Woolwich Evangelical Church

What does the Old Testament say about oath-taking-- What did the scribes and Pharisees teach-- Does Christ prohibit oath-taking entirely-- Here too is Christ's teaching on revenge and retaliation.

Here, Christ uses a little child as an object lesson to teach us the way to heaven and how to obtain true greatness.

The Laodiceans were identifying as something other than what they really were. Their well-off material condition had blinded their eyes to their true spiritual state. Self-deception may happen to us. Here is Christ's gracious counsel to us.

The seventh commandment not only forbids adultery, it also forbids a whole host of sins include impure lusts, desires and imaginings. Here too is Christ's emphasis on the sanctity of marriage and the marriage bond, and the grounds for divorce.

A devotional study on Paul's personal and sole objective in this life, and his awareness of gains in the next. Here is God's amazing, transforming grace, personal devotion to Christ and the blessings a believer enjoys after death.

The Saviour's cup of suffering contemplated- several points to help us appreciate and adore the depths of Christ's love and voluntary sacrifice.

Despite the abundance of testimonies that Thomas was given, he still refused to believe. Here is the stubbornness of unbelief and its demanding nature. Here too is the patient, gracious and condescending way in which the Lord restores him. And the blessedness of those that believe without seeing, the gospel era.

The cross of Christ as seen in Isaiah's evangelical prophecy, spoken 700 years before the actual event. His record gives us a clear and marvellous explanation of the cross, and of the atoning nature of Christ's death.

Paul's imprisonment in Rome, instead of being detrimental to the cause of Christ, paradoxically, issues in the furtherance of it. Here is the wonderful way in which God works with lessons for the believer.

Man's last enemy is death. Here is death in all its nastiness and dread. And how it robs us of happiness. In contrast, Christ is our Friend. Here is what He can do for us if we trust in Him.

The scribes and Pharisees taught the breaking of the sixth commandment was the physical act of murder alone. Christ corrects their misinterpretation and shows the scope of the commandment covers heart sins also. Here too is the seeking of peace and reconciliation with an offended brother and an offended God.

The prayerful desires of the apostle Paul for the believers at Philippi. Here is how we can grow in love to God, and how we ought to live with discernment in day to day life.

Why did Christ so emphatically state that he did not come to destroy the law-- How did he fulfill it-- Are all commandments of equal weight-- How can my righteousness exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees--

An Ethiopian eunuch's search for God and for peace leads him to leave his pagan religion and become a Jewish proselyte. Still unfulfilled, his search continues until he hears of Jesus from the mouth of Philip. Here is how we can find peace with God and within ourselves.

The apostle Paul is thankful to God for the good work that He has begun in the believers at Philippi. A work that He will not leave unfinished. Here too is their participation with Paul in the furtherance of the gospel at home and abroad.

The marvelous call and gracious invitation from God to man. A genuine call to all to come to Christ. He alone can satisfy the deepest longings of the soul.

The believer's very presence in this world acts as aa preservative to halt the moral corruption around him. In addition, he is to shine brightly for Christ, to let his light be seen and not to hide it.

An update from the Trinitarian Bible Society and an exposition of Ecclesiastes 11.1-6

The last two of the beatitudes, peacemaking and persecution, are also characteristics of a true believer. He seeks peace with all men, but not peace at any price. His living for the Lord and his stand for truth makes him an object of ridicule to the world and even the religious.

Hebrews 4 contains five threads describing various forms of rest, what unites them, what links together the apparently scattered links of the author's reasoning---Why is the word 'if' used for what is less precisely translated as a negation in v.3 - 5---How can God employ an imprecatory curse, against Himself---Burning questions and some answers drawn from the observations of commentators on an important and compelling parallel and Judicial contrast.