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The Cross and Christian Ministry

For too long, many evangelicals have viewed the cross exclusively as the means by which God in Christ Jesus achieved our redemption.  Of course, no Christian would want to minimize the centrality of the cross in God’s redemptive purposes.  BUt it we view it as the means of our salvation and nothing more, we shall [...]

How badly do we need forgiveness?

From a book by John Ensor, The Great Work of the Gospel, comes this quote (highlighted on his blog by Thabiti Anyabwile from Grand Cayman):
Ask a hundred people if they want forgiveness, and a hundred people will say, “Yeah, sure. And can I have fries with that, and a large Pepsi?” They have no great [...]

The gospel and our relationships

Over twenty years ago, Pauline and I spent an evening with the youth fellowship attached to a church in County Down.  At the time she and I were quite involved with Gospel Literature Outreach, a mission organisation involved in church planting and summer teams.  Our job was to talk to this group of young people [...]

Sunday morning at Portstewart Baptist.

In our morning service we are looking at the events around the crucifixion of Jesus. Mark 14 and 15 have a lot of material but the particular angle that this morning’s sermon takes is to look at who was involved in the events.
There are obviously key roles played by the religious leaders, by Judas, [...]

On the crucifixion

I am preaching this weekend on the crucifixion from Mark 14 and 15. In preparing my message I have been looking back at an article that appeared over 20 years ago in a medical journal.  Two medics and a pastor took a look at the medical and historical aspects of the crucifixion. [...]

The gospel in a supermarket carpark?

Have you ever seen how the gospel is illustrated in supermarket trolleys left scattered around the carpark? Possibly not. But read this and you will see the connection. GospelDrivenLife: meditation on shopping carts

What is the Gospel | TheResurgence

Mark Driscoll (I know he is not everyone’s cup of tea, but who is?) has news of a recent conference involving Don Carson and Tim Keller, helping to put together a statement on gospel and ministry.  Mark’s site (http://www.theresurgence.com/) is going to carry material from the conference – they have already made a start with [...]

Pierced for our transgressions

A significant new book looking at the (recently under-fire) doctrine of the atonement.
Link to the website of the book: Pierced for our transgressions – Home.

2006 National Conference :: Desiring God

This past weekend saw what looked set to be a stellar conference organised by John Piper and the people at Desiring God. The theme was the supremacy of Christ in a post-modern world. As well as John Piper himself, the speaking team included Don Carson, Tim Keller and Mark Driscoll.
I appreciate the generosity [...]