The people demanded a king, and God provides one - but in the way and at the time that he deems best. His guiding and providing of Saul shows that God's King subverts our expectations - as does his providing of King Jesus!

Psalm 102 describes both the hardships of a believer's existence and the assurance of the believer's future. Hebrews 1 explicitly states that the words of this psalm are fulfilled in Christ, the one who took on our human frailty but who has secured for us life in eternity! At the turn of the year we reflect on the comfort of resting in an unchanging God.

Jacob's prophetic, parting words to his son, Judah, foreshadow the coming of the King of kings, Jesus Christ.

God's everlasting covenant with Abraham included the promise of a son. In this passage we see clear parallels with the coming of a promised son in the New Testament, the Lord Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham (Matthew 1:1).

The first book of the Bible begins the story of the whole Bible. Its promises are ultimately fulfilled in the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ and the kingdom he will bring to this broken world. In this short series we consider some of the promises in Genesis that point forward to the coming King!

The first book of the Bible begins the story of the whole Bible. Its promises are ultimately fulfilled in the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ and the kingdom he will bring to this broken world. In this short series we consider some of the promises in Genesis that point forward to the coming King!

Assured of his own cleansing from sin, Isaiah is now ready to serve the holy and gracious God who has spoken to him.

1. God's Eager Messenger

2. God's Use of His Messenger

3. God's Promise to His Messenger

Confronted with the holiness of God, Isaiah fears for his life. He confesses his sin - and is met with God's mercy. The same holy God who confronts us in our sin also cleanses from sin.

In Isaiah 6 the prophet to God's people receives his commission from God to preach and prophesy. But first he must be confronted - as must we - with the holiness of God.

Paul signs off Colossians with his own signature. But the whole conclusion shows his personal touch, his pastoral care and prayer for the church in Colossae and further afield. In a passage full of names that might mean little to us, there is, in fact, plenty of instruction as to what 'body life' in the church looks like.