Luke 2:8-20. The angel came to announce “good news of great joy to all people”. And what was that good news? “Unto you is born a saviour, Christ the Lord”. Oh this is the good news, the greatest news we could ever hear and believe. The shepherds believed it and came quickly to see the […]

Luke 1:5-66. Jesus, the son of Mary, yet clearly declared as the Son of God. The scriptures carefully preserve the doctrine of the Virgin birth, all important for Jesus to be both human and divine, to be sinless and qualify as our saviour and to fulfil the prophecy of Isaiah 7:14. “Veiled in flesh the […]

Luke 1:5-75. In considering the Christmas gospel story we explore the astounding predictions and announcements of Gabriel concerning the birth of John the Baptist and The Lord Himself. These announcements clearly magnify the fact that Jesus was the one promised to Abraham and David, and referred to by all the prophets. What is it that […]

Gal 4:4-5. The 400 years between Malachi & Matthew are often called the Silent Years as there was no prophetic voice. However, God was preparing for the fulness of time and making things ready for when he would send forth his son. A great Christmas celebration. In what ways did God make things ready? How […]

The temple was designed to be a house of Mercy. In Solomon’s dedication prayer, he requested that the sinner could look to the land, the city, the house to find forgiveness. David, Job, Daniel, the psalmist & others all understood this principle and looked to the temple for mercy again and again. The prodigal son […]