by Mark Marshall | Dec 28, 2024 | Apostasy, Bible Study, Christmas, Church Year, Eschatology, False Teachers and Their Enablers, Jesus, Sexuality, Woke Church
Today is the Feast of the Holy Innocents in the season of Christmas. Yes, it’s the twelve day Christmas season until Epiphany on January 6th, and don’t you forget it!Anyway, most of you know the story of how Herod received the news of Christ’s birth. It was not like...
by David Ould | Dec 24, 2024 | Advent, Christmas, Go to Church, Jesus, The Gospel
This past Sunday evening we had our Nine Lessons and Carols at St John’s Anglican Cathedral Parramatta. I’m always keen for us to have a short talk or homily but also acutely aware that so often guests automatically switch off as the preacher gets up. So...
by David Ould | Jan 2, 2020 | Bible Study, Jesus
There’s one part of Matthew’s infancy narrative that never seems to make the Christmas Cards or school plays. When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity...
by David Ould | Jan 1, 2020 | Bible Study, Jesus, The Gospel
We continue our exploration of Matthew’s use of the Old Testament in his infancy narrative as we turn to the flight of the Holy Family to Egypt. In our previous piece we saw the Magi arrive to find the new-born King of the Jews. They are met by Herod...
by David Ould | Dec 30, 2019 | Bible Study, Jesus
Matthew’s second citation of Scripture in his infancy narrative comes early in chapter 2. Having shown us the promise surrounding the birth of Jesus he now shifts almost 2 years later and introduces us to some foreign visitors… After Jesus was born in...