UPDATE – Todd Bentley has now stepped down from ministry after separating from his wife. Regular readers of my blog will know that I published some posts last week on the events in Lakeland, Florida. Terry Virgo has now made available online a talk on the subject that he gave on the events at the recent Newfrontiers Prayer and Fasting leaders meeting. You can download it or listen to it here. Read more
UPDATE The written transcript of the third part of the interview is now available. It can be read here. I also interviewed Terry in 2007. This video is part of a series, yesterday I continued my interview with Terry and Wendy Virgo. Wendy provided some insights into her life as Terry’s wife and her travels with him. Terry defined what he means by “modern day apostles.” In this segment, Terry speaks more about why he decided to work together with... Read more
UPDATE The written transcript of this segment of my interview is now available to read here. Yesterday I began an interview with Terry and Wendy Virgo. We talked a little about what they do and how Terry came to speak at New Word Alive. Wendy begins this section of our interview talking about sharing in Terry’s travels, and what it was like to be left behind with five children. Terry also explains briefly what he means by modern day apostles.... Read more
UPDATE The written transcript of this interview is now available. It can be read here. Today I share the first of a three-part interview with Terry and Wendy Virgo, recorded at New Word Alive. Terry and Wendy kindly invited me into their chalet as I was a bit cold from speaking with Don Carson outside. In this segment we talked about what exactly they both do, what is Newfrontiers, and a bit about the relationships that led to Terry speaking... Read more
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 1:1-11 Know 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... Read more
Last week Terry shared a challenging quote about prayer. This kind of prayer that will NOT let God go, and will NOT settle for the status quo goes a long way to explaining the secret of Newfrontiers. It’s a good place to start as we commence a video interview with Terry this week. Perhaps we should take note how important prayer is to both Terry and the other two people I interviewed on video at New Word Alive – Don... Read more
Maybe you didn’t even miss us, but if you did, I am sharing an e-mail below that I received in my inbox shortly after returning from the USA on Saturday, which explains why you have been unable to reach my site. Nine thousand servers (and hence probably 100,000 websites) going down in one day is a massive deal! This kind of event is obviously almost unprecedented, and I am grateful for the efforts of our hosts in dealing with this... Read more
Even my regular readers may not remember that some time ago I decided I wanted to work my way through John Piper’s sermons on the new birth. I know it has been awhile since I mentioned this, but I don’t want to rush this process. Watching the second video, I found Piper’s love for his people compelling. He describes being eager to comfort and give assurance to the timid new believer, but also wanting to unhinge the complacent arrogant person... Read more
UPDATE – Todd Bentley has now stepped down from ministry after separating from his wife. Over the last few days we have been reflecting on events in Florida. This will be the final post. To read the complete series, please visit the following posts: Todd Bentley and the Lakeland, Florida ‘Revival Meetings’ Worship at the Lakeland, Florida ‘Revival Meetings’ What is Happening in Lakeland, Florida, by Jesse Phillips Terry Virgo Continues His Reflections on the Lakeland, Florida ‘Revival Meetings’ Jesse... Read more
Having shared my own thoughts, along with Jesse’s view of the worship, and some other events of the evening, as well as his subsequent reflections, we resume Jesse’s report today, beginning with more of his reflections on the meeting he attended. “Fourth, there was not an emphasis on preaching from a doctrinal standpoint; rather, there seemed to be a great emphasis on faith, wholeness, healing, and inner light. Again, many things were said that are true. But I think what... Read more
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