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Understand the Bible

Phill Sacreβ€’utbible.substack.com
Understand the Bible is a podcast dedicated to teaching the Christian Faith online. The podcast primarily contains sermons, but there are also occasional special episodes on various topics. There's much more content on YouTube and the website: https://understandthebible.uk

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Episodes

When God's plans surprise us - Micah 4:1-13 Sermon

God never plans to do things the easy way. In this sermon we look at Micah 4 and see how God's thoughts are not our thoughts, but he has higher purposes for us. πŸ–±οΈ WEBSITE Understand the Bible - teaching the Christian faith online. Lots more on the website, including free courses: https://understandthebible.uk πŸ’» LINKS β€’ YouTube - https://youtube.com/UnderstandTheBible β€’ Facebook - https://facebook.com/bible.understand β€’ Twitter - https://twitter.com/UnderstandTheB1 β€’ Instagram - https://instag...

Oct 12, 2022β€’22 min

Where is God in the mess? - Micah 3:1-12 Sermon

Where is God in a world where there is so much sin and injustice? What does God have to say to us? What should we do? πŸ–±οΈ WEBSITE Understand the Bible - teaching the Christian faith online. Lots more on the website, including free courses: https://understandthebible.uk πŸ’» LINKS β€’ YouTube - https://youtube.com/UnderstandTheBible β€’ Facebook - https://facebook.com/bible.understand β€’ Twitter - https://twitter.com/UnderstandTheB1 β€’ Instagram - https://instagram.com/bible.understand πŸ’΅ BECOME A PATRON...

Sep 28, 2022β€’23 min

Don't bury your head in the sand - Micah 2:1-13 Sermon

How do you respond when you hear bad news? Do you pretend it doesn't exist? How should we respond when we hear bad news from God? πŸ–±οΈ WEBSITE Understand the Bible - teaching the Christian faith online. Lots more on the website, including free courses: https://understandthebible.uk πŸ’» LINKS β€’ YouTube - https://youtube.com/UnderstandTheBible β€’ Facebook - https://facebook.com/bible.understand β€’ Twitter - https://twitter.com/UnderstandTheB1 β€’ Instagram - https://instagram.com/bible.understand πŸ’΅ BEC...

Sep 21, 2022β€’22 min

What God has against us - Micah 1:1-16 Sermon

Modern people don't believe that God could possibly have anything against them. The prophets, by contrast, are clear about what God holds against us. πŸ–±οΈ WEBSITE Understand the Bible - teaching the Christian faith online. Lots more on the website, including free courses: https://understandthebible.uk πŸ’» LINKS β€’ YouTube - https://youtube.com/UnderstandTheBible β€’ Facebook - https://facebook.com/bible.understand β€’ Twitter - https://twitter.com/UnderstandTheB1 β€’ Instagram - https://instagram.com/bib...

Sep 14, 2022β€’22 min

When you're walking through the valley - Psalm 23 Sermon

How do we cope with the valleys in life as Christians? In this sermon we take a deeper look at the familiar words of Psalm 23. πŸ–±οΈ WEBSITE Understand the Bible - teaching the Christian faith online. Lots more on the website, including free courses: https://understandthebible.uk πŸ’» LINKS β€’ YouTube - https://youtube.com/UnderstandTheBible β€’ Facebook - https://facebook.com/bible.understand β€’ Twitter - https://twitter.com/UnderstandTheB1 β€’ Instagram - https://instagram.com/bible.understand πŸ’΅ BECOME...

Aug 22, 2022β€’22 min

A vision of heaven - Revelation 21:1-27 Sermon

People often wonder: "What will heaven be like?" In this sermon we have a glimpse of what the new creation will be like. Are we looking forward to the new creation, and living in line with the way things will be one day? πŸ–±οΈ WEBSITE Understand the Bible - teaching the Christian faith online. Lots more on the website, including free courses: https://understandthebible.uk πŸ’» LINKS β€’ YouTube - https://youtube.com/UnderstandTheBible β€’ Facebook - https://facebook.com/bible.understand β€’ Twitter - http...

Jul 20, 2022β€’20 min

The tables turned on evil - Revelation 20:1-15 Sermon

In this passage we see that evil will not be in the ascendancy forever. In fact, Satan's is chained and one day evil will be destroyed forever. πŸ–±οΈ WEBSITE Understand the Bible - teaching the Christian faith online. Lots more on the website, including free courses: https://understandthebible.uk πŸ’» LINKS β€’ YouTube - https://youtube.com/UnderstandTheBible β€’ Facebook - https://facebook.com/bible.understand β€’ Twitter - https://twitter.com/UnderstandTheB1 β€’ Instagram - https://instagram.com/bible.und...

