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Psalm 2 1 Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot a vain thing? 2 The kings of the earth take a stand, and the rulers take counsel together, against Yahweh, and against his Anointed, saying, 3 “Let’s break their bonds apart, and cast their cords from us.” 4 He who sits in the heavens will laugh. The Lord will have them in derision. 5 Then he will speak to them in his anger, and terrify them in his wrath: 6 “Yet I have set my King on my holy hill of Zion.” 7 I will tell of the decree. Yahweh said to me, “You are my son. Today I have become your father. 8 Ask of me, and I will give the nations for your inheritance, the uttermost parts of the earth for your possession. 9 You shall break them with a rod of iron. You shall dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.” 10 Now therefore be wise, you kings. Be instructed, you judges of the earth. 11 Serve Yahweh with fear, and rejoice with trembling. 12 Give sincere homage to the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, for his wrath will

Psalm 22 (as read by Kathrine D) For the Chief Musician; set to “The Doe of the Morning.” A Psalm by David. My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning? My God, I cry in the daytime, but you don’t answer; in the night season, and am not silent. But you are holy, you who inhabit the praises of Israel.   Our fathers trusted in you. They trusted, and you delivered them. They cried to you, and were delivered. They trusted in you, and were not disappointed. But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised by the people. All those who see me mock me. They insult me with their lips. They shake their heads, saying,   “He trusts in Yahweh; let him deliver him. Let him rescue him, since he delights in him.” But you brought me out of the womb. You made me trust at my mother’s breasts. I was thrown on you from my mother’s womb. You are my God since my mother bore me. Don’t be far from me, for trouble is near. For there i

Psalm 32 32:1 Blessed is he whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is covered. 32:2 Blessed is the man to whom Yahweh doesn't impute iniquity, in whose spirit there is no deceit. 32:3 When I kept silence, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. 32:4 For day and night your hand was heavy on me. My strength was sapped in the heat of summer. Selah. 32:5 I acknowledged my sin to you. I didn't hide my iniquity. I said, I will confess my transgressions to Yahweh, and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah. 32:6 For this, let everyone who is godly pray to you in a time when you may be found. Surely when the great waters overflow, they shall not reach to him. 32:7 You are my hiding place. You will preserve me from trouble. You will surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah. 32:8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you. 32:9 Don't be like the horse, or like the mule, which have no understanding, who are con

Psalm 51 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. 51:1 Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions. 51:2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity. Cleanse me from my sin. 51:3 For I know my transgressions. My sin is constantly before me. 51:4 Against you, and you only, have I sinned, and done that which is evil in your sight; that you may be proved right when you speak, and justified when you judge. 51:5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity. In sin my mother conceived me. 51:6 Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts. You teach me wisdom in the inmost place. 51:7 Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean. Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. 51:8 Let me hear joy and gladness, That the bones which you have broken may rejoice. 51:9 Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all of my iniquities. 51:10 Create in me a cle

2. Jesus the I AM of God – Living Bread "I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; this bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world." (John 6:35, 48, and 51) Today come and hear about how Jesus is the Living Bread! Tap here or Right Mouse click to save this as mp3

1. Jesus the I AM of God - Introduction Exodus 3:13-14: Moses said to God, "Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, 'The God of your fathers has sent me to you,' and they ask me, 'What is his name?' Then what shall I tell them?" God said to Moses, "I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: 'I AM has sent me to you.' Isaiah 41:4: “Who has done this and carried it through, calling forth the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD -with the first of them and with the last—I am he” John 8:58: “I tell you the truth,” Jesus answered, “Before Abraham was, I AM”. On seven further occasions in the Gospel of John, John records statements where Jesus said “I AM”. These are unique to John and are not recorded in the other three Gospels. Here in John 8:58, Jesus is reinforcing His claims to be God. When Jesus says “I AM”, he is referring back to the time when God revealed Himself to Moses in Exodus 3:14 and through the prophet Isaiah in Isaiah 41:4. That’s why in John 8:59, they pick

Psalm 119 א Aleph 1 Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the Lord. 2 Blessed are those who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart – 3 they do no wrong but follow his ways. 4 You have laid down precepts that are to be fully obeyed. 5 Oh, that my ways were steadfast in obeying your decrees! 6 Then I would not be put to shame when I consider all your commands. 7 I will praise you with an upright heart as I learn your righteous laws. 8 I will obey your decrees; do not utterly forsake me. Right mouse click or tap here to save/download these Psalms as a MP3 file You can now purchase our book commenting on the Psalms! Please do click or tap here to visit our Amazon site! Click or tap on the appropriate link below to subscribe, share or download our iPhone App!

