Do you ever have dreams that cause you to worry

In Chapter 2 of Daniel we see that Nebuchadnezzar has dreams that troubled him and he could not sleep.  Nebuchadnezzar was not the first King to have dreams and he won’t be the last. Statesmen are often troubled by the past and have forebodings about the future.  But Nebuchadnezzar’s dream was not like the dreams that . . . → Read More: Do you ever have dreams that cause you to worry

What should we do when we don’t like the way our government does or is doing things? What does God say? (Daniel)

What does God say?  (Daniel)

At the end of Daniel 1 we are told that God gave Daniel three things.  Because of his decision not to defile himself with the food and culture of the Babylonians.  God granted Daniel wisdom beyond the wisdom of the Babylonians, influence beyond that of any in the kingdom, and health that . . . → Read More: What should we do when we don’t like the way our government does or is doing things? What does God say? (Daniel)

What should we do when we don’t like the way our government does or is doing things?

What does God say?  (Daniel)

At the end of Daniel 1 we are told that God gave Daniel three things.  Because of his decision not to defile himself with the food and culture of the Babylonians.  God granted Daniel wisdom beyond the wisdom of the Babylonians, influence beyond that of any in the kingdom, and health that . . . → Read More: What should we do when we don’t like the way our government does or is doing things?

From Wesley to Whitefield: A Pastor’s Journey to Reformed Theology

In 2002, I had a plane ticket to fly to England to begin a PhD programme in Wesleyan Studies at the University of Manchester, England. I was a Wesleyan-Arminian theologian in the making. I spoke at conferences on John Wesley and wrote several academic publications that were published in the top Wesleyan academic journals including The . . . → Read More: From Wesley to Whitefield: A Pastor’s Journey to Reformed Theology

The Christian Life – A Battle

The Christian Life – A Battle

It is deeply salutary to reflect on the unrelenting way the devil sought to overcome our Lord Jesus and to divert him from his calling to be the Redeemer of God’s elect. At the outset of his public ministry we find our Lord being tempted by the devil in the desert: . . . → Read More: The Christian Life – A Battle

Revival: Extraordinary Conversions and Restoration

To talk about revival is to talk superlatives, for revival is Christianity taken to a heightened intensity. God never does more for his church than when he revitalises her with the breath of heaven. In the midst of the years he ‘makes known’ (Habakkuk 3:2). We then experience more of his grace and power than at . . . → Read More: Revival: Extraordinary Conversions and Restoration

Ephesians 1: 5 – 5

 
EPHESIANS 1: 1 – 5
He [1] predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will– 6 to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. (NIV)

GOD’S PLAN

He predestined us to be adopted, he determined us, the word predestined . . . → Read More: Ephesians 1: 5 – 5

Ephesians Chapter 1: 1 – 4

Eph. 1.1¶ Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:

Eph. 1.2  Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

Although this letter is addressed to the Ephesians it is believed that it . . . → Read More: Ephesians Chapter 1: 1 – 4

INTRODUCTION to EPHESIANS

 

There is nothing in Ephesians that is not taught elsewhere.  In his unfinished but valuable exposition of this letter, B. F. Westcott included an appendix in which he discussed the letter’s distinct doctrines  He found 27 distinct doctrines, running from God the Father, Christ, the Holy Spirit, and the Trinity through the will of God, the . . . → Read More: INTRODUCTION to EPHESIANS

THE URGENT NEED FOR REVIVAL TODAY

THE URGENT NEED FOR REVIVAL TODAY . . . → Read More: THE URGENT NEED FOR REVIVAL TODAY