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Christ in all the Scriptures

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Published: July 2008
Tagged page Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost: Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28; Psalm 105:1-6, 16-22, 45b or 1 Kings 19:9-18; Psalm 85:8-13; Romans 10:5-15; Matthew 14:22-33

Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost: Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28; Psalm 105:1-6, 16-22, 45b or 1 Kings 19:9-18; Psalm 85:8-13; Romans 10:5-15; Matthew 14:22-33 Strengthened by the Lord,...

 Christ in all the Scriptures 26 July 2008 00:00
Tagged page Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost: Genesis 32:22-31; Psalm 17:1-7, 15 or Isaiah 55:1-5; Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21; Romans 9:1-5; Matthew 14:13-21

Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost: Genesis 32:22-31; Psalm 17:1-7, 15 or Isaiah 55:1-5; Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21; Romans 9:1-5; Matthew 14:13-21 Receiving Strength From The Lord At...

 Christ in all the Scriptures 10 July 2008 00:00
Tagged page Christ in all the Scriptures

Tenth Sunday after Pentecost: Genesis 29:15-28; Psalm 105:1-11, 45b (or Psalm 128) or 1 Kings 3:5-12; Psalm 119:129-136; Romans 8:26-39; Matthew 13:31 Tenth Sunday after...

 Christ in all the Scriptures 08 July 2008 00:00
Published: November 2007
Tagged page Third Sunday of Advent: Isaiah 35:1-10; Psalm 146:5-10 (or Luke 1:47-55); James 5:7-10; Matthew 11:2-11

Do we have faith? – Let us commit ourselves to a life of holiness. What blessings are given to those who draw near to God - ‘Your God… will come and save you’ (Isaiah 35:4). The Good News of Christ comes to us as a call to faith - ‘Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved’ (Acts 16:31).

 Christ in all the Scriptures 27 November 2007 00:00
Tagged page Second Sunday of Advent: Isaiah 11:1-10; Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19; Romans 15:4-13; Matthew 3:1-12

Christ calls all nations to come to Him. The family tree of ‘Jesse, the father of King David’ has a very special ‘Branch’- Jesus Christ (Isaiah 11:1; Matthew 1:1, 6, 16). Jesus Christ has raised ‘a banner for the nations’. He is ‘the Saviour of the world’. He has died ‘for the sins of the whole world’. The ‘Good News’ is to be preached to ‘all the world’.

 Christ in all the Scriptures 25 November 2007 00:00
Tagged page First Sunday of Advent: Isaiah 2:1-5; Psalm 122; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:36-44

Awaiting Christ’s Return , let us worship God and walk in His ways. God calls us to worship Him - ‘Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord…’- and walk in His ways - ‘Come, let us walk in the light of the Lord’ (Isaiah 2:3, 5). We are moving towards the Day when ‘the pride of men shall be humbled and brought low’, the Day when ‘the Lord alone will be exalted’ (Isaiah 2:11, 12, 17).

 Christ in all the Scriptures 21 November 2007 00:00
Tagged page Special Days: Dedication / Anniversary - 2 Samuel 24:18-25; Psalm 122; 2 Peter 2:1-10; Luke 4:16-30

To God be the glory. David wanted to ‘know the number of the people’ (2 Samuel 24:2). Why? He wanted to feel important - ‘the big man’. He was not giving the glory to the Lord. In the spirit of pride, he was taking the glory for himself. Did God give up on David - ‘a hopeless case, too full of himself and his own importance’? Of course not! The Lord, whose ‘mercy is great’, drew David back to Himself.

 Christ in all the Scriptures 11 November 2007 00:00
Tagged page Special Days: St Andrew’s Day (November 30) – Isaiah 55; Psalm 1; 1 Corinthians 4:1-16; John 12:20-36

I am a Church of Scotland minister. St Andrew is the “patron saint” of Scotland. ----- Seek the Lord. The Word of God is spoken - ‘Seek the Lord while He may be found...’ (Isaiah 55:6-7). No one seems to be listening. What are we to do? We must remember God’s promise: ‘My Word will not return to Me empty’ (Isaiah 55:11).

 Christ in all the Scriptures 11 November 2007 00:00
Published: October 2007
Tagged page Special Days: Remembrance Day – Micah 4:1-8; Psalm 9:9-20; 2 Thessalonians 2:13-3:5; Luke 1:68-79

The prophet calls us to worship the Lord, walk with Him and witness for Him. Micah speaks to those ‘who hate good and love evil’ (Micah 3:2). He calls upon them to change their way of living. He calls upon them to worship the Lord - ‘Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord’ (Micah 4:2). He calls upon them to walk with Him - ‘We will walk in the Name of the Lord our God for ever and ever’ (Micah 4:2, 5).

 Christ in all the Scriptures 31 October 2007 00:00
Tagged page Special Days: All Saints (November 1) – Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18; Psalm 149; Ephesians 1:11-23; Luke 6:20-32

The Glory of God is revealed in His salvation. Our God is the God of “salvation” – “the Lord takes delight in His people: He crowns the humble with salvation” (Psalm 149:4). Through receiving the free gift of God’s salvation, we receive true joy: “Let the saints rejoice in this honour and sing for joy …” (Psalm 149:5). In Psalm 149:9, we read of “the glory of all His saints”.

