Edgar Andrews' Podcast

Episode 238: AUDIO; JESUS STANDS BY US IN PERSON AND PROVIDENCE

Edgar Andrews — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 20:50:42 +0000

We may not have Paul's vision but every believer has his experience; The Lord is near in Person by his Spirit and guides our feet by providence. Chris Boraston's message on Acts 23:11-35 demonstrates how the Lord comforts Paul by his presence and confirms his promise to send him to Rome by a series of amazing providences. A conspiracy of over forty Jews threatens to kill him but Paul's nephew is providentially in the right place at the right time to overhear their plot and alert the authorities. The Roman tribune providentially beieves the boy and swiftly moves Paul under guard to Caesarea. Providentially, Governor Felix was at home, and Paul preached Christ to him and his entourage .

Episode 238: JESUS STANDS BY US IN PERSON AND PROVIDENCE

Edgar Andrews — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 20:48:55 +0000

Episode 237: AUDIO; HOW TO BE FAITHFUL IN A CHAOTIC WORLD

Edgar Andrews — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 20:10:20 +0000

This 2026 New Year message on Galatians 5 was not published at the time but grows ever more relevant in the light of recent political and moral events. We review the notable decline in faithfulness to truth evident over the past five years and assert that the only truly faithful person is the biblical God who provides stability in the storms of human affairs. Even those who believe in him through Christ will be swept along by the waves of change unless they rely on the Holy Spirit's gifts of faithfulness and love to remain true to themselves and their God.

Episode 236: HOW TO BE FAITHFUL IN A CHAOTIC WORLD

Edgar Andrews — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 20:08:19 +0000

Episode 235: EDICTS IN COLLISION; HOW MORDECAI DEFEATED HAMAN

Edgar Andrews — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 20:39:47 +0000

We follow the momentous battle between two edicts, Haman's and Mordecai's (Esther chapters 8 and 9). Mordecai's edict sought to cancel Haman's, which legally must be implemented in spiite of Haman's death and would have seen the Jews exterminated. We saw last time that Mordecai had no option but to make his new edict take effect on the same day as Haman's prior edict. A civil war seemed unavoidable, with the Jews an easy target for their enemies. How could they survive? By the sovereign intervention of God, fear of whom paralyzed the enemy and gave the Jews an almost bloodless victory.

Episode 235: AUDIO; EDICTS IN COLLISION; HOW MORDECAI DEFEATED HAMAN

Edgar Andrews — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 20:38:16 +0000

Episode 234: AUDIO; THE LAME MAN LEAPS FOR JOY AND TEACHES US SPIRITUAL LESSONS

Edgar Andrews — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 20:24:10 +0000

Acts 3 records the first detailed description of a miracle after Pentecost, when Peter and John meet a man lame-born at the temple gate and heal him in the name of Jesus. The resulting joy, praise and amazement provide Peter with an opportunity to preach Christ and the resurrection to the multitude, but also marks the beginning of persecution of the infant Christian church. The message goes on to show how the lame man's physical transformation is mirrored in the spiritual transformation of all who call on Christ in faith, showing Jesus to be the gateway to new life and fellowship with God.

Episode 233: THE LAME MAN LEAPS FOR JOY AND TEACHES US SPIRITUAL LESSONS

Edgar Andrews — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 20:22:04 +0000

Episode 232: AUDIO; WHY YOU CAN THINK AND TALK

Edgar Andrews — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 20:24:21 +0000

In the previous podcast we saw that the "image of God" in man consists of his sharing the "communicable" attributes of God, a capacity unique to human beings. we selected just three of these attributes for deeper study, namely spitituality, mind and spoken language. There was time to deal with only the first of these in that podcast so here we continue to explore two of the remaining attributes God shares with humanity, namely mind and language. We distinguishes human thought from animal intelligence and explain how spoken language is a unique capacity allowing mind to function. God uses these attributes on his own behalf to reveal and sustain creation, culminating in Christ as the Word, God's ultimate self-revelation. The episode urges us all to recognize that humans were made for fellowship with God and are called to respond to his message of salvation.

Episode 232: WHY YOU CAN THINK AND TALK

Edgar Andrews — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 20:22:42 +0000

Episode 231: AUDIO; WHAT MAKES HUMANS UNIQUE?

Edgar Andrews — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 21:09:24 +0000

This lecture, based broadly on the speaker's book "What is Man; Adam, alien or ape?" examines the biblical claim that humanity is uniquely made in the image of God and that humans are a special creation rather than an accident of evolution. We show that bearing the "image of God" means that God shares with man His "communicable attributes" of spirituality, mind, and language (among other such attributes) implying that humans have moral and spiritual responsibilities for which we are answerable to God. [this is Part one of a two-part podcast; Part 2 will follow next week]

Episode 231: WHAT MAKES HUMANS UNIQUE?

