The Evangelical Alliance released this announcement last week:"The retiring General Director of the Evangelical Alliance will bring his passion for justice for the poor to two new roles as he joins Tony Blair's Faith Foundation and becomes the first International Director of Micah Challenge . . ."Mr Edwards, a British immigrant from Jamaica, is an honorary Canon of St Paul’s Cathedral. He was a probation officer for fourteen years, and the senior pastor of Mile End New Testament Church of God … [Read more...]
Joel Edwards Takes New Roles With Faith Foundation and Micah Challenge
June 13, 2008 By Leave a Comment
SERMON – Living For The Future: Philippians 1
June 3, 2008 By Leave a Comment
These are notes from the sermon I preached at Jubilee last Sunday. They are shorter than usual, but I thought I’d share the outline with you anyway. You can listen to the sermon by downloading it or you can listen to it here:I. HOW TO LIVE FOR THE FUTURE—Philippians 1:1-11Know Who You Are (verses 1-2)A slave of the RISEN Jesus (NOT man) and saints—i.e. set apart and being cleansed.Conduits of grace and peace.Know Where You Are Going (verse 6) BE SURE!Know Who You Are Going With — … [Read more...]
PIPER FRIDAY – More from John Piper on Suffering
April 25, 2008 By Leave a Comment
If you're anything like me, and were at New Word Alive, or if you have listened to the audios online since that event, John Piper's two talks on "Treasuring Christ and the Call to Suffer" may well still be resonating with you.You can read my notes on part 1 and part 2, of these messages, or listen to the audio at the following pages:Treasuring Christ and the Call to Suffer, Part 1Treasuring Christ and the Call to Suffer, Part 2If you want to hear him in more detail on the same subject, he spoke … [Read more...]
NWA08 – Audio of John Piper's Second Sermon
April 14, 2008 By Leave a Comment
The second sermon that John Piper preached at New Word Alive is now available online. You can download the audio for free or read my notes. … [Read more...]
NWA08 – John Piper on Treasuring Christ and the Call to Suffer, Part 2
April 9, 2008 By Leave a Comment
UPDATEDesiring God has now made the audio of this sermon available for free online.Once again, Piper prayed and acknowledged his sense of unworthiness.Romans 8:20 makes it plain that all suffering is judicial. It is a judicial act of God that brings these things on the earth. Because you have done this God says, “I will surely multiply your pain . . .” (Genesis 3:16). Natural evil is a weak testimony to the ghastliness of evil. This sin includes even our mere preferring of other things to … [Read more...]
NWA08 – Audio Response to John Piper's Sermon on Suffering
April 9, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Here are some interviews I recorded with people around the site here in North Wales to gauge the response to John Piper's sermon on suffering. I end the clip with some of my own thoughts this morning after having slept on it overnight. … [Read more...]
NWA08 – John Piper on Treasuring Christ and the Call to Suffer, Part 1
April 8, 2008 By Leave a Comment
UPDATEThe audio version of Piper's evening session, "Treasuring Christ and the Call to Suffer, Part 1" is now available. You can listen to it right here or download it from the Desiring God website.Romans 8:1-35. I have often said that this chapter in the Bible is surely one of the most foundational for Christian living. I was therefore thrilled to discover that John Piper would be preaching from it this evening. In fact, Piper went on to claim that this is the greatest chapter in the entire … [Read more...]
Persecution in India
September 23, 2007 By
My buddy, Mark Moore, has asked us to pray for a friend of his who is a pastor facing persecution in India. See Mark's blog for the full story: “One of our international pastors in Acts 29, Pastor Sudhakar in India, is facing tremendous persecution, having been drug out of his church on a Sunday morning and beaten by twenty men. He is now standing trial for "converting Hindus to Christianity." … [Read more...]
PIPER FRIDAY – Suffering and Healing
September 13, 2007 By
I'm back, but tired, and as usual, when I simply don't have anything to say myself and it's getting to the end of the week, I turn to one of the greatest living preachers—John Piper. Last Friday I quoted from his first talk in a series on suffering. Today I will quote from the second. It is striking how boldly he states that he believes in healing today, but in a context where this world in which we live is one in which we groan for heaven. God’s Ordinary Way Today: PartiallyDon’t … [Read more...]
PIPER FRIDAY – Suffering is Essential to Christians
September 6, 2007 By
John Piper has a glorious richness in his preaching repertoire. Almost every time he is invited to preach anywhere it seems he produces a brand new message. He makes the Bible fresh. Today I want to return to the habit of posting a quote from Piper on Fridays by sharing an astonishing quote from an amazing talk he recently gave:Let me underline one of the statements I’ve already made: Suffering is an essential part of your Christian existence. I choose the word essential very carefully. Paul … [Read more...]
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