In our country it used to be the norm for people to attend church on Sundays. Indeed, those who did not attend were frowned upon. Today, the things of God are not held in such high honour, and most people couldn’t care less about church meetings. Even so, there is relative peace in our land, and most people in the UK are well-off compared to many in other lands. How long can this situation last?
… these recent events by themselves are not an indication that Christ will return soon. Rather, they tell us that our world is tainted by sin and the curse, and they warn us that our lives are fragile.
Let us take heed of these recent terrible warnings, and make sure we have taken care of the important matter of our final destiny …
As Christians, not only are we blessed with the knowledge of the truth that saves, but we also have a great responsibility to share that knowledge with others, not least our own children.
I was amazed to read of a group of people in Australia who decided to abandon civilization, and to go out into the [...]
A garden might be a good representation of the spiritual lives of Christians. The ‘birds’ and ‘animals’, spiritually speaking, are all those worldly things and worldly people we encounter every day, that mess us up with their bad influences. The ‘plants growing wildly’ represent our spiritual activities, which need to be trained, nurtured and pruned so that they go God’s way. The ‘weeds’ represent the sin in our lives which threatens to take over if we are not careful. Much work needs to be done if the Christian’s spiritual life is not to become chaotic.
As we approach Easter time, it is good for us to remember that the Lord Jesus once also ‘approached Easter’.
For us it is a time of looking forward with excitement to the most important day in the Christian calendar, and praising God for the risen Saviour.
But for the Lord Jesus, it was a time of [...]
Church independence from external governance, whether that be ecclesiastical hierarchy or state government, is a foundational principle of the Baptist churches. Those who fought for this privilege over the centuries paid a great price for it, often enduring torture and death.
Bicester Baptist Church has made some significant progress in the last year or so. Begun as a missionary-run church in the early 1990’s, the church has had several American missionary pastors over the years. Recently, in April 2007 I was appointed as our first “home-grown” pastor, and, God willing, I intend to continue this great [...]