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What God gives

For the month of November, we are going through a sermon series on 2 Thessalonians. It’s a small book that packs a punch. At first read, it might seem a bit up in the air. It might not be immediately

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If one star is beautiful to behold

Dear Church, While we are away to attend my father-in-law’s funeral, I want to encourage you with these words from John Flavel in his excellent book, The Mystery of Providence. If there is one thing that you can do to

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Reading the Bible

During Tuesday Night Prayer, we spent some time studying Psalm 23. It was amazing to see new things in such a familiar part of Scripture. Rather than simply reading the Psalm, we considered some questions that are helpful for understanding

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Called and commissioned

The prophet Isaiah had a very powerful day (Isaiah 6). He saw the glory of the Lord in the temple. He heard the song of the seraphim. He experienced an utter breakdown as he realised his own sin before experiencing

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Seeds are supposed to grow

Why do we sit under the preaching of the word? Why do we read the Bible and seek to understand it? Is it because that’s just what we’re supposed to do? Is it merely knowledge acquisition? When God’s word is

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The Church Preaches Christ

Speech does things. It can be used to tear a people down or it can be used to build them up. It can incite violence or it can motivate peace. As we’ve worked our way through our liturgy, we come

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Arise Africa

This week, I wanted to focus our attention on our brothers and sisters who are currently experiencing persecution for following Jesus. Next week we’ll continue with our journey through our liturgy. During a recent worship gathering, we watched a brief

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We long for atonement

Days before we were due to leave the US back in 2018, I was backing out of a parking space and grazed the bumper of another car. The damage wasn’t significant in any way, but it was enough that it

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The downside of redecorating

A comedian I like recently complained about the fact that after he’d had a room in his house redecorated, he was faced with the real state of the stuff that was in it. The day before, all had seemed normal.

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