I am afraid my interlude must continue a little longer, as one of my readers of my last post in this series on the Holy Spirit and Gifts pointed out that I had made no scriptural case for believing in the Baptism of the Holy Spirit as a distinct experience from conversion. I thought I had better quickly show my thinking on this. First off, may I say straight away that I believe the Gifts are not the most important... Read more
links for 2006-02-21 Have Christian Bloggers lost the plot Evangelical bloggers favorite catholic has a weighty post about the dangers of blog wars and how to avoid them – well worth the read (tags: article blogging) Read more
…..your sister is live blogging your babies birth! See girl talk for the latest.….your blogging buddy teases you about being an apostle for the world to see then says your book should be added to the cannon! (See T4GB) Any other ideas for how to complete that sentance? Read more
Here are my notes from this mornings sermon. The audio is now available for download from the Jubilee Sermons website.Bible verses1 Cor 4:1-5; 2 Cor 5:9 6:4; Ro 1:15-17;1 Peter 3:15-16; 1Th 2:4; Col 1:25; 1 tim 1:11-12; Luke 12:48 Now that we have been entrusted with the gospel what should we do? LOVE IT! LIVE IT! GIVE IT! There are few depictions of stewards in our modern culture an expception is the film the Lord of the Rings in... Read more
links for 2006-02-17 The purpose of preaching is obedience – Rick Warren “You only really believe the parts of the Bible that you obey….. always preach for response, aiming for people to act on what is said…..behind every sin is a lie I believe” (tags: preaching) John Piper Categorisd links to audio files of todays prince of preachers. Fantastic sermons all in one place. (tags: web sermon mp3) “Hells best kept secret” Ray Comfort is far from comfortable, but well... Read more
Over on Together for the Gospel: CJ is promoting a talk by Mark Dever on Evangelism. I am so thrilled at the way God seems to use the internet specifically to guide me to the materials I need in my preparation. Thank you CJ – you did not know how prophetic you were being by linking to that talk today of all days. The congregation who will hear me preach on Sunday will be grateful to you – well those... Read more
In a sermon series on Romans 12:3-8 John Piper explains gifts (especially prophecy) and speaks about how we should use them. Just in case you were wondering he is no cessationist! Your patience will be rewarded, I will get to the answer of my original question, but here is teaching from a man we surely all respect greatly. In it he mentions a specific example of prophecy working well and one of it working badly! Go and listen they are... Read more
Reformation Theology Bloghas a couple of great articles on Sola Scriptura and how it fits with gifts today (thanks to my email correspondent Paul Schafer for the tip! part_1 part 2 Read more
Piper writes: “I write this on the eve of prostate surgery. I believe in God’s power to heal by miracle and by medicine. I believe it is right and good to pray for both kinds of healing. Cancer is not wasted when it is healed by God. He gets the glory and that is why cancer exists. So not to pray for healing may waste your cancer. But healing is not God’s plan for everyone. And there are many other... Read more
I know we are not in business, but I do feel we could learn a lot from the approach of a man like Jobs to communicating an important message. Here are some quotes from a great article from The Guardian “…when Steve steps out on that stage, with its stark black-on-black colour scheme, and does his apparently simple demos, he brings the combined energy and talent of all those people and many more back in Cupertino, California, and channels it... Read more
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