Our worship this week will also give special thanks to God for his provision and care for us, particularly in food and natural resources. The Lord’s My Shepherd (Psalm 23) and He Is Exalted are songs of preparation, with Let All Things Now Living commencing worship. After our responsive call to worship and prayer of …
The third and final day of Planters & Pastors consisted of two sessions, so we were done by 1.00pm The first session was Keller’s concluding address, this time on Grace Renewal Dynamics, and the second contained a Q & A, some thankyous and a final ‘charge’ by Keller. I’m very conscious of preached messages that …
Some grabs from yesterday. Contextualisation: Bringing the changeless message of the Gospel to address the particular cultural situation of the audience. Sermon introductions: ‘Open up your Bibles to …’ is also a contextualised approach to a felt need of an audience. No one presentation can transcend all cultures. What steps do we take to locate/stay …
David Cook has written a letter outlining some positive experiences and perspectives about evangelical Christianity in the UK. It’s posted on the Presbyterian Church of Australia Website. We have been in the U.K. now since 13th February, long enough to have some reflections: In Australia we may think that the Church we see in the …
mgpcpastor's blog 