Malcolm Cox

Would you like to learn more about how to be refreshed and how to refresh others? That’s what this new series is all about. I’m Malcolm Cox, and this is Quiet Time Coaching, a devotional podcast. Today we begin a new series called “Refresh One Another”, based on the Bible’s one another commands and promises. And as we always should, we begin with Jesus. Episode 1: Jesus the Chief Refresher Do you...

Welcome to Quiet Time Coaching, episode 574. Today we’re talking about Celtic spirituality and sacred music. The reason this is on my mind is that I’m preparing a session on this topic for the contemplative Christian retreat we’ll be holding in Glendalough, Ireland. I’ll put details below. As I’ve been preparing, I’ve been reflecting on the role music plays in our relationship with God. Most of us...

Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope doe...

Join us for the 10th anniversary celebrations of the Watford church of Christ! Send questions and comments here ➡️ malcolm@malcolmcox.org Subscribe to my Podcast: https://audioboom.com/channels/4909728.rss Get a copy of my free eBook on spiritual disciplines, “How God grows His people”, sign up at my website: http://[ www.malcolmcox.org ]( http://www.malcolmcox.org/ ).  Connect with me! Instagram:...

So Abraham called that place “The LORD will provide”; as it is said to this day, “On the mount of the LORD it shall be provided.”  (Genesis 22:14 NRSV) Please add your comments on this week’s topic. We learn best when we learn in community.  Do you have a question about teaching the Bible? Is it theological, technical, practical? Send me your questions or suggestions. Here’s the email: [malcolm@ma...

Discover how God works through seemingly insignificant people in this sermon on Luke 1:26–38. Mary, an ordinary young woman from an obscure town, becomes the model of humble, courageous faith. Explore how God’s favour, vision, and power transform ordinary lives—and how He can use your everyday faithfulness to bless others this Christmas. Send questions and comments here ➡️ malcolm@malcolmcox.org S...

“Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.” Vicki Corona Last week we talked about humility — looking at Moses in Numbers 12, “the most humble man on earth.”  We saw that humility isn’t about thinking less of yourself, but seeing God as great, and trusting him instead of taking control.   In the weeks to come we will explore timelessness,...

“Now the man Moses was very humble, more than all men who were on the face of the earth.” Numbers 12.3 But that statement doesn’t come during his triumphs. It comes during one of the most painful moments of his life — when those closest to him turned against him. Today, we’ll step into Numbers chapter 12 and see what humility really looks like in the fire of misunderstanding. Send questions and co...

Christ’s humility unites us — as we live worthy of His gospel, we preserve that unity through humble service to one another. 1. Unity in living for the gospel - 1.27-30 2. Unity through humility - 2.1-4 3. Unity inspired by Jesus - 2.5-11 Send questions and comments here ➡️ malcolm@malcolmcox.org Subscribe to my Podcast: https://audioboom.com/channels/4909728.rss Get a copy of my free eBook on spi...

This is the second of two classes on the basics of leadership. The Watford church is refreshing its leadership team and using these classes to frame what we are doing with a scriptural foundation.

God's strategy often looks wrong, feels wrong and, yet, turns out to be the best possible way through life.  1. The Prison is the Pulpit, Philippians 1.12-14 2. God uses bad motives - Philippians 1.15-18 3. Joy comes within the struggle, Philippians 1.19-23 Send questions and comments here ➡️ malcolm@malcolmcox.org Subscribe to my Podcast: https://audioboom.com/channels/4909728.rss Get a copy of m...

A lesson in connection with a plan to refresh our leadership team in Watford. Send questions and comments here ➡️ malcolm@malcolmcox.org Subscribe to my Podcast: https://audioboom.com/channels/4909728.rss Get a copy of my free eBook on spiritual disciplines, “How God grows His people”, sign up at my website: http://[ www.malcolmcox.org ]( http://www.malcolmcox.org/ ).  Connect with me! Instagram:...

