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About pneumaandlogos

David Rollings was born in Luton in1949 and raised by my Christian parents in the Gospel Standard Strict Baptist denomination( Hyper-Calvinistic} in the sixties I rebelled against this background and got involved in left-wing politics. I became a Christian in 1969 and soon started reading Francis Schaeffer's books and came to embrace a Christian Worldview. I had the privilege of being on the staff of L'Abti Fellowship from1975 - 1979. After L'abri I studied at London School of Theology where I gained my BA.(1983) A few years later I studied for my MA by distance learning with The Nazarene Theological College Manchester (1999) For the last 25 years, I have been an elder of Shoreham-by-Sea Baptist Church. I also regularly attend the Christian Doctrine Study Group of the Tyndale Fellowship.

King of the Church to you we pray

Posted on July 20, 2012 by pneumaandlogos

Lord Jesus we acknowledge that you are king of kings and Lord of lords, the church is yours not our own. Come Lord Jesus be exalted in this day, pour out your Spirit on us today, then we shall do … Continue reading →

Posted in Theology | Tagged atonement, christianity, Church, discipleship, faith, gates of hell, gifts of the Holy Spirit, God, grace, holy scripture, Jesus Christ, Lordship of Christ, religion, The cross, theology, work of the holy spirit | Leave a comment

Jesus Loves His church

Posted on July 20, 2012 by pneumaandlogos

In these dark and confusing days it is easy to get depressed but the Lord is calling us to realise in a fresh way that he loves his church with an everlasting love. He speaks of this love so clearly throughout the … Continue reading →

Posted in DIFFICULT TIMES, God's love, Jesus, the body of Christ., THE CHURCH | Leave a comment

A Call to return to the Lord

Posted on July 19, 2012 by pneumaandlogos

Great Britain is turning away from the word and ways of God at an ever increasing pace. as a direct result of this we have seen economic problems, our banking system is corrupt and this is displeasing to the Lord.Since … Continue reading →

Posted in economic crisis, gifts of the Holy Spirit., Great Britain, love of God.the glory of God, moral decline, political problems, repentance | 1 Comment

The Compassion of Jesus- The Motivation for Mission and Ministry

Posted on July 18, 2012 by pneumaandlogos

I have been thinking a lot about the passage in Matthew 9 which describes Jesus ministry, 35 Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and … Continue reading →

Posted in Theology | Tagged Church, compaassion, discipleship, evangelism, God, grace, great compassion, healing, Jesus Christ, jesus is lord, John 4, Luke19, mission, theology, woman at the well, Zacchaeus | 4 Comments

The Powerful God Who Binds Up My Wounds: Psalm 147

Posted on July 13, 2012 by pneumaandlogos

Regular readers of this blog will realize that I love the Psalms because they express so many different aspects of our faith in God. Psalm 147 is a Psalm full of praise to god for his greatness and his loving care. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Theology | Tagged assurance, atonement, christianity, Creation, discipleship, emotions, faith, God the Father, God's care, grace, healing, healing for the broken hearted, Jesus Christ, praise, praises to our god, Psalm 147, sovereignty of God, spirituality | 1 Comment

Jesus: Preached the Word, Proclaimed the Kingdom and Healed the Sick

Posted on July 12, 2012 by pneumaandlogos

Matthew’s description of the ministry of the Lord Jesus is very interesting one and one that we need to listen very carefully to. Matthew repeats this description twice in his gospel, this should alert us to the fact that Matthew … Continue reading →

Posted in Theology | Tagged Charismatic, Church, discipleship, evangelism, gifts of the Holy Spirit, God, God the Father, grace, healed, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, jesus is lord, kingdom of God, ministry of Jesus, Pentecostal, Preaching, theology | 6 Comments

Help! God knows all about me: Some thoughts from Psalm 139

Posted on July 11, 2012 by pneumaandlogos

The Psalmist is certain that God knows everything about him, and he does not find that easy to accept. It is easy to identify with the Psalmist because we too find it hard when someone knows all about us, there … Continue reading →

Posted in Theology | Tagged assurance, atonement, consummation, escaping from God, faith, God's knowledge, Jesus Christ, omniscience of God, prayer, Psalm 139, spirituality, The cross, theology, worship | 6 Comments

Repentance: A Missing Dimension in Modern Christianity

Posted on July 10, 2012 by pneumaandlogos

The subject of repentance is one of vital importance for our presentation of the gospel, I believe that some of the shallowness in modern Christianity can be linked to a failure to call people to repentance. When we read the … Continue reading →

Posted in Apostolic church, Church, faith, Jonathan Edwards, New Testament, reformation. salvation, Repent, repentance, Revival, sin, Spurgeon, Wesley, Whitefield | Tagged discipleship, faith, healing, Jesus Christ, Jonathan Edwards, Preaching, repent, repentance, sin, Spurgeon, Wesley, Whitefield | 9 Comments

Caring for God’s Good Creation.

Posted on July 9, 2012 by pneumaandlogos

Christianity has been blamed for causing ecological damage because of the biblical command to have dominion over all creation. The following is a response to that criticism but it is not just a defence of Christianity but rather it sets … Continue reading →

Posted in Theology | Tagged animals birds, Creation, earth, ecology, environment, Genesis 1., God, grace, holy scripture, land, Lordship of Christ, Revelation 21-22, stewards of god, theology | Leave a comment

The Personal God of the Bible

Posted on July 8, 2012 by pneumaandlogos

Our culture tends to view God either as some remote being who presides over the universe or as a divine Santa Claus. Even a cursory glance at the Bible will reveal something very different and because I believe that the Bible … Continue reading →

Posted in Theology | Tagged consummation, Creation, faith, Genesis, God the Father, grace, holy scripture, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, Personal god, sovereignty of God, The cross, Triune God | Leave a comment