Corner of Knox St. & Liverpool Rd. Ashfield
Corner of Knox St. & Liverpool Rd. Ashfield
Ever since the fall, we have struggled with words. Of course, many won’t admit this, but if you recognize, like the Bible writers, that there is still a war of words going on in your life, then you will realize your desperate need for cleansing and renewal in your speech.
One of the most important lessons for Christian leaders to learn is that no matter how dark our times, God can revive the church and change our world. The cause of the Gospel is never lost.
Undoubtedly one of the reasons for the current popularity of TV reality shows is that many of them hold out the hope that we can take charge of our lives and break free from the disappointment and despair that we feel about ourselves.
God calls His people to an intellectual revolution. While the world likes to represent Christians as intellectual lightweights who live on their feelings, the truth is otherwise.
Over the last 50 years, people have written thousands of books about the church. Most of these books have been written to cure a deficiency that the writer has seen in the church such as denominationalism, dropping church attendance and rigid institutionalism.
Have you ever wondered why God gave certain word-gifts to the church, particularly the gift of pastor-teachers?
Ray Stedman, a former American pastor, once likened life in the modern church to spectator sport. He said it was very much like football – 26 men down on the field, desperately in need of rest, and tens of thousands in the grandstands, desperately in need of exercise.
One of the most significant words in Paul’s letters is the word “therefore.” Here, in Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, he uses this word to connect what he has been saying in chapters 1-3 with what he is about to say in chapters 4-6.
Have you ever realised that the major difference between Christianity and all the other great world religions is that whereas the latter are simply systems of belief and ritual, Christianity is essentially a religion of fellowship with a living Saviour?
If you were a Jew living before the time of Jesus, you would have gone to the temple year after year to offer sacrifices for your sin. Unfortunately, however, the Mosaic Covenant did not provide a single sacrifice that guaranteed cleansing forever.