Edgar Andrews — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 21:08:19 +0000

Episode 230: AUDIO; ESTHER PLEADS, GOD PROVIDES (ESTHER 9)

Edgar Andrews — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 19:47:44 +0000

In Esther chapter 8 we follow Esther's urgent plea to the King after Haman's death, confronting an unchangeable edict that still threatens the Jews across the Persian Empire. The King's unexpected provision—the signet ring given to Mordecai—creates a new path to protect the people without breaking the law. We also see Mordecai's difficulty in formulating a plan to counter Haman's decree, the surprising spread of the fear of God that leads many to join the Jews, and reflections on prayer, authority, and the divine sovereignty that shapes the chapter's message.

Episode 230: ESTHER PLEADS, GOD PROVIDES (ESTHER 9)

Edgar Andrews — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 19:46:03 +0000

Episode 229: AUDIO; HOW PAUL PREACHED THE GOSPEL TO UNBELIEVERS

Edgar Andrews — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:28:14 +0000

We use Paul's Paul’s address to the Athenians (Acts 17) as a template to explain the biblical worldview. This is where we must begin when seeking to preach the gospel to people with no spiritual background ... a growing number even in so-called Christian nations. Thus we outline the following key elements: God as Creator (ex nihilo), God’s providence, sovereignty, and immanence, human sin, man's accountability to God, and the centrality of Christ to the Bible's message

Episode 229: HOW PAUL PREACHED THE GOSPEL TO UNBELIEVERS

Edgar Andrews — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:26:28 +0000

Episode 228: AUDIO;; ADAM AND THE APPLE; DID ADAM AND EVE EXIST?

Edgar Andrews — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 20:19:30 +0000

This episode examines 1) whether Adam and Eve were historical individuals and 2) is the biblical account of the Fall true. It is somewhat technical, but before anyone dismisses this talk as having little spiritual content, let me point out that it addresses the largest spiriitual issue possible, namely the historicity of the Bible. So even if you consider yourself a technophobe, please try to stay with me as I survey (in a reader friendly way) scientific arguments from population genetics, the "10,000 ancestors" claim of evolution, and other arguments against the Bible's assertion that mankind began with a single specially created couple.

Episode 228: ADAM AND THE APPLE; DID ADAM AND EVE EXIST?

Edgar Andrews — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 20:15:55 +0000

Episode 227: AUDIO; YOU CAN'T FIGHT GOD AND WIN

Edgar Andrews — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:48:22 +0000

Esther chapter 7 demonstrates in a striking way how God’s sovereignty works to fulfil His purposes both through His servants and independently through providential events. Here we see a fast-moving drama in which these two features of God's sovereignty operate simultaneously to crush Haman; Esther bravely denounces him and the Lord Himself directs the King's reactions and their precise timing in such a way that Haman cannot escape condemnation and execution. The chapter offers us the assurance that God’s purposes prevail.. You cannot fight God and win!

Episode 227: YOU CAN'T FIGHT GOD AND WIN

Edgar Andrews — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:44:15 +0000

Episode 226: AUDIO; PAUL DEFENDING HIS APOSTLESHIP SETS STANDARDS FOR TODAY

Edgar Andrews — Sat, 07 Feb 2026 19:47:03 +0000

Paul often had to defend his apostleship but only in 1 Corinthians 9 does he do so in a way that sets explicit timeless standards for churches and believers today. In particular he emphsises the importance of respect for authority, the need for a personal knowledge of Christ, the humility of genuine servants of God, the right of ministers to material support, and the fruitfulness of the gospel of God's grace.

Episode 226: PAUL DEFENDING HIS APOSTLESHIP SETS STANDARDS FOR TODAY

Edgar Andrews — Sat, 07 Feb 2026 19:45:06 +0000

Episode 225: AUDI0: JESUS; MAN, GOD OR BOTH?

Edgar Andrews — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 19:25:00 +0000

This penetrating message explores John 1:1–18, answering the question, “Where did Jesus come from?” using five key points: Jesus as the eternal Word/Logos and Creator, the light, life and love he brings, the testimony of witnesses, the incarnation, and Jesus as the ultimate revelation of God’s nature, grace and truth. The sermon links John’s prologue with Genesis 1, highlights the Trinitarian nature of creation, and explains how Jesus’ incarnation reveals God’s heart toward humanity and salvation by grace alone through faith in Christ.

Episode 225: JESUS: MAN, GOD OR BOTH?

Edgar Andrews — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 19:23:00 +0000

Episode 224: AUDIO; THE DAMASCUS ROAD, HOW PAUL LEARNED TO LOVE HIS ENEMIES

Edgar Andrews — Sat, 31 Jan 2026 23:22:27 +0000

Paul stands before an angry crowd in Jerusalem, retelling his zealous past, his sudden conversion on the Damascus road, and the visions that called him to preach Christ. This episode shows how Paul learned to love his enemies and how Jesus confronts hatred and unites not only Jews and Gentiles but warring factions in all generation including our own. We learn about repentance, forgiveness, and the transforming power of personal testimony.

