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June 2009

Why I Shout When I Preach – Tope Koleoso

June 26, 2009

My pastor Tope Koleoso now has a Twitter page which has some fantastic things on it, including some quotes about preaching from my Liam Goligher interview. During the rest of my blog break keep an eye on Tope’s Twitter page. You may also want to follow the new Jubilee Church news/blog page and the Jubilee [...]

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Elijah Prays For Rain – A Sermon By Terry Virgo

June 24, 2009

Elijah Prays For Rain from Adrian Warnock on Vimeo. Note that at the end of the video you will need to click on part two within the video player to watch the rest. You can also download the video in high definition from vimeo, or lower definition as well as audio from the CCK website. [...]

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Adrian’s Story Part Five – Learning to Value Being, Not Doing

June 17, 2009

It’s funny how God often uses odd little coincidences to hammer home something he wants to say to you. I realized, thanks to the posts from my recent sermon, that I hadn’t shared the next installment of my story with you. So I dug out the old version of this post, set about beginning to [...]

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Adrian’s Story Part Five – Learning to Value Being, Not Doing

June 17, 2009

It’s funny how God often uses odd little coincidences to hammer home something he wants to say to you. I realized, thanks to the posts from my recent sermon, that I hadn’t shared the next installment of my story with you. So I dug out the old version of this post, set about beginning to [...]

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T4G Statement – Article 8 – The Gospel of Grace

June 16, 2009

A long while ago I began a journey blogging through the Together for the Gospel Statement. I am sure that anyone who remotely remembers that I once did this would have been convinced that I would never get back to it. Today I surprised even myself by deciding that I really am determined to finish [...]

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Chris Moyles On Church

June 16, 2009

Radio One chat shows in the UK are not exactly known for being pro Christian. But this video has commentary from Chris Moyles for six minutes with his team talking about his very positive reaction to watching a televised service that was a bit different to your average church (HT Peter O):

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Sexless Marriages Are Less Happy

June 15, 2009

In news that will be no surprise to more than half the population (ie every men, plus many women) a recent study has identified that having more sex leads to happier marriages. Here is an extract from an article on the subject Q. Are couples in sexless marriages less happy than couples having sex? A. [...]

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Faith To Wait

June 13, 2009

Terry Virgo blogged about how faith can lead to sudden healing, or sustain us in years of waiting: A lady in Oregon, with a . . . mixture of tears and laughter, told me that, having been prayed for the previous evening, she was able to put her own socks on that morning for the [...]

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Spiritual Gifts – That’s It From Me, But More From Others

June 12, 2009

If my series on the gifts of the Holy Spirit, which is now finished, has left you wanting to know more, then I encourage you to listen to three talks from my friend, Joel Virgo. Joel leads the Brighton Newfrontiers church, CCK. His first talk speaks about something I have blogged about previously, apostles today. [...]

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Seeking the Giver and His Gifts

June 11, 2009

As we draw to the end of this series on the gifts of the Spirit, I want to conclude by thinking a bit more about what is the purpose of these gifts. The gifts are a foretaste of heaven, of our restored relationship with God. They are one way to draw us into the presence [...]

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A Prophecy Told Me I Should Marry – Spiritual Gifts Q and A 3

June 10, 2009

The details of the following situation have been changed to protect the anonymity of those involved. Q. A friend of mine has come to me for advice. His girlfriend has told him that one of her close friends told her that God wanted them to hurry up and get married. He is not so sure [...]

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The Gift of Prophecy – How To Test It

June 9, 2009

In today’s post I continue to share an edited transcript of my sermon on the gifts of the Holy Spirit. The following is a list of questions to ask yourself as you test a prophecy: Is it upbuilding and encouraging? Does it leave you feeling positive? Even if there is an element of rebuke in [...]

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Mars Hill Church Meets CCK Brighton

June 9, 2009

Pastor Jamie Munson is the elder who runs Mars Hill Church where Mark Driscoll is the preaching elder. He filmed Joel Virgo, lead elder of CCK Brighton and others from that church greeting Mars Hill on his recent visit to Brighton. HT: Mars Hill Blog Brighton CCK from Mars Hill Church on Vimeo. A message [...]

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The Gift of Prophecy — Dangers to Avoid

June 8, 2009

This post is a continuation of an edited transcript of my sermon on the gifts of the Spirit. There are many dangers of prophecy. One example of this is foolish prophecy, which is really nothing more than wishful thinking. It might surprise you to hear me say this, but sometimes it can be a bad [...]

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New Word Alive – Looking Back And Looking Forward

June 6, 2009

The last two April’s I have attended New Word Alive 09 and New Word Alive 08, I have enjoyed both weeks, and there is much you can read about on my blog from those times. The New Word Alive Media has now made the audio available online. Hugh Palmer’s interview of Don Carson is particularly [...]

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THE GIFT OF PROPHECY – What It Is NOT

June 5, 2009

Today, I continue my edited transcript of a sermon on the gifts of the Holy Spirit. There are three key things that prophecy is not. You see examples of all of these in Acts 21, which makes that a crucial chapter for understanding New Testament prophecy. Prophecy is NOT infallible In 1 Corinthians 13, Paul [...]

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In Jesus – New Phatfish CD that Rocks – Special Offer

June 4, 2009

Leading Christian band, Phatfish, have just released In Jesus on CD and MP3 download. I am not very good at writing a review of CDs, but in my mind this an even better sound than their previous CDs. There is a great rocky feel to the whole CD and the songs are biblically robust, as [...]

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The Gift Of Prophecy – What Is It For?

June 3, 2009

For the remainder of the sermon I preached on spiritual gifts, I focused on this gift of prophecy. We will be several days in sharing an edited version of a transcript of this section. What is prophecy? I believe that prophecy is an impression that God may have something to say specifically to specific people [...]

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God’s Compassionate Heart – A Sermon On Jonah

June 3, 2009

Tope Koleoso preached an outstanding sermon last Sunday on the subject of God’s compassion. The challenge he gave us to share this compassion of God made the book of Jonah come to life in a fresh way. You can download the audio or video or watch it right here:

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