From the monthly archives:

May 2009

And The Final Score Was 4 Games To 3

May 31, 2009

Well, my friend and chess opponent has been posting photos on facebook of me looking distressed or hyper-concentrated whilst we were playing chess this afternoon. So, I couldn’t help myself but sharing the final score of our epic battle: Four games to me, three to him!

The chess bug has returned. Any of you [...]

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The Gifts Of The Spirit — Faith, Healings, and Miracles

May 31, 2009

This is the third part of a transcript of my recent sermon on the gifts of the Holy Spirit. You can see the video or download the audio on the introduction page or read about the word of wisdom and word of knowledge.
FAITHThe presence of Faith in this list underlines a point, which is [...]

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Be The 200th Prayer Partner For Newfrontiers Chicago Churchplant

May 29, 2009

My new friend Matt Sweetman is leading the Newfrontiers Chicago Church plant. He has 197 prayer partners for this exciting venture. Will you be 200th? Or, as he is new to Chicago, if you live there or have friends who do, he wants to meet with as many residents one on [...]

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My Book Cover: Raised With Christ – How The Resurrection Changes Everything

May 28, 2009

It is with great pleasure that I can now share with you all the final cover of my forthcoming Crossway book. Many of my readers helped with the process of choosing the cover, and for that matter the title too. There have also been a number of my friends and family who [...]

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Gifts Of The Holy Spirit – Word of Wisdom, Word of Knowledge

May 28, 2009

This is the second part of an edited transcript of my sermon on The Gifts of the Holy Spirit. The first part includes a video and mp3 of the whole sermon, as well as listing ways you can submit your questions.
The sermon is based on 1 Corinthians 12 where Paul lists the gifts, which I [...]

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Q and A – Gifts Of The Holy Spirit

May 27, 2009

To submit more questions see the instructions on the page about my sermon on the Gifts.
Adrian, do you think we will have all the gifts of the Spirit in ‘completeness’ in heaven? Did I hear/mishear what you said?
Paul says that the gifts will pass away when we see Jesus face-to-face. But that passing away is [...]

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The Gifts Of The Holy Spirit – A Sermon

May 27, 2009

Over the next few days I will be serialising a lightly edited transcript of the sermon I preached last Sunday on the Holy Spirit’s activity within the Church today. I appreciate this is a subject that many people have questions on, so I have opened up a discussion thread on Facebook and The Gospel Coalition [...]

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The God Who Answers – A Sermon On Prayer

May 26, 2009

The other week I preached on Elijah’s prayers at Kings Church, Ilford. The audio is now available to download or you can read the sermon notes here.

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MLJ on Spiritual Gifts in 1 Corinthians 12

May 25, 2009

The following quote from the Doctor expresses something important that many people don’t fully agree with today. Now, I am sure that the Doctor did not mean to say that the Spirit only works in us in these direct, spiritual ways. Clearly for example the Spirit inspires a preacher, and he inspires an administrator, and [...]

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Andrew Fountain On God Speaking Today

May 24, 2009

My friend Andrew has posted on his blog after a long gap. He shares a personal example of how a friend of his recently heard God speak to them. I won’t spoil the story by sharing any of it here, pop over and take a read.

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In Jesus – Free New Christian Song that ROCKS by Phatfish

May 23, 2009

My friends at Phatfish, one of the coolest Christian bands out there have made available the title track of their forthcoming album for FREE download. I love it, and I am sure you will too. Watch this space for a special offer to buy the full CD or download at a special discount to [...]

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Time For A Change – A Sermon By Lex Loizides

May 22, 2009

This is the video of a sermon preached by Lex Loizides (who I also interviewed) at Jubilee Church, London last Sunday. You can also download the audio. This message is a great introduction to the Christian faith and we saw a good response to the gospel as a result.

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Lex Loizides – Interview With A Church-Based Evangelist

May 21, 2009

I have known Lex for approximately twenty years. His passion for Jesus is, if anything, more infectious now than when I first met him. Spending this twenty minutes or so with him left me wanting to tell more people about Jesus. I suspect that if you pour yourself a coffee, pull up a chair, and [...]

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Adrian’s Story Part Four — My Time Away From Newfrontiers

May 20, 2009

I concluded the last section of my story by explaining that because of my father’s job relocation, we moved away from the church in which I had been so happy.
For me, moving away from my friends and the church I had so loved was tough. Suddenly I discovered that there were actually churches that were [...]

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