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Brian Donaldson takes an analytical look at the whole of Matthew chapter 24 and places the Lord’s teaching in the context of other prophetic Scriptures. He focuses on the fact that the Lord mainly taught about the nation of Israel’s future up to, and including, His coming at the end of the age to establish His millennial kingdom upon earth. Finally, Brian considers the challenges posed by the three parables of Matthew chapter 24 so that believers of every age might be ready for these events.
Although the majority of Matthew 23 is about the eight Woe statements made to the Pharisees on the last day of Jesus’ public teaching in the temple, David Anderson considers all sections of Matthew 23: vv.1-12, Jesus warned the common people and His disciples about these religious leaders; vv.13-32, Jesus’ eight denunciations of the Pharisees’ blatant hypocrisy; vv.33-36, Jesus’ declaration of the Pharisees’ inevitable fate; vv.37-39, Jesus’ moving lament over Jerusalem.
The Truth for Today STUDIES OF MATTHEW’S GOSPEL series resumes with Paul Thomson talking on the next parable, the parable of the marriage feast (Matthew 22:1-14) that Jesus told against the nation of Israel in the temple during His last week in Jerusalem. Paul then talks about how Jesus answered His critics.
The STUDIES OF MATTHEW’S GOSPEL series is interrupted with a CHRISTMAS MESSAGE from Jonathan Hughes, with the unusual tile of ‘The tyranny of Christmas’. Jonathan considers how Christians should celebrate the wonder of the Incarnation and avoid worldly traditions so that we experience the real peace of God at Christmas. He also considers Jesus’ genealogy and the account of His birth and the subsequent visit of the Magi, in an insightful way.
Paul Callicott reads the whole of Matthew chapter 21 and comments on this climatic event, Jesus’ Triumphant entry into Jerusalem, and the subsequent day’s events.
Ian Britton recommences this Truth for Today series by considering the various sections of Matthew 20: vv.1-16, Unpopular grace; vv.17-19, The basis of both grace and blessing; vv.20-24, The wrong way to seek blessing; vv.25-28, Greatness through serving; vv.29-34, Blessing – based on grace. There are lessons for Christians to learn from each section, such as the importance of faith, how God views things differently from us, and the need for us to follow Jesus as His disciples.
The series on Esther continues with a message from Graham Mair - God Brings About Deliverance.
The series on Esther continues with David Pulman's message, A Distant King, a Brave Official and a Proud Queen.
David Hughes continues this Truth for Today series ‘The World that Left God Out’ by speaking on Esther chapters 2-3 about how believers can live faithfully in a world that leaves Him out of their thinking and out of their lives.
John Matanda introduces a new series of talks by Truth for Today on the Book of Esther and shows how many people in today’s world choose to live without God in much the same way as those of Esther’s day. He also shows that God cares and provides for believers who remain faithful to Him. John considers these truths with respect to the four personalities introduced to us in Esther chapters 1-2. They are Ahasuerus, Vashti, Esther, and Mordecai
This talk, entitled ‘How should one understand the Bible?’ concludes this present series. In it, David Anderson explains what Paul meant in 2 Timothy 3:16 (ESV) when he wrote that, “All Scripture is breathed out [inspired] by God and [is] profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness.”
This talk, entitled ‘How should one understand the Bible?’ concludes this present series. In it, David Anderson explains what Paul meant in 2 Timothy 3:16 (ESV) when he wrote that, “All Scripture is breathed out [inspired] by God and [is] profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness.”
This fourth talk in this Truth for Today series ‘Concerns Christians Sometimes Have’ is given by David Pulman and he answers the question, ‘How do I know that I have the Spirit?’ He speaks about the Lord’s promise of the permanent indwelling of the Spirit for believers, when that promise was fulfilled, the sealing of the Spirit when someone believes the Gospel, the fruit of the Spirit seen in the changed lives of believers, and the Spirit’s work of making Christ precious to every believer.
In this third talk in this Truth for Today series ‘Concerns Christians Sometimes Have’, Brian Donaldson asserts the truth of God’s absolute forgiveness of sins for the repentant believer and answers a resounding, “Yes” to the question, ‘Will God always forgive me?’ But he also addresses the difficult issue of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, the sin that will never be forgiven.