Episode 224: THE DAMASCUS ROAD, HOW PAUL LEARNED TO LOVE HIS ENEMIES

Edgar Andrews — Sat, 31 Jan 2026 23:20:14 +0000

Episode 223: AUDIO; WHY THE CHURCH CAN'T BE JUST A HOBBY

Edgar Andrews — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 20:40:40 +0000

The six verses in 1 Corinthians 1:26–31 provide profund insights into the spiritual nature of a local church and its members. A biblical local church is one composd of people who have been chosen by God, irresistably called to faith in Christ, and are "base" ... knowing they can do nothing to earn salvation so that the glory of their salvation belongs to Christ alone, who is our wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption.

Episode 223: WHY THE CHURCH CAN'T BE JUST A HOBBY

Edgar Andrews — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 20:39:27 +0000

Episode 222: IN A DIVIDED WORLD ONLY CHRIST UNITES

Edgar Andrews — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 19:48:45 +0000

False accusations generate suspicion which in turn creates division, and our modern world is swamped by this phenomenon. Read any newspaper or watch any news broadcast! But it's not altogether new, for Acts 21:15–36 recounts how Paul’s arrival in Jerusalem caused a riot because he was falsely accused of crimes against the Jewish law and was only rescued from the mob by Roman soldiers.. The passage shows that only faith in Christ is capable of permanently uniting opposites. We also see how Paul, like his Master before him, risked his life to bring this message of unity to all peoples.

Episode 222: AUDIO; IN A DIVIDED WORLD ONLY CHRIST UNITES

Edgar Andrews — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 19:46:52 +0000

Episode 221: HOW PSALM 1 (OT) UNLOCKS ROMANS 1:1-2 (NT)

Edgar Andrews — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 22:34:53 +0000

We can often explain obscure passages in the Old Testament by verses and statements in the New Testament. In other words, we read the Old Testament through the eyes of the New, as we should. But we may not appreciate that it's a two-way road. Not only can we understand difficult and obscure things in the Old Testament by appeal to the New but there are occasions when things taught in the New Testament can be amplified and even clarified by passages in the Old, demonstrating that Old and New Testaments are all the Word of God. Here we illustrate how an Old Testament passage helps us understand the full implications of a New Testament passage, reading Romans 12:1–2 through the eyes of Psalm 1.

Episode 220: AUDIO: HOW PSALM 1 (OT) UNLOCKS ROMAMS 12:1-2 *NT)

Edgar Andrews — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 21:00:36 +0000

Episode 219: AUDIO; BIBLE PROPHECY IS ALWAYS RELIABLE

Edgar Andrews — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 01:56:24 +0000

Can we believe everything foretold in the Bible? Yes, because a large proportion of Bible prophecies have already been fulfilled in recorded history. Old Testament prophecies written hundreds of years before Jesus was born were accurately fulfilled in the Person and saving work of Christ. In this episode we see the same pattern of fulfillment in four NT prophecies made before the events foretold (Acts 21; warnings at Tyre, the silence of Philip’s daughters, and byAgabus).It is important to distinguish between "prophecy" that gives us encouragement in the present (like Philip's daughters and which continues today) and prophecy that foretells the future (which is found only in the Bible and ceased once the Scripures were complete, containing all we need to know of God's plans for the future.

Episode 218: BIBLE PROPHECY IS ALWAYS RELIABLE

Edgar Andrews — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 01:52:55 +0000

Episode 217: AUDIO; GROW IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF CHRIST

Edgar Andrews — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 20:20:04 +0000

Christians often feel that they know everything there is to know about Christ, but the Apostle Peter disagrees. He says we must not be static in this matter but "grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ"(2 Pet. 3:18). This episode will help us experience this growth by considering the profound union with the triune God and with one another brought about by the incarnation of Christ ... "Emmanuel, God with us".

Episode 217: GROW IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF CHRIST

Edgar Andrews — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 20:18:25 +0000

Episode 216: AUDIO; THE SOWER PART 2; WEEDS OR WHEAT?

Edgar Andrews — Sat, 10 Jan 2026 21:12:30 +0000

This episode completes a two-part study of the Parable of the Sower, emphasizing that the Holy Spirit alone brings true spiritual fruit. We briefly review the first two soils—wayside and rocky, showing why each fails to sustain the seed, and here consider the two remaining soils—weed-infested and well prepared ('good'). We use the parable of the great banquet to illustrate how loving such things as possessions, ambition, and even family, in preference to loving God, chokes the gospel seed and produces nominal rather than true Christians. The episode closes with a promise that the gospel sown in receptive hearts yields a guaranteed harvest consistent with God’s sovereign purpose.

