David Phillips

• David Phillips
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• 18 April 2016

Church weekends away can often be uncomfortable and awkward. But as Dave Phillips argues, there’s value in spending time away together: the key is preparing well.

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• David Phillips
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• 8 February 2016

In Luke 4:16, Jesus comes to Nazareth, to the synagogue in the town where he’d been brought up. He stands up to read, someone gives him a scroll, he unrolls it and finds a particular verse, gives the scroll back to the attendant, and sits back down.

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• David Phillips
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• 21 December 2015

When I was living in a share house, many years ago, I attempted to cook a meal by myself for the first time. It should have gone pretty smoothly. I bought a jar of sauce (‘Chicken Tonight’), some raw chicken to cook, and set about to follow the instructions on the jar.

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• David Phillips
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• 1 December 2015

Your group has just finished a study on Acts 8:26-38, the story of Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch. In a single conversation, the latter goes from a stranger to being baptized as a believer. It’s an exciting part of the book of Acts—until the study leader asks the awkward (if obvious) question that comes from the passage.

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• David Phillips
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• 2 October 2015

You’ve reached the end of a fantastic study. The group has been engaged, asking good questions; you feel like you’re seeing a group of people keen to apply the word of God to their lives. You reach the application questions. And nothing. No one comes up with anything.

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