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January 2016

January 13, 2016

Evangelism made simple

“And he ... said to him, “Go home to your friends and tell them how...

January 04, 2016

Top Bible Verses Explained: Proverbs 3:5-6 – Conditions for Guidance

I was fascinated recently to see a list of the most read Bible verses on...

January 04, 2016

Working out what God is working in (Philippians 2:12-13)

“Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my...

December 2015

December 31, 2015

Praise, Pray, and Party into the New Year from London

You can join us in person at Lee Valley Athletics stadium from 10pm UK time...

September 2015

September 19, 2015

The simple sermon that saved Charles Spurgeon

An unknown, unheralded, unremembered, unlearned substitute preacher impacted Victorian London, and the English speaking world...

September 03, 2015

Twenty differences between the Psalms and modern worship songs.

Beware of presumption. We serve a holy God not a cuddly best mate. There is...

May 2015

May 21, 2015

Join 70+ nations united to worship the Lord Jesus!

After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from...

May 02, 2015

Charles Spurgeon on Tithing

Lined up today toe to toe are two camps of people when it comes to...

February 2015

February 06, 2015

You Are Not Alone: Challenging the Christian Status Quo without selling out

Frank Viola is an increasingly dear friend of mine, even though we have yet to...

February 04, 2015

What is Baptism?

Many new Christians ask about water baptism, and are unclear as to its significance. What...

February 02, 2015

9 Key Trends in the UK Church

John Stevens is the national director at FIEC (The UK's Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches)....

November 2014

November 22, 2014

A word for every preacher this weekend

More from E. M. Bounds. I found this personally challenging as I prepare to preach...

November 07, 2014

“The character of our praying will determine the character of our preaching.”

I have been very slowly working my way through E. M. Bounds' Complete Works On Prayer....

October 2014

October 27, 2014

Martin Luther’s contribution: so important that God himself foretold it

We stand in the debt of those servants of God who prompted the Reformation. I...

October 06, 2014

“The church is looking for better methods, God is looking for better men”

E.M. Bounds was not overly enamored with church growth methods or management techniques. He believed...

September 2014

September 20, 2014

The Pentecostals and the Independent Evangelicals Preach the Same Gospel

All too often we Christians focus on the things that divide us. The Gospel of...

September 10, 2014

“People are often saved through a fragment of truth. What comes next is vital” Terry Virgo

One of the most fatal errors in church ministry would be to assume that people...

August 2014

August 14, 2014

LIVE WEBCHAT – “Fail” Is our Pastoral system broken?

J.R.Briggs is joining me right here on the blog for a live web chat on...

July 2014

July 02, 2014

A call for a new kind of theology to be written and preached

My pastor and I, Tope Koleoso often recall @bobrobertsjr saying that he believes a new type...

June 2014

June 18, 2014

Lunch with Tim Chaddick, pastor of Reality LA

Yesterday I had the joy of meeting a new friend, Tim Chaddick. A group of...

June 02, 2014

What is relational Christianity?

When I was just four I became a part of a family of churches that...

May 2014

May 29, 2014

How did the early church view baptism?

When it comes to the issue of baptism, there is not a little disagreement among...

May 14, 2014

YOU are invited to our International Day to celebrate the goodness of God in London

This weekend we will be taking over the Lee Valley Athletics stadium and gathering the...

May 05, 2014

How to tell if you are an Evangelical or a Progressive Christian

As you probably know by now, Steve Chalk's Oasis Trust has been expelled from the...

April 2014

April 15, 2014

Why God doesn’t want you to have a personal relationship with him

Wait, so I have finally become a heretic right with a headline like that, right?...

March 2014

March 19, 2014

Is the concept of privacy and discretion dead even among Christians?

This week there has been another stirring in the Christian blogosphere. A sometimes controversial church...

March 10, 2014

Multisite churches: a sign of hope for the Western Church?

I have been allowed early access to the The Leadership Network/Generis Multisite Church Scorecard which releases to...

February 2014

February 24, 2014

Why silence about controversies should not be read as agreement

Just in the past few days both my emails and Twitter stream have contained a...

November 2013

November 19, 2013

The church: one generation from extinction?

Lord Carey has been quoted as saying that the English church is in danger of...

November 02, 2013

Worshipping with your mind and spirit

Today in our series addressing the Strange Fire book, we turn to the idea of...