Understand the Bible

A short sermon on Psalm 91, looking at how God is the one who keeps us safe from everything going on in the world. ► SUBSCRIBE Don't forget to subscribe to this podcast to make sure you don't miss new episodes. If you have a moment, perhaps you could leave a rating / review - it really helps new people to discover it. ► WEBSITE Understand the Bible - teaching the Christian faith online. Lots more...

Someone recently described 2020 as the worst year in their lifetime. Maybe you feel like that too. But who is at fault? Who is to blame for 2020? ► SUBSCRIBE Don't forget to subscribe to this podcast to make sure you don't miss new episodes. If you have a moment, perhaps you could leave a rating / review - it really helps new people to discover it. ► WEBSITE Understand the Bible - teaching the Chr...

Psalm 14 tells us what a good person is. Psalm 15 tells us what a good person actually looks like in practice.   My blog post about Biblical principles and truth - http://phillsacre.me.uk/2020/12/covid-and-biblical-principles-truth/ ► SUBSCRIBE Don't forget to subscribe to this podcast to make sure you don't miss new episodes. If you have a moment, perhaps you could leave a rating / review - it re...

Micah 5 is the prophecy of a Saviour who might surprise us. The Saviour prophesied here looks very different from the way we might have imagined him to be. Read the passage online via Bible Gateway . ► SUBSCRIBE Don't forget to subscribe to this podcast to make sure you don't miss new episodes. If you have a moment, perhaps you could leave a rating / review - it really helps new people to discover...

Do you think of yourself as a good person? Why do you think that? Psalm 14 helps us to understand what makes a good person - and it may surprise you.   You can find the video I mention on Psalm 14 here: https://youtu.be/4Mg3QpG9D0Y ► SUBSCRIBE Don't forget to subscribe to this podcast to make sure you don't miss new episodes. If you have a moment, perhaps you could leave a rating / review - it rea...

It seems like we are living in dark days at the moment. There have been dark days in the past too - this passage from Isaiah looks at how God was going to turn darkness into light. Read the passage online: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=isaiah+60&version=NIVUK ► SUBSCRIBE Don't forget to subscribe to this podcast to make sure you don't miss new episodes. If you have a moment, per...

Have you ever been in a situation where trouble seemed never-ending? This is exactly the situation David was in when he wrote this Psalm. This Psalm teaches us how to deal with these times. ► SUBSCRIBE Don't forget to subscribe to this podcast to make sure you don't miss new episodes. If you have a moment, perhaps you could leave a rating / review - it really helps new people to discover it. ► WEB...

Waiting isn't easy for anyone - but there are good and bad ways of waiting. Advent is a time to think about waiting, and whether we are using our time wisely. Jesus' parable is ideal for Advent!   Read the passage online: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew+24%3A36-51&version=NIVUK ► SUBSCRIBE Don't forget to subscribe to this podcast to make sure you don't miss new episodes....

In 2016, the Oxford Dictionary chose "post-truth" as the word of the year. We are living in days when truth itself has become political. How should we respond? ► SUBSCRIBE Don't forget to subscribe to this podcast to make sure you don't miss new episodes. If you have a moment, perhaps you could leave a rating / review - it really helps new people to discover it. ► WEBSITE Understand the Bible - te...

In the final part of this series, The Teacher finishes off by giving us a summary of wisdom. Why should we listen to him, and what is wisdom in a nutshell? Read the passage online: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=eccl+12%3A9-14&version=NIVUK ► SUBSCRIBE Don't forget to subscribe to this podcast to make sure you don't miss new episodes. If you have a moment, perhaps you could leave...

We human beings seem conditioned to believe that good will win out over evil. But how can we have grounds for this confidence? ► SUBSCRIBE Don't forget to subscribe to this podcast to make sure you don't miss new episodes. If you have a moment, perhaps you could leave a rating / review - it really helps new people to discover it. ► WEBSITE Understand the Bible - teaching the Christian faith online...

God wants us to find joy. But how do we go about finding the joy that God wants for us?   Read the passage online: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=eccl+11%3A7-12%3A8&version=NIVUK ► SUBSCRIBE Don't forget to subscribe to this podcast to make sure you don't miss new episodes. If you have a moment, perhaps you could leave a rating / review - it really helps new people to discover it...

