074 1 Peter 2:13-25 - Submission to Authority from 2020-03-20T06:00

Submission to Authority

The next section of Peter’s letter deals with the subject of submission to authority:

submission to rulers (2:13-17)

073 1 Peter 2:1-12 from 2020-03-13T06:00

Last time: 1 Peter 1:10-25

the great privileges of being a Christian

our responsibility to live holy lives

things that encourage to fulfil that responsibili...

072 1 Peter 1:10-25 from 2020-03-06T06:00

So far in this series:

Talk 1. The background to the letter and the circumstances in which it was written. The theme of the whole letter is:

Suffering now, maybe....

071 1 Peter 1:3-9 from 2020-02-28T06:00

In our last talk we looked at the first two verses in chapter 1 which we saw are more than a formal greeting but are actually of a special significance to the suffering Christians to whom Peter ...

070 1 Peter 1:1-2 from 2020-02-21T06:00

Today we begin to look at the text of the letter by beginning with the opening two verses:

NIV

1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To God’s elect, exiles, scattered throughout th...

069 1 Peter - Introduction from 2020-02-14T06:00

In this talk we will:
Consider the background to the letter and the circumstances in which it was written;
Take a rapid tour through the whole letter (based largely on the notes in the NIV ...

068 Ephesians 6:10-20 - Standing in Victory from 2020-01-31T06:00

We have an enemy – the devil

We can expect to be attacked when the day of evil comes
God has given us all that we need to stand up to him

But it’s up to us to put on the armou...

067 Ephesians 6:10-20 - Living in Victory from 2020-01-24T06:00

Ephesians 6:10-20

10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.

11 Put on the full armour of God so that you can take your s...

066 Ephesians 6:1-9 - Living in right relationship with each other (Part Two) from 2020-01-16T18:27:16

Ephesians Talk 18        Living in right relationship with each other (Part Two)

There are three main sections to this part of Paul’s letter:

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065 Ephesians 5:21-33 - Living in Right Relationship with Each Other (Part 1) from 2020-01-10T06:00

Today we enter a new section of the letter:

Living in right relationship with each other
1. Husbands and wives (5:22–33)
2. Children and parents (6:1-4)
3. Slaves and masters (...

064 Ephesians 5 15-20 - Living in the Spirit from 2019-12-20T06:00:30

Podcast Notes:

Last time:

1 Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children

063 Ephesians 5:1-14 - Following God's Example from 2019-12-13T06:00:54

Podcast Notes:

1 Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children

2 and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for ...

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062 Ephesians 4:17-32 - Putting off the old self and putting on the new from 2019-12-06T06:00:13

Our passage for today is Ephesians 4:17-32. We’ll begin by reading it and then we’ll: • Briefly look at the background to the passage • Offer a short overview of the passage • Seek to apply the tea...

061 Ephesians 4:1-14 - Living lives worthy of our calling from 2019-11-29T06:00:31

Chapter 4 is something of a turning point in Paul’s letter to the Ephesians

As in his other letters, the opening chapters tend to be more theological in nature, the concluding chapters be...

060 Ephesians 3:14-21 - A Prayer for the Ephesians from 2019-11-22T06:07:54

Ephesians 3:14-21 A prayer for the Ephesians

14 For this reason I kneel before the Father,

15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth...

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059 Ephesians 3:1-13 from 2019-11-15T06:00:56

Podcast Notes:

Welcome to Talk 11 in our series on Ephesians.

Today we’ve reached Chapter 3 and we’ll be looking at the first 13 verses.

But first let’s set it in...

058 Ephesians 2:19-22 - God’s New Temple from 2019-11-08T06:21:54

In our first talk in this series we said that the overall theme of Ephesians could best be summarized with Paul’s words in Chapter 5. I am talking about Christ and his church. This is particularly ...

057 Ephesians 2:11-22 - Jew and Gentile reconciled through Christ from 2019-11-01T15:56:27

Last time: Ephesians 2:1-10 Made alive in Christ

What you WERE and why (1-3)

We were dead in our transgressions and sins (1, 5)

We were by nature deservin...

056 Ephesians 2:1-10 - Made alive in Christ from 2019-10-25T06:00:32

As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit ...

