Nicolas Alford writes about three unhelpful reactions that Christians can have to revivals. When God sends revival to a church other than the one we belong to there is a strong temptation to not recognise what is happening as being the fruit of the work of God’s Holy Spirit. An excerpt. When we assign to …
Scotty Smith leads us in prayer, giving thanks for the blessing of praying for others. As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by failing to pray for you. 1 Sam.12:23 Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and …
Erik Reed developed a six item list to remind himself of the importance of pastoral leadership. I’m conscious of building in preparation for those who will follow after me; and know that my role gets me a certain amount of trust and influence but only time and relationship will nurture deep trust and influence, so …
Church is meant to be the one place on earth where people can come just as themselves and feel welcome and at home. But it’s not always the case. I found these seven reasons provided by Stephen Grcevich to make sense. It’s helpful to read what is obvious when made plain, but is so easy …
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