Tim Chester

Tim Chester unpacks this gripping part of Israel's history, revealing the wonderful portrait of Jesus painted there. 1 Samuel is a book of barrenne...

1 Samuel is the story of battles and murders, schemes and betrayals, and shepherds and giants. It is also the history of what happened when God gav...

2 Samuel is a story of triumph and disaster, both personal and national. It is the account of the rise and fall and rise of a great king, David of ...

2 Samuel is the story of the rise, fall, and rise of King David, Israel's greatest King. It is also the story of the rule, forgiveness and promise ...

A simple guide to what we really know about angels. Nearly eight in ten Americans believe in angels. Even among those who never attend church it’s ...

Feel like you're missing something when you read the Bible? Bible Matters is a tool to help you hear how God speaks through the Bible Feel excited ...

A set of six bitesize biographies written by Tim Chester, containing: Aidan of Lindisfarne John Wycliffe Lady Jane Grey Mary Jones ...

You long to be free but ... Pornography has reached epidemic proportions. And in God's eyes porn is ugly. 'Unbearably ugly,' says Tim Chester, 'but...

Within evangelicalism today it can sometimes seem there are two competing versions of the gospel. There is the gospel of the kingdom with its foc...

How we get reliable guidance is always a hot topic for Christians. Should we wait for a personal “word” from the Lord, perhaps delivered by some my...

"How can there be three Gods and yet only one God?" Have you ever groaned inwardly at a question like this? Many of us find the doctrine of the Tri...

Lots of extraordinary stuff happens in the Bible. People walk on water. People touch handkerchiefs and are healed. People disappear into the sky. D...

Many of us often think how wonderful it must have been to experience Jesus’ physical presence as he walked on earth, without realizing that we can ...

Without Exodus, we have an impoverished understanding of the nature of God, the achievement of the cross, the triumph of the resurrection and the i...

Exodus is the story of a bush on fire that never burns up, an unarmed shepherd facing the most powerful man on earth, a nation walking through a se...

“Have you had an experience of God?” It’s a question that provokes mixed reactions. The word “experience” may set alarm bells ringing for some Ch...

Few books of the Bible seem scarier than Ezekiel — 48 chapters of weird and wonderful visions, bizarre street performances and blood-curdling judge...

We all know that Jesus ought to be the focus of our celebration at Christmas. And yet, we so easily fall into the trap each year of sidelining Him....

We live in uncertain times. Our society is changing rapidly and many of us feel left behind. How can we face the future with confidence? In these r...

This accessible manual on preaching unpacks the core of how a preacher must think and what they must do. And it focuses our eyes on the central mes...

In Gospel-centered Work you’ll discover how the good news about Jesus transforms the way we think about our work in surprising and practical ways. ...

Hard word of delight? Which describes the way you engage with the Bible. Tim Chester shows us how the Bible is much, much more than a book full of...

In the message of Hosea we see the passion, jealousy, commitment, heartbreak, enthusiasm and love of God. Let God's passion stir your passion.

I believe in God, the Father Almighty...' The Apostles' Creed is recited by Christians throughout the world each Sunday. For many it is a dull rou...

This collection of eighty theologically rich and beautifully written prayers and meditations, adapted from Puritan prayers and prose, will enrich a...

Isaiah can seem intimidating. It's a big book covering an extended timescale, full of unfamiliar names and places. You may be familiar with Isaiah'...

Isaiah can seem intimidating. It's a big book covering an extended timescale, full of unfamiliar names and places, and large sections can feel like...

It’s only when you sit down and talk with someone that you start to discover what they are really like. What would it be like to have an intimate c...

What does Christian Discipleship look like in practice? This 12-session discipleship course, perfect for individuals or groups, looks at how the g...

Jesus has always been endlessly fascinating to people, yet few know accurately the eye-witness record of Jesus found in the gospels. These ten Bibl...

Have you ever arranged to meet someone for the first time, only to miss them because you expected someone who looked quite different? But more seri...

The Song of Songs paints in our imaginations a physical place where we may spend time with Christ and enjoy his love. The language of human love is...

The Father delights in his Son. This is the starting point of mission, its very core. The word 'mission' means 'sending'. But for many centuries ...

A collection of daily devotions and prayers by great Christian writers from throughout church history, including Augustine, Charles Spurgeon, John ...

'- Looking for an accessible and engaging advent study? - The One True Light explores the Gospel of John in an excited new way - Ideal for understa...

This devotional looks at the transfiguration of Jesus in depth, giving readers a glorious lens through which to view Jesus during Lent and Easter. ...

Retune your heart to what God thinks and wants with these studies in the Psalms. How often do you get the tune of a mindless song stuck in your hea...

An accessible Bible study for every Christian Want to find joy in reading the Gospels and the Reformation? Tim Chester shows how Christianity is st...

Many Christians are confused by the book of Revelation. And yet the message of the final book of the Bible is both clear and simple. Despite everyt...

Many Christians are confused by the book of Revelation. It moves from strange and disturbing images to warm and practical encouragement; from the f...

This woman from ancient times was no powerful princess - just a young, vulnerable widow, an impoverished outcast. The story records no famous event...

“Here is rock: all else is sand,” was J.C. Ryle’s description of the Bible in the 18th century. Whether the challenge has been tradition or reason...

By tracing the origins of mission right back to God's character, and then seeing how it unfolds throughout the storyline of the Bible, we begin to ...

In these seven studies, Tim Chester helps small groups to examine the Lord's Prayer line by line, exploring other passages in Matthew's Gospel alon...

Delight in the beauty of Christ afresh this Easter Some of the richest prophecies about the cross of Christ can be found in Isaiah chapters 52 and...

In many ways, Easter is supposed to be the high-point of the year for Christians, where we remember the three days that changed history for ever. B...