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055 Ephesians 1:15-23 Part 2 - What are the Heavenly Realms? from 2019-10-18T06:03:56

Ephesians 1

17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.<...

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054 Ephesians 1:15-23 Part 1 - Thanksgiving and Prayer from 2019-10-11T06:01:44

Welcome to talk number six in our series on Ephesians.

In the first five talks we were considering the first 14 ve...

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053 Ephesians 1:1-14 Part 5 - The Gift of the Holy Spirit, continued from 2019-10-04T06:00:17

Last time we began looking at how Paul describes the gift of the Holy Spirit in Ephesians 1:1-14. When Paul says we are sealed with the Holy Spirit, I suggested that this sealing refers to a sec...

052 Ephesians 1:1-14 Part 4 - The Gift of the Holy Spirit from 2019-09-27T06:00

Welcome to the fourth talk in our series on Ephesians.

We have been looking at the first 14 verses of chapter 1. So far we have seen that Paul is praising God for blessings in the heavenl...

051 Ephesians 1:1-14 Part 3 - "In Christ" from 2019-09-20T06:01

Welcome to our third talk in our series on Ephesians. We are looking at the first 14 verses of chapter 1. So far we have seen that Paul is praising God for blessings in the heavenly realms (v3). Th...

050 Ephesians 1:1-14 Part 2 - Election and Predestination from 2019-09-13T06:06:42

Before the foundation of the world, God had a plan for our salvation. When we heard the gospel of salvation and believed it we were incorporated into Christ. Because God knows everything, he knew i...

049 Ephesians 1:1-14 Part 1 from 2019-09-05T06:10:31

Ephesians is one of the most exciting books of the New Testament! Listen to hear the first in this inspirational series.

048 Healing in Practice from 2019-08-30T12:38:20

God has revealed himself as a healing God in both Old and New Testaments.  Jesus never refused anyone who asked for healing and he has commissioned his church to heal the sick.  Healings should acc...

047 Healing and Suffering - Why do Christians suffer? from 2019-08-23T14:52:52

046 Sickness among God's people in the New Testament 2 of 2 - Why were the Corinthians sick? from 2019-08-16T06:04:58

Illness in Corinth

Having looked at four Christians who were sick, though not because of sin or unbelief, we must now turn our attention to a group of Christians who were sick ...

045 Sickness among God's people in the New Testament 1 of 2 - Godly Christians from 2019-08-09T06:04:18

Sickness among God’s People in the New Testament

Although there is a close connection between faith and healing in the New Testament, we cannot automatically conclude that if a Christia...

044 Healing and the anointing with oil - James 5 from 2019-08-02T06:14:04

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043 Christians and the use of medicine from 2019-07-26T06:09:08

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042 Healing in the book of Acts - 2 of 2 - Healing on the Island of Malta from 2019-07-19T06:03:22

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041 Healing in the book of Acts - 1 of 2 - The Lame Man (Acts 3) from 2019-07-12T06:01:01

There are many references to healing in the Book of Acts. Some of these are general, others are specific.

General references include:

• the disciples’ prayer t...
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040 Lessons about healing from the first disciples from 2019-07-05T06:02:26

The healing ministry of the disciples as it is described in the Gospels.

039 Jesus the healer in the gospel of John 2 of 2 - The man blind from birth from 2019-06-28T07:00:25

The man blind from birth (John 9:1-25). We looked last time at a case where there was a clear connection between sickness and personal sin. We now turn to a case where there is no such connection.

038 Jesus the healer in the gospel of John 1 of 2 - The healing at the pool from 2019-06-21T06:01:43

None of the Gospel writers tell us of all the miracles of healing Jesus performed. John has chosen to record only three (4:46-54, 5:1-15, 9:1-25) although he makes it very clear that Jesus did many...

037 Is healing part of salvation? from 2019-06-14T06:01:33

In recent talks we saw several occasions where Jesus said Your faith has healed you. The Greek word used here is sozo which can also mean save. Does this mean that that healing is in some sense a p...

036 Jesus the healer in the gospel of Luke from 2019-06-07T06:02:49

[Below is the chapter from the book, Just a ...