Christmas is the good news that the dragon-slayer has arrived.

Advent is the time to remember we wait for God's returning king. We must receive him, dependant on his mercy, delighting in his presence and content in his honour.

God's king will return to his kingdom - how will we receive him?

In God's kingdom justice must be served. In God's kingdom the bonds of love cannot be broken. Where can justice and love meet?

Absalom's rebellion against David requires justice for the son, David loves. A tension that is only fully resolved with great King David's greater Son, the Lord Jesus, at the cross.

In meeting the Lord Jesus we reveal who we are. Disciples stay with and serve king Jesus, while others manipulate, curse and fail him. True discipleship though diverse, has a…

Since the garden of Eden the story of humanity has been one of exile. Jesus follows in the footsteps of exiled king David to restore God's children home.

God's power never comes through worldly methods. God never judges things by results but by the methods we use. We must therefore beware of Counterfeit wisdom, leadership and strength.

In the midst of evil and darkness God speaks. He shows us sin's doggedness in God's kingdom yet we can know goodness because God has spoken. Even when God is…

God's grace is shrewd and savvy. He shows mercy in sending a messenger, revealing the hypocrisy of David's response, the consequences of sinning. He reveals the heart of the deceiver…

The disaster and deceit of sin that is evil in the eyes of the Lord.

The tragic plight of man in shame and the kindness of God's king as our only hope.

The right way to respond to God's undeserved kindness, is with questions of awe.

The greatest promise of all is the promise that God made. He is a God of promise and His promise is permanent it stands above death and time.

Jesus shows his disciples what greatness looks like. It involves sacrifice, being the servant of all, severing sin and having certainty of salvation which is in Christ.

We are made to live in the presence of the Lord. God's holy presence is central to our lives and his holiness terrifying, yet there is humble joy in the worship…

The Kingdom God is established on God's Promise, prospered by a vision to bless God's people, and marred when God's people compromise with the world.

The Christian has a living God he never stops seeking who supports him in a war that never stops.

As Christians denial, particularly self denial is one of the marks of our relationship with Christ. What is its source and does it have any splendour?...