Category: Bible

Taking the Lord’s Name – Andy Brown

After a little break yesterday, we return to our series on the Ten Commandments. Today we start thinking about taking the Lord’s Name in vain. “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain. Exodus 2:7 (ESV)…
— Read on andy-brown.org/2020/05/07/taking-the-lords-name/

A Jealous God – Andy Brown

For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.Deuteronomy 4:24 (ESV) God is a consuming fire; a jealous God. What does this mean? A consuming fire is a fire which devours everything in its path. It is not contained nor containable. You may have seen the recent bush fires in Australia appearing the news.…
— Read on andy-brown.org/2020/03/27/a-jealous-god/

Say What You Mean (PoW) – Andy Brown

Pearls of Wisdom Say what you mean, and mean what you say Some say talk is cheap, but actually it can be very costly. How many relationships were ruined after someone said something in anger that they really did not mean. Words can leave deep wounds, yet we seem to respect them so little in…
— Read on andy-brown.org/2020/06/07/say-what-you-mean-pow/

Where To Draw the Line – Andy Brown

Last time, I wrote about how to defend yourself against deception. This time, I want to think about where we draw the line when it comes to Bible teachers we disagree with. What I mean is, no single teacher has everything 100% correct. And if you are looking for a theologically perfect teacher, then you…
— Read on andy-brown.org/2019/06/08/where-to-draw-the-line/

Praying for a bike

When my daughter was 10 years old, she wanted a new bike. She had something specific in mind, but hadn’t seen exactly what she was looking for. We …

Praying for a bike

900 years (audio)

As always, it was a great honour to speak at my church service yesterday morning. This time, in particular, was special as the church celebrated its 900th anniversary!

A paint by numbers of the church building, contributed to by the entire church family

I share below a recording of the message, based on Luke 4.

Apologies that the sound quality is not the best, but I hope you’re still able to hear what I say clearly.

Enjoy and God bless, and here’s to the next 900 years!

This Sunday at Church: If you are preaching and teaching, thank God for the opportunity

It was my privilege to preach at our church this morning, so this post is particularly apt!

This Sunday at Church I want to encourage you to do the following: If you are preaching and teaching, thank God for the opportunity. I’ll be …

This Sunday at Church: If you are preaching and teaching, thank God for the opportunity

This Sunday at Church: Write down what you learn at church

This Sunday at Church I want to encourage you to do the following: Write down what you learn at church.   I am surprised at how much I forget when I …

This Sunday at Church: Write down what you learn at church

My witnesses (audio)

Several weeks ago, my church held its annual meeting – APCM. I was hoping to speak at the service beforehand, but unfortunately was unwell. In preparation for the service, I was able to record the version of my sermon which I share below.

I hope you enjoy and are blessed by this.

Greetings! (RB)

Sunrising High Over Letham, Fife. Photography courtesy of Ben Bremner, https://www.facebook.com/ben.donna.grand.day.out Greet every saint in Christ …

Greetings!

Many Miracles – Andy Brown

Today we tackle a fairly short but astonishing passage from Acts chapter 5. It again highlights to us the kind of life that these early believers lived and it is only natural to compare their experiences to our own. Many miracles and wonders were being performed among the people by the apostles. All the believers…
— Read on andy-brown.org/2020/06/19/many-miracles/

Continue in Christ – Andy Brown

Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him Colossians 2:6 (ESV) In his letter to the Colossians, Paul is here urging them to stick with the Gospel they heard. That Gospel was Christ-centred. Paul points out it was all about Him, and that there were no bells or whistles – Christ…
— Read on andy-brown.org/2018/03/15/continue-in-christ/