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Christians and Pandemics through the Ages (260, 1347, 1665,…2020)

March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 by Matthew Payne

The ‘coronavirus’ (COVID-19) has put the world into a panic. It is clearly extremely contagious and a significant threat to many lives. Nobody knows how long it will last or what its ultimate effects will be. Amidst the uncertainty, most…

Christian Living Doctrine

The importance of being a struggling Christian (Ephesians 6:14–16)

March 12, 2020March 12, 2020 by Lionel Windsor

Do you ever feel like the Christian life is a struggle? Do you feel that it’s hard, day after day, to keep going? Do you find it hard to trust God, to live for Jesus, and to speak about Jesus with other people? Maybe you look at other Christians—at…

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The Congregation has spoken: “We also want systematic theology!”

January 30, 2020January 30, 2020 by Ben Pakula

At the church I pastor a returning missionary was giving a brilliant sermon on Acts 17. Mid-talk he paused and asked the congregation to discuss this question: “Is Jesus still a man today?” I was perplexed as to why he would ask such an obvious…

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Pursuing Sanctification – God’s work or ours? Part 2

January 28, 2020January 28, 2020 by Daniel Bishop

In Part 1, Dan showed us that God’s sovereignty in our progressive sanctification (that is, our ongoing journey in holiness) is not in conflict with our efforts in this area, but that both operate together, as friends. Here, Dan returns to…

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Pursuing Sanctification – God’s work or ours? Part 1

January 24, 2020January 24, 2020 by Daniel Bishop

John Owen says Christians need to “be killing sin, or it will be killing you.”[1] Yet from my experience most Christians aren’t employing everything they have at their disposal to kill sin or to pursue sanctification in any regard. The…

Christian Living Doctrine

How long, Lord, must we call for help?

January 21, 2020January 21, 2020 by Ben George

In light of the recent Australian bushfires, we perhaps cannot be blamed for asking, Why is God allowing such a thing to happen? How can God turn a blind eye to the devastation that has come as a result of these fires – the loss of property, animals,…

Doctrine Evangelism Ministry

The message is the mission (Ephesians 1:13)

January 6, 2020January 6, 2020 by Lionel Windsor

What is God’s ‘mission’? In the opening section of Ephesians, Paul talks a lot about God’s purposes for the world. God’s ultimate purpose is to sum up everything in Christ (Ephesians 1:10). God is moving everything in heaven…