Why did God choose poor despised shepherds to be the first recipients of the news of Christ's birth when there were many more "suitable" people who might have been so favoured? Phil Watson explains i…
Love never fails (1 Cor. 13:8) whereas prophecies, tongues and knowledge must cease when "that which is perfect" has come. We see that the Greek word translated "perfect" actually means "complete" a…
Love hopes and endures (1 Cor. 13:7) but hope concerns the unknown future, so how can love "hope all things"? Answer; because "all things" here mean things that God has promised in His Word and if we…
Chris Boraston takes us back to basics, addressing the confusion that often surrounds the concept of new (that is, spiritual) birth (John 3:1-21). We meet Nicodemus, the teacher of Israel, who is con…
"Love bears all things and believes all things" declares the Apostle (1 Cor. 13:7). But what do these statements mean in practice? We see firstly that "all things" cannot mean "everything" and go on…
Did you know that shepherds used to anoint their sheep with oil to protect their heads from invasive fly-borne parasitic infections? 1 John 2:30 tells us "you have an anointing from thr Holy One" and…
We continue to explore in 1 Cor. 13 the characteristics of the love "shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit" finding seven things that, in its humility, love does NOT do. We contrast these nega…
In 1 Corinthians 13 the Apostle Paul tells us what God means by the word "love", something very different from popular usage in our culture today. In this episode we begin to examine the characterist…
What purpose do spiritual gifts serve? Continuing our studies in 1 Corinthians we find the answer as we read the first three verses of chapter 13 alongside Ephesians 4:8-16. We learn firstly that the…
What was and is the purpose of spiritual gifts or charismata? Paul begins his three-chapter answer to this question in 1 Corinthians 12:1 and in this episode we consider mainly chapter 12, examining …
Too busy to please God? We contiue our study of the parable of the sower in Matthew 13 by considering the seed that falls on the weed-infested soil. Using the parable of the great feast in Luke 14 w…
Why is our evangelism so ineffective today? Is our evangelistic technique at fault? The parable of the sower (Matthew 13:1-9) helps to put our thinking straight, showing that the problem lies not in …
The OT foretells the coming of Christ but did you know that it also predicts His second coming? In this episode we see that Psalm 2 does both, describing a thousand years in advance how Christ would…
Chris Boraston shows how to abide in Christ as branches in the vine (John 15:1-11). Understand that Jesus is the true vine so shun imitations; obey His words; rely on Him in all things for the branc…
How can a sovereign God be in control of a dysfunctional world? How can we reconcile God's omnipotence with the rage of nations and the ungodly chaos we see around us? Psalm 2 provides prophetical a…
Did you know that the Apostle Paul said heresies were necessary? In 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 he explains that they help us distinguish real Christianity from false. Discussing the Lord's supper he man…
Visiting preacher Chris Boraston asks "Where did Jesus come from?" and finds the answer in the prologue to John's Gospel. There Jesus is identified as the creator; as the eternal Son and second Pers…
Few NT passages have caused more contention and debate than 1 Cor. 11:2-16 which deals with headship and head coverings and has earned Paul an undeserved reputation as a misogynist. In revisiting thi…
Poor sound quality due to recording error; sorry!1 Cor. 10:13 showed us how to escape temptation individually. The verses that follow (14-23) show us how to do so together in Christian fellowship wit…
All christians experience temptation and all sometimes yield to it and sin. But in 1 Corinthians 10:13 Paul tells us that God provides a way of escape from temptation. What is this way and how can w…
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