It is interesting to me how many great pioneers of the past believed in the Baptism of the Holy Spirit as something that is needed, subsequent to conversion, to empower the believer for works of service. One example of this is seen in the following quote from C.T. Studd (see also for example, Lloyd-Jones on Baptism with the Holy Spirit). “The fiery baptism of the Holy Ghost will change soft, sleek Christians into hot, lively heroes for Christ, who will... Read more
Anyone want to give me feedback about their use of online church management and/or communication systems can email [email protected] # Right so far I have had a good look round The City and SoChurch and will definitely be writing about those. Anyone else want to demo me? # If you want to leap right in before I have had a chance to publish, SoChurch have already kindly offered 5% off to adrianwarnock.com readers # RT @christopherlazo "If Jesus Christ .... Read more
It is very easy to despise authority without even realizing that you are doing so. Especially living in our modern world which emphasizes independence and being a “self-made man”. In the quote below which follows a crucial verse that stresses the importance of leadership, Spurgeon says it well. A self-made man is a failure by definition. Maybe you are a pastor yourself, and your immediate response to this is to say “Amen, my people really should listen to me more!”... Read more
As you read this I will be at the Newfrontiers Prayer and Fasting gathering. This event is quite unusual, and few movements have something that replicates it. Matt Chandler seemed quite impacted by his visit last year to this event. Anyone who wants to understand Newfrontiers would be well-advised to make a priority of attending one of these events. Why do 800 leaders gather for two days, forgo food and devote themselves to praying earnestly for God to act? Because... Read more
RT @theResurgence Want to be Reformed, Charismatic, and Missional? Learn how at a A29 & Newfrontiers conference // http://ow.ly/3LqyN # Read more
What takes the place of love for God in your life and mine? Is it always sin? Not according to Piper. It is of course relatively easy to live an outwardly “pure” life, free from the most obvious of sins. But our hearts are way more deceptive than that: The greatest enemy of hunger for God is not poison but apple pie. It is not the banquet of the wicked that dulls our appetite for heaven, but endless nibbling at... Read more
At the recent Mobilise USA event, Tope Koleoso spoke in a seminar about receiving the Holy Spirit. I encourage you to listen to the audio of the session and some notes follow. Other audio is available from the Newfrontiers USA site. 1. The Mandate THE WELL John 4:14 “Receive the Holy Spirit.” John 20:22 “be filled with the Spirit”, Ephesians 5:18 2. The Means Jesus is the – Baptiser in the Holy Spirit John 1:33-34 (ESV) JOHN 7:37 “On the... Read more
Impatience will be sure to follow prayerlessness, but the endurance of the divine will grows out of communion with God. http://ow.ly/3K4mU # @passionforgoduk @passionforgoduk I was thinking more about contact management than content management at the moment. I luv wordpress… in reply to passionforgoduk # @daronmedway Interesting…what makes it a challenge to use the web office on churchinsight? in reply to daronmedway # @naescott OK, so if the City is limited for admin, do you use something else alongside it... Read more
I trust that you will be as challenged by the following quote as I was. I am just beginning to learn this lesson. I wish I could have grasped it when I was a lot younger. It would have saved me lots of pain. Prayer truly is the most important thing that I can be doing as a Christian. If only I could remember this always, I would pray more than I do, worry less than I do, and be... Read more
RT @bryanmowrey: A role model for how u should approach ur job: "With Joseph there, he (Potiphar) didn’t worry about a thing." (Gen 39:6) # RT @johnlanferman: Satan … laughs at our toil, mocks at our wisdom, but trembles when we pray. – Chadwick # Will more be saved than lost? http://bit.ly/dI00B5 # Thinking of writing about church admin systems eg CRM / forum / email list / giving / small groups etc etc. What do you use and why?... Read more
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