Episode 216: THE SOWER PART 2; WEEDS OR WHEAT?

Edgar Andrews — Sat, 10 Jan 2026 21:10:51 +0000

Episode 215: AUDIO; ONE SOWER, FOUR SOILS

Edgar Andrews — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 20:39:45 +0000

The Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13) Part one. Although thousands of faithful preachers proclaim the gospel, the Holy Spirit is the ultimate sower of the gospel seed. Paul tells the Corinthians "I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase". We also learn why some reject the gospel outright or fall away under trial. Practical takeaways include recognizing spiritual opposition, the need for deep roots through the indwelling Spirit, and the promise of living water that sustains believers through drought. The exposition will conclude in Part two which will consider the thorns and the good soil.

Episode 215: ONE SOWER, FOUR SOILS

Edgar Andrews — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 20:38:17 +0000

Episode 214: AUDIO; NEW YEAR OR NEW FEAR? CHRIST'S ADVICE FOR HARD TIMES

Edgar Andrews — Sat, 03 Jan 2026 20:59:54 +0000

We rightly celebrate the New Year but in our present chaotic world it will bring new fears that things will get worse rather than better. Jesus' teaching in Matthew 24 is set against a similar backdrop of global unrest—wars, deception, persecution, pestilence, and rising lawlessness. In this episode Chris Boraston examines Jesus' advice to his disciples on how to survive hard times; beware deceivers, don’t be alarmed, expect and prepare for persecution, resist lawlessness by loving others, and keep the long-term focus on God’s kingdom, both preached and possessed.

Episode 214: NEW YEAR OR NEW FEAR? CHRIST'S ADVICE FOR HARD TIMES

Edgar Andrews — Sat, 03 Jan 2026 20:58:28 +0000

Episode 213: AUDIO; NEW YEAR RESOLUTION? IMITATE CHRIST

Edgar Andrews — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 21:29:51 +0000

After a shortened reading, we review Paul's farewell message to the Ephesian Elders, reminding them how he had conducted himself during his three year ministry among them. In doing so he provides us with an outstanding role-model for Christian service and living, a model based firmly on the life and ministry of Christ himself. "Be followers of me" he says elsewhere, "as I am of Christ".

Episode 213: NEW YEAR RESOLUTION? IMITATE CHRIST

Edgar Andrews — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 21:27:50 +0000

Episode 212: AUDIO; GOD TURNS SINNERS INTO SAINTS; A NEW YEAR MEDITATION

Edgar Andrews — Sat, 27 Dec 2025 20:33:56 +0000

We celebrate the New Year but far better is the celebration of new life described by Paul; "If anyone is in Christ he is a new creation; the old has passed away behold the new has come." The sermon based on 1 cor. 6:11, explains the threefold work of the Holy Spirit by which sinners are transformed into saints (or true believers). They are washed (regenerated), sanctified (set apart), and justified (decreed righteous in His sight) bringing them into a new relationship with God and the assurance of belonging to Him through faith in Christ

Episode 211: GOD TURNS SINNERS INTO SAINTS; A NEW YEAR MEDITATION

Edgar Andrews — Sat, 27 Dec 2025 20:31:48 +0000

Episode 210: CHRIST FULFILS OLD TESTAMENT PROPHECY; A CHRISTMAS MEDITATION PART 2

Edgar Andrews — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 22:09:57 +0000

This is part two of our Christmas Meditation and continues the theme of Christ's fulfilment of old testament prophecy but with emphasis on those scriptures that predicted his person and nature, namely his virgin birth, hid deity, his atoneing death and hiss exaltation to be King of kings and LORD of lords. We examine verses from Micah, Daniel and Isaiah.

Episode 210: AUDIO; CHRIST FULFILS OLD TESTAMENT PROPHECY; A CHRISTMAS MEDITATION PART 2

Edgar Andrews — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 22:08:04 +0000

Apologies for brief break in audio at 16min 34sec.
This is part two of our Christmas Meditation and continues the theme of Christ's fulfilment of old testament prophecy but with emphasis on those scriptures that predicted his person and nature, namely his virgin birth, hid deity, his atoneing death and hiss exaltation to be King of kings and LORD of lords. We examine verses from Micah, Daniel and Isaiah.

Episode 209: AUDIO; WHO WAS JESUS OF NAZARETH? A CHRISTMAS MEDITATION

Edgar Andrews — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 20:45:18 +0000

Please note that "quotes" in final section are verse extracts strung together

The author C. S. Lewis posed a trilemma which can be rendered, "Jesus was either mad, bad or God". He further argued, as we do here, that Jesus' unique moral teaching ruled out the first two alternatives. In this reading from the book "What is Man? Adam, alien or ape?" we examine the meaning of Christmas by focusing on Jesus of Nazareth as the "Second Adam". We survey both the claims of skeptics and the historical evidence that the Bible is historically reliable and that Jesus of Nazareth was indeed the incarnate Son of God who came into the world to save sinners and bestow on them eterrnal life.

