Motivated, reproducing, applied Bible reading: The Swedish Method

  • Peter (Pedro) Blowes
  • 23 May 2015

Bible reading with ready ears and an open heart is engaging and fruitful. There’s something fresh about letting God speak for himself, especially when you search the Bible yourself, making the effort to hear.

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Excelling in exam season

  • Rusdyan Cocks
  • 3 November 2021

When it comes to measuring our performance in exam season, we all have different standards. But what standard should we aim for as followers of Jesus?

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Getting ready to forgive

  • David Mears
  • 26 June 2015

"Do we have to forgive people who aren't sorry?" How would you respond? Our instinct can be to rush in with some kind of ‘yes/no’ answer. What we may fail to do is consider whether or not answering the question as asked is the most helpful response.

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Down-under round-up, 24 June 2015

  • Sandy Grant
  • 24 June 2015

Charleston, forgiveness and safety, the idolatry of guns, making disciples, serving in your local church without going under, the conversion of the wallet, the Proverbs 31 man, how the church can help gay young people, how to be a welcoming and biblical church, and the GoThereFor 2.0 launch.

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Why I'm stopping students doing walk-up evangelism

  • Mikey Lynch
  • 5 February 2018

I find myself saying, “Yes, you can do some more scary and exciting walk-up evangelism… but could you please not do it now?”

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The art of biblical interpretation: Inspiration and our attitude

  • John McClean
  • 22 June 2015

The traditional Christian view of the Bible is that it is God’s word. Some churches recognize this by finishing each Bible reading with “This is the word of the Lord”. What does it mean for how we read the Bible?

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Cross-shaped mission (statements)

  • Tony Payne
  • 16 June 2015

What we believe deep down always bubbles to the surface, whether in an idle word or in the way we behave. In particular, what we believe theologically will inevitably be expressed not only through what we say but in how we do things. And when we behave inconsistently with our stated convictions, it reveals the struggle that goes on within all of us below the surface—the struggle to believe the truth.

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Glorifying Jesus (John 18-21)

  • Matt Olliffe

Five studies on John’s Gospel, plus one study focusing on the Old Testament background needed to understand John (6 studies).

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Get behind me, pragmatism!

  • Samuel Freney
  • 12 June 2015

It was the week following the videos coming out of the beheading of 21 Christians by ISIS, which made our discussion about Jesus saying to turn the other cheek pretty tough to wholeheartedly embrace. It’s a difficult demand, and you’ll find there’s plenty more in the New Testament about not taking up arms and solving problems with violence, but rather living as part of the kingdom that is not of this world.

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MiniZine: Facing Depression Together (PDF Download)

  • Paul Grimmond

This 'MiniZine' helps you think about and discuss together the increasingly important topic of depression.

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