In Exodus 3-4, Moses finds himself in the very place that God is going to call him to lead the people out to. Moses must trace first the planned journey to Horeb or Sinai, there to meet the Lord God. He is the representative of his people. Horeb is described as “Holy Ground”. In other… Continue reading Zooming out from the burning bush
Tag: Biblical Theology
The Big themes of Exodus 1-2
How do the first two chapters of Exodus play their part in moving the story of God’s redemption plan along? We have already seen connections in the detail from an observation of something good, through to another ark and of course the part that wells make in Biblical hook ups. Finally, ?I hope you spotted… Continue reading The Big themes of Exodus 1-2
God’s people but not in God’s place
The book of Exodus begins with the words “These are the names of the sons of Israel who went down to Egypt” (Exodus 1:1). This opener becomes the basis for Hebrew title of the book “These are the names”. The book begins with one of those generational lists that punctuate Genesis so demonstrating continuity. Multiplication… Continue reading God’s people but not in God’s place
Nativity
By way of a seasonal taster for The Big Story video series, here’s the bit where I cover the Christmas Story.
The Big Story
The Big Story course is now available on YouTube. This programme introduces you to the plotline of Scripture and how God’s plan of salvation unfolds. It will also help you to get a feel for narrative preaching and see how big themes help you to unpack specific Bible passages. The Big Story offers a foundational… Continue reading The Big Story
Preachers: Don’t make things that are about Jesus about yourself
Have a listen to this sermon. It was delivered by Bishop Cei Dewar at Christopher Wickland’s church. These are two key men in the current Christian Nationalism movement. Both spoke on the platform at the Unite the Kingdom rally. I was therefore interested in the talk partly because of that but also partly because we… Continue reading Preachers: Don’t make things that are about Jesus about yourself
The time will come
Jesus’ prophecy of the destruction of the Temple is one of the significant events from the last week of his earthly life and finds its way into all the Synoptic Gospels.[1] In fact, some have seen that as a crucial part of our ability to date the writing of the New Testament.[2] If these events… Continue reading The time will come
What kind of story?
This video is part of my “Big Story” series. I hope you get to watch all of the series but I thought I’d share this specific one which helps us think about the type of story that the Bible tells. Is it comedy or is it tragedy?
The big story
It’s the start of a new academic year for those involved in school, college or university – parents, teachers and students. So for those of you who make use of faithroots for training purposes, it might be a good time to dig into a new course I’m going to run through the Autumn. We are… Continue reading The big story
Draw Closer
What would you do if you won the lottery? Maybe you’re wanting to say to me “but Dave that’s gambling I’d never play it.” I did know of some Christians who used to write down their numbers every week and they would sit in front of the TV to see if they guessed it right,… Continue reading Draw Closer
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