There has been numerous comments and responses from my blog from Romans chapter one (ministry must be a 2 way street.). Now I want to highlight some thoughts from chapter 2. I love verse four “Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance and longsuffering, not knowing that THE GOODNESS OF GOD LEADS YOU TO REPENTANCE”.NKJV, Or did you think that because He […]

I have been allocated Acts 15 to preach from on Sunday. This is the passage relating to the first and very important Church Council regarding whether Gentiles should be circumcised when they are born again. I want to apply truths to the congregation that are relevant to the 21st century, so here are some thoughts I have gleaned from this passage. When Peter stands to speak he […]

The Rev. J.C. Ryle (1816-1900) was an Evangelical Reformed  Anglican clergyman, who served as the first Bishop of Liverpool England for the last 20 years of his life and ministry. He was a prolific author and powerful Preacher, it is recorded  that he stated: NOTHING WHATEVER,WHETHER GREAT OR SMALL, CAN HAPPEN TO A BELIEVER WITHOUT GOD’S ORDERING AND PERMISSION. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS “CHANCE”, LUCK […]

I have commenced reading afresh Paul’s letter to the Romans, it is an awesome book, someone has said it is the ABC OF SALVATION  spelt out so clearly, but it is even much more than that. The verses that stood out to me today are chapter 1:11-12 For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, so that you may be […]

Many of my readers may not have heard of Sinclair Ferguson, he is a Theologian (born 1948) and is a professor at Redeemer Seminary in Dallas Texas U.S.A. He has  made this statement: REPENTANCE IS THE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE WHOLE LIFE, NOT THE ACTION OF A SINGLE EVENT. Your response, may be he is on about repentance again, and yes I am, as this message is […]