Jul 13, 2022β€’21 min

Those who walk in pride he is able to humble - Daniel 4 Sermon

In this sermon we look at Daniel chapter 4 and how we need to turn away from our pride and turn to him. πŸ–±οΈ WEBSITE Understand the Bible - teaching the Christian faith online. Lots more on the website, including free courses: https://understandthebible.uk πŸ’» LINKS β€’ YouTube - https://youtube.com/UnderstandTheBible β€’ Facebook - https://facebook.com/bible.understand β€’ Twitter - https://twitter.com/UnderstandTheB1 β€’ Instagram - https://instagram.com/bible.understand πŸ’΅ BECOME A PATRON If you apprec...

Jul 06, 2022β€’26 min

The final judgement - Revelation 14:1-20 Sermon

How do we stay faithful to Jesus despite persecution and adversity? Revelation 14 helps by showing us the outcome of our lives. πŸ–±οΈ WEBSITE Understand the Bible - teaching the Christian faith online. Lots more on the website, including free courses: https://understandthebible.uk πŸ’» LINKS β€’ YouTube - https://youtube.com/UnderstandTheBible β€’ Facebook - https://facebook.com/bible.understand β€’ Twitter - https://twitter.com/UnderstandTheB1 β€’ Instagram - https://instagram.com/bible.understand πŸ’΅ BECOM...

Jun 29, 2022β€’22 min

The mark of the beast - Revelation 13:1-18 Sermon

How does Satan, the dragon, wage war against Christians? In this passage of Revelation we see Satan's tactics exposed. πŸ–±οΈ WEBSITE Understand the Bible - teaching the Christian faith online. Lots more on the website, including free courses: https://understandthebible.uk πŸ’» LINKS β€’ YouTube - https://youtube.com/UnderstandTheBible β€’ Facebook - https://facebook.com/bible.understand β€’ Twitter - https://twitter.com/UnderstandTheB1 β€’ Instagram - https://instagram.com/bible.understand πŸ’΅ BECOME A PATRO...

Jun 22, 2022β€’21 min

We are in a spiritual battle - Revelation 12:1-17 Sermon

Why is there so much evil in the world - especially evil aimed at Christians? How should Christians live in a world like this? πŸ–±οΈ WEBSITE Understand the Bible - teaching the Christian faith online. Lots more on the website, including free courses: https://understandthebible.uk πŸ’» LINKS β€’ YouTube - https://youtube.com/UnderstandTheBible β€’ Facebook - https://facebook.com/bible.understand β€’ Twitter - https://twitter.com/UnderstandTheB1 β€’ Instagram - https://instagram.com/bible.understand πŸ’΅ BECOME...

Jun 15, 2022β€’21 min

The coming Kingdom - Revelation 11:15-19 Sermon

History is not meaningless or random but heading towards a destination. That destination is the Kingdom of God. What does that mean for how we live? πŸ–±οΈ WEBSITE Understand the Bible - teaching the Christian faith online. Lots more on the website, including free courses: https://understandthebible.uk πŸ’» LINKS β€’ YouTube - https://youtube.com/UnderstandTheBible β€’ Facebook - https://facebook.com/bible.understand β€’ Twitter - https://twitter.com/UnderstandTheB1 β€’ Instagram - https://instagram.com/bibl...

Jun 08, 2022β€’22 min

The witness of God’s people – Revelation 10:1-11:14 Sermon

If the evil and suffering in the world is a warning to repentance – then what is the role of the church? What should the church be doing at this time? πŸ–±οΈ WEBSITE Understand the Bible - teaching the Christian faith online. Lots more on the website, including free courses: https://understandthebible.uk πŸ’» LINKS β€’ YouTube - https://youtube.com/UnderstandTheBible β€’ Facebook - https://facebook.com/bible.understand β€’ Twitter - https://twitter.com/UnderstandTheB1 β€’ Instagram - https://instagram.com/bi...

May 25, 2022β€’20 min

Trumpet call or God's megaphone - Revelation 8-9 Sermon

Why is there so much chaos, suffering and death in the world? Why do natural disasters happen, as well as suffering and pain? In this chapter from Revelation we see things from the heavenly perspective. πŸ–±οΈ WEBSITE Understand the Bible - teaching the Christian faith online. Lots more on the website, including free courses: https://understandthebible.uk πŸ’» LINKS β€’ YouTube - https://youtube.com/UnderstandTheBible β€’ Facebook - https://facebook.com/bible.understand β€’ Twitter - https://twitter.com/Un...

May 18, 2022β€’20 min

The priority of God's people - Revelation 7 Sermon

It's easy to feel like the church is a powerless, fringe minority in the grand scheme of things. But in this passage we see the priority and importance of the people of God. πŸ–±οΈ WEBSITE Understand the Bible - teaching the Christian faith online. Lots more on the website, including free courses: https://understandthebible.uk πŸ’» LINKS β€’ YouTube - https://youtube.com/UnderstandTheBible β€’ Facebook - https://facebook.com/bible.understand β€’ Twitter - https://twitter.com/UnderstandTheB1 β€’ Instagram - h...