 Christ in all the Scriptures 31 October 2007 00:00
Tagged page Special Days: Michaelmas (September 29) - Genesis 21:33 and 23:19-20 (see explanation below); Psalm 148; Revelation 12:7-12a; Luke 9:23-27

Explanatory Comment regarding the Genesis Reading I had been intending to comment on the passages given in “The Book of Common Order of the Church of Scotland” (1994). When I looked for the Genesis passage (23:20-33), I found that Genesis 23 ends at verse 20!! I have gone to Genesis 21 to find a verse 33 and have made a comment on it! I have also commented on Genesis 23:19-20. I hope these comments are helpful. The Lord is the Everlasting God.

 Christ in all the Scriptures 29 October 2007 00:00
Tagged page Special Days: Harvest Festival – Ruth 2; Psalm 144; Galatians 5:16-25; Luke 12:13-21

Looking beyond the harvest to the Lord of the harvest Ruth meets Boaz. It seemed like a ‘chance’ meeting - ‘she happened to come...’ (Ruth 2:3). It was more than that. God was at work. Ruth had committed herself to the Lord (Ruth 1:16-17). She was being guided by the Lord (Psalm 37:3-5; Proverbs 3:5-6).

 Christ in all the Scriptures 28 October 2007 00:00
Tagged page Special Days: Springtime – Isaiah 5:1-7; Psalm 126; James 3:13-18; Luke 12:23-31

* God calls us to be a holy people. “The Song of the Vineyard” (Isaiah 5:1-7) is a call to holiness. God’s people are to be “the garden of His delight” (Isaiah 5:7). We are to live a “holy” life (Isaiah 4:3). The world speaks of God’s people with contempt - ‘the holy people who need to learn to live in the real world’. When God calls His people ‘holy’, He speaks in a very different way.

 Christ in all the Scriptures 15 October 2007 00:00
Tagged page Special Days: Presentation of the Lord – Haggai 2:1-9; Psalm 8; 1 John 3:1-8; Luke 2::22-40

* God calls us to worship Him. The Lord is ‘majestic’ (Psalm 8:1, 9). He does not remain remote. He does not keep His distance. He shows us His greatness, the greatness of His love. We feel forgotten. He remembers us. We feel unloved. He cares for us (Psalm 8:4). We are tempted. He will ‘still the enemy’ (Psalm 8:2).

 Christ in all the Scriptures 14 October 2007 00:00
Tagged page Special Days: Christian Unity – Ezekiel 47:1-12; Psalms 133 and 134; Revelation 21:9-14, 22-27; Luke 13:22-30

* What a wonderful message the prophet brings to us – the ‘river’ of God’s blessing. He speaks of the rising of the ‘river’ of God’s blessing - ‘ankle-deep... knee-deep... up to the waist ... deep enough to swim in - a river that no-one could cross’ (Ezekiel 47:3-5).

 Christ in all the Scriptures 09 October 2007 00:00
Published: September 2007
Tagged page Pentecost +26 (Reign of Christ): Jeremiah 23:1-6; Luke 1:68-79; Colossians 1:11-20; Luke 23:33-43

‘In everything’Christ is ‘pre-eminent’ (Colossians 1:18). * He is pre-eminent in our salvation. In Luke 23:42-43, we read of the thief on the cross, trusting in Christ for salvation. Like the dying thief, we come to Christ in our weakness. He meets us with His strong salvation. Deeply conscious of our sin, we know that we can do nothing to save ourselves. We must look away from ourselves to the Saviour.

 Christ in all the Scriptures 29 September 2007 00:00
Tagged page Pentecost +25: Isaiah 65:17-25; Isaiah 12; 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13; Luke 21:5-19

* God is calling us on to glory. What a contrast there is between those who belong to Christ - ‘My servants will sing out of the joy of their hearts’- and those who have refused to come to Christ for salvation - ‘You will cry out from anguish of heart and wail in brokenness of spirit’(Isaiah 65:14)!

 Christ in all the Scriptures 21 September 2007 00:00
Tagged page Pentecost +24: Haggai 1:5b-2:9; Psalm 145:1-5, 17-21 (or Psalm 98); 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17; Luke 20:27-38

* Work for God. ‘“Why is everyone saying it is not the right time for rebuilding My Temple?” asks the Lord’. His reply to them is this: ‘Is it then the right time for you to live in luxurious homes, when the Temple lies in ruins?’(Haggai 1:2-4). God’s people had forgotten about God. They were pleasing themselves - but they were not pleasing God!

 Christ in all the Scriptures 14 September 2007 00:00
Tagged page Pentecost +23: Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4; Psalm 119:137-144; 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12; Luke 19:1-10

* Keep on praying to the Lord. ‘How long, O Lord, must I call for help, but You do not listen?’(Habakkuk 1:2). There are times when it seems that God is not listening to us. What are we to do when we feel like this? Are we to give up on God? Are we to stop praying? No! We must wait patiently for the Lord’s answer - ‘I will look to see what He will say to me’ (Habakkuk 2:1).

 Christ in all the Scriptures 09 September 2007 00:00
Tagged page Pentecost +22: Joel 2:23-32; Psalm 65; 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18; Luke 18:9-14

* Call on the Lord. Each of us is ‘in the valley of decision’ (Joel 3:14). We must make sure that we are prepared for ‘the coming of the great and dreadful Day of the Lord’ (Joel 2:31). God has given us His promise: ‘Everyone who calls on the Name of the Lord will be saved’ (Joel 2:32). The Lord promises great blessing to those who call upon Him.

 Christ in all the Scriptures 09 September 2007 00:00