46 - God, our Refuge and Strength

Psalm 46 - Steve HopeOur confidence: God is our refuge in an unstable earth (vv. 1-3)The city: God is present in the midst of the earth (vv. 4-7)The caution: God will be exalted over all the earth (vv. 8-11)

44 - A Prayer When The Righteous Suffer

Psalm 44 - Steve HopePraise for the Past: Our foundation in suffering (vv. 1-8)Perplexed by Providence: Our confusion in suffering (vv. 9-16)Pain has a Purpose: Our hope in suffering (vv. 17-22)Plea for God’s Presence: Our need in suffering (vv. 23-26)

42 - Hope in Spiritual Depression

Psalm 42-43 - Steve HopeA longing for God’s presence that’s unfulfilled (42:1-5)A lament in a pain that’s unrelenting (42:6-11)A look towards God that’s unwavering (43:1-5)

Stewarding our Riches

1 Timothy 6:17-21 - Steve Hope
 
Stewarding the temporary riches of this world (vv. 17-19) 
Dangers to avoid
Duty to fulfil
Destiny to consider
Stewarding the timeless riches of the gospel (vv. 20-21) 
Duty to fulfil
Dangers to avoid
Destiny to consider

O Man of God

1 Timothy 6:11-16 - Steve Hope
Marks of the Man of God (vv. 11-12) 
Motivations of the Man of God (vv13-16)
 

15 - True, False and Great Gain

1 Timothy 6:1-10 - Steve Hope
The true gain of honouring masters (vv. 1-2) 
The false gain of self-centred religion (vv. 3-5)
The great gain of godliness with contentment (vv. 6-10)
 

14 - The Church's responsibility to its Elders

1 Timothy 5:17-25 - Steve Hope
 
The worth of caring for elders (vv. 17-18) 
The way of correcting elders (vv. 19-21)
The watchfulness in choosing elders (vv. 22-25)
 

13 - Assisted Living

1 Timothy 5:1-16 - Steve Hope
The Church is a family - live like it is (vv. 1-3) 
Relatives are responsible for the care of their own family (vv. 4-8)
The Church is responsible to care for widows who are “really in need” (vv. 9-16)
 

12 - What does a Pastor do all day ?

1 Timothy 4:11-16 - Steve Hope
Set an example (vv. 11-12) 
Prioritise the word (vv. 13-15)
Watch your life and doctrine closely (v. 16)
 

11 - Go for Godliness

1 Timothy 4:6-10 - Steve Hope
 
Eating for godliness (v. 6) 
Exercise for godliness (vv. 7-8) 
Encouragement for godliness (vv. 9-10)
 

10 - Don't follow demons

1 Timothy 4:1-5 - Steve Hope
Where the demonic doctrine comes from (vv. 1-2) 
What the demonic doctrine is (v. 3) 
Why the demonic doctrine is wrong (vv. 4-5)
 

09 - Deacons

1 Timothy 3:8-13 - Steve Hope
 
The role of deacon (v. 1a) 
The requirements of deacons (vv. 1b-12)
The reward of deacons (v. 13)
 
 

The Glory of a brand new day

John 20 - Steve Hope
We can see the evidence clearly (vv. 1-10) 
We can know God personally (vv. 11-18) 
We can tell others joyfully (vv. 19-23) 
We can believe the gospel confidently (vv. 24-31)
 

08 - The Leaders of the Counter Culture

1 Timothy 3:1-7 - Steve Hope
The position (v. 1) 
The positives (v. 2)
The prohibitions (v. 3)
The proofs (vv. 4-7)
 

07 - Counter_Cultural Men and Women 2

1 Timothy 2 :11-15 - Steve Hope
The requirement: A woman should learn (v. 11) 
The restriction: To teach or to assume authority over a man (v. 12)
The reason: Genesis 2-3 (vv. 13-15)
 

06 - Counter-Cultural Men and Women - Part 1

1 Timothy 2:8-10 - Steve Hope
The attitude and behaviour of men who worship God (v. 8) 
The attitude and behaviour of women who worship God (vv. 9-10)
 

05 - Prayer for all people

1 Timothy 2:1-7 - Steve Hope
The priority of prayer for all people (vv. 1-2) 
The grounds of prayer for all people (vv. 3-6)
The proclamation of the gospel to all people (v. 7)
 

04 - Mercy to the Worst of Sinners

1 Timothy 1:12-20 - Steve Hope
1.Rejoice in the wonder of the gospel (vv. 12-17)
2.Rally to the cause of the gospel (vv. 18-20)
Look back (v. 18)
Hold on (v. 19a)
Heed warning (vv. 19b-20)

03 - The Gospel Recipe - Part 2

1 Timothy 1:8-11 - Steve Hope
The law is good if one uses it lawfully (v. 8) 
The law is not made for the righteous but sinners (vv. 9-10a)
The gospel is entrusted to the church (vv. 10b-11)
 

02 - The Gospel Recipe

1 Timothy 1:1-7 - Steve Hope
Receive the true gospel (vv. 1-2) 
Reject the false gospel (vv. 1-11)
Poisonous distractions (v. 4)
Poisonous desires (vv. 5-7)
 

01 - Pillar and Foundation of the Truth

1 Timothy 3:14-16
What we need to know (v. 14-15a)
What we need to be (v. 15b)
What we need to sing (v. 16) 
 

41 - The blessing of showing mercy

Psalm 41 - Steve Hope
The blessing of showing mercy (vv. 1-3)
The plea when needing mercy (vv. 4-10)
The confidence of receiving mercy (vv. 11-13)
 

40 - Lifted up from the slimy pit

Psalm 40 - Steve Hope

39 - Musing on Life and Death

Psalm 39 - Steve Hope
Silence in trouble (vv. 1-3)
Shortness of life (vv. 4-6)
Salvation from sin (vv. 7-11)
Strangers in the world (vv. 12-13)
 

38 - Because of my sin..

Psalm 38 - Steve Hope
The Sting of Sin (vv. 1-9)
The Stigma of Sin (vv. 10-15)
The Saviour from Sin (vv. 16-22)
 

37 - Taking the Long View

Psalm 37 - Steve Hope
Cease fretting because of those who are evil (vv. 1-11)
Consider the fate of the wicked (vv. 12-22)
Consider the blessings of the righteous (vv. 23-29)
Compare and contrast the two (vv. 30-38)
Come to the Lord for refuge (vv. 39-40)
 

36 - The only hope for the wicked

Psalm 36 - Steve Hope
The godlessness of the wicked (vv. 1-4)
The goodness of the Lord (vv. 5-9)
The goal of the upright (vv. 10-11)
The gravity of the choice (v. 12)
 

35 - I am your salvation

Psalm 35 - Steve Hope
A prayer for the Lord to come to his King’s rescue (vv. 1-18)
Rescue on the battlefield (vv. 4-10)
Rescue in the courtroom (vv. 11-18)
A prayer for the Lord to end the enemies gloating (vv. 19-28)
 

33 - A National Anthem for God's People

Psalm 33 - Steve Hope
God’s people are called to praise (vv. 1-3)
God’s people have cause to praise (vv. 4-19)
God’s people gain confidence from praise (vv. 20-23)
 

32 - Blessed forgiveness

Psalm 32 - Steve Hope
The blessing of forgiveness (vv. 1-2)
The burden of sin (vv. 3-5)
The benefit of confession (vv. 6-11)