Andrew McFarland Campbell

I’m sure in the past few weeks we have all thought about the terrible events that happened in America on the 11th September. The destruction of the two towers of the World Trade Centre in New York, the attack on the Pentagon, and the crash in Pittsburgh are almost too much to comprehend. And I’m […]

Last week, I talked about the Apostle Paul and how the Bible gives us some intriguing clues about his background before his conversion. This week I’m going to look at Christ’s background before he began his ministry. Apart from the accounts of his birth and the visit of the wise men, there is really only […]

There are a couple of aspects of the life of the Apostle Paul that I want to look at today. The Bible isn’t written as a 20th or 21st century novel, and it doesn’t have the subtle, or not so subtle details about the backgrounds of the characters. That’s not to say that there aren’t […]

Our readings for this week have taken us through the first seven chapters of First Kings, which detail the last days of David’s life and the early part of Solomon’s reign. This morning I want to look at three incidents from this era, and see what lessons they have for us today. The incidents are […]

Generally speaking, the promises of God come in two different types: those which are conditional and those which are unconditional. In both types the justice, forgiveness, and majesty of God come shining through. The conditional promises, like God’s promise to overthrow Nineveh in forty days, or the promise to set Israel on high above all […]

Our faith in God is not a one sided thing. God cares for us and loves us, as a father loves his children. There is something very special, however, about the love that God shows, and the New Testament has a special word for it. God’s love for us is his grace. This point is […]

One of the very beautiful things about the Bible is the sheer quality of the writing. The words of man are weak and feeble. The words of God are strong and everlasting. This is particularly evident when writing an exhortation. I was going to write something about God’s love for us, and the way he […]

“My yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” These words of Christ contain very great comfort, and should be a source of inspiration for us all. There is a striking example of the easiness of Christ’s yoke in today’s reading from Acts. I’ll just read a few verses from it to refresh our memories […]

Proverbs 10 verse 2 says, “Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death.” Proverbs 11 verse 4 says a similar thing: “Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.” I want to look at several examples of both these points, so that we can learn […]

The rituals and observances of the Law of Moses are there for a reason. Every one, however odd, teaches us something about God. There are two related observances from yesterday and today’s readings in Leviticus that I want to talk about this morning: the Sabbath Year and the year of Jubilee. Please turn to Leviticus […]