"Scripture's clarity does not mean that reading works ex opere operato , as if simply pronouncing the words magically yields unders...

While we are on the subject of the lectionary readings for the forthcoming Sunday, here is my attempt at a sermon on Romans 5:1-11 http://...

Why does John bother to tell us this detail in 4v28? V28 – “leaving her water jar”? Previously the woman had been fixated with getti...

Jesus’ Secret Food Supply John 4:27-42 Vv10-14: Jesus is able to give Living Water V32: Jesus has a secret food supply (c...

  John 4:1-26 LORD Seeks Tart to Worship Him A typical boy meets girl story – Gen 24, Isaac & Rebekah; Gen 29, Jacob & Rac...

Another great surprise of this passage is that it seems Jesus is the thirsty one (vv6-7), but it turns out that the Samaritan woman is ...

John 3 and 4 contain two one-to-one conversations with Jesus, but the conversation partners are very different. The good news about Je...

Jesus says to the Samaritan woman: “will you give me a drink?” (v7) The Samaritan woman seems surprised and defensive. V9 ...

It’s typical boy meets girl story A man goes to a foreign country seeking a bride, meets a woman at a well, asks for a drink, gives ...

It is good to see that Ralph Cunnington ( Preaching with Spiritual Power: Calvin's Understanding of Word and Spirit in Preaching , p124)...

A sobering quotation from Bishop J C Ryle: "A day is coming when those who are not born again will wish they had never been born at...

The whole metaphor of new birth or birth from above (John 3) suggests that we can't give ourselves this spiritual life. No one ever gave...

Some of us will not be able to pin-point the date of our conversion. And by the grace of God some of us won't remember a day when we hav...

The story of Spurgeon's conversion: http://middletownbiblechurch.org/helpseek/spurgeon.htm

George Whitefield ( 1714–1770) is thought by some to have been the greatest preacher since the day of the Apostles. As he travelle...

Further to Derrick Olliff’s paper “The Eschatology of Being “Born Again”” http://www.davidpfield.com/other/Olliff-Born-Again.pdf ...

From a sermon by The Revd Dr John Stott (paraphrased): Even when you are born again, your basic personality will remain the same, though...

St Ebbes - Vaughan Roberts - 09 Oct 2010 - New leaf or new life? Are you sure you’re right with God? 2 great truths about ...

The Revd Dr John Stott, preaching on John 3, tells the story of The Revd William Haslam, who was apparently converted by his own preaching! ...

I heard a version of this story in a sermon by The Revd Rico Tice ( AllSouls’, Langham Place - Rico Tice - He calls for new birth - 12/09...