Richard Burgess, 12.03.2021 Life goals are a big thing, they give focus, shape and impetus to our lives. If you're going to be an athlete you work on a whole host of things in order to run or jump, ultimately, to win. Likewise a teacher, a pilot etc... God has a life goal, a destiny … Continue reading Called to be like Jesus – part 1
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Living in Union with Christ
Richard Burgess. 09.02.2021 The wrong foot. Jesus said, "Go and make disciples..." Every Christ follower is called to be a disciple not simply a believer, yet in thinking about discipleship there is a very real danger of starting out on the wrong foot: now I am saved I need to live for Jesus, I’ve got … Continue reading Living in Union with Christ
Kingdom Dynamics
The most popular blog this year has been one from 2017, Kingdom Dynamics. So here it is with some updating... We are called to pursue the kingdom, a kingdom quite unlike any other; to seek it first, not as the first in a whole list of things, but as the one that governs all the … Continue reading Kingdom Dynamics
Spiritual formation – a fully rounded life
To be spiritually formed is to be whole, to be fully rounded in our approach to life. Frequently though that is not what we find, it seems in our nature to focus on one or two areas to the exclusion of others, or to go to an extreme in some area to the neglect of … Continue reading Spiritual formation – a fully rounded life
Kingdom Dynamics
We are called to pursue the kingdom, a kingdom quite unlike any other; to seek it first, not as the first in a whole list of things, but as the one that governs all others on that list. And to do so, it’s essential we understand the dynamics of the kingdom, because sooner or later … Continue reading Kingdom Dynamics
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