I urge you if you are reading this blog, go to an Easter service this year. Maybe it’s been a long time since you came to church. Maybe you have been hurt by other churches. But the question isn’t have churches done wrong. The question isn’t even has anyone lived up to the expectations God puts on them. We know the answers to those questions. The question is did Jesus rise again. If he did then we are compelled to... Read more
1. Christians often speak about the need to stay close to the cross, and there are many who urge people to read a book about the Cross each year. Why not also read a book about the resurrection? 2. When you read the preaching in Acts, or the teaching of letters like Romans it is very clear that the resurrection lies at the very heart of the gospel. Yet it is often not at the heart of our study or... Read more
A recently launched new Christian news site Christian.co.uk is making a bit of a splash on this side of the pond. They appear to be aiming to have a good broad coverage of diverse Christian groups. I was asked to comment on a brief article on the Gospel Coalition for them. Here is the part of the article based on my comments, the rest of the article is worth a read. Just for the avoidance of any doubt, I have... Read more
The video above explains why Phatfish have partnered with Samaritan’s purse to promote a campaign to send clean water to people who don’t have it in the name of the one who gives living water! Watch it, then buy the track on iTunes. Read more
Fantastic to see someone like Ed Stetzer giving room on his blog to the idea that apostles today are critical: Let us be quite categorical here: We are in no way suggesting that the ongoing and legitimate role of the apostolic person in the life of the church in any way adds to, alters, or subtracts from the original canon of Scripture. We don’t know of anyone within broad evangelical circles who would say this. Any such claims should be... Read more
Ethicists in the British Medical Journal have seriously and chillingly argued that what they call after birth abortions should be legal whenever an abortion in the womb would have been. As this article from the Daily Mail points out this argument fatally undermines the case for abortion itself: “Ill come to why her argument is so important in a moment. First, the facts steel yourself – this is grim. Francesca Minerva, from Melbourne University and sometime of our very own... Read more
TimSchraeder.com has a list of things that if, like me, you were raised a charismatic some of which will make you laugh, others create a little nostalgic, and in some make you say “we never did THAT!”. At least that’s what it did for me. He’s a few to get you going… you’ve recommitted your life to Christ more than 10 times per year. you would say a quick prayer asking for the forgiveness of as many sins as you... Read more
Today I thought I would share some more quotes from Bob Roberts book Real Time Connections, this is the kind of thing you can look forward to THIS SATURDAY at the 300 Leaders Conference. If you are free, why not come along? There are a few more tickets available! “The message that the apostles preached demanded a specific response to the challenges of life. It would have been hypocritical to preach a gospel of love for God and for their... Read more
In less than a week we will be enjoying the 300 Leaders Conference with Mike Betts, Dave Devenish and Bob Roberts. The combination of these three speakers is going to make for a potent day. It is not too late to book in, though there are not that many seats left. I look forward to seeing some of you there. I have been meaning to review one of Bob’s books that I read a while ago, so thought that this... Read more
Last Sunday I visited Beacon Church in Brixton, South London. I preached a message on faith there. I began by explaining that in many circles today we can over-react to certain teachings and feel nervous about even talking about faith, but as Hebrews 11 tells us, without faith it is impossible to please God! So, if you are eager to please God, finding out about and pursuing faith is a vital thing to do. You can listen to the MP3 here,... Read more
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