Joel Virgo has blogged about getting men to pray at church. In what I think is an excellent post Joel makes the claim that we need to, “Intentionally gather guys to seek God. They will rise to it, and the church will follow.” It’s not about creating a male-dominated environment but creating an environment that allows men to become the …
Ephesians 6:10-13 ‘On Active Duty’
Here are my extended notes from my talk at Bath City Church on Sunday 14th June. “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the full armour of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, …
Re:Sound release Rain City Hymnal
Re:Sound have released their first album, Rain City Hymnal. It’s, as they say, “a fresh approach to 12 ancient hymns,” and you can download it now. There’s an option, for a short time, to either pay a donation of your choice, or tell 5 people to get it for free. I have already downloaded Re:Sounds sampler that was released several …
Wayne Grudem at WEST
This week I shall be hopping on the train from Tuesday to Friday to head to Bridgend, to the Wales Evangelical School of Theology (WEST). WEST are in the middle of their Summer Season and this week I have the immense privilege of sitting in on Dr. Wayne Grudem’s ‘Doctrine of Scripture’ week. This is what WEST has to say …
Re:Sound
Re:Sound, a new worship label from The Resurgence, has their website up and running. And what’s more, right now you can download their free 8 track sampler, with some familiar and some new songs. The sampler has got me excited for the launch of the albums, which I’ll be looking to purchase and share soon enough. So if you’re into …
“Preach the gospel at all times; when necessary, use words.”
“This saying is carted out whenever someone wants to suggest that Christians talk about the gospel too much, and live the gospel too little. Fair enough—that can be a problem. Much of the rhetorical power of the quotation comes from the assumption that Francis not only said it but lived it. The problem is that he did not say it. …
Dr. J. I. Packer: Thoughts for New and Old Christians
At last night’s service in Bath with Dr. J. I. Packer we were treated to a quick question and answer time before the main message (which incidentally was taken from Luke 1:67-80 entitled, “Safety, Certainty, and Enjoyment.”) From this Q & A session I want to highlight three questions and their answers that I found particularly insightful and helpful. 1. …
The Cause
Yesterday a new sermon series, The Cause, began at Bath City Church. This ongoing series, from Ephesians, should be quiet exciting. I’ll be studying the book over the next month or so myself and look forward to learning much from it.
Ours is the theology of the Reformation
R C Sproul jr. has written a wonderful short piece on what it means to be on the Reformed ‘team’. Too often it is easy to identify our walk by the shadow of another man. But all men are sinners, and all are fallen and finite. The only person we should seek to ultimately emulate and aspire to is Jesus …