May 2009

Ten Things That Please God In Worship

May 12, 2009

Sam Storms writes on worship in More Precious Than Gold, 50 Daily Meditations on the Psalms (Crossway Books: Wheaton, IL 2009), 180-184. Sam reports how a man once approached him and told him, undoubtedly sincerely, that he was uncomfortable with the way Sam worshiped. Sam’s reply? “I’m certainly open to correction, and I’m sorry you [...]

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Guest Post From Rob Wilkerson

May 11, 2009

I rarely post guest posts, but having read this on another blog, I asked my friend, Rob Wilkerson, who I have known online for awhile, if he would be happy for me to repost it here. I have enjoyed his blog, Miscellanies On The Gospel, which is currently taking a back seat to his work [...]

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SERMON — The God Who Answers

May 10, 2009

Today I preached at The King’s Church, Ilford. Here are some notes which are similar to those I preached from. The audio is also available to download. Christians who have been used by God in remarkable ways have ALL been people who were particularly devoted to prayer. Ordinary Christians like you and me often feel [...]

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Front Edge Evangelism Event 16th-17th May

May 7, 2009

On Saturday 16th May, my good friend, Lex Loizides, will be leading a day conference aimed at equipping Christians for the work of reaching out with the gospel. There are still spaces available at this event, which will take place at Kings Church Catford. On Sunday 17th May there will be special guest services taking [...]

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Bible and Church Conference at Westminster Chapel

May 6, 2009

The Bible & Church day conference on 20 June will take place at Westminster Chapel, London. It is sponsored by Tyndale House in Cambridge, and designed “to support and equip Churches with excellence in Biblical Scholarship.” The talks are as follows: Have we got the history right? Dr. Peter J. WilliamsA widely held idea is [...]

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MLJ- Don’t Limit God!

May 3, 2009

Martyn Lloyd-Jones diagnoses the problem with the people of Israel. His diagnosis also reflects on us today. He is speaking from Psalm 78:41. The ultimate charge that he brings against them is that they were guilty of “limit[ing] the Holy One of Israel.” Now some translations translate this as, “they provoked the Holy One of [...]

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Rob Horner on NWA Youth

May 2, 2009

Rob Horner on NWA Youth from Adrian Warnock on Vimeo. Rob Horner serves in Vaughan Roberts’ church in Oxford. He has a “proper” job as well. At New Word Alive he was in charge of the youth.

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A Servant Girl’s Story

May 1, 2009

I am a long way from home. Captured like an animal, all that I have left of all that I love is memories. I should hate. I should want to kill. Why then do I find myself wanting to heal? Is it to return the kindness of my mistress? Too young to be a sexual [...]

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TGCN – Four Thousand In Week Two?

May 1, 2009

This time last week I was reporting that the Gospel Coalition Network had reached 3000 in its first week. It looks likely that today the network will hit 4000 just two weeks after it was formed. If you haven’t yet joined head over to my previous post for more information about how to join.

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