Down-under round-up: 17 February 2016

  • Sandy Grant
  • 17 February 2016

Sandy Grant's links of the weeks include discussion on anti-bullying schemes in schools, quiet time with God on loud days, the passing of a Christian Aboriginal, death and the prosperity gospel, Jesus and women, and praying for Richard Dawkins.

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Beyond the guilt of not evangelizing

  • David Phillips
  • 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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Personal Bible tutoring

  • Ian Carmichael
  • 5 January 2016

Like many churches, we got quite a few visitors at our Christmas carols and Christmas Day service. This year we tried something new: we made available some free books for people to take if they were interested. One was a simple Christmas-themed evangelistic book (A Very Different Christmas, published by the Good Book Company), and the second was The Book of Books (from Matthias Media).

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The hidden hours of ministry: Prayer

  • Peter Tong
  • 13 June 2016

We know that prayer should form the backbone of Christian ministry, but often we fail to put this knowledge into practice. Peter Tong presents four helpful thoughts on prayer to encourage us to make it our foundation stone.

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Limited prayer limits evangelism

  • Stephen Liggins
  • 9 November 2015

Prayer is a bit like apple pie, motherhood, and long weekends: everyone is for them! I mean, is there anyone who doesn’t enthusiastically embrace these fine institutions?

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The A to Z of Hosea

  • James Stone
  • 10 November 2016

Do you mentally switch off when you come across a strange placename in the Bible? Here is a guide to Admah and Zeboiim that will help you better understand Hosea.

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How to have a pastoral conversation

  • Richard Sweatman
  • 1 November 2017

At times, group leaders realize they need to speak with a study member about a particular concern or problem. Let’s call this a ‘pastoral conversation’.

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Learning godliness from Scripture and a sister

  • Winnie Chan
  • 19 January 2016

As a first year MTS (Ministry Training Strategy) apprentice at my church, St Paul’s Anglican in Sydney’s north-west, I get to help make disciple-making disciples as my full-time job. One of my main ministries and highlights of the week is meeting up with different women in my congregation to read the Bible together and pray for each other, with each other. I also meet up with my trainer, Bon, who pastorally cares for me and teaches me from God’s word as I seek to do the same for others.

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Doing life with your gay Christian friend

  • Ruth Baker
  • 27 July 2017

“Wouldn’t it just be easier to be gay?” “Of course it would be easier. But once you know the truth…”

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The four most influential theological books I’ve read

  • Timothy Raymond
  • 9 October 2017

Why not consider reading them?

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