“As he drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. … He entered Jericho and was passing through. And there was a man named Zacchaeus.” (Luke 18:35, 19:1). I was preaching on Luke 18:35-19:10 recently.…
“Consider the ravens.” (Luke 12:24). The day that I am writing is 23rd February 2023. I note that because today marks exactly 20 years on from the time that I was preaching at our church on Luke 12:22-34. A passage…
Catherwood quotes an Australian leader’s response to hearing Lloyd-Jones: “In an extraordinary way, the presence of God was in that church. I personally felt as if a hand were pushing me through the pew. At the end of the sermon…
Here’s a short segment from the ‘short biography‘ by Christopher Catherwood of Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones. (It’s not strictly a biography – the subtitle runs: ‘His Life and Relevance for the 21st Century’.) “My relationship to the Doctor (as his eldest…
“your Father knows that you need them. …Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” (Luke 12:30-32). Last Sunday I closed my sermon on Luke 12:22-34 with an illustration about God as…
I’ve been reading the PG Wodehouse novel ‘A Pelican at Blandings’. I’ve read it before but I do so enjoy savouring a Blandings saga before bed. The other night I came across this lovely description concerning Lord Emsworth who has…
A few days ago I jotted a short post about ‘Knowledge’ quoting a few lines from Boice’s commentary. The subject was so broad and I was very conscious that I had so lightly touched upon it and I half-wondered whether…
Forgiveness of sins is a wonderful blessing to proclaim as we declare the gospel of God. It is an especially wonderful message for the person burdened by guilt and sin. But, as Bill Dumbrell has pointed out, the gospel is…
When I was about 10 years old I donated Herman Melville’s book ‘Moby Dick’ to my school. Each year there was a ‘Book week’ and the school hall would be filled with beautiful books – shiny, glistening, non-fiction, fiction, all…
One more quote from H. Beecher Hicks Jnr’s Preaching through the Storm. (See previous entry). “The reason the society at large wants to silence the preacher may well be because the preacher is under orders to speak a word about morality.…