Thursday Story People meeting Jesus   The story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer... Today we look at the story of perhaps one of the greatest Saints of the 20th Century church - Dietrich Bonhoeffer. His books and writings have never been more influential than they are today. His fight to stand for the cause of Christ cost him his life. We do well to honour and remember him as an example to us all. Come and listen to his story of faith... Click or Tap here to listen to or save this as an audio mp3 file~ You can now purchase our Partakers books! Please do click or tap here to visit our Amazon site! Click or tap on the appropriate link below to subscribe, share or download our iPhone App!

Psalm 86 86:1 Hear, Yahweh, and answer me, for I am poor and needy. 86:2 Preserve my soul, for I am godly. You, my God, save your servant who trusts in you. 86:3 Be merciful to me, Lord, for I call to you all day long. 86:4 Bring joy to the soul of your servant, for to you, Lord, do I lift up my soul. 86:5 For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive; abundant in loving kindness to all those who call on you. 86:6 Hear, Yahweh, my prayer. Listen to the voice of my petitions. 86:7 In the day of my trouble I will call on you, for you will answer me. 86:8 There is no one like you among the gods, Lord, nor any deeds like your deeds. 86:9 All nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord. They shall glorify your name. 86:10 For you are great, and do wondrous things. You are God alone. 86:11 Teach me your way, Yahweh. I will walk in your truth.Make my heart undivided to fear your name. 86:12 I will praise you, Lord my God, with my whole heart. I will glorify your name forevermore. 86:13 For your lovi

Psalm 8   1 O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. 2 From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise because of your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger. 3 When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, 4 what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him? 5 You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor. 6 You made him ruler over the works of your hands; you put everything under his feet: 7 all flocks and herds, and the beasts of the field, 8 the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas. 9 O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! Right mouse click or tap here to download the mp3 file

WOW - JOY!   Joy rules! Joy reigns! Are you full of joy? Joy is not happiness! Don't just settle for happiness, strive for joy!  Joy is happiness on steroids!  Pure unadulterated, unmitigated joy results from putting God's glory and honor before all other things in your life!  Joy is Jesus Over Yourself!  Joy results from being in relationship with Jesus! Joy is not a mere emotion!  Joy stems from seeking to obey God in all things and through all facets of human experience!  Joy is through sacrificial love, through testimony and through praise!  As Christians we are members of God's Joy orchestra! It is our joy and to our glory to give God glory in all things. We turn in joy and admiration to a God who one day will cause all the earth to fear and tremble before Him.  Go share your joy with others! Joy can be stillness within! Joy can be bubbling effervescently from out of you! Go with joy even in the midst of troubles, pain and suffering.  True joy was exhibited by Jesus, for as it is written "Let u

Psalm 137 1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion. 2 On the willows in the midst of it, We hung up our harps. 3 For there, those who led us captive asked us for songs. Those who tormented us demanded songs of joy: "Sing us one of the songs of Zion!" 4 How can we sing Yahweh's song in a foreign land? 5 If I forget you, Jerusalem, Let my right hand forget its skill. 6 Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth, If I don't remember you; If I don't prefer Jerusalem above my chief joy. 7 Remember, Yahweh, against the children of Edom, The day of Jerusalem; Who said, "Raze it! Raze it even to its foundation!" 8 Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, He will be happy who rewards you, As you have served us. 9 Happy shall he be, Who takes and dashes your little ones against the rock. Right mouse click or tap here to save/download this Psalm as a MP3 file You can now purchase our Partakers books! Please do click or tap here to visit our Amazo

Psalm 29 1 Ascribe to Yahweh, you sons of the mighty, ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength. 2 Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due to his name. Worship Yahweh in holy array. 3 Yahweh's voice is on the waters. The God of glory thunders, even Yahweh on many waters. 4 Yahweh's voice is powerful. Yahweh's voice is full of majesty. 5 The voice of Yahweh breaks the cedars. Yes, Yahweh breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon. 6 He makes them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young, wild ox. 7 Yahweh's voice strikes with flashes of lightning. 8 Yahweh's voice shakes the wilderness. Yahweh shakes the wilderness of Kadesh. 9 Yahweh's voice makes the deer calve, and strips the forests bare. In his temple everything says, "Glory!" 10 Yahweh sat enthroned at the Flood. Yes, Yahweh sits as King forever. 11 Yahweh will give strength to his people. Yahweh will bless his people with peace.   Click or Tap here to listen to or save this as an audio mp3 file