Episode 209: WHO WAS JESUS OF NAZARETH? A CHRISTMAS MEDITATION

Edgar Andrews — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 20:42:24 +0000

Please note that "quotes" in final section are verse extracts strung together

Episode 208: AUDIO; ATTACKED FROM EVERY SIDE, CHRIST'S GOSPEL STILL PREVAILS

Edgar Andrews — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 20:51:22 +0000

Acts 19:21–41. Pursuing his gospel ministry, Paul came under attack in Ephesus from the Jews who resented his preaching to the Gentiles, from the devotees of the pagan god Artemis (aka Diana) and from the silversmiths who grew rich selling images of Artemis. Arriving in Jerusalem he came under attack from the Jews in the temple and was arrested by the Roman authorities and eventually sent to Rome in chains. But through all these things the gospel prospered, many churches were planted and thousands came to faith in Christ. Encouragement here for us today!

Episode 208: ATTACKED FROM EVERY SIDE, CHRIST'S GOSPEL STILL PREVAILS

Edgar Andrews — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 20:49:33 +0000

Episode 207: AUDIO; THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT CHANGED THE WORLD

Edgar Andrews — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 23:30:22 +0000

If you made an unfulfilled promise, how long would it be before you forgot it altogether? A month? A year? But God made a promise to Eve and repeated it through the ages to Abraham, Job, Moses, David, the Prophets and to John the Baptist. Now, in the fulness of time, He announces to Mary its impending fulfilment in the birth of Christ. It was an announcement that would change the world.

Episode 207: AUDIO; THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT CHANGED THE WORLD

Edgar Andrews — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 23:27:53 +0000

Episode 206: ESTHER AND THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD

Edgar Andrews — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 03:53:28 +0000

This episode is not the next in-depth exposition in the Book of Esther (that will come later) but a survey of the chapters (one to six) we have expounded over recent months. A Christian family visiting our church from overseas turned out to know nothing about the Book of Esther, so instead of expounding the next section as I had planned, I gave an impromptu and unprepared review of the six chapters we have already covered. Some who have followed the series also found the review helpful.

Episode 206: AUDIO; ESTHER AND THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD

Edgar Andrews — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 03:51:57 +0000

Episode 205: THE CHURCH THAT LOST ITS LOVE FOR CHRIST

Edgar Andrews — Sat, 06 Dec 2025 23:15:50 +0000

In Rev..2:1–7 Christ commends the church in Ephesus for their abundant works and faithful testimony in such a way that we might consider Ephesus to be a perfect church. Yet at the same time he threatens to remove its lampstand (close it down). What's the problem? Their works were indeed outstanding but their motivation for doing those works had ceased to be love for Christ. We turn to 1 Cor. 13 to see that even the most amazing acts of self sacrifice and service are worthless in the eyes of God unless they are motivated by love for Christ. We are challenged to test our motives and, if they are found wanting, to repent, and "do the first works"—works motivated solely by a love for Christ poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit (Rom. 5:5).

Episode 205: AUDIO; THE CHURCH THAT LOST ITS LOVE FOR CHRIST

Edgar Andrews — Sat, 06 Dec 2025 23:13:31 +0000

Episode 204: CHRIST AMONG THE CHURCHES; ENCOURAGING LESSONS FOR TODAY

Edgar Andrews — Sat, 29 Nov 2025 20:46:39 +0000

Revelation 1:9–20 explores the nature and character of local churches, then and now, but does so from two different perspectives, earthly and heavenly.The earthly perspective sees the churches enduring persecution, imperfection and internal conflict, all of which the Apostle John experienced first-hand. But the heavenly perspective shows us the local church and its leaders symbolised respectively by a priceless golden lampstand and golden stars in Christ's right hand. The message emphasizes the church’s responsibility to shine-out the gospel, rely on Christ’s sustaining grace, and honour its leaders.

Episode 204: AUDIO; CHRIST AMONG THE CHURCHES; ENCOURAGING LESSONS FOR TODAY

Edgar Andrews — Sat, 29 Nov 2025 20:45:15 +0000

Episode 203: CHHRIST THE FAITHFUL WITNESS

Edgar Andrews — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 21:30:06 +0000

Revelation 1:4–8 highlights three descriptions of the Person of Christ — the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth — and connects these with the works of Christ — he reveals the unseen Father, he saves by his death and resurrection all who trust in him, and makes believers spiritual kings and priests. The episode closes by looking ahead to Christ’s return and the affirmation that God, as the Alpha and Omega, is sovereign over all things.

