| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 48 secs | 0 Comments
There are three aspects to the gospel of the Kingdom in this passage. Jesus preached/proclaimed the good news. The word used is like a town crier proclaiming news in ancient times. Bold, clear and challenging in such a way that people need to listen and respond. Teaching – Jesus explained and opened up the difficulties, […]
| By Andy Moyle | 1 min 30 secs | 0 Comments
Jesus is the perfect character we can have to measure our lives against. He is the bench mark for you and me to make things right in our own lives. If we quickly run through this passage in reverse we will see… JESUS started demonstrating the power of GOD through His mission of preaching the […]
| By Andy Moyle | 1 min 54 secs | 0 Comments
This portion of the Bible seems to be a very important part in the history of mankind. If we pay careful attention to every Scripture, we will understand what a thrilling story it is and how our GOD has perfect timing. While there was good news that the Saviour of the world was born, there […]
| By Andy Moyle | 1 min 22 secs | 0 Comments
The whole Bible is about Jesus. The Old Testament points to His coming and our need of Him, the Gospels tell us about His first coming and the rest of the New Testament is about how to live in the good of that, as we await His return. Matthew’s Gospel is full of Old Testament […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 33 secs | 0 Comments
Great to have you with us on New Year’s Day, on the adventure of ‘The New Testament in One Year’. What a way to start though, with a long list of names! It shows us that Jesus is the climax of Old Testament history. The one that they had been waiting for. The Messiah (which […]
| By Andy Moyle | 1 min 23 secs | 0 Comments
The intimacy of God with his people is stressed further in today’s passage, along with an abundance of blessing. Revelation is meant to increase our desire and longing for God and for us to realise His purposes. The wonderful surety of final bliss comforts us now and in tough times. The tawdry counterfeits of the […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 18 secs | 0 Comments
Phew! Nearly made it through Revelation. We are in familiar territory again, basking in the beauty and glory of what eternity will be like. These final visions weave in a whole host of themes from the rest of Scripture – creation, v.1, the holy city, v.2, the communion of God using marriage imagery, v.2, the […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 9 secs | 0 Comments
In today’s passage we have the last judgement, put positively, v.1-8 and negatively, v.11-15, and the thorny issue of the 1,000 year reign! Everything is wrapped up – God vindicates the saints who have been suffering and executes final judgement on Satan, the source of evil, having already judged the beast, the prostitute and the […]
| By Andy Moyle | 1 min 21 secs | 0 Comments
I’ve put a # in the title of today’s reading as there are so many “final” battles, I’m confused which one it is! Actually I’m not, because Revelation is not written in chronological order, it is written thematically. John has had another vision and is tackling the end from another angle. Heaven opens and the […]