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What is the role of culture and culturalism in evangelism?

  • Phillip Jensen
  • 30 May 2018

Is evangelizing a post-Christian multicultural nation any different to evangelizing a Christian monocultural nation—and if so, how?

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Is Ecclesiastes too depressing to read?

  • Darren Waters
  • 28 May 2018

Readers often forget that this book exists to teach us about God, not just about life without God.

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Reading into discipleship: Sharing words

  • Laura Denny
  • 23 May 2018

Is writing out and sending quotations from a good book containing biblical truth considered discipleship?

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When a team grows too big to be everyone’s friend

  • Mikey Lynch
  • 21 May 2018

There is less affection and trust. It’s harder for us to be persuasive to each other and easier for us to misunderstand, annoy or hurt each other. It’s a little easier for them to not want to submit to my instructions, and a little easier for me to be suspicious of a more distant team member.

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Let their books raise the questions

  • Tim Horn
  • 16 May 2018

After finding that the ‘direct approach’ to sharing the gospel was no longer being met with polite (or even impolite) interest, Tim Horn tried a new tack with his friends.

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Review: Six lessons on holiness from Thomas Watson

  • Cassie Watson
  • 14 May 2018

If you want to take the business of holiness seriously (and you should), read the works of any notable Puritan writer. These 17th-century Christians understood that living God’s way is not a burden but the path to true and lasting pleasure.

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Everyone needs (to be) a parent

  • Jane Tooher
  • 10 May 2018

God has given us brothers and sisters in Christ. Sometimes they have been a disciple of Jesus for longer than us, and provide mature, wise guidance and example. They become, in a very important sense, spiritual parents.

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How to continue steadfastly in prayer at growth group

  • Ian Carmichael
  • 7 May 2018

Sometimes prayer seems like a joy. But quite often it doesn’t; it feels like hard work and it is tempting to skip it. That’s why Colossians 4:2 is such a useful reminder.

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Reading into discipleship: Be prepared to evangelize

  • Laura Denny
  • 2 May 2018

“Can you give me one book to read that explains what you think it means to be a Christian?” While this may be a dream scenario, it’s something we all should be and can be prepared for.

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How to use pre-written Bible studies

  • Richard Sweatman
  • 25 April 2018

Pre-written studies have a place in growth group leading, but they work best when we use them to teach the Bible well rather than just to save time.

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