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This means that all knowledge-including academic knowledge-finds its proper meaning only in reference to Him. Christ, the Logos as well as the Lord, lays claim to all of academia [On November 23 and 24 the Pollard Park Evangelical Church in Bradford, Yorkshire, held their church anniversary services, and I was the speaker. The church hired […]

He had hardly been there a matter of months before a great work of God began there. From the mid 1730s a great revival had broken out in England, Wales and America. by Paul Cook [An address at the Revival and Reformation Conference, Swanwick, November 20, 2002] 200,000 tourists go to Haworth every year in […]

The world scoffs, Where are the signs of his coming? Show us your God in our day! "Christ will come in judging power and come when he is least expected." by David Carmichael Chapter 2. The Prize of the Waiting Prophet There is a multi-dimensional prize from God. The Lord is determined to communicate to […]

As I sit here this side of death I look ahead with fear and yet with hope. I do not want to die yet. by Ruairidh D. Macrae It has been a long journey from when I sent my first e mail about being diagnosed with cancer back in early 2001. My first encounter with […]

Sadly, we live in a day when that once (and still) noble word "Protestant" has fallen on hard times. by Ian Hamilton Last month I attended the Annual Cambridge Lecture sponsored by the Protestant Truth Society. Sadly, we live in a day when that once (and still) noble word "Protestant" has fallen on hard times. […]

Reform leaders said they could not allow the appointment of Rowan Williams as Archbishop of Canterbury to go ahead quietly. They spoke against his false teaching, prayed for him, encouraged evangelical parishes to take action, and set up a fighting fund to help parishes whose bishops make their lives difficult. Speaking at the Reform Conference […]

"Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep (Romans 12:15). To ease another’s burden, help carry it." by David Cassells I have a tale to tell and, despite embarrassed reticence, I have the permission of its subjects to tell it. Every time I open my wallet I think of Murdo John. Not […]

The way of knowing more of God lay in a renewed determination to move closer to God. If he is gong to comprehend more of God he has to get as close as he can to God. This is good procedure by David Carmichael [At the annual Revival and Reformation Conference held in Swanwick November […]

Why wasn’t God answering the prayers of his people? The darkness was spreading. Where was God? Habakkuk was perplexed by David Carmichael [At the annual Revival and Reformation Conference held in Swanwick November 18-20 2002 David S. Carmichael gave three stirring messages on the preaching of the prophet Habakkuk. He has been the minister for […]

Through persecution Christians were widely scattered and thus the gospel was spread. From Antioch Paul went out and it became the centre of missionary expansion by Paul Cook [A message given at the conference for Reformation and Revival in Swanwick, England on November 19, 2002 and summarised by Geoff Thomas.] We learn of the great […]

TESTIMONY OF A YOUNG MAN For about 6 months before this camp I had been troubled in my mind about questions such as ‘Is there really a God?’ and ‘How can I know for sure?’ by Gary Brady [The following testimony was given by a young man of 16 at a recent meeting in a […]

Spurgeon once said that Methodism was a noble thing for the unconverted but terrible for the children of God. The same observation might be made of Anabaptism. Just as Spurgeon was converted at a Primitive Methodist chapel, I was awakened from spiritual darkness through sermons from an Anabaptist tape ministry. I even learned much from […]

GOD’S ETERNAL, HOLY LAWby John Peter Bodner 1 God’s eternal, holy Law Saint and sinner, hear with awe: Ten Commandments God alone With His finger wrote in stone. 2 What doth He require of thee? Love to God , and charity To thy neigbbour , this with all Heart, and strength, and mind and soul. […]

NOURISH EVERY GRACE Also you have to feed your love. This is the most indispensable of all the graces without which we are nothing.by Geoff Thomas God has filled the life of the Christian with all the glorious young plants of faith, love, assurance, peace and joy. Maybe at the moment of your conversion God […]

THE CHALLENGE OF JESUS CHRIST But Matthew’s gospel has nothing to do with the way you feel. It is presenting to us a record of historical facts that here is a man who was sent into this world by God, by your God and Lord.by Geoff Thomas In every way the challenge of the four […]

Ads show that many churches have done their “market research” and are offering worship services tailored to the expectations of their target audience (or market share) by William Smith When Susan and I were in British Columbia last summer, I followed a newspaper story about a woman who had been denied marriage in a Roman […]

HOMOSEXUALITY AND THE NEW ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY How then does Rowan Williams arrive at this perverse and paradoxical conclusion which contradicts the orthodox and Biblical teaching on this subject? by David N. Samuel "The Body’s Grace", is a lecture that was given by the new Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, to the Lesbian and Gay […]

A Letter to the Sniper October 23, 2002 by John Piper To the Sniper, I write as a pastor concerned for your soul and for the lives of your victims. I base what I say on the Bible, God’s word. I think this is what Jesus Christ would want you to read. May he use […]

GOD MADE THE STARS ALSO God’s understanding has to be infinite in order to count and name all 10 to the power of 22 stars. by Dr Monty White These words "He made the stars also" are found in the very first chapter of the Bible in the sixteenth verse. The writer Moses, has just […]

COMPLETE IN CHRIST The following blessings are the possession of every single believer in the Lord Jesus Christ:- by Joseph Randall You are justified and have peace with God (Rom. 5:1) You died with Christ and to the power of sin’s rule over your life (Rom. 6:1-6) You are free from condemnation forever (Rom. 8:1) […]

PROPHECY SHALL CEASE Though building on the foundation begun by John Calvin and John Owen, Jonathan Edwards took the development of the Reformed doctrine of cessationism to new heights Jonathan Edwards on the Cessation of the Gifts of Prophecy. In the current Westminster Theological Journal (Vol. 64, No. 1 Spring 2002) Philip A. Craig has […]

THE INFLUENCE OF CHRISTIAN BOOKS We had begun reading Sermons on Ephesians when both of us became convinced independently that God was telling us to read the 200 sermons Calvin preached on the book of Deuteronomy by John Keble My wife Irene’s background is different from mine in that she was born and brought up […]

DR. ERIC HOBSBAWM: SELF- ACKNOWLEDGED SERVANT OF KARL MARX His identity is the Lord, the Master and Sovereign of the Universe, but now there is something new, he is the one who in addition becomes a servant by Geoff Thomas How did the Son of God appear when he came to earth? Like Superman? No. […]

TEN MORE WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR CHURCH’S WORSHIP SERVICE by Don Whitney 1. Plan worship only for people who can worship. Many churches plan their worship services as though unbelievers can worship. But the Apostle Paul makes plain in 1 Corinthians 12:3 that "no one can say, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ except by the Holy Spirit." […]

TOM WRIGHT’S VIEW OF JUSTIFICATION: AN ECUMENICAL INTERPRETATION OF PAUL Wright does admit that there are other important elements to the gospel than the mere proclamation that Jesus is Lord. For example, he places the cross at the center of Paul’s gospel by Dr. Sidney D. Dyer N.T. Wright is an Anglican whose works have […]