This is one of a series of posts about Together On A Mission – the newfrontiers conference The sense of prophetic expectation and commission was heavy in the air throughout the worship time. One prophetic word which stood out spoke of how newfrontiers has been one of God’s best kept secrets! The word said we should expect others to suddenly want to know more about us. Perhaps this blog will have a small role to play in this. If you... Read more
My coverage of this newfrontiers conference has largely omitted whole aspects of the time together. To get a feel for the worship of the conference, live worship CDs have been produced over the years by newfrontiers, including the Stoneliegh Praise albums, but being here is even more potent. Mobilise is a bit like a parallel track, or conference within a conference, with their own sessions and seminars but they do join us for some of the main meetings. Seminars and... Read more
“. . .if we want to defeat the extremism, we have got to defeat its ideas and we have got to address the completely false sense of grievance against the West.” Tony Blair lays down the law to Muslims on extremists in their midst. tags: (news politics) One-third of UK aid cash ‘is swallowed up by costs’ This article shows the wisdom of partnering with a local church. tags: ( news) Cross-Centered Relevance: “Jesus Christ and him crucified’ was, for... Read more
Terry introduced Dave in the warmest possible way, telling us jokingly that if (like me) you have yet to read his book on the church, “you deserve a slap!” The friendship between these two men is palpable. Dave began by reading large portions of Romans 1, 15, 16. How to begin and end sermons is important – some start by telling a joke or with a story, or thunder out the main point; others will make confessions. Dave made the... Read more
If you are wondering what a serious theologian like Wayne Grudem is doing preaching at a charismatic conference, then you have yet to meet a group like newfrontiers. There are charismatics who are as committed to the preaching of God’s Word as the average cessationist. Indeed, many of us would argue that we take the whole of the Bible seriously as our guide to doctrine and practice – including the books of Acts and 1 Corinthians! In fact, there has... Read more
We have reached half-way. The most striking thought is the need to WAKE UP to our responsibilities to PROCLAIM the Gospel, and EXPECT God to act in miraculous power. Boy, if just some of the leaders in this conference really began to focus their lives and ministries on reaching the lost and crying out for supernatural interventions, think what could be accomplished! I am writing these short thoughts in the hotel as I am about to go and lie down.... Read more
Once again a fabulous time of worship. I was powerfully touched as we sang the song, “The spirit of the sovereign Lord is upon you . . .” Rob began his messge by explaining that he had been told by God that he was to come to this conference three days BEFORE Terry called him. This came to him as confirmation that an outpouring of the miraculous is coming to the UK. He felt that the weight of God’s glory... Read more
Well, here I am in the free internet cafe provided by Christian Broadband, provider of Christian Technology for the conference (thanks guys!) This is where you will find me immediately after the sessions if you are at the conference. But then you probably aren’t reading this if you are at the conference! Thought I’d share a couple of pictures with you of Brighton and the conference! Here is the pier, or rather the one that HASN’T been burnt down! And... Read more
The weight of glory in the worship time was palpable. Prophecy after prophecy reminded us that God was telling us it was TIME for His church to AWAKE and call on God to act and do their part. As Ginny, a lady from Sheffield with a recognised prophetic ministry put it, God is restoring to His people the ability to PROCLAIM and exercise AUTHORITY. There was an impactful video which drove home what we at newfrontiers are already doing evangelistically... Read more
“The middle ‘is losing members’ because the middle has disappeared. When these two positions meet, there is not room for a principled middle ground. This is a titanic clash of worldviews and theological understandings.” Al Mohler on a sign of the times – the evaporation of the middle. “In the real world we face binary questions … and they reach this status precisely at the point when desperate efforts to find ‘middle ground’ fail.” (tags: mohler postmodernism) “This … touches... Read more
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