Philippians

The Resurrection Empowered LIfe

April 15, 2007

I have been thinking a lot about the resurrection this past week — which might surprise you given my blog’s current focus on the atonement. The sermon I preached on Easter Sunday wasn’t, for me, a “normal” sermon. I felt more conscious than usual of a sense of being specifically commissioned by God to preach [...]

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T4G Articles 5-6 – The Attributes of God and the Trinity

March 30, 2007

The next two articles in the Together for the Gospel Statement discuss the nature of God. The concept of the Trinity is so entwined with God’s attributes and who He is I have decided to roll these two articles into one. I have already posted an extensive set of notes and an audio on the [...]

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Am I a Thrill Seeker?

March 28, 2007

Over on Pyromaniacs, the last three posts and their extensive comments sections have all been prompted by the differing reactions to the Piper piece on Hearing the Voice of God. This article by John Piper is certainly a piece that is well worth listening to, as well as reading. The following are the three resulting [...]

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SERMON – The Reviving Power of God’s Word

March 15, 2007

The following is a full set of notes, including background information and quotes I used whilst preparing my sermon entitled, “The Reviving Power of God’s Word,” which was preached at Jubilee Church on the 11th of March 2006. This sermon was the third part of a series on Revival. The earlier messages, “Revival” and “Reviving [...]

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Shepherds Conference – My Response to the Cessationist Challenge

March 9, 2007

Over on the Pulpit blog, Nathan Busenitz — who has graciously commented over here — has asked us charismatics to add any further killer arguments to his list of the top 10 charismatic objections to cessationism. I am not sure if he will have time in his seminar itself to address those that I offer [...]

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Pierced for Our Transgressions – The Atonement Revisited

February 25, 2007

I just had my third e-mail in as many days about Pierced For Our Transgressions — a forthcoming book on penal substitution. Regular readers will know that I have frequently posted on the atonement in the past. This book is aimed at addressing the debate over Steve Chalke’s allegation of “cosmic child abuse.” You may [...]

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My Story Part Five – Learning to Value Being, Not Doing

January 13, 2007

Just before Christmas, someone I know asked me what I was going to do on my blog to “follow” my interview with Wayne Grudem. In that moment I knew exactly how I was going to follow it — with silence. Sometimes the best way to try and follow something is quite simply not to! To [...]

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AUDIO – The Attributes of God: What is God Like?

November 28, 2006

At Jubilee we have been doing a series of talks this autumn, each one lasting about an hour, during which we attempt to instruct the hearer to a greater extent than is possible in our Sunday morning sermons. One of the ones I did – which was on the subject of “What is God Like?” [...]

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TRAVEL DIARY – A Bloggers’ Dinner

November 13, 2006

Well, I made it – at least as far as Toronto. I had an eager sense of anticipation as I got off the plane. As I met my now dear friend, Andrew Fountain, it was amazing to me to realize how true it is that being a Christian makes you part of one big family [...]

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SERMON – Knowing God: Philippians 3

November 12, 2006

I preached today on Philippians 3:7-16. The audio is available on Jubilee’s site or to listen to right here: This whole passage is an exhortation – an encouragement that builds to the following verse in Philippians 4:1: “Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm thus in the [...]

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TRAVEL DIARY – Prelude

November 11, 2006

Well, it’s happening again. I’m traveling with my work once more, and this time I’m going to be traveling to America via Toronto. The way things have worked out, I’ll be able to meet up with some great blogger friends – all of whom I feel like I’ve known for years already! Believe it or [...]

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AUDIO – Sermons by C. J. Mahaney

September 13, 2006

C.J. Mahaney is well-known as the acceptable face of charismaticism. Until recently, C.J. was pastor of Covenant Life Church. After handing over this responsiblity to Josh Harris, some were led to ask the question I tried to answer in a previous post, “What is C.J. Mahaney?” If you’ve heard about Together For The Gospel, but [...]

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CHARISMATIC DEBATE – Responding to Dan Phillips

September 4, 2006

Well, finally I have managed to find time to begin to respond to Dan Phillips reply to my smattering of charismatic questions for cessationists. In his last post, Dan states so well the main drive behind my commitment to all of this, and it is with this that I intend to start. My second post [...]

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TOAM – Session 6 – The Person of Christ by Wayne Grudem

July 5, 2006

If you are wondering what a serious theologian like Wayne Grudem is doing preaching at a charismatic conference, then you have yet to meet a group like newfrontiers. There are charismatics who are as committed to the preaching of God’s Word as the average cessationist. Indeed, many of us would argue that we take the [...]

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T4G – The Introduction and When to Give Up the Fight

May 29, 2006

Well, time flies. I can’t believe it is now two weeks since I launched my challenge to blog through the T4G statement and I STILL haven’t posted my own first post! I get the feeling that this is all going to take awhile. Still, I do think the document is worthy of an extended examination [...]

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Women in Church and the Power Paradigm

May 27, 2006

In quite possibly his best post ever entitled, Women in Church and the Power Paradigm, David Wayne contends that Christianity does have a kind of hierarchical view of the role relationships between men and women in the church/home, but that this view does not imply that women are oppressed in Christianity. I just had to [...]

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Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones Monday – Sealing With the Spirit: Some Further Thoughts

May 7, 2006

In this week’s MLJ Monday post, Dr. Lloyd-Jones addresses some final questions regarding the sealing. Next week, in our concluding post on this subject, I will share from the pages of Iain Murray’s biography, one of the Doctor’s own experiences – an experience of which he never spoke publically, and only seldom in private, but [...]

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Dr. John Piper Friday Worship is a War to Value Christ

April 21, 2006

In light of some of the Worship wars recently, I thought I would find something from the man I see as the heir to Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones mantle. These words are so good that I will simply allow him to speak for himself. The full article is well worth a read. He is preaching from [...]

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Dr. John Piper Friday � Worship is a War to Value Christ

April 21, 2006

In light of some of the Worship wars recently, I thought I would find something from the man I see as the heir to Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones� mantle. These words are so good that I will simply allow him to speak for himself. The full article is well worth a read. He is preaching from [...]

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Adrian Interviews Justin Taylor

January 17, 2006

UPDATEIn January 2008, the following post was identified as the 19th all-time most popular post with readers of this blog. The 20th most-read post was “Twelve Literary Features of the Bible.” Few editors are as well known as Justin Taylor. He has expertise in editing others’ writings, highlighting interesting posts, and creating his own work. [...]

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