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The message of the apostles in Acts consists of two parts: the first is the proclamation of Jesus as Savior and Lord (1 Cor.1:23;2 Cor.4:5). The second is the appeal to come to him in repentance and faith. True evangelism seeks a response. It expects results. It is...
DOES YOUR PREACHER RIDE HIS HOBBY HORSE?
The Christian preacher is a steward (1 Cor.4:1,2). The steward is the trustee and dispenser of another’s person’s goods. So the preacher is a steward of God’s mysteries, that is, of the self-revelation which God has entrusted to men and which is now preserved in the...
IS YOUR PREACHER A BABBLER?
In 1961 John Stott wrote THE PREACHER’S PORTRAIT which looks at some metaphors in the New Testament which describe the Christian preacher. He begins by saying what the preacher is not. First, the Christian preacher is not a prophet…..this gift is no longer bestowed...
WHO ARE YOU? A NEW YEAR’S EXAMINATION
At one stage in her life, novelist Muriel Spark (1918-2006) wrote, “I resolved to write an autobiography which would help to explain, to myself and others: who am I?” She said it would give her a sense of enriched self-knowledge. Authors of autobiographies are...
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS
Gentle reader, whoever you are, wherever you may be in the world: the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australasia, may this Christmas bring you the peace of the angels, the awe of the Magi, the reverence of the shepherds and the eternal love of God who sent Jesus to...
CHRISTMAS IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT
On March 7, 1984, Jerry Levin, director of the CNN Middle East Bureau was walking from his Beirut, Lebanon apartment to his office when he was kidnapped by the terrorist group Hezbollah. He was placed in solitary confinement, chained to a radiator that didn’t work,...
AN ADVENT MEDITATION
J.R.R. TOLKIEN. What happens when darkness falls and the waters rise, when the light grows dim and the rock seems slippery? What happens when we cannot see or stand, and our fall seems all but inevitable? What happens when our faith fails us? I recently re-read the...
THE SEVENTH MARK OF THE CHURCH -WHOLEHEARTEDNESS
LAODICEA, TURKEY. In Revelation 3:14-22 Jesus Christ identifies the seventh mark of the church as wholeheartedness. He combines a fierce denunciation of complacency and a tender appeal for wholeheartedness. The Laodicean church was a halfhearted church. Perhaps none...
THE SIXTH MARK OF THE CHURCH – OPPORTUNITY
THE CHURCH IN PHILADELPHIA, TURKEY The sixth mark of the church is opportunity. Christ placed before the church in Philadelphia (Revelation 3:7-13) an open door, that no one can shut, and he holds the key to the door. Christ holds the key to the door of salvation. Do...
MY 2018 READING LIST
Here are the most significant books I read this past year. They are from a variety of genres: spiritual, devotional, theological, philosophical, biographical, and fictional. You might something in the list that appeals to you. I must say that the Sienkiewicz trilogy...
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