Three practical ways to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation

  • Mark Gilbert
  • 2 January 2017

We have many reasons to celebrate the wisdom and the sacrifices of the Reformers and those who followed. But what is the best way to celebrate? To give gifts of course!

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Reassurance on assurance for tender-hearted souls

  • Timothy Raymond
  • 1 August 2018

Bible-believing Christians have always recognized the category of the tender-hearted soul. This is the true believer who is nonetheless overly anxious, almost obsessive, about their spiritual state.

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The Model Church (1–2 Thessalonians)

  • Geoff Robson

Through prayer and eyes fixed on Jesus and his promises, we can stand firm and flourish in our faith (9 studies).

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The art of biblical interpretation: A book written for us

  • John McClean
  • 23 October 2015

In the last post I argued that the best overall description of the Bible is the covenant book. The primary emphasis of the image is that the Bible is God’s word for us, his people. When we read it we are not eavesdropping on a message meant for someone else. We aren’t overreaching ourselves to know a God who is beyond us. It is meant for us, to sustain our relationship with God.

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Making hard calls

  • Matthias Media
  • 4 September 2014

I love turning up to church and seeing every seat full. Nothing fills me with greater joy than seeing my fellow brothers and sisters gathered and ready, eager to learn from God’s word. I love it when every member of our home group shows up, Bible in hand, and fills

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The Great (11 month) Commission

  • Ian Carmichael
  • 2 December 2013

Don't get me wrong, I believe in rest. I know the ministry staff and leaders in our churches work very hard during the year, and need a good break over summer. Which necessarily means that many of our church ministry programs close down for 6-8 weeks. But that doesn't

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Why “speaking the truth in love” is more than simply saying true things nicely

  • Timothy Raymond
  • 19 December 2013

In the circles in which I run, the command from Ephesians 4:15, to speak the truth in love, is almost universally understood as a call to say true things nicely. If, for example, a friend asks me if his wild faux-hawk hairstyle is appropriate for a serious job interview, speaking

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Meeting with Tadashi

  • Sam McGeown
  • 8 July 2016

For a year, Sam McGeown met with a young Japanese man named Tadashi and tried to introduce him to Jesus. This is what happened as a result.

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Revealing Jesus (John 13-17)

  • Matt Olliffe
  • 12 February 2021

Discover the five chapters that John devotes to his eyewitness account of the night before Jesus died. (9 studies)

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A Ministry Manifesto

  • Tony Payne
  • 1 October 2013

When the idea of launching this platform first began to germinate, it was in response to two important needs. The first was to find a new, simple, efficient way to distribute high quality ministry resources to churches and small groups all over the world. That’s what the ‘Resources’ area

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