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Gospels

The Apostle Paul’s Blogging Checklist, Hell, and Rob Bell

April 12, 2011
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Now that Rob Bell’s controversial book Love Wins is on sale on both sides of the Atlantic and many other comments have been made, I am feeling like I cannot avoid engaging in the controversy, or at least should read some more material to understand it better. I did not seek out such involvement, as [...]

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Is There a Second Chance for Salvation After Death? – Mark Driscoll on hell

April 8, 2011
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In a recent sermon on Heaven and Hell based on the shocking parable of the Rich man and Lazarus found in Luke 16. Driscoll was at his pastoral and passionate best. His love for his hearers, and desire to warn them of important truth is very clearly seen in this talk. I think it is [...]

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10 Ways a Christian should respond to the earthquake in Japan

March 14, 2011

As Japan braces itself for a possible further serious earthquake, and deals with the consequences of such massive devastation caused by the last one, not to mention the risk of a major nuclear incident, how should Christians respond? Please understand that none of this is intended to claim that we have all the answers to [...]

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“Jesus was dead what’s your excuse?” Guest Post from Mrs Warnock

November 29, 2010

When reading the story of the resurrection in the gospel of John, my friends and I (all ladies) noticed a small detail which showed yet another way in which Jesus is our ultimate example.  Jesus, having been crucified, spent three days dead in the tomb, was resurrected, and did not think twice about neatly folding [...]

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Future Glory – Final Part of a Sermon on John 2

November 26, 2010

3. Future glory I am deliberately going to break every rule of exegesis and take a verse wholly out of context hear because I believe the balance of scripture tells us that God always keeps the best wine till last Its a Glory that improves with age…its like wine we can taste. Jesus first miracle [...]

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Are You an Expert in Filling Pots with Water? Part Three of a Sermon on John 2

November 25, 2010

In this part of the sermon, I was focused on the third aspect of what happened when Jesus’ glory was revealed. There was …. A POWER With the command of Jesus going forth there comes a power. As they obeyed the wine came.  Power from God To some of us as we hear  ”stop sinning” [...]

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The Glory Revealed – Part Two of a Sermon on John 2

November 24, 2010

This is the second part of my notes from which I preached the above sermon. 2. Glory revealed / Active Glory: When the glory is present and powerful. A moment comes. A crisis in their lives. They know Jesus. And yet does something amazing. Provides wine. Takes away their shame before it really happens. Powerful [...]

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The Hidden Glory of Jesus – Part One of a Sermon on John 2

November 23, 2010

Here is the first part of the notes I preached from, lightly edited: This story ends with the idea “Jesus showing his glory” It’s the goal of the story and the goal of this message! I want us today to catch just a glimpse of the glory of Jesus. If we can lift our eyes [...]

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Beware the dangers of Christian Pharisaism

November 3, 2010

Michael Green in the following quote urges us not to fall into the same trap the Pharisees of Jesus’ day did. It makes sobering reading, and the rest of the section is worth buying this book for alone! A graphic description of Pharisaism (23:1–12) The teachers of the law and the Pharisees have, says Jesus, [...]

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TOAM10 – Scott Marques on the forceful advance of the Kingdom of God

July 6, 2010

As we gathered to worship, here at the Newfrontiers Together On A Mission conference, once again God blessed us with a sweet sense of His presence. Drawing away from the challenges of daily life and to a crowd of thousands of people, it is amazing how God intimately connects with us as individuals. A prophetic [...]

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GUEST POST- Phil Moore on Holy Joe

July 1, 2010

This post is an extract from Straight to the Heart of Matthew: HOLY JOE (1:18-25) “Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.” (Matthew 1:19) In June 2009, the American financier Bernard Madoff was sentenced to 150 [...]

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GUEST POST – Straight to the heart of Matthew

June 30, 2010

It is a real joy for me to lend my blog over the next few days to extracts from my friend Phil Moore’s new series of books that aim to get “Straight to the Heart” of the Bible’s message. I commended these books as follows: Want to understand the Bible better? Don’t have the time [...]

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Why your church doesn’t feel like family

June 18, 2010

Mark Driscoll is at his very best in the following clip. Ever wondered how family and mission entwine, especially in a growing church where you don’t know anyone? Ever wished for more intimacy and a greater relational feel in your church? Ever felt neglected and rejected in your church? Ever felt like your church was [...]

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Raised With Christ Study Group Session Two

June 14, 2010

I know not everyone who wanted to join the study group  has had a chance to answer last week’s questions, but I was eager to get part two up today. I only just made it!  Please feel free to pop back to last week to catch up, or just jump in right here.  I am [...]

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Matt Chandler at 300 leaders: None but Jesus

May 31, 2010

This is the first session of our recent 300 leaders conference with Matt Chandler. If you enjoy it, I am sure you would also enjoy being with us for Piper in just a few weeks. My notes from this session are beneath the video. Watch on vimeo or download the audio. Chandler took us to [...]

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Video sermon on the gospel by Matt Chandler

May 26, 2010

About ten days ago, Matt Chandler preached the following sermon at Jubilee Church in London.  In it he preaches the gospel, focusing in on the parable of the prodigal son from Luke’s gospel.  Many readers will remember seeing Matt’s “Jesus wants the battered rose” illustration. If you want to see that illustration in context this [...]

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Jesus is better

May 21, 2010

When a pastor tells you that a certain passage of Scripture has been one of the most influential on his life, and is among the most precious to him you take notice. When he says that it is a passage he thinks about, or makes reference to almost every week your ears should prick up. [...]

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Is John’s Gospel the Best Book to Give a Non-Christian?

March 5, 2010

How It Works « The Light Project is a unique service for a local church. For $1 per house they will distribute free copies of John’s gospel on your behalf with the church’s contact information included on the gospel. At the moment this is a USA-only service. It looks like an interesting idea. I have [...]

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My Time At The Journey

February 7, 2010

St. Louis is home to two churches I was keen to visit.  The Journey (an Acts 29 church) is led by Darrin Patrick, and I was so glad to be able to get there yesterday evening.  I’ll talk about Jubilee probably tomorrow.  First up, I think I like the idea of the time.  Saturday at [...]

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God Of Compassion – What The Lazarus Story Shows Us

September 25, 2009

The following paragraph is one of the last things I have written to be inserted in my book Raised With Christ at this last major round of edits. It was inspired by a fantastic song on the fantastic new CCK album: One of the most emotive events in the whole Bible takes place when a [...]

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