In my previous post in this series on 1 Cor 12, I blogged about the gift of faith. Actually, these spiritual gifts do in fact overlap, and I want to give you a good example of that with regards to the gifts of healing. I suspect I will need to spend more than one post on healing, but what I want to speak about today is how healings and faith are obviously entwined. One of the strange aspects of the... Read more
Budapest had a great visual impact, so much so that I couldnt resist posting some more of my pictures from my recent trip there! Read more
links for 2006-04-25 Calvin on Offering the Gospel to All As the ministers of the Gospel, and those who are called to the office of teaching, cannot distinguish between the children of God and swine, it is their duty to present the doctrine of salvation indiscriminately to all. (tags: calvinism gospel preaching) Righting (and writing) Wright’s Wrongs: Reflections as the Dust Settles “If belief in the bodily resurrection of our Lord is optional, can there possibly be any doctrine that... Read more
“To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the ability to distinguish between spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of... Read more
links for 2006-04-24 The Foolishness of the Cross #1 “If you are looking for a non-scandalous life, if you hope to preach a non-scandalous message, then the Christian ministry is the wrong place for you.” (tags: mohler T4GB atonement gospel preaching) Fruit That Will Last “My pastor friend, how much of what we’ve done will continue to impact our town fifty years after our ministry is completed?” (tags: ministry mission dever T4GB) Musical Antidote to Legalistic Thinking – What If... Read more
Today we return to Lloyd-Jones exposition of Ephesians 1:13 and his examination of true and counterfeit experiences associated with the sealing of the Spirit. To begin with, the Doctor makes the following clarification: There is a sense in which I, for my part, am not concerned about the terminology with regard to sealing with the Spirit or baptism with the Spirit. To me it is very regrettable that many are so much concerned about the terminology, and especially about the... Read more
Today we had three mini talks at our church: Worship by Phil Butcher, Evangelism by Anthony McLellan, Faith by Sesun Aofolajuwonlo. It was good to hear three of my real friends sharing with us. We had a great morning! Read more
1 Thessalonians 5:14 gives us wise and practical instruction for all our interactions with God’s people this Sunday morning and always. “And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all.” The footnote states that the idle could also be translated disorderly, or undisciplined – which goes to show that you can be lazy and accomplish nothing whilst there is a lot of (disorganised) activity going on. Too often, I think... Read more
links for 2006-04-22 Exercising Doctrinal Discernment and Personal Humility at the Same Time “In our pursuit of pleasing God, let’s be committed to passionately defending Biblical truth with personal holiness and humility. It’s a good indicator that we’re seeking to exalt the Savior rather than our own opinions.” (tags: music theology worship) A Little of What They Saw Spurgeon describes the joys of a pastor who has faithfully preached the Word. “I have come down many times from the sick... Read more
Thought I’d share a few photos with you from my recent trip to Hungary. Enjoy . . . Read more
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