Episode 202: AUDIO; CHRIST THE FAITHFUL WITNESS

Edgar Andrews — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 21:24:35 +0000

Episode 201: CHRIST'S GLORY IN JOHN'S VISION

Edgar Andrews — Sun, 23 Nov 2025 05:58:13 +0000

John’s vision of the glorified Christ (Rev. 1:9-18) shows Jesus as "one like the Son of Man" walking among seven lampstands endowed with priestly robes, white hair, eyes like flames, feet of refined brass, a voice like many waters, a two‑edged sword from his mouth, and a face shining like the sun. We explain that these features are apocalyptic symbols representing the deeper spiritual realities of Christ's person, authority, word and work, realities that strengthen, comfort and encourage believers in all ages.

Episode 201: AUDIO; CHRIST'S GLORY IN JOHN'S VISION

Edgar Andrews — Sun, 23 Nov 2025 05:56:27 +0000

Episode 200: AUDIO; BIBLICAL ROLE MODELS CHALLENGE US TOAY

Edgar Andrews — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 21:34:00 +0000

The great value of Acts 18:18-28 for today lies in the way it presents us with role-models. Paul cares deeply for local churches as he revisits, strengthens and encourages them. Do we feel such love and responsibility for our own local church? To preach Christ powerfully, Apollos studied to understand the scriptures, yet was always reato learn more. Do we study God's Word and hear it preached regularly to better share it with others? Aquila and Priscilla exemplify what Christian marriage should be by their hospitality, unity, Bible teaching and open home for believers. Do we, if married, follow their example?

Episode 200: BIBLICAL ROLE MODELS CHALLENGE US TOAY

Edgar Andrews — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 21:31:39 +0000

Episode 199: OVERCOMERS AND THE TREE OF LIFE

Edgar Andrews — Sat, 15 Nov 2025 22:06:42 +0000

Does this closing verse of the letter to Ephesus (Rev. 2:7) teach that people have access to the tree of life because they overcome, or do they overcome because they have already eaten its fruit? We show that the fruit in question symbolises the eternal life that believers have in Christ and that those who have received that gift from Christ must necessarily overcome whatever problems and difficulties life might bring. We also recognise here a warning to those who do not trust in Christ for salvation and who are only nominal Christians, that they will not overcome. The episode thus clarifies that "overcomers" are true believers who possess eternal life in Christ while offering assurance that the promises to the overcomers apply to all who truly trust Jesus.

Episode 199: AUDIO; OVERCOMERS AND THE TREE OF LIFE

Edgar Andrews — Sat, 15 Nov 2025 22:04:50 +0000

Episode 198: FROM EDEN TO ETERNITY, CHRIST IS THE WAY BACK TO GOD

Edgar Andrews — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 23:05:29 +0000

This episode links John 14’s promise “Let not your heart be troubled” with the parable of the prodigal son and the fall in Genesis, showing how Christ is the way back to truth, to life and to the Father. It traces the consequences of Eden’s loss, the cherubim blocking the way home, the tabernacle’s mercy seat, and how Jesus restores truth, and gives eternal life through his death and resurrection. Here is pastoral reassurance in troubled times!

Episode 198: AUDIO; FROM EDEN TO ETERNITY, CHRIST IS THE WAY BACK TO GOD

Edgar Andrews — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 23:01:55 +0000

Episode 197: AUDIO; FAITH IN THE FIRE, LESSONS FROM SMYRNA

Edgar Andrews — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 18:02:49 +0000

A clear, pastoral exposition of Revelation 2:8–11 focusing on the church at Smyrna: the coming persecution, imprisonment, and possible martyrdom they face, and the command to be faithful until death. The episode contrasts the "bad news" of trials and Satan's attacks with the "good news" that Christ is sovereign, present with us in suffering, and uses trials to test and refine our faith, The end result is the crown of eternal life for every believer, and the glory of our God and Saviour.

Episode 197: FAITH IN THE FIRE, LESSONS FROM SMYRNA

Edgar Andrews — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 17:58:54 +0000

Episode 196: AUDIO; HOW CHRIST MAKES A POOR CHURCH SPIRITUALLY RICH

Edgar Andrews — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 22:29:57 +0000

The letter to Smyrna (Revelation 2:8–11) is the shortest of the seven letters to the churches of Asia Minor but is so packed with spiritual truth and practical lessons that it will take three episodes to complete its study, of which this is the first. We have great need today of these same lessons, which include the sovereignty of Christ, the blessings that flow to believers from His resurrection, and the grace of God that meets our every need. We consider in particular how the grace of God turns weakness into strength and poverty into spiritual wealth.

Apologies for sound track breaks at the beginning of the recording due to technical problems.

Episode 196: HOW CHRIST MAKES A POOR CHURCH SPIRITUALLY RICH

Edgar Andrews — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 22:26:52 +0000

Apologies for sound track breaks at the beginning of the recording due to technical problems.

