Category Archives: God

A Healing Communion Service

Posted on June 22, 2013 by pneumaandlogos

Words of Invitation: The Lord Jesus says to his church, Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they … Continue reading →

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Holy Comunion and Healing

Posted on June 21, 2013 by pneumaandlogos

The very essence of Holy Communion is that it demonstrates all that Christ has achieved for us in his redemptive sufferings it therefore seems to make sense to have prayer for healing during a communion service. Of course this implies … Continue reading →

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Jesus the healer

Posted on June 18, 2013 by pneumaandlogos

Whenever we read the gospels one thing that we notice is that Jesus was concerned to bring healing to people, he was not just concerned about their spiritual state but also about their physical needs. What also becomes clear is … Continue reading →

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Worship and Worldview

Posted on June 12, 2013 by pneumaandlogos

One of the questions that I have been thinking about lately is the relationship between worship and worldview, my thinking has been stimulated in this area by reading the books “Thinking in Tongues” and “Desiring the Kingdom” both by James … Continue reading →

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How Inclusive is the Gospel?

Posted on May 23, 2013 by pneumaandlogos

Inclusiveness is emphasised as part of political correctness, all sorts of documents claim that one must be inclusive. Recently various Christian speakers and authors have been claiming that because the gospel is inclusive at its heart this can justify behaviour … Continue reading →

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The Holy Spirit is not just for Pentecost

Posted on May 17, 2013 by pneumaandlogos

Sometimes it seems that around Pentecost Christians suddenly remember that The Holy Spirit exists and yet the scriptures are quite clear that the Holy Spirit has come to indwell both the individual believer and the Church of God. Sometimes in … Continue reading →

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I want to be filled with the Holy Spirit: A prayer

Posted on May 17, 2013 by pneumaandlogos

Gracious and heavenly Father I thank you that in your great love for me you sent the Lord Jesus into this world to save me from sins. Yet Father I realise that without the empowering of your Holy Spirit I … Continue reading →

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The Generous Saviour, giver of good gifts: A reflection for Pentecost

Posted on May 16, 2013 by pneumaandlogos

So often when we think of God we come to him as though he was mean and tight fisted, but the Scripture paints a very different picture it shows us a God of grace and love. In this post I … Continue reading →

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The Reality of Pentecost

Posted on May 15, 2013 by pneumaandlogos

Acts chapter 2 gives us an account of the birth of the early Church, but we cannot really understand this chapter if we divorce it from the previous chapter. In Acts 1 we see the Risen Lord Jesus promising the … Continue reading →

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The Scandal of The Cross: Free Unmerited Grace

Posted on April 18, 2013 by pneumaandlogos

The New Testament Teaching about salvation is very clear, Jesus came into this world to save sinners from all the consequences of their sin. We as sinful people can do nothing to achieve salvation it is only something we can … Continue reading →

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