God is good - there are many that doubt this, even some Christians. This though is the testimony of scripture - God is good, and he is good because he is love. The problem is we live in a world that's all muddled up with what love and goodness is Goodness mustn't be confused with … Continue reading God is Good
Category: growth
Growing an Apostolic Church
The beginning and growth of the church in the New Testament is somewhat staggering. From such humble and seemingly ill-equipped beginnings it rapidly flourished and went on to impact the whole known world. Not far into it's history it arrived at Antioch. Now from a human point of view the church at Antioch was an … Continue reading Growing an Apostolic Church
Encouragement
If there's something we all need it's encouragement. Right from the earliest of days encouraging words go a long way towards our development and growth as people. It can come in the simplest of forms, for example, when a child first picks up a pencil or crayon and begins to draw, the lines are this … Continue reading Encouragement
His Church is Marching On
Just recently I was involved in running a module on the history of the church, and in doing so I was struck by the dynamic history of the church and it's far reaching impact upon the world - yes there are the bad bits, the bits that the atheist will be quick to point to … Continue reading His Church is Marching On
Yours is the kingdom, the power, and the glory
We come to the last in this mini series on the Lord's prayer, a phrase not in the early manuscripts but found in the later ones, 'Yours is the kingdom, the power and the glory, forever. Amen.' Our own little kingdoms, power and glory are something that fallen humanity desperately craves, we want to be … Continue reading Yours is the kingdom, the power, and the glory
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