Episode 195: BACK TO BASICS WITH PAUL; ONE GOD, THREE PERSONS

Edgar Andrews — Sun, 02 Nov 2025 06:03:35 +0000

The Christian doctrine of the Trinity is for some a mystery, for others incomprehensible, and for yet others a logical impossibility. But if we could fully understand the nature of God, He would not be the glorious transcendent Being presented to us in the Bible. In this episode we examine a difficult but definitive passage,1 Corinthians 15:24-28, clarifying the distinct roles of the three Persons of the Godhead. The Father wills, the Son implements the will of the Father, and the Spirit empowers the Son to do so, culminating in the triune God being "all in all." We also see how the parable of the wheat and the tares explains why a sovereign God patiently allows His enemies to remain until the full number of the elect has been gathered in.

Episode 195: AUDIO; BACK TO BASICS WITH PAUL; ONE GOD, THREE PERSONS

Edgar Andrews — Sun, 02 Nov 2025 06:01:21 +0000

Episode 194: PREACHING THE GOSPEL TO THE GODLESS

Edgar Andrews — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 23:13:18 +0000

In Acts 17:14–34 Paul debates with Epicurean and Stoic philosophers, and preaches on Mars Hill about the true Creator — the God they called "unknown." He exposes the emptiness of idols, calls people to repentance, and proclaims Jesus’ resurrection as the basis for judgment and hope. The passage shows how God’s truth can be proclaimed in an idol worshipping and immoral culture and how the gospel meets people where they are. Helpful lessons here for us in modern godless cultures, where we wll find that God has left clues providing a point of entry for the gospel.

Episode 193: AUDIO; PREACHING THE GOSPEL TO THE GODLESS

Edgar Andrews — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 23:06:28 +0000

Episode 192: THE MIDNIGHT DRAMA OF TWO SLEEPLESS MEN (ESTHER 7)

Edgar Andrews — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 21:57:34 +0000

ESTHER 6:1-11 demonstrates the dramatic cosequences of God's sovereign control over the lives of two men, King Ahasuerus and his 'Prime Minister' Haman. We see he hand of God at work in the sleeplessness of the King, the page chosen randomly from the state records to read to the wakeful monarch, the King's request for advice about rewarding the Jew Mordecai for saving his life, the time when an equally sleepless Haman arrived at the palace, Haman's misunderstanding of the King's request ... all leading to Haman's humiliation and Mordecai's honour.

Episode 192: AUDIO; THE MIDNIGHT DRAMA OF TWO SLEEPLESS MEN (ESTHER 7)

Edgar Andrews — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 21:52:54 +0000

Episode 191: BACK TO BASICS WITH PAUL; JESUS AND THE RESURRECTION

Edgar Andrews — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 18:32:18 +0000

In the previous episode we began to examine Paul's lecture to the Athenian philosophers in Acts 17, focusing on basic psychology, basic creationism and basic theism. We now complete that study by considering 'basic evangelism' finding that Paul’s central message was Jesus Christ with special stress on his resurrection and its implications. These include Christ’s deity, our human accountability, the believers’ justification, and the guarantee of eternal security.

Episode 191: AUDIO; BACK TO BASICS WITH PAUL; JESUS AND THE RESURRECTION

Edgar Andrews — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 18:28:46 +0000

Episode 190: AUDIO; EVANGELISM, ITS JOY AND COST

Edgar Andrews — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 08:45:37 +0000

Paul and his companions travel to Thessalonica, where he reasons from the Scriptures for three Sabbaths. Some are persuaded but others, provoked to jealousy, erupt in riot, hurling false accusations against the evangelists. Those who received Paul's words, fearing for his safety, send him to Berea, where he receives a nobler reception as many eagerly examine the Scriptures and believe. We learn that to honour God’s Word and save the lost we must endure hostility from others.

Episode 189: AUDIO; EVANGELISM, ITS JOY AND COST

Edgar Andrews — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 08:42:40 +0000

Episode 188: BACK TO BASICS; PAUL AND THE ATHENIAN PHILOSOPHERS

Edgar Andrews — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 22:00:53 +0000

Paul’s Mars Hill sermon calls us "back to basics" in proclaiming the gospel. We examine how the Apostle applies basic psychology (seeking shared ground with the hearers), basic creationism (God as Creator), and basic theism (Christ as the sustaining Word, and God’s active presence and involvement in the world by his Spirit). He uses understanding and reasoning to engage idol-worshipping thinkers rather than confronting and attacking them.

Episode 188: AUDIO; BACK TO BASICS; PAUL AND THE ATHENIAN PHILOSOPHERS

Edgar Andrews — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 21:59:26 +0000

Episode 187: THE GOOD SHEPHERD OWNS HIS SHEEP

Edgar Andrews — Sun, 12 Oct 2025 04:14:30 +0000

We examine Jesus as the Good Shepherd, explaining what qualifies him uniquely to bear that title. He owns His sheep, watches over them, and saves them. It contrasts true shepherding with false leaders, cults, and hirelings who exploit followers. Drawing on passages from John 10:7-20 and Acts, Isaiah, Luke, Romans, Hebrews, and 1 Peter, the message highlights the Father’s love-gift of the flock to his Son, Christ’s personal care for each believer, Christ’s self-sacrifice to bear our sin, and his resurrection to justify his prople and declare his victory over sin.

