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Revival and Theology Part 5- Toward a Biblical Worldview


One of the problems with many revivals is that they only touch a part of life and thus run out of steam, this is because they lack a Biblical Worldview. In this post I want to look at some of … Continue reading

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Worship and Worldview


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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The Greatness of our God


When we think about the doctrine of God and his relationship to the created order we tend to think in terms of transcendence and immanence, we often say that if we do not get the emphasis right at this point … Continue reading

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A Prayer and an Invitation to receive Holy Communion


Dear Heavenly Father as we see the table spread before us we are reminded of your great love towards us in sending Jesus into this world to save sinners. We confess that we are sinners, and we ask for your … Continue reading

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A Sick Woman and a Dying Girl:An example of the Compassion of Jesus


Mark  records the narrative of two healings in Mark 5:21-43 and at the same time shows how Jesus brought his healing power to the needy.  It also shows that Jesus was full of compassion, but at the same time he … Continue reading

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What Must I Do To Be Saved?


Many people think that the only way to be acceptable to God is to be good enough, The problem is that they try and try, and yet they always seem to fail. The good news is that we do not … Continue reading

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The Compassion of Jesus- The Motivation for Mission and Ministry


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

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


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

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The Lordship of Jesus Christ Part 4: The Church


Jesus claims the church to be his Church, we see this perhaps most clearly when Peter made his great confession of who Jesus, 13 Now when* Jesus came to the region of Caesarea ⌊Philippi⌋, he began asking* his disciples, saying, “Who … Continue reading

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The Lordship of Jesus Christ Part 3: Culture,The Arts and Creativity


When we say that Jesus is Lord, we confess he is the Lord of everything and as our creator we should mirror his creativity.  In the recent past many Christians were held in bondage to legalism, we were told that … Continue reading

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