May 11, 2022β€’21 min

The four horsemen of the apocalypse - Revelation 6 Sermon

Often the world seems like a chaotic and dangerous place: wars, famines, plagues and pandemics... the list goes on. This passage warns us that we should expect these things, and not to lose sight of what's most important. πŸ–±οΈ WEBSITE Understand the Bible - teaching the Christian faith online. Lots more on the website, including free courses: https://understandthebible.uk πŸ’» LINKS β€’ YouTube - https://youtube.com/UnderstandTheBible β€’ Facebook - https://facebook.com/bible.understand β€’ Twitter - htt...

Apr 27, 2022β€’20 min

The Lamb at the centre of everything - Revelation 5 Sermon

It's easy today for Christians to feel lonely and marginalised by society. But if we look at the cosmic picture, the Lamb who was slain is as the centre of everything. πŸ–±οΈ WEBSITE Understand the Bible - teaching the Christian faith online. Lots more on the website, including free courses: https://understandthebible.uk πŸ’» LINKS β€’ YouTube - https://youtube.com/UnderstandTheBible β€’ Facebook - https://facebook.com/bible.understand β€’ Twitter - https://twitter.com/UnderstandTheB1 β€’ Instagram - https:/...

Apr 15, 2022β€’21 min

There IS someone in charge - Revelation 4:1-11 Sermon

Have you ever looked at the universe and wondered who's in charge? We need to learn to see things from God's perspective. πŸ–±οΈ WEBSITE Understand the Bible - teaching the Christian faith online. Lots more on the website, including free courses: https://understandthebible.uk πŸ’» LINKS β€’ YouTube - https://youtube.com/UnderstandTheBible β€’ Facebook - https://facebook.com/bible.understand β€’ Twitter - https://twitter.com/UnderstandTheB1 β€’ Instagram - https://instagram.com/bible.understand πŸ’΅ BECOME A PA...

Mar 30, 2022β€’20 min

Have we become self-reliant? - Revelation 3:14-22 Sermon

The biggest problem with the church in Laodicea was their self-reliance: they didn't realise they needed Jesus. Is this our problem, too? And what is the solution? πŸ–±οΈ WEBSITE Understand the Bible - teaching the Christian faith online. Lots more on the website, including free courses: https://understandthebible.uk πŸ’» LINKS β€’ YouTube - https://youtube.com/UnderstandTheBible β€’ Facebook - https://facebook.com/bible.understand β€’ Twitter - https://twitter.com/UnderstandTheB1 β€’ Instagram - https://ins...

Mar 23, 2022β€’22 min

A door no-one can shut - Revelation 3:7-13 Sermon

What do we do when we feel like we hit a red light or a closed door? In this letter Jesus says there is a door which no-one can shut. What does that mean? πŸ–±οΈ WEBSITE Understand the Bible - teaching the Christian faith online. Lots more on the website, including free courses: https://understandthebible.uk πŸ’» LINKS β€’ YouTube - https://youtube.com/UnderstandTheBible β€’ Facebook - https://facebook.com/bible.understand β€’ Twitter - https://twitter.com/UnderstandTheB1 β€’ Instagram - https://instagram.co...

Mar 16, 2022β€’20 min

The danger of complacency - Revelation 3:1-6 Sermon

One of the most dangerous things for us spiritually is complacency: when we give ourselves cheap grace, it quickly becomes no grace. We need to keep reminding ourselves to pursue holiness. πŸ–±οΈ WEBSITE Understand the Bible - teaching the Christian faith online. Lots more on the website, including free courses: https://understandthebible.uk πŸ’» LINKS β€’ YouTube - https://youtube.com/UnderstandTheBible β€’ Facebook - https://facebook.com/bible.understand β€’ Twitter - https://twitter.com/UnderstandTheB1 ...

Mar 09, 2022β€’20 min

Keep on holding on - Revelation 2:18-29 Sermon

In the Christian life we need to keep on holding on - to the faith as we have received it, and most of all to Jesus. In this sermon we look at how we need to hold on both to love and Biblical truth. πŸ–±οΈ WEBSITE Understand the Bible - teaching the Christian faith online. Lots more on the website, including free courses: https://understandthebible.uk πŸ’» LINKS β€’ YouTube - https://youtube.com/UnderstandTheBible β€’ Facebook - https://facebook.com/bible.understand β€’ Twitter - https://twitter.com/Unders...

