This week’s article: The Consensus Best Books of 2020

Colossians: Christ-Centred 10 Sermons, Term 3 2022 Study Book: Colossians: Christ-Centred (Study Book) Sermons Colossians #1: Fruitful & Growing (Colossians 1:1-14) Colossians #2: The Lord of Creation & New Creation (Colossians 1:15-23) Colossians #3: To Know Jesus and Make Him Known (Colossians 1:24-2:5) Colossians #4: Captivated by Christ (Colossians 2:6-15) Colossians #5: Death to Rules (Colossians 2:16-23) Colossians #6: Hidden with Christ in God (Colossians 3:1-11) Colossians #7: Wear the Clothes Jesus Gives You (Colossians 3:12-17) Colossians #8: Grace in Relationships (Colossians 3:18-4:1) Colossians #9: Christ-Centred Everyday (Colossians 4:2-18) Philemon: Every Good Thing We Share in Christ (Philemon)

Take Courage: Fuel for Joyful Endurance from the New Testament Letters 7 Sermons, Summer 2021-22 Sermons: Bad News, Good News, and Life in Christ (Ephesians 2:1-10) The Hope of Future Resurrection (1 Corinthians 15:12-28) The Intercession of Jesus (Hebrews 7:11-21) Seeking Christian Maturity (James 1:1-12) Responding in Times of Difficulty (Philippians 4:2-9) Pilgrims Awaiting an Eternal Inheritance (1 Peter 1:1-9) Loneliness, Isolation & Friendship (1 Tim 4:9-22)

The True King: A Series in 1 Samuel 13 Sermons: Semester 2, 2021 Study Books: 1 Samuel Study Book #1 – 1 Samuel 1-15 1 Samuel Study Book #2 – 1 Samuel 16-31 Sermons: 1 Samuel #1: Praying Through Tears (1 Samuel 1:1-2:11) 1 Samuel #2: A Fresh Start at Shiloh (1 Samuel 2:12-4:1) 1 Samuel #3: The Weight of Glory (1 Samuel 4-7) 1 Samuel #4: The Wrong Kind of King (1 Samuel 8) 1 Samuel #5: The Donkeys and the Messiah (1 Samuel 9-11) 1 Samuel #6: Restoring Brand-New to Good-as-New (1 Samuel 12:1-25) 1 Samuel #7: Making Excuses for Sin? (1 Samuel 13-15) 1 Samuel #8: What God Sees (1 Samuel 16) 1 Samuel #9: The Giant Killer & the Good Shepherd (1 Samuel 17) 1 Samuel #10: How Do You Relate to God’s King? (1 Samuel 18-19) 1 Samuel #11: Hardship & Betrayal on the Path to Glory (1 Samuel 21-23) 1 Samuel #12: The Temptation to Fast Forward (1 Samuel 24-26) 1 Samuel #13: Don’t Trust People! (1 Samuel 27)

