1 Samuel 3:1-4:1 – If the word of God is rare, that’s not a good thing. God speaking changes everything.
Making and maturing disciples of Christ
Making and maturing disciples of Christ
Sermons by Brad Franklin
1 Samuel 2:11-36 – Israel’s in a dark place, and her religious leaders are making things worse. Thankfully, God is still gracious, and He has a good priest to lead His people.
1 Samuel 1:1-2:10 – It’s not by strength that one prevails. And praise God this is the case! We’re helpless, but God is strong.
Philippians 4:13 – Christians really can be content. They can glorify God in all circumstances. How? Through Him who strengthens them.
Acts 19:28-32. The reaction of the Ephesian silversmiths to Paul’s preaching gives us an explanation for why the nations choose to rebel against God.
Isaiah 45:5. I am the Lord, and there is no other.
Psalm 58 – David knew a lot about injustice. So too did Jesus. This Psalm gives us a way forward – a song to sing.
1 John 5:13-21. Certainty in life is hard to come by, but Christians can be absolutely certain about their salvation and safety in Christ.
1 John 4:1-6 – Gulliblity can be cute in young children, but not in Christians. We must test ‘the spirits’. Are you as good at this as you should be?
1 John 3:11-24 – Normally siblings don’t get on. It ought not to be the case in the church! Christian love is strange, but it also reassures the Christian.
1 John 2:28-3:10 – Children look like their parents. So too should the beloved child of God resemble their Heavenly Father. John’s message comforts and challenges.
1 John 2:18-27 – Be careful who you choose as friends. John warns that many antichrists have come. Christians must beware, and above all remain in Christ.
1 John 1:5-2:2 – Whether you’re a Christian or not hinges upon how you deal with sin. Will you come out of the dark and into the light?
1 John 1:1-4. Jesus offers eternal life, fellowship, and joy. These gifts show the difference between true and false believers.
Matthew 10:29-31 – How do we know that God providentially cares for all things? Two proofs: the sparrows and our hair.
Acts 17:25 – You try to be self-sufficient, and you’ll fail miserably. God has always had everything He ever needed – in Himself. That’s independence.
1 Timothy 6:15b-16 – All honour and all might are in God’s corner. He lives in unapproachable light. We are not God, and that’s a good thing.
John 10:17-18 – Nobody, nobody, nobody can lay their life down and take it up again. That is, nobody except Jesus. God is great.
Colossians 1:17 – Jesus is before all things and in him all things hold together. There’s none greater than him.
Psalm 119:129-144 – What a privilege it is to have, read and share the Bible. In this next section of Psalm 119, we learn why that is.