October 2008

Death By Love – Pastoral Application of the Atonement by Driscoll and Breshears

October 11, 2008

I want to introduce you to a very unusual book by Mark Driscoll and his writing buddy and professor, Gerry Breshears. I would go so far as to say that this is a unique book in that I have never seen anything quite like it. If their first book together, Vintage Jesus, was a light [...]

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A Reformed Charismatic Church in Belfast, Northern Ireland – the 11th Largest City in the UK

October 11, 2008

In 2009 Newfrontiers is starting a Belfast Church — the eleventh largest city in the UK. The church plant website went live recently, and they have already opened a Belfast Church plant Facebook group. The emerging vision for the church plant is: To see a Christ-centered church planted in Belfast city, on a mission seeking [...]

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John Piper’s Biblical Antidote to Lust

October 10, 2008

John Piper rarely gets starker than he does in the following quote. His biblical remedy for lust? Well, it’s simple really. Understand that unless you are one of those who fights lust with all your heart, you were never truly saved. The quote begins with a question from someone who heard one of his sermons: [...]

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DO NOT Buy a Macbook or a Macbook Pro

October 9, 2008

I never thought I would say this, but hold on to your plastic. You really DON’T want to be buying a Mac laptop right now. Have I gone insane? Am I converting back to PC? No, don’t worry, this Mac evangelist is not about to backslide into the world of WINDOZE. It’s just that all [...]

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Spurgeon – Conviction of Sin Essential for Salvation

October 9, 2008

I wonder—when was the last time you heard another Christian preach or speak about conviction of sin? When was the last time you saw someone on the brink of salvation in tears of anxiety and burden because of a distinct awareness of their sinfulness? It seems to me that true conviction is not present as [...]

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Now They Are Selling Bankruptcy

October 8, 2008

I’m a member of the UK’s telephone preference service, which means I very rarely get cold sales calls over the phone. However, I’ve noticed a concerning tendency recently. A company phoned me, saying my number had been “specially selected for a new government sponsored program of IVAs.” In fact, they weren’t the first company to [...]

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VIDEO – Billy Graham Preaching in 1958

October 7, 2008

I only just recently discovered that videos from Billy Graham are available free online. I had a look at the following sermon from 1958 and it was really heartwarming. O may God raise up preachers like Billy again! Billy will soon be 90 years old and some people have set up a site for people [...]

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Lloyd-Jones on Anger and Self-Control

October 6, 2008

The Doctor was given his nickname, I believe, not so much because of his medical degree, but rather because of the way in which he used his diagnostic skill to get to the root of the human predicament. This quote is a good example of that: To fail to control ourselves means a loss of [...]

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US City No. 24 – Seattle – A Church in Tacoma, Washington

October 5, 2008

Today I want to highlight another of the Newfrontiers USA churches that are being planted in the top 100 cities in the United States. From a geographical perspective, the cities of Seattle and Tacoma almost look as if they make up one city. As a result, Tacoma is located in the metropolitan area where Mark [...]

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Spurgeon – Conversions are God’s Stamp of Approval on Preaching

October 4, 2008

I’ve been sharing a number of quotes from Spurgeon’s The Soul Winner. Today I thought I’d share one which is quite striking. It argues that since conversion is a miracle, it is by a trail of such miracles we can know if someone is called to preach. “A new and heavenly mind must be created [...]

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John Piper’s Biblical Antidote to Anger

October 3, 2008

Anger is very much associated with our sense of rights. We feel that we have been violated and “deserve” better treatment. The truth is, none of us deserve anything but hell. We build up for ourselves a mental picture of our ideal life, of what we want, so that it becomes an idol. When we [...]

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Is Man Bipartate or Tripartate?

October 2, 2008

One of the interesting controversies of theology is the nature of man. Many assume we are tripartate — body, soul, and spirit. Others argue strongly that Scripture suggests we only have two parts — body and soul/spirit. In today’s quote from Spurgeon, he seems to suggest we have two parts before salvation and three parts [...]

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