Philippians 4 v 1 – 3 The first word we notice is ‘therefore’ – it points to what has gone before.Paul is applying the doctrine that he has just taught us, telling us that we now need to do certain things. We remember from last week’s sermon that he set out for us ‘Two Ways…
Habakkuk 1 – 3 The hymn that we sang appropriately sums up what we’ve learnt from Habakkuk: ‘the bud may be bitter, but the flower will be sweet’. That’s what Habakkuk was struggling with – he was seeing some bad things coming and he wrestled with God because of that. If often happens to us…
Philippians 3 v 17 – 21 We live in a world of so much conflict. Despite the Lord telling us not to love the world, many of God’s people love the world and the things thereof. I observe that people claw to the old flesh as if that is all that there is. The problem…
Habakkuk 3 v 17 – 19 This chapter is very relevant to the times we are living in. Habakkuk was a just man, living among the people of Judah who were living like pagans, not honouring their God, unfaithful in the worship of their God – chasing after idols and the things of the world.…
Philippians 3 v 1 -16 Paul throughout his ministry as an Apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ had to contend with Jewish Christians – known today as the Judaisers, who were false teachers who often followed Paul wherever he went. They would try to bind the act of circumcision and the law of Moses itself…
Habakkuk 3 v 13b – 16 Today we come to stanza three, where we see that God crushed the leader – the head of the house of wickedness. Habakkuk finds himself in a predicament. The nation of Judah has been threatened by the Chaldeans and he knows that the people of Judah are no angels…
Philippians 2 v 19 – 30 Paul’s letter to the Philippians is very personal. One of his motives is in verse 28 – so that he may be less anxious – an acknowledgement that the Apostle was also anxious, but for the Lord’s people. Paul’s son and Paul’s brother both had the mind of Christ.…
Habakkuk 3v9-13a The ESV and King James used different ground texts. The words ‘Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even Thy word’ in the KJV is very important, and should be considered part of Holy Scripture. We need to wait until all the evidence is in before we…
Philippians 2 v 12 – 18 The Apostle is stirring up (exhorting) believers to higher things. Through Paul’s writings he relates Doctrine with Duty, Creed with Character and Faith with Life. To him these things are inseparable. And so, after imploring us to have the Mind of Christ follows with this exhortation to earnestly work…
Habakkuk 3 v 3 – 8 He was perplexed that the LORD used the Chaldeans against his people.God’s people should suspend judgement of His work until all evidence is in.God said to Habakkuk that they must not judge Him on the basis of what they see in the here and now. God is not done…