Tag Archives: Preaching

The Reformation.


Part one, a brief historical overview of the Reformation The background to the Reformation, the Medieval church had become corrupt and had departed from the gospel in many ways. Greed and immorality were common in the church with Bishops who … Continue reading

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The Glory of God manifested at Sinai and the Ressurrection


The Biblical revelation tells us of a God who reveals himself in space and time. A  God who shows great love towards his people and yet a God who is Holy. This Holy God can not bear the sight of … Continue reading

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The Call of Moses and the Character of God


The account of Moses being called by God to leadership is one that reveals much about the character of God. It is the account that reveals something of the majesty of God and yet shows his faithfulness to his covenant … Continue reading

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The Sermon As a Charismatic event.


 Introduction: I have been thinking quite a lot about the importance of the sermon in our worship services. Very often we divorce the  words, worship and sermon, the sermon follows the worship, it is almost as if the sermon has … Continue reading

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Is this really the way of the Master?


I have watched two videos from the Way of the Master website, the first is entitled “Hell’s best kept secret”, the second is entitled “God’s wonderful plan”. Both of these videos claim to be showing the biblical way to evangelism … Continue reading

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Define Your Destiny Through Prayer by Sue Curran: A book review


This book is one that helps to build faith although it is not the normal type of book associated with the title. If you are looking for a step by step formula for discovering your destiny through prayer you will … 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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Repentance: A Missing Dimension in Modern Christianity


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

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You must be born again.


In John’s gospel Jesus teaches us about the work of the Holy Spirit and along with the rest of the New Testament teaching we see that the work of the Spirit is central to conversion. No one has ever become … Continue reading

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One Name,One Number by Richard Brunton: A book review


This is not an unbiased review as I have known the author since the beginning of Living Hope Ministries. Also, as mentioned in the book, the church I serve as an elder is twinned with a church in Bosnia. This … Continue reading

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