Isaiah describes from the inside the suffering of the church, those faithful to the LORD, during the time of Assyrian oppression. There is alienation, frustration and resignation. But suffering ends.…
Do we think about what it means to have the Holy Spirit dwelling in us? Paul describes the normal Christian life as being 'in the Spirit' as opposed to being…
Godless King Ahaz presided over an ungodly Judah. Isaiah and those who feared the LORD lived in that society. We look at what it was like for them and draw…
We try to understand how Jesus was sinless when He had the same flesh and blood as we have. If we can find that out, perhaps we can stay more…
Isaiah's encounter with God lays the foundation for the whole of his 60 years of prophetic ministry. God's holiness, his and his people's sins and God's salvation are all brought…
The classics are the best! When we see a well-read book we wonder why it is well-read. We think that we would like to experience what others have experienced reading…
Do we recognise love when it happens? The disciples didn't. As we close this six-part look at Jesus and the family of Mary, Martha and Lazarus, we witness Mary's remarkable…
The answer is "no"! We see why. We look at our equipment: flesh = body, and brain. We see the problem it is that our thoughts produce feelings in the…
John tells us he wrote his gospel, and recorded miracles like Jesus raising Lazarus, in order that we might believe and in believing have life in Jesus name. So we…
Jesus raises Lazarus to life. But He is troubled as He does so. We wonder why. This gives us the opportunity to ask why Jesus raised Lazarus, what that was…
