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Phil Moore’s series of brief commentaries are aimed at the average Christian. Headlines from Phil’s blog also appear in the sidebar of this blog as one of the winners of a Warnie Award. Here is what Adrian said about Phil’s books:

Want to understand the Bible better? Don’t have the time or energy to read complicated commentaries? The book you have in your hand could be the answer. Allow Phil Moore to explain and then apply God’s message to your life. Think of this book as the Bible’s message distilled for everyone

Straight to the heart of Moses – Second free chapter

July 26, 2011

Today I can share with you by kind permission of Monarch the second chapter of my friend Phil Moore’s new book Straight to the heart of Moses.. The third will be made available to those who subscribe to my email newsletter.   GOD’S PRISON BREAK (1:1-2:10) “But the more they were oppressed, the more they [...]

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Straight to the heart of Moses (Exodus, Leviticus and Deuteronomy)

July 25, 2011

Today I can share with you by kind permission of Monarch the first chapter of my friend Phil Moore’s new book Straight to the heart of Moses.. Tomorrow I will share another, and the third will be made available to those who subscribe to my email newsletter. INTRODUCTION: GOD WANTS TO BE SEEN THROUGH HIS [...]

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Straight to the heart of Romans – a second free chapter

July 22, 2011

Today I can share with you by kind permission of Monarch the second chapter of my friend Phil Moore’s new book Straight to the heart of Romans. The third will be made available to those who subscribe to my email newsletter.   IT’S PERSONAL (1:1-7) “… the gospel of God … regarding his Son.” (Romans [...]

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Straight to the heart of Romans

July 21, 2011

Today I can share with you by kind permission of Monarch the first chapter of my friend Phil Moore’s new book Straight to the heart of Romans. The second will be posted here tomorrow, and the third will be made available to those who subscribe to my email newsletter.   INTRODUCTION: THERE’S A NEW KING [...]

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BOOK EXTRACT – Calling on the name of the Lord

November 2, 2010

Today we conclude our series of extracts from my dear friend Phil Moore’s new books. I hope you have enjoyed them as much as I did! YOUR CALL (1:2) “To the church of God in Corinth … together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ – their Lord [...]

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BOOK EXTRACT: Looking at the Church with the Eye of Faith

November 1, 2010

Today we continue to hear from Phil Moore on 1 Corinthians: SEEING GOD AMIDST THE MESS (1:1-9) “I always thank God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus.” (1 Corinthians 1:4) Two of my relatives are former church leaders who have stepped out of ministry and turned their backs on the [...]

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BOOK EXTRACT – Straight to the Heart of 1 and 2 Corinthians

October 31, 2010

Today we join Phil Moore as he introduces us to 1 and 2 Corinthians: STRAIGHT TO THE HEART OF 1 & 2 CORINTHIANS INTRODUCTION: THE KIND OF CHURCH GOD CAN USE “To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy.” (1 Corinthians 1:2) If you think [...]

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BOOK EXTRACT – Reflecting God’s Glory to a watching world

October 30, 2010

This is another extract from Phil Moore’s new book on Genesis: CAT’S EYES (1:26-31) “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.” (Genesis 1:27) Percy Shaw knew the Bradford-to-Halifax road, but he needed some help one night in 1933. The Yorkshire [...]

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BOOK EXTRACT – Straight to the heart of Genesis

October 29, 2010

Yesterday I shared an extract from Phil Moore’s introduction to Genesis. Today we continue to hear from him on this vital book of the Bible: CREATOR GOD (1:1-31) “Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God [...]

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BOOK EXTRACT – Straight to the heart of – New books available from Phil Moore

October 28, 2010

It is a real joy for me to lend my blog over the next few days once again 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 (available on amazon.co.uk and amazon.com). I have previously shared extracts from his other volumes [...]

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Terry Virgo’s book reviews from Brighton

September 2, 2010

Having spoken just yesterday about the fine line between self-promotion and hiding one’s light under a bushel, it might surprise you that I would share a video at the begining of this post in which  Terry Virgo (who incidentally has recently joined Facebook) begins his slot recommending books at the Brighton conference by commending mine. [...]

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GUEST POST – Power for Mission

July 5, 2010

Today we conclude this series of guest posts from Phil Moore’s excellent new series of Straight to the Heart books. They will be available at Together On a Mission which begins tomorrow. We conclude in Acts with a precious promise of power for ministry: THE PROMISE (1:8) “But you will receive power when the Holy [...]

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Guest Post – Straight to the heart of Acts

July 4, 2010

The next post comes from Straight to the Heart of Acts: INTRODUCTION: ORDINARY PEOPLE, EXTRAORDINARY GOD “When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realised that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and took note that these men had been with Jesus.” (Acts 4:13) In 30AD, Jesus of Nazareth looked to [...]

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GUEST POST – Revelation is all about Jesus

July 3, 2010

This guest post comes from Straight to the heart of Revelation: THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST (1:1) “The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place…that is, the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.” (Revelation 1:1-2) The book of Revelation is about Jesus [...]

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GUEST POST – Straight to the heart of Revelation

July 2, 2010

The following post is an extract from Straight to the heart of Revelation: INTRODUCTION: GOD IS ON THE THRONE “And they cried out in a loud voice: ‘Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.’” (Revelation 7:10) The President of the United States rules from the Oval Office. He [...]

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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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