Monthly Archives: January 2010

Where are the hymns about teaching kids?

Posted on January 28, 2010 by

Can anyone help? I need songs or hymns which remind the church to teach kids about God and Christ. Can anyone suggest any songs or hymns that I could use over the next few weeks? I was preaching Psalm 78 … Continue reading →

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10 ways in which God in Christ is a God of love #8

Posted on January 27, 2010 by

Here’s the eighth abridged extract from Ebenezer Erskine’s 10 point sermon on 10 ways in which God in Christ is a God of love: 8. God in Christ is a God of infinite bounty and liberality, and a prayer-hearing God; … Continue reading →

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BBC Radio 4 Today programme editors – wolves in sheep’s clothing

Posted on January 26, 2010 by

Did anyone catch this morning’s main headline on the Today programme? The item of greatest public concern this morning was “the British public are becoming more liberal with respect to sexual ethics but more conservative economically”. The BBC’s social policy … Continue reading →

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Dyslexia and Christian ministry

Posted on January 26, 2010 by

In my first year at theological college, aged 33, I discovered I was dyslexic. I guess I had known it since my mid twenties when my then fiancée’s house mate, a special needs teacher in Cambridge, told me she thought … Continue reading →

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Spurgeon – remember the fact of Christ’s love

Posted on January 25, 2010 by

To help start the week on the right note, here’s an extract from Charles Spurgeon’s sermon the memory of Christ’s love. What a wonderful thing it is that the Son of God should love us! I do not wonder so … Continue reading →

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10 ways in which God in Christ is a God of love #7

Posted on January 21, 2010 by

Here’s the 7th abridged extract from Ebenezer Erskine’s 10 point sermon on 10 ways in which God in Christ is a God of love: 7. God in Christ is a pitying God; he pities Christless and unbelieving sinners, and is … Continue reading →

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More Erskine like Piper

Posted on January 20, 2010 by

Here’s more classic Ebenezer Erskine with overtures of John Piper’s passionate theology (the full sermon is called God in Christ, a God of love). For a similar post, see Has Piper ever read Erskine? Is it so, that a God … Continue reading →

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Transforming Grace Venn diagram posts

Posted on January 19, 2010 by

Readers of this blog will know that I’ve written more than a few posts with Venn diagrams to help us analyse Christian personality types, leadership types, church type and so on. This post is an index of all those blogs … Continue reading →

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What’s life for? Finding purpose.

Posted on January 18, 2010 by

We had a great evening at TNG (our 11-14 youth group) last Wednesday answering the question “what would Jesus say to Amy Winehouse?” Here’s the outline for anyone wanting to do a session on purpose. Quiz: What’s that for?  What … Continue reading →

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10 ways in which God in Christ is a God of love #6

Posted on January 14, 2010 by

Here’s the 6th abridged extract from Ebenezer Erskine’s 10 point sermon on 10 ways in which God in Christ is a God of love: 6. God in Christ is a pardoning God: and does not this declare him to be … Continue reading →

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