Loving one another from the heart naturally leads us to pray for one another with joy—and that kind of prayer produces the fruit of spiritual maturity. In this sermon from Philippians 1:1–11, we explore how Paul’s joyful prayers for the Philippians flowed from their shared life in the gospel and how his purpose-driven prayers called them to deeper love, knowledge, and discernment. Along the way, w...

1 Corinthians 3.6–9 “I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. The one who plants and the one who waters have a common purpose, and each will receive wages according to the labour of each. For we are God’s servants, working together; you are God’s field, God’s building." We explore how t...

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Please add your comments on this week’s topic. We learn best when we learn in community.  Do you have a question about teaching the Bible? Is it theological, technical, practical? Send me your questions or suggestions. Here’s the email: [malcolm@malcolmcox.org](mailto:malcolm@malcolmcox.org).  If you’d like a copy of my free eBook on spiritual disciplines, “How God grows His people”, sign up at my...

Matthew 18.1-9 “At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” He called a child, whom he put among them, and said, “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever becomes humble like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Whoever welcomes one such child in my name...

Send questions and comments here ➡️ malcolm@malcolmcox.org Subscribe to my Podcast: https://audioboom.com/channels/4909728.rss Get a copy of my free eBook on spiritual disciplines, “How God grows His people”, sign up at my website: http://[ www.malcolmcox.org ]( http://www.malcolmcox.org/ ).  Connect with me! Instagram: ( https://instagram.com/malcolmcoxteachingtips ) Facebook: ( https://www.faceb...

I have been reading and studying about the concept of Sabbath, and, more broadly, rest. It seems there is a paradox in the Christian life. How to embrace both the peace of Christ and his suffering. Notes: Notes: https://www.malcolmcox.org/the-paradox-of-peace-and-suffering-in-the-christian-life-malcolm-cox-quiet-time-coaching-episode-572/ Please add your comments on this week’s topic. We learn bes...

Reflecting on a video by John Ortberg I watched recently, a simple but piercing truth struck me: hurry is a symptom. It’s also a habit—but more than that, it’s a signal. The deeper question is, what is hurry trying to achieve? And what is it trying to cover? Notes: https://www.malcolmcox.org/breaking-the-hurry-habit-malcolm-cox-quiet-time-coaching-episode-571/ Please add your comments on this week...

Today, I simply want to give you an exhortation. Speak up, because your voice matters! Isaiah 55.10-11 “For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return there until they have watered the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accompl...

Today I'm sharing some initial impressions from a day I spent without my phone. I'm currently in the woods for my normal prayer walk, and I'm using my old MP3 recorder instead of my phone because I left it at home. This wasn't an accident; it was a deliberate choice. I did this yesterday and I've done it again this morning. Notes: https://www.malcolmcox.org/leave-the-phone-alone-malcolm-cox-quiet-...

Christians often talk about the resurrection as a fact - Jesus rose from the dead. The early Christians did refer to the fact of the resurrection, but most often they emphasised that Jesus was alive, that he lives, thus emphasising his ongoing power and presence. His work continues.  We are living in the powerful afterglow of the resurrection.  Send questions and comments here ➡️ malcolm@malcolmco...

Douglas and Vicki Jacoby joined me for a discussion about God's Chesed and other matters. You will find us at the following address on Sundays, 10:30AM:  West Watford Free Church (Baptist), The Church-by-the-Crossing, Tolpits Lane, Watford, WD18 6NU  Classes for children every Sunday 10:30 AM Drop us a line for more information: thewatfordchurch@gmail.com. https://watfordchurchofchrist.org/

Today, we conclude the series with my top tip: Make it stick! Make your message sticky with your audience, and sticky with Scripture. Notes : https://www.malcolmcox.org/teaching-tip-413-your-voice-matters-part-18-my-top-tip-tips-for-new-and-inexperienced-speakers-malcolm-cox/ Send questions and comments here ➡️ malcolm@malcolmcox.org Subscribe to my Podcast: https://audioboom.com/channels/4909728....