Happy Friday

Hermeneutics as applied to a STOP sign “The Cat Sat on the Mat” as interpreted by the Church of England From Marc And here’s a marvellous little piece on the true Royal Wedding from Barry Cooper.

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Three Ways Christ is in the OT [repost]

By promise By prototype By presence Genesis 22 is a good example of Christ being there in all three senses. By promise, He is there in the Seed, first promised in 3:15, threatened through sacrificial death but renewed so that in Abraham’s Seed all nations will be blessed (22:18). He is also promised very strikingly in v14.  [...]

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God Our Brother – by Mike Milmine

– Based on the early chapters of Hebrews… God our Brother, with us He sides; Sanctifier one with sanctified   Assuming Flesh, His life to give; That we in Him, His life may live   True God from God, true Man for men; He sang His children’s glad “Amen”     Bone of His Bones, Flesh of His [...]

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Two Cups: Matthew 26:17-46 – Maundy Thursday Sermon

Audio This passage is the story of two cups.  Easter is the story of two cups. One cup was offered in the upper room.  The other cup was offered in the Garden of Gethsemane. One cup Jesus gives to us.  One cup Jesus drinks for Himself One cup is a cup for the forgiveness of [...]

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Double Standards

Here are some double standards I’m aware of from my corner of conservative evangelicalism: * When we preach “Come to Christ and you won’t have such a lousy eternity” it’s “God-centred.” * When they preach “Come to Christ and you won’t have such a lousy life” it’s “man-centred” . * When our preachers go outside [...]

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Two Easter Kids Songs

I wrote these two last week.  In the end I ditched the first in favour of the second.  We sang about fishes not seeds on Easter Sunday…

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Christianity Explored – the Website!

A great resource.  Definitely more a lean-back than lean-forward site.  Loads of videos.  You could recommend this to any of your friends with great confidence. Go forth!

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Feasting on the Bible in Groups

Josh VB gives some great thoughts on reading the word in community – check it out!

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Christ is Risen

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Please pray for northern Nigeria

In the wake of Nigerian presidential elections in which a Christian from the south has won, the north has erupted in violence. Open Doors reports that 60 churches have been torched and thousands of Christian homes destroyed. My brother in Christ Yahaya Ibrahim is a brave pastor of a congregation in Kaduna. He contacted me [...]

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When you prayed beneath the trees

This is such a beautiful song and I couldn’t find it on youtube (not to this tune anyway). So here’s a Good Friday effort. Someday I’ll learn how to fingerpick…

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Oh Happy Day

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Is the fruit of the Spirit too sissy for real men?

[A repost] And I quote: Real manliness is defined by Christlike character, and not just the Gentle-Jesus-meek-and-mild-style character, but the full-orbed fruit of the Spirit rounded out with strength, courage, conviction, strong passions, manly love, and a stout-hearted willingness to oppose error and fight for the truth—even to the point of laying down your life [...]

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Unforgiveness is an accusation of blasphemy

There is the strongest link between God’s forgiveness of us and our forgiveness of others.  Therefore, what does it mean when we find another’s sin “unforgiveable”? Well, what does God find unforgiveable?  Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit (Mark 3:28-30) – for more thoughts from me on that, see here. So what about sins we find [...]

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Favourite BCP prayer

Today was my last official 1662 Book of Common Prayer communion service as curate.  Aside from the prayer of humble access, this is the prayer I really love from the service.  It’s said after receiving communion and saying the Lord’s prayer: ALMIGHTY and everliving God, we most heartily thank thee, for that thou dost vouchsafe [...]

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Seed Song – for Easter

Sorry for lightweight blogging recently.  If I had the time I’d record the audio of this for you too.  If anyone wants to use it before Sunday, let me know and I’ll give you the chords etc.  But the tune and feel of the song is very much like My Old Man’s A Dustman. My [...]

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The Power of the Cross – Mark 15:21-41

Sermon audio: Mark 15:21-41 Two thousand years ago, the Apostle Paul said this: the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.  (1 Corinthians 1:18) The cross splits the world.  Either you look at the cross and think – [...]

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