Keeping the cross front and centre

  • Philip Griffin
  • 8 September 2015

Recently I was talking with a neighbour about church, and he asked me “So what is church all about?” He was curious, and wanted to know what I think is central to what we believe, sing about, pray about and how we relate to one another.

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Do whatever makes you holy

  • Mike Taylor
  • 5 March 2018

Does your church culture perpetuate a “do whatever makes you happy” version of Christianity?

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The unconsidered resurrections

  • Nathan Walter
  • 22 May 2014

My first ever sermon was in a series on the Apostle’s Creed. The line I was given to preach was ‘suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and buried; he descended into hell’. I still remember my reaction when I heard the news. On one hand relief and excitement,

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Islam in our backyard: a novel argument (ebook: .epub or Kindle .mobi files)

  • Tony Payne
  • 2 November 2012

This very readable book explores the core beliefs of Islam as well as the main varieties of Islamic groups, and how Islamic beliefs challenge our Western secularism. (ebook)

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Women, Sermons and the Bible (ebook: .epub or Kindle .mobi files)

  • 29 April 2014

Essays interacting with John Dickson's "Hearing Her Voice". Ebook file download. Release date: 5 May 2014.

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7 tips for giving away an evangelistic book

  • Tara Sing
  • 26 August 2014

One of the best and simplest ways to share the gospel with someone is to put a good book in their hands. Here are 7 tips to help you do that well: Read the book first and pray for the person you might be able to give it

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Think different

  • Ian Carmichael
  • 18 April 2018

If anybody was regarded as a little bit crazy in his time, a bit of a round peg in a square hole but who ultimately changed the world, it was Paul.

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Keep the Christians in the room: Church attendance at evangelistic courses

  • Dave Jensen
  • 17 September 2018

Rather than churches viewing evangelistic courses as solely an event for non-Christians plus a pastor and perhaps one or two others, we should be striving to have as many Christian church members there as possible.

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One-to-one: Romans 5:1-11

  • Trent Hunter
  • 15 January 2016

In my ministry as a pastor, I schedule a lot of coffee meet-ups with men. I noticed after a while that these involved valuable conversations about people and what was going on in their lives, but I was not using these meetings to adequately engage men with the Scriptures in a planned and direct fashion. We were both missing out on an opportunity for something deeper.

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The outsider as insider

  • Matthias Media
  • 29 October 2014

Every Sunday, Christian churches engage in a whole range of unusual activities. To the 'insider' these activities are well-known, even well-loved. He is so familiar with these weekly rituals that he does them automatically, with the minimum fuss (and thought). The insider knows what to call these

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