Romans: The Gospel of Grace 17 Sermons, Semester 1 2019. 13 Sermons, Semester 1 2020. 17 Sermons, Semester 1 2021.   Study Books: Romans Study Book #1 – Romans 1:1-2:29 Romans Study Book #2 – Romans 3:1-5:11 Romans Study Book #3 – Romans 5:12-8:4 Romans Study Book #4 – Romans 8:5-39 Romans Study Book #5a – Romans 9-10 Romans Study Book #5b – Romans 11-12 Romans Study Book #6 – Romans 12-16   Sermons: Introduction to Romans (2019 Launch Sunday) Romans #1: Who Jesus Is Defines Who You Are (Romans 1:1-7) Romans #2: Three Things Christians Do Together (Romans 1:8-15) Romans #3: The Righteousness of God (Romans 1:16-17) Romans #4: The Wrath of God (Romans 1:18-25) Romans #5: God’s Wrath in Giving People What They Want (Romans 1:24-32) Romans #6: God is Incredibly Kind, but He is Also Just (Romans 2:1-5) Romans #7: God Doesn’t Show Favouritism – And That’s Good News (Romans 2:6-16) Romans #8: What Does it Mean to Be One of God’s People (Romans 2:17-29) Romans #9: God is Righteous in Judgment and Grace (Romans 3:1-8) Romans #10: There is No One Righteous (Romans 3:9-20) Romans #11: Righteousness by Faith (Romans 3:21-26) Romans #12: Faith Can’t Include Boasting (Romans 3:27-31) Romans #13: You Can Have a Right Standing With God Without Working For It! (Romans 4:1-8) Romans #14: Abraham, the Father of All Who Have Faith (Romans 4:9-17) Romans #15: God is Able to Overcome Death to Fulfil His Promises (Romans 4:18-25) Romans #16: Reasons for Hope (Romans 5:1-5) Romans #17: We Can Be Sure that God’s Loves Us Because Jesus Died for Us (Romans 5:6-11)   Romans #18: Jesus Has Overcome Sin & Death in Every Way (Romans 5:12-21) Romans #19: Dead to Sin, United With Christ (Romans 6:1-7) Romans #20: Be Who You Are In Christ (Romans 6:8-14) Romans #21: Once Slaves to Sin, Now Slaves to God (Romans 6:15-23) Romans #22: You Belong to Christ (Romans 7:1-6) Romans #23: The Law is Good Because It Shows Me That I’m Not (Romans 7:7-12) Romans #24: Being Honest & Humble in Our Struggles With Sin (Romans 7:13-25) Romans #25: The Threat is Gone and New Life is Ours In Christ (Romans 8:1-4) Romans #26: The Life of A Believer is a Life Shaped by the Spirit (Romans 8:5-13) Romans #27: Who Are the Children of God? (Romans 8:14-17) Romans #28: Future Glory Outweighs Present Suffering (Romans 8:18-25) Romans #29: God’s Unstoppable Plan for His People (Romans 8:26-30) Romans #30: The Love of God That is In Jesus Christ Our Lord (Romans 8:31-39)   Romans #31: God’s Promises Haven’t Failed (Romans 9:1-13) Romans #32: God’s Glory in Both Mercy and Wrath (Romans 9:14-29) Romans #33: Jesus Our Righteousness (Romans 9:30-10:13) Romans #34: No Excuse if We Reject Jesus (Romans 10:13-21) Romans #35: Preserved by Grace (Romans 11:1-10) Romans #36: Overflowing Mercy Through Jesus, God’s King (Romans 11:11-36) Romans #37: Our Response to the Gospel is to Live a Life That Pleases God (Romans 12:1-8) Romans #38: A Recipe for Love (Romans 12:9-16) Romans #39: The Gospel is Not a Revenge Story (Romans 12:17-21) Romans #40: Submitting to Human Authorities (Romans 13:1-7) Romans #41: Tastes Like Love (Romans 13:8-14) Romans #42: When Christians Argue (Romans 14:1-12) Romans #43: Is Walking in Love about Being Right or Being Righteous? (Romans 14:13-21) Romans #44: A Local Church United in Christ to Praise God (Romans 15:1-13) Romans #45: A Church Working Together for the Gospel (Romans 15:14-33) Romans #46: Love, Diversity and Unity in the Church (Romans 16:1-16) Romans #47: Hold on to Jesus, Because He Will Hold On the You (Romans 16:17-27)  

Article Link: Seek a Broken Heart for Sin, by Scott Hubbard (from DesiringGod.org) “The triumphant, victorious Christian life is marked by a curious feature: it rarely feels triumphant or victorious. “In the kingdom of God, strength comes through weakness (2 Corinthians 12:9–10), greatness through service (Mark 10:43), and wholeness through brokenness (Psalm 147:3).” Read more…

Article link: Itchy Feet and Full Lives, by Robert Martin (from The Gospel Coalition Australia) “Did the recent holiday season given you itchy feet? “The expression itchy feet is not connected with any physiological problem, instead, itchy feet according to the Collins Dictionary is “a strong desire to leave a place and to travel: The trip gave me itchy feet and I wanted to travel more.” Read more…

Article link: 6 Questions About Prayer You May Be Afraid to Ask, by Pete Nicholas (from Redeemer City to City) “Like many areas of the Christian life, prayer is mysterious, wonderful, and necessarily practical all at the same time. Unfortunately, this can mean that people don’t ask questions about it for fear that they’ll look stupid or somehow destroy its mystique. “But if prayer is so essential to our walk with the Lord (which it is!), then we need to be open and candid about our questions so that we can grow in our prayer lives.” Read more…

Article link: How to Defuse Politics (Before It Turns Violent), by Akos Balogh (from The Gospel Coalition Australia) “We all hoped 2021 would somehow turn a corner on the insanity of 2020, but recent events at the US Capitol have proved otherwise. “The unprecedented storming of the Capitol building by US citizens—by hardcore Trump supporters—has shocked not just America, but the world.” Read more…

Article link: The Consensus Best Books of 2020, by Tim Challies . “Over the past couple of weeks the blogs and sites I read have been humming with list after list of the top books of 2020. It seems that just about every avid reader I follow is eager to share his or her picks for the year that was. I love these lists and especially love comparing them to see which books become the consensus favorites. With that in mind, and based on perhaps 20 or 25 such lists, I analyzed them and narrowed it down to just a few books that received a lot of attention.” Read more…

Article link: How not to Share the Gospel at Christmas, by Paul Tripp (from Crossway.org) “During the Christmas season, you’re going to be around friends, fellow workers, or family members who know nothing of Christ, know nothing of what this story is about, know nothing of their need for a Savior. It’s tempting to be preachy. But people don’t come to your house for a Christmas party to hear you preach at them.” Read more…