Today’s post comes from a church planting buddy of mine, James Devenish, the pastor of International Chapel of Vienna. I love doing what I do – it is a great privilege and very humbling to preach the Gospel. I pastor an International church. Vienna is a great city – steeped in history of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and famous for wonderful classical music. A night out in Vienna is to don a collar and tie and take in a concert –... Read more
Pete Brooks leads the Pacific Rim team of Newfrontiers and Grace City Church in Sydney. He speaks in this video about the challenges and rewards of planting on the opposite side of the world, even though Australia was where he was born and raised. Pete was a great person to interview and I am sure that this story will thrill you, inspire you, and make you ask the important question before you rush into a church plant: am I SURE... Read more
Attached is a quote from my friend David Wayne, the Jollyblogger. He was discussing a recent post from Michael Spencer’s wife (link available from David’s post, read his first then Denise’s). Keeping the balance between false triumphalism and wrong-headed fatalism is not easy. Consider these two post as a blog against triumphalism, but don’t allow it to drive you to fatalism! All of this kind of stuff mirrors what Denise was trying to convey. She didn’t put it this way,... Read more
Twitter Weekly Archive Post for 2010-08-08: SERMON: What has sustained John Piper for thirty years?: These notes … http://bit.ly/9Vy6uE # C.H. Spurgeon on the exclusivity of the truth: Today’s guest post comes to us from C.H. Spurgeon. These are previo… http://bit.ly/aiWa2p # 8 Reasons Some Churches Do Not Grow: Perry Noble explains 8 Reasons Some Churches Do Not Grow. Here are the headli… http://bit.ly/aNfNZ9 # Blessed are the pure in heart – Guest post by Hannah of Purposeful Purity: To... Read more
To read more from Hannah and her fellow blogger, visit Purposeful Purity. The inspiration for this post came from a John Tauler quotation (don’t be put off by the universalist beliefs- the quote is excellent!) He says: “A pure heart is a heart which finds its whole and only satisfaction in God…to which all that is not of God is strange and jarring” How we do we become so pure? Indeed, why should we try to be, since salvation is... Read more
Perry Noble explains 8 Reasons Some Churches Do Not Grow. Here are the headlines, visit the site for the details. #1 – The Vision Is Not Clear #2 – The Focus Is On Trying To Please Everyone . #3 – Passionless Leadership #4 – Manufacturing Energy #5 – Lack of Prayer #6 – Unwillingness To Take Risks #7 – Disobedience To The Scriptures #8 – Selfish Attitudes Read more
Today’s guest post comes to us from C.H. Spurgeon. These are previously unpublished words taken from notes of a sermon delivered on a Lord’s Day evening in 1856, at New Park Street. Notes taken by Pastor T.W. Medhurst. John 14.6 – ‘Jesus saith unto him, I am the way… no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me’ “There seems to be growing up amongst us an idea that a man is of a persecuting spirit of he does not... Read more
SERMON: What has sustained John Piper for thirty years?: These notes are from the morning session of the 300 conf… http://bit.ly/cbXu0G # First half of the year thank you to top 60 referrers: One of the things I like to do during the summer months is a… http://bit.ly/dy9zlN # Read more
Today’s post comes from Ami Loizides Pruett. you can find more of her engaging writing on her blog. There’s not alot worse than rolling out of bed Sunday morning with a groan in your soul because it’s 7am and you have to serve at your church. Let’s set the scene for a second: Last night you were up late at a birthday party for a member of your small group that you felt obliged to go to, then your alarm... Read more
One of the things I like to do during the summer months is acknowledge the many websites that have sent traffic this way so far this year. I wish I could list the many more that have also been kind enough to send people to read material here. But, even if your name is not on this list of the top 60 referrers, know that your links are much appreciated. It remains the case that many more people are sent... Read more
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