In Psalm 9 we started thinking about injustice in general. This Psalm focusses down more on justice done by specific individuals. How should we respond? ► SUBSCRIBE Don't forget to subscribe to this podcast to make sure you don't miss new episodes. If you have a moment, perhaps you could leave a rating / review - it really helps new people to discover it. ► WEBSITE Understand the Bible - teaching...

What is success and how do we get there? And what does God have to say about it?  Read the passage online: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=eccl+11%3A1-6&version=NIVUK ► SUBSCRIBE Don't forget to subscribe to this podcast to make sure you don't miss new episodes. If you have a moment, perhaps you could leave a rating / review - it really helps new people to discover it. ► WEBSITE U...

Social Justice has gone mainstream in 2020 with the BLM movement. This Psalm is all about justice: what does God have to say about it?   ► SUBSCRIBE Don't forget to subscribe to this podcast to make sure you don't miss new episodes. If you have a moment, perhaps you could leave a rating / review - it really helps new people to discover it. ► WEBSITE Understand the Bible - teaching the Christian fa...

As we approach remembrance Sunday, let's take a look at why God says it's important for us to remember. Read the passage online: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=deut+8&version=NIVUK ► SUBSCRIBE Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast so that you don't miss new episodes! ► WEBSITE Understand the Bible - teaching the Christian faith online. Lots more on the website, including free...

Death can cause us to do one of two things: (1) try to get as much as we can now, or (2) try to preserve life at all costs. This passage helps us to see how we should live our lives - without fear, trusting God.   Read the passage online: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=eccl+9%3A1-12&version=NIVUK   ► SUBSCRIBE Subscribe to the channel to be notified of new videos when they're upl...

If you look up at the night sky, it can seem like we are tiny and insignificant. But that's not how David sees it.   ► SUBSCRIBE Subscribe to the podcast to be notified of new episodes when they're uploaded   ► WEBSITE Understand the Bible - teaching the Christian faith online. Lots more on the website, including free courses:   https://understandthebible.uk   ► LINKS • Facebook - https://facebook...

Death, according to Ecclesiastes, should teach us wisdom. But here, The Teacher says we should know the limitations of wisdom.  Read the passage online: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=eccl+7%3A1-25&version=NIVUK   SUBSCRIBE Don't forget to subscribe to receive these podcasts every week! WEBSITE Understand the Bible - teaching the Christian faith online. Lots more on the website,...

Why should the gospel and grace be at the heart of church life? Why do they need guarding? What does that have to do with the Antiques Roadshow? Find out in this sermon!   Sermon preached as part of the Great Clacton Parish livestream on 18th October 2020. It's part of a series looking at "What's Essential?" - what we should keep as the heart of the church.   Understand the Bible - teaching the Ch...

Being treated unfairly can be one of the hardest things to cope with. Where do we turn to when no-one seems to be on our side? Psalm 7 helps us understand.   Understand the Bible - teaching the Christian faith online. Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast to get these every week. Lots more available on the website - https://understandthebible.uk Facebook: https://facebook.com/bible.understand T...

In the first few chapters of Ecclesiastes we've thought about how life is meaningless without God. But can that even apply to church? How can we "do" church so that it's not meaningless?   Read the passage online: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=eccl+5%3A1-7&version=NIVUK   See more, including a free course to learn the Christian faith, and lots more Christian resources, at https:...

What do you do when you're feeling sad? How do we pray when life feels overwhelming? Can we bring our tears to God? This Psalm helps us to pray in these times. Understand the Bible - teaching the Christian faith online. Subscribe to receive these every week.  Lots more available on the website - https://understandthebible.uk   Facebook: https://facebook.com/bible.understand Twitter: https://twitte...

One of the big lessons we learn from Psalm 65 is that there is no Sacred-Secular divide. "Everything is Spiritual". This makes a difference to how we see and live our lives. Read the passage online: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ps+65&version=NIVUK See more, including a free course to learn the Christian faith, and lots more Christian resources, at https://understandthebible.uk...

How do you deal with people who are actively hostile to you? It's something we in the church don't often talk about - but we need to. I learnt this from personal experience - the Psalms helped me deal with this situation in my own life.   Understand the Bible - teaching the Christian faith online. Subscribe to receive the Thought for the Week each week.  Lots more available on the website - https:...