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Otherness and Intimacy


It is very easy to drift to various extremes as we explore our relationship to God, The Biblical picture is of a great and loving God. How do we maintain both his awesome greatness and yet at the same time … Continue reading

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The Lord Is My Safe Place: Psalm 27


When we look at Psalm 27, we find it contains the antidote to fear, I want to share with you a few thoughts from this Psalm. 1 The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD … Continue reading

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Build,Pray, Keep,Expect : some thoughts from the book of Jude


When we read the book of Jude, we can get so taken up with his concern for the church to deal with error that we forget the positive teaching of this letter. Jude has called the church to contend for … Continue reading

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When We Walk With The Lord


I want to look at some basic teaching concerning the Christian life in this post, I will be trying to avoid both legalism and antinomianism because both extremes do harm to the body of Christ. Over the years I have … Continue reading

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The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord Part 2: The Fruit and Gifts of the Holy Spirit


In this post I want to look briefly at how the fruit of the Spirit is related to the gifts of the Spirit. In today’s church and in our individual lives we need to both bear the fruit of the … Continue reading

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The Spirit Of The Sovereign Lord: Part 1


The person and work of the Holy Spirit is a much debated topic and sometimes a topic which we try to ignore. This article will concern itself mainly with the work of the Holy Spirit, yet it is essential at … Continue reading

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Jesus: A Man Full Of The Holy Spirit


Very often when we consider the Spirit filled life,we look at examples from the history of the church and from people that we know. In doing this I think we miss an important dimension of Scriptural teaching which is that … Continue reading

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Prayer Ministry in the Church


Prayer Ministry in the church has been something that the Pentecostal/Charismatic Movement has highlighted in recent years. This goes hand in hand with the belief that all the gifts of the Holy Spirit are available to today’s church. This is … Continue reading

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Preaching:Vital for the Health and Growth of the Church


There are so many attitudes to preaching in today’s church, sometimes the role of preaching is downplayed and in other circles the Church is turned into a preaching station. The scripture is full of examples of preaching and obviously it … Continue reading

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What is Worship?


We can use the word worship very loosely but sometimes it is helpful to look at what the Bible says worship is. Is the worship time in church the time when we express our praises to God  the main thing … Continue reading

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