'Niddrie Pastor' Tagged Posts (Page 40)
10 Marks of Effective Church Plants (6)
Visualising Worship According to Stetzer, worship has become more visual. When we (at his church) sing of blood we show blood. When we sing of Christ, we use art from the ages to show Christ.’ (P140). I found this fascinating. In the conservative circles in which I was saved it was noticeable that I never found any images, crosses or anything remotely ‘religious’…
10 Marks of Effective Church Plants (4)
Experiential Praise ‘A community that provides people with a dynamic and participative worship is providing a powerful apologetic to people open to the spiritual yet unaware of how to connect with the spirit. Those without Christ cannot worship God. However, through such worship, these “already religious” people can see true believers praising God in spirit and in truth,…
G.O.S.P.E.L
I really enjoyed this clever presentation of the good news. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ymfh6RJezQ4&feature=channel_video_title]
Young(ish) Reformed & Reckless?
I believe in the inerrancy and all-sufficiency of God’s Holy Word. I believe unflinchingly in the doctrines of grace. I love and cherish the writing of men like John Owen. Lloyd Jones’ book on spiritual depression is a classic that will never go out of fashion. Spurgeon’s sermons are rich with gospel infused doctrinal depth. I believe in the doctrine of…
How Slippery is Rob Bell?
I watched and interesting debate on the Premier Radio website last night. It was between Rob Bell and a guy called Adrian Warnock (check out his blog on my site). A couple of things stood out. Firstly, how incredibly slippery he was with any direct questioning on his personal beliefs about hell in particularly, alongside a host of other things. Secondly, I did think he…
Government cuts mean Gospel Opportunities!
Much has been written and reported in the media about the savage spending cuts the government seem to be enforcing across large swathes of our local community resources. I am not interested in pushing a political view but I am interested in observing, thinking about and acting upon what this means for the Christian church (both here and Niddrie and further afield). The…
The Love Of God
Todays Reading From Don Carson’s book The Love Of God. FEW PASSAGES HAVE PROVED more popular at evangelical ordination services than, “Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction” (2 Tim. 4:2). We reflect, first, on the charge itself. It may be broken down into four components.…