Down-under round-up: 15 July 2015

  • Sandy Grant
  • 15 July 2015

Important reads on Aboriginal evangelists, the pitfalls and positives of pastoring a small church, temptations when discipling, music and discernment, and liberalism.

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Down-under round-up: 22 July 2015

  • Sandy Grant
  • 22 July 2015

Catch up on the Christian news and thought of the week. This week: the revelation of the sale of body parts from aborted infants; church planting that distracts from evangelism; prayers for the tempted and wayward; points for protecting a marriage.

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John Rinehart interviewed by Tony Payne

  • Tony Payne
  • 21 July 2015

Listen to John Rinehart, author of Gospel Patrons, explain the untold stories of godly men and women who were the behind-the-scenes but essential backers of fruitful ministries. Interview by Tony Payne.

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When sacrifice isn't really sacrifice

  • Ian Carmichael
  • 20 July 2015

Romans 12:1 is often used as the go-to verse to back-up the challenge to be fully committed as a Christian. To give up my ambitions, and really make sacrifices for the sake of God. But as I was reading Romans 6 it struck me that reading 12:1 this way is probably misreading it and unhelpful.

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Sermon application missteps

  • Mikey Lynch
  • 6 February 2019

Clumsy sermon application often is the result of an individualistic grid.

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Biblical recruitment: Human-shaped service

  • Peter Tong
  • 10 July 2015

Most pastors at one time or another have had a conversation with someone engaged in ministry, when they tell us things aren’t going so well. It can be hard to diagnose the problem in the moment. Maybe the person is over it or burnt out, too busy elsewhere, or wanting to try something new.

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Down-under round-up: 8 July 2015

  • Sandy Grant
  • 8 July 2015

A collection of things worth reading from around the web in the last week.

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Calling to ministry

  • Tim Grant
  • 3 July 2015

Regularly when I sit down with someone, they’ll use the phrase ‘called to ministry’. I don’t have a dislike of this phrase, it can be very useful—only when most people use it, it isn’t.

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The art of biblical interpretation: Inspiration and interaction

  • John McClean
  • 6 July 2015

The third in this series on reading the Bible well. This time John looks at how knowing that God's word is his changes how we approach it.

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Redefining marriage

  • Tony Payne
  • 1 July 2015

Amidst all the sound and fury about same-sex marriage, it’s often hard to find a straight-forward, clear, thoughtful Christian defence of what marriage is. Sandy Grant has had a crack, and a very good one, in this recent public lecture at St Michael’s Wollongong.

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