A CONFESSION OF A CHURCH REVITALISATION PASTOR. Often rugby players leave the pitch having been hit so many times in big tackles that it is the equivalent of a car crash, this is Church revitalization. I am not nearly experienced enough to comment on this, however what I have experienced over the last 2 years (nearly) of ministry in a context ... Continue Reading
Evangelism
The Necessity of The New Birth
https://soundcloud.com/user-141286947/new-birth Theme: The Necessity of The New Birth When: 25.09.16 Where: Emmanuel Church Farnham ... Continue Reading
Speak up Millennials
“Have you no wish for others to be saved? Then you're not saved yourself, be sure of that!” ― C.H.Spurgeon Some short Saturday thoughts. Many of the social media posts that I see on Facebook and Twitter from 'millennials' today have nothing to say on the excellencies of Christ. Nothing to say of their salvation, nothing to say of His grace, ... Continue Reading
Books I enjoyed in 2015
“Reading is more important to me than eating." - John Piper. As a dyslexic book worm I love it when people post book recommendations, granted it takes time to read and process the words, pages, chapters and books but I love it. Not for the sake of academia, but for the sake of knowing God and myself in relation to God. Nothing beats (or ... Continue Reading
How can I truly know God?
“And now, O Lord God, you are God, and your words are true.” – 2 Samuel 7:28 As an early Christian I asked myself, “How can I truly know God?” I allowed the philosophies and ideologies of the day to influence my knowledge of God and myself. I was blinded by what tickled my itching ears and what my heart believed to be right in ... Continue Reading
What Insurgent has in common with Easter
"Bury the truth - when that message gets out, it will be the end. Kill them!" After watching the recent Insurgent film as part of the Divergent series I thought this wasn't a half decent action movie with a bit of romance in there too to even it out. However the line that came out of the baddy's mouth above hit me between the eyes, "Bury the ... Continue Reading
Christmas is over so now what?
Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God - 2Corinthians 5:20 With Christmas over we can sometimes feel the focus on Jesus Christ has ended, like the decorations and presents we can put Christ away, hidden until the next big event to remember. . ... Continue Reading
Evangelism lessons by Daniel Sturridge
"I love you. Jesus, I will praise your name forever" - Daniel Sturridge England and Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge has been getting a lot of media attention in the last couple of years for his goals, skill on the ball and for his evangelism. Yes you read that right; the 24 year old's evangelism is simple yet effective. After scoring in ... Continue Reading
Everyone goes to Heaven… Really?
Universalists & People Pleasers, are they right? What i find quite incredible is "some" (i must put emphasis on some) people in the Church say everyone will go to heaven and say this to unbelievers, i have witnessed this in the last 2 months and i find that really sad, genuinely. 1. Firstly i can't see that when you read the bible, study it ... Continue Reading