:36-44
Awaiting Christ’s Return , let us worship God and walk in His ways. God calls us to worship Him - ‘Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord…’- and wal...
A Selection from my Bible Reading Notes
‘O Lord, You are my God; I will exalt You and praise Your Name... You have done marvellous things’(Isaiah 25:1). We remember what God has don...
Special Days: Dedication / Anniversary - 2 Samuel 24:18-25; Psalm 122; 2 Peter 2:1-10; Luke 4:16-30
To God be the glory. David wanted to ‘know the number of the people’ (2 Samuel 24:2). Why? He wanted to feel important - ‘the big man’. He was not giving the glory to the Lord. In the spirit...
Special Days: Michaelmas (September 29) - Genesis 21:33 and 23:19-20 (see explanation below); Psalm 148; Revelation 12:7-12a; Luke 9:23-27
Explanatory Comment regarding the Genesis Reading I had been intending to comment on the passages given in “The Book of Common Order of the Church of Scotland” (1994)....
Special Days: Remembrance Day – Micah 4:1-8; Psalm 9:9-20; 2 Thessalonians 2:13-3:5; Luke 1:68-79
The prophet calls us to worship the Lord, walk with Him and witness for Him.Micah speaks to those ‘who hate good and love evil’ (Micah 3:2). He calls upon them to change their way of living. - He...
Special Days: All Saints (November 1) – Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18; Psalm 149; Ephesians 1:11-23; Luke 6:20-32
The Glory of God is revealed in His salvation. Our God is the God of “salvation” – “the Lord takes delight in His people: He crowns the humble with salvation” (Psalm 149:4). Through receivin...
Special Days: Harvest Festival – Ruth 2; Psalm 144; Galatians 5:16-25; Luke 12:13-21
Looking beyond the harvest to the Lord of the harvest Ruth meets Boaz. It seemed like a ‘chance’ meeting - ‘she happened to come...’ (Ruth 2:3). It was mor...
Special Days: Presentation of the Lord – Haggai 2:1-9; Psalm 8; 1 John 3:1-8; Luke 2::22-40
* God calls us to worship Him. The Lord is ‘majestic’ (Psalm 8:1, 9). He does not remain remote. He does not keep His distance. He shows us His greatness, the greatness of His love. We feel ...
Special Days: Christian Unity – Ezekiel 47:1-12; Psalms 133 and 134; Revelation 21:9-14, 22-27; Luke 13:22-30
* What a wonderful message the prophet brings to us – the ‘river’ of God’s blessing. He speaks of the rising of the ‘river’ of God’s blessing - ‘ankle-deep... knee-deep... up to the wa...
Pentecost +24: Haggai 1:5b-2:9; Psalm 145:1-5, 17-21 (or Psalm 98); 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17; Luke 20:27-38
* Work for God. ‘“Why is everyone saying it is not the right time for rebuilding My Temple?” asks the Lord’. His reply to them is this: ‘Is it then the right time for you to live in luxur...
Pentecost +23: Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4; Psalm 119:137-144; 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12; Luke 19:1-10
* Keep on praying to the Lord.. ‘How long, O Lord, must I call for help, but You do not listen?’(Habakkuk 1:2). There are times when it seems that God is not listening to us. What are we to do...
Pentecost +22: Joel 2:23-32; Psalm 65; 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18; Luke 18:9-14
* Call on the Lord. Each of us is ‘in the valley of decision’ (Joel 3:14). We must make sure that we are prepared for ‘the coming of the great and dreadful Day of the Lord’ (Joel 2:31). ...
Pentecost +21: Jeremiah 31:27-34; Psalm 119:97-104; 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5; Luke 18:1-8
The prophet directs our attention to Jesus Christ * ‘Set up road signs; put up guideposts. Take note of the highway, the road that you take’ (Jeremiah 31:21). It’s so easy to take a wrong t...
Pentecost +20: Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7; Psalm 66:1-12; 2 Timothy 2:8-15; Luke 17:11-19
‘I know the plans I have for you... to give you a future and a hope’ (Jeremiah 29:11). This was God’s long-term purpose for His people. It was important that they did not lose sight of th...
Pentecost +18: Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15; Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16; 1 Timothy 6:6-19; Luke 16:19-31
Listening to God and Speaking for God In the ministry of Jeremiah, there is both listening to God – “This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord” (Jeremiah 32:1) and speaking for God ...
Pentecost +17: Jeremiah 8:18-9:1; Psalm 79:1-9; 1 Timothy 2:1-7; Luke 16:1-13
Living in the Light of Eternity – A Challenge to the World’s Way of Thinking, Speaking and Living * Living in the Light of Eternity – A Challenge to the Worldly Way of Thinking Some people th...
Pentecost +16: Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28; Psalm 14; 1 Timothy 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-10
Serve the Lord. Keep on serving the Lord. Preach the Gospel. Keep on preaching the Gospel. God was not pleased with his people - “My people are fools; they do not know Me. They are senseless child...
Pentecost +15: Jeremiah 18:1-11; Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18; Philemon 1-21; Luke 14:25-33
God is calling us on to glory. There will be difficulties along the way. There will also be blessings. * God is calling us on to glory. We begin with the prophet – Jeremiah – and the ...
Pentecost +14: Jeremiah 2:4-13; Psalm 81:1, 10-16; Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16; Luke 14:1, 7-14
God’s Word speaks to us about sin, salvation and sharing. We are to face up to our sin. We are to bring our sin to the Saviour. We are to share the Good News of salvation, inviting sinners to...
Pentecost +13: Jeremiah 1:4-10; Psalm 71:1-6; Hebrews 12:18-29; Luke 13:10-17
By grace you have been saved through faith ... for good works (Ephesians 2:8-10). Before we speak of our own good works, we must speak of faith in Christ. Before we speak of faith in Christ, we must...
Pentecost +12: Isaiah 5:1-7; Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19; Hebrews 11:29-12:2; Luke 12:49-56
Christ calls us to be different. He calls us to be saved. He calls us to be holy.* Christ calls us to be different.When Christ was here on earth, he met plenty of religious people. He wasn’t impress...
Pentecost +11: Isaiah 1:10-20; Psalm 50:1-8, 22-23; Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16; Luke 12:32-40
Christ has come among us. Christ still comes to us. Christ will come for us. * Christ has come to us. God is not a ‘god’ who keeps his distance from us. He comes near to us. He is not a ‘god’ ...
Pentecost +10: Hosea 11:1-11; Psalm 107:1-9, 43; Colossians 3:1-11; Luke 12:13-21
God’s love for us is much greater than our love for him. So often, we are like the people of ‘Israel’ in Hosea’s time. They did not have much love for the Lord because they didn’t pay much a...