Recently, I've been preparing to teach a module on the Person and Work of the Holy Spirit. All sounds quite straightforward, but it's set in an Old Testament context, and that's been a challenge. You see, the majority of teaching on the Holy Spirit is actually based on the New Testament, and we might say, … Continue reading The person and work of the spirit
Category: discipleship
EBOOKS FOr FReE
From today (9th January), for five days, four of my books are available for free on Amazon Kindle. Why not grab yourself a copy, read it, then find someone else and discuss it? Please click on the images below.... And pass the message on...
Encountering God in Prayer
Prayer by its very nature involves encounter – The coming of Jesus, his life, death, resurrection and ascension opened up to us not only the possibility of being saved, and the hope of life eternal, but access to the very presence of God in the here and now of our messy everyday lives – that … Continue reading Encountering God in Prayer
The Good Shepherd
Richard Burgess Too often people get distorted or plain wrong ideas about God. Right from humanities earliest days when the serpent suggested to Adam and Eve that God was not as good as what he had revealed himself to be, the enemy has sought to distort and destroy the true knowledge of God. One of … Continue reading The Good Shepherd
Sovereignty, patriarchy and headship
Some thoughts... When studying and writing for my masters dissertation on headship and submission I was provoked by the thought that maturity is not achieved by structures of authority and submission - far from it. In fact relationships were never designed to function that way. It is the nature of fallen humanity to emphasise and … Continue reading Sovereignty, patriarchy and headship
The Word 4 Life 