Australian Church Record

The truth in love: A key principle for church growth (Ephesians 4:14-15)

August 21, 2019August 21, 2019 by Lionel Windsor

Slogans are catchy. Slogans crystallise our thoughts and capture our imaginations. That’s why they’re so useful for selling ideas. “Just Do It” inspires you to get out there and get active, preferably wearing a certain brand of sporting…

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Christian Living

A family shares all of life

August 19, 2019August 19, 2019 by Ben George

In Galatians 6, Paul shows us how the grace of God operates in the life of the church family as we live for others, bearing one another’s burdens. Although it can seem difficult and so is often neglected, this is an important part of Christian…

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Christian Living

Further towards a culture of death?

August 13, 2019August 13, 2019 by Mark Thompson

Another tragic milestone in our country’s history was put in place on Thursday night as the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, by a vote of 59 to 31, passed legislation to decriminalise the late-term abortion of unborn children. The tragedy…

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Ministry

Prepping for a Bible Study

August 12, 2019August 15, 2019 by St Helens'

It’s maybe a shame that we use the shorthand ‘prep’ for what we’re talking about. It sounds horribly homework-y and not very spiritual. But, let’s face it, ‘thoughtful-and-prayerful-consideration-of-the-passage-in-advance-such-that-I-can-lovingly-build-up-my-group-by-contributing-more-during-the-study’…

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Christian Living

S = Sorrow upon sorrow of parents who lose a child

August 7, 2019August 8, 2019 by Andrew Barry

Tomorrow* marks two years since we said goodbye to our teenage son, Nathan, who went to be with Jesus. We were on holidays and we knew that the cancer would take him soon, but it’s hard to drive home with one less kid in your car. When he died, I was…

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ACR Journal International

Evangelism in South Africa

August 5, 2019August 5, 2019 by Kenny Lloyd

An interview with Kenny Lloyd, Pastor of Word of Life Church, Port Elizabeth Kenny, can you give us a short introduction to the Word of Life ministry? Ten years ago we started some Bible studies on campus trying to make sure students here were being…

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Complementarianism

Counter-cultural in every age

July 31, 2019July 29, 2019 by Nathan Walter

“The clear evidence of the mental health ill-effects of discrimination against LGBT people should firmly banish outdated policies to the past where they belong.” [1] So concluded an article in The Guardian on the issue of our marriage…

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