PulpTheology Book Glimpses Into Leviticus The Partakers book, written by Dave Roberts, we are looking at this week is Glimpses Into Leviticus: a book of Joy. (part of the "Glimpses Into" series) Leviticus is perhaps the most maligned, misunderstood and under-read book of the Bible today. Andrew Bonar once said: "There is no book that contains more of the very words of God than Leviticus. It is God that is the direct speaker in almost every page; his gracious words are recorded in the form wherein they were uttered." How are we to read this amazing book? Leviticus does have important things to tell us about God, sin, obedience and holiness. Perhaps most importantly it tells of God wanting to live with His people. Some of the words and phrases we commonly use in the English language, come straight from the book of Leviticus. Come! Let us glimpse into this marvellous book of the Bible together - Leviticus the book of joy! Why do I call it a book of joy? One reason is that it reveals a God who wants to live w

Rachel's Story Genesis 29v14-30 The story of Rachel may sound like a modern day soap opera like Holby City, Eastenders or Coronation Street! Rachel had a fairly complicated family structure! Come and listen as we discover more about Rachel and how she is key in God's story!   Right mouse click or tap here to download the MP3 file of this sermon.

Obedience Of Ruth There are perhaps two reasons why we study about people in the Bible - to learn how not to do some things like being deceitful, and how to do the right things. Our example today is Ruth.   Come and listen to find out more with us and discover who Ruth was, what is her story and how we can learn from her as we seek to live a godly and righteous life where we live, particularly concerning her obedience to God. But Ruth replied, "Don't urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD deal with me, be it ever so severely, if anything but death separates you and me."  When Naomi realized that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped urging her. (Ruth 1:16-18)   Click or Tap here to listen to or save this as an audio mp3 file ~ You can now purchase our Partakers books! Please do click or tap here to visit our Amazon sit

The Lord’s Prayer “This, then, is how you should pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. for yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.” Matthew 6v9-13   This is, in all probability, the prayer that is most frequently used, and repeated, by those professing to be Christian Disciples and also by those who are not.  It is often called the “Lord’s Prayer”.  This is not because Jesus, Himself would have prayed it, for as He was sinless, He would have had no need to have said to God, “forgive us our debts” (Matthew 6v12).  It was given by Jesus as a model for His Disciples prayers to be like, hence Jesus saying “how you should pray” (Matthew 6v9).  When it is spoken and prayed, I wonder if some people truly understand what is being prayed? Come and l

Almighty God The word for today is Almighty God! Throughout the Bible, God is called Almighty. But how and why is God described as 'Almighty'? God being Almighty, can be summed up in 3 words: Omnipresent, Omnipotent and Omniscient. Come and listen to find out more! Right mouse click or tap here to download as a MP3 audio file

17. Harmony of the Gospel Accounts Today we have a harmony of the Christmas Nativity from all 4 Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Each Gospel gives us a section of the story, therefore telling it from different perspectives. Our Gospel readings are: 1. Pre-existence of Christ - John 1:1-18 2. Gabriel visits Mary - Luke 1:26-38 3. Mary visits Elizabeth - Luke 1:39-56 4. Angel visits Joseph - Matthew 1:18-24 5. Birth of Jesus Christ - Luke 2:1-7 6. Shepherds visit Jesus - Luke 2:8-20 7. Magi visit Jesus - Matthew 2:1-12 In the next Podcast of this series, we start looking at the people involved in this series!   Right Mouse click to save this as an audio mp3 file Click on the appropriate link below to subscribe or share

Prophecies Fulfilled 4 – Who would this Messiah be? In the part of the Bible which is called the Old Testament, there are over 300 predictions down through history which look forward to the coming of a Messiah or Saviour. That Messiah or Saviour we Christians believe, was the man, the historical figure of Jesus Christ. Let’s continue our adventure! Are you ready? There are over 300 predictions in the Old Testament look to the coming of a Messiah. That man we Christians believe was Jesus Christ. We continue today by looking at some of the global predications about who this Messiah would be 15 Predicted: This Messiah would be a prophet. Prediction: Deuteronomy 18:15 Fulfilled: Acts 3:17-24 16 Predicted: This Messiah would be preceded by Elijah. Prediction: Malachi 4:5-6 Fulfilled: Matthew 11:11-14 17 Predicted: This Messiah would be declared the Son of God. Prediction: Psalm 2:7 Fulfilled: Matthew 3:16-17 Right Mouse click to save this as an audio mp3 file Click on the appropriate link below to subscribe