September, 2018 - Australian Church Record

Men’s world and God’s word (Matthew 24:35-44)

September 26, 2018September 10, 2018 by Alan Stibbs

This passage of our Lord’s own teaching challenges us, if we will heed it, to recognize the unique character, the supreme worth and the abiding practical value of the word of God.Reference to it is here put in the advent and eschatological context,…

Christian Living Ministry

Dementia and the Christian: Will Jesus remember me if I’ve forgotten him?

September 24, 2018September 25, 2018 by Susan An

“She was a wonderful mother and a devoted wife”, he said, holding her hand. She sadly didn’t meet his gaze but rather looked past him, glassy-eyed and unseeing. As her speech pathologist I was sitting by her bedside, watching her not recognise…

ACR Journal Evangelism Ministry

Have we lost our way on mission?

September 21, 2018September 20, 2018 by Nathan Walter

This article was originally published in the ACR’s latest journal, which contains lots of helpful reflections on evangelism. You can access the journal in full here. For someone who enjoys American politics, the last year and a half has been…

Christian Living The Vault

Learning to delight in physical limitations (2 Corinthians 12:7-10)

September 19, 2018September 18, 2018 by Alan Stibbs

The persistent pressure of a physical ailment. In a passage of intimate personal biography Paul reveals that he was troubled by a physical affliction. He calls it “a thorn in the flesh”—language which suggests that it was something very painful…

Christian Living

How to pray on knocking knees: A guide for the jittery, anxious or mildly petrified

September 17, 2018September 16, 2018 by Felicity Leslie

I am writing this piece for those who may well feel jittery, nervous or even somewhat terrified to pray out loud in Bible study or certainly with a pre-written prayer from the front of a public church meeting.You don’t need to be afraid! Here are…

Church History Doctrine Ministry The Vault

Evangelical protest: Its cause and content (Galatians 2:11-21)

September 12, 2018September 2, 2018 by Alan Stibbs

Those who know the truth of the gospel may find themselves compelled within the professing Church to become outspoken ‘protestants’, and to give their positive witness to the gospel in order to counter practical abandonment of its truth, and…

Ministry

Church leaders: realistic idealists

September 10, 2018September 10, 2018 by Mike Leite

Here’s a thought I’ve been musing over: leaders in ministry need to be realistic idealists. Primarily, we need to be idealists because we are gospel people. We are people of God’s word who seek to do all we do through the lens of Scripture. However,…