Feb 23, 2022β€’21 min

Our weapon against evil - Revelation 2:12-17 Sermon

How do we fight against evil - especially when it seems that there is so much evil in the world! In this letter we see how we as a church are to keep pure and defeat Satan. πŸ–±οΈ WEBSITE Understand the Bible - teaching the Christian faith online. Lots more on the website, including free courses: https://understandthebible.uk πŸ’» LINKS β€’ YouTube - https://youtube.com/UnderstandTheBible β€’ Facebook - https://facebook.com/bible.understand β€’ Twitter - https://twitter.com/UnderstandTheB1 β€’ Instagram - ht...

Feb 16, 2022β€’21 min

The blessing of suffering | Revelation 2:8-11 Sermon

When we think about blessing, we often think about getting nice things - but we rarely, if ever, think of suffering as a blessing. And yet Jesus' letter shows that suffering and persecution can be a rich blessing. πŸ–±οΈ WEBSITE Understand the Bible - teaching the Christian faith online. Lots more on the website, including free courses: https://understandthebible.uk πŸ’» LINKS β€’ YouTube - https://youtube.com/UnderstandTheBible β€’ Facebook - https://facebook.com/bible.understand β€’ Twitter - https://twi...

Feb 09, 2022β€’21 min

A church without love is dead | Revelation 2:1-7 Sermon

We have seen many examples of churches over the last few years where not everything has been as it appears. How can abusers come from what seem to be very active churches? In this letter to the church in Ephesus, we see what is vital to the health of a church. πŸ–±οΈ WEBSITE Understand the Bible - teaching the Christian faith online. Lots more on the website, including free courses: https://understandthebible.uk πŸ’» LINKS β€’ Facebook - https://facebook.com/bible.understand β€’ Twitter - https://twitter...

Jan 26, 2022β€’39 min

Keep Jesus at the centre - Revelation 1:9-20 Sermon

What does it mean to fix our eyes on Jesus? In this second part of the series on Revelation, we start to look at how we can keep our eyes fixed on Jesus – especially in hard times. We look at John’s description of the Christian life – β€œsuffering, kingdom, and patient endurance”. πŸ–±οΈ WEBSITE Understand the Bible - teaching the Christian faith online. Lots more on the website, including free courses: https://understandthebible.uk πŸ’» LINKS β€’ Facebook - https://facebook.com/bible.understand β€’ Twitte...

Jan 19, 2022β€’19 min

Fix your eyes on Jesus – Revelation 1:1-8 Sermon

How should we live in a culture which is increasingly opposed to Christianity, even in a world where being a Christian is not safe? This passage of Revelation helps us to understand. πŸ–±οΈ WEBSITE Understand the Bible - teaching the Christian faith online. Lots more on the website, including free courses: https://understandthebible.uk πŸ’» LINKS β€’ Facebook - https://facebook.com/bible.understand β€’ Twitter - https://twitter.com/UnderstandTheB1 β€’ Instagram - https://instagram.com/bible.understand πŸ’΅ B...

Jan 12, 2022β€’19 min

Every tragedy is a warning – Luke 13:1-9 Sermon

Why do tragic things happen? Is it because some people are particularly sinful or bad? In this sermon we look at what Jesus has to say in Luke 13:1-9. πŸ–±οΈ WEBSITE Understand the Bible - teaching the Christian faith online. Lots more on the website, including free courses: https://understandthebible.uk πŸ’» LINKS β€’ Facebook - https://facebook.com/bible.understand β€’ Twitter - https://twitter.com/UnderstandTheB1 β€’ Instagram - https://instagram.com/bible.understand πŸ’΅ BECOME A PATRON If you appreciate...

Dec 15, 2021β€’17 min

Do you take Jesus seriously? | Luke 12:49-59 Sermon

Are we taking Jesus as seriously as the urgency of the situation demands? πŸ–±οΈ WEBSITE Understand the Bible - teaching the Christian faith online. Lots more on the website, including free courses: https://understandthebible.uk πŸ’» LINKS β€’ Facebook - https://facebook.com/bible.understand β€’ Twitter - https://twitter.com/UnderstandTheB1 β€’ Instagram - https://instagram.com/bible.understand πŸ’΅ BECOME A PATRON If you appreciate Understand the Bible, would you consider becoming a Patron? You can pay a sm...

Dec 08, 2021β€’18 min

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss - Daniel 6 Sermon

In this chapter we meet Darius, King of a new empire - and yet things don't seem to have changed much! There is an important lesson for us about what we should expect as Christians... πŸ–±οΈ WEBSITE Understand the Bible - teaching the Christian faith online. Lots more on the website, including free courses: https://understandthebible.uk πŸ’» LINKS β€’ Facebook - https://facebook.com/bible.understand β€’ Twitter - https://twitter.com/UnderstandTheB1 β€’ Instagram - https://instagram.com/bible.understand πŸ’΅ ...

Nov 17, 2021β€’19 min
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