Episode 187: AUDIO; THE GOOD SHEPHERD OWNS HIS SHEEP

Edgar Andrews — Sun, 12 Oct 2025 04:11:44 +0000

Episode 186: FROM SINNERS TO SAINTS; THE TRANSFORMING POWER OF GRACE

Edgar Andrews — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 05:50:19 +0000

In 1 Cor. 6:9–11 Paul warns the Corinthian church against continuing in the sinful lifestyles they practiced before they believed in Christ, but then highlights the power of God’s transforming grace. Those who once lived in sin have been washed (regenerated), sanctified (set apart), and justified (declared righteous in God's sight) through faith in Jesus Christ and the transforming work of the Holy Spirit. Only yhe first two of these works of grace are covered in this episode.

Episode 186: FROM SINNERS TO SAINTS; THE TRANSFORMING POWER OF GRACE

Edgar Andrews — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 05:48:09 +0000

Episode 185: AUDIO; THE WISDOM OF THE CROSS

Edgar Andrews — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 06:37:35 +0000

In 1 Corinthians 2:1–5, Paul intentionally rejects eloquence and human wisdom to preach "Jesus Christ and him crucified." We explore what he meant by his "fear and weakness" when he evangelized Corinth, emphasising his reliance on the Holy Spirit's work and power in creating genuine faith. The message warns us against superficial "conversions" which lack evidence of the Spirit's transforming work which is present in all genuine conversions. A timely republication of a 2022 episode.

Episode 185: THE WISDOM OF THE CROSS

Edgar Andrews — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 06:35:42 +0000

Episode 184: HOW GOD GUIDED PAUL; HISTORY AND PRINCIPLE

Edgar Andrews — Sat, 27 Sep 2025 22:34:15 +0000

Acts 16:6–12. Paul's experiences during his second missionay journey make exciting reading but were, of course, quite different from our own. Nevertheless, we find in the experiences of the Apostle and his companions, principles of divine guidance that are timelessly true. Their reliance on the Holy Spirit as he both closes doors and opens them, emerges as the primary factor in bringing the Gospel to Europe then, and for us to imitate today.

Episode 184: AUDIO; HOW GOD GUIDED PAUL; HISTORY AND PRINCIPLE

Edgar Andrews — Sat, 27 Sep 2025 22:31:46 +0000

Episode 183: AUDIO; WORLDVIEWS AT WAR; THE BIBLICAL VIEW

Edgar Andrews — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 03:24:07 +0000

This episode breaks down the biblical worldview presented by the Apostle Paul in Acts 17 where he addressed the Athenian philosophers.. We outline key interlocking elements of the biblical worlview such as God as Creator and Lord of heaven and earth; divine providence; God's sovereignty over man and nature; and the immanence of his Spirit throughout the cosmos. Finally we also touch briefly on human origins, sin and accountability, and the centrality of Jesus Christ to the entire scheme of things, matters that are treated in detail in the next chapter, "Adam and the Apple" and subsequent chapters.

Episode 183: WORLDVIEWS AT WAR; THE BIBLICAL VIEW

Edgar Andrews — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 03:22:11 +0000

Episode 182: AUDIO; TIMOTHY AND OUR NEED TO BE MENTORED

Edgar Andrews — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 21:17:56 +0000

In Lystra Paul meets Timothy, a respected young disciple of Jewish heritage with a Greek father (Acts 15 and16). Recognising his potential, Paul undertakes the demanding task of preparing his young friend for ministry and future leadership. He circumcises him for strategic reasons, adds him to his travelling companions and patientl,y mentors him by teaching and example for many years. We too need mentors throughout our Christian lives that, like Timothy, we also might bear fruit to God's glory.

Episode 182: TIMOTHY AND OUR NEED TO BE MENTORED

Edgar Andrews — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 21:12:37 +0000

Episode 181: AUDIO; IS REALITY REAL?

Edgar Andrews — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 22:14:43 +0000

In this one-off reading from the author's book "What is Man?" we ask whether reality exists independently of our perception of it. Some philosophers, and notably the late cosmologist Stephen Hawking in his last book "The Grand Design", think the answer is no. In refuting these ideas we show how a coherent biblical worldview grounded in divine inspiration, prophecy, and historical evidence, provides us with the objective reality we need to understand both the world around us and our place in it. For example, modern science would be impossible unless such a "real reality" exists.

Episode 181: IS REALITY REAL?

Edgar Andrews — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 22:12:49 +0000