Category: The Church

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  03.01.25

  The Primacy of Preaching

  By John Hooper

  How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they...

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  22.04.23

  Church Support Fellowship

  By Roland Burrows and Malcolm H Watts

  Helping Smaller Churches – A Modern-day Macedonian Call We warmly commend the following to the interest and prayers of our readers – Ed. In the book of Acts, we read...

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  12.11.22

  A Very Brief History of The Bible League

  By John Hooper

  Given at the 130th Anniversary of the League thanksgiving service on 07 May 2022 at Providence Baptist Chapel, Cheltenham. The mortal remains of C. H. Spurgeon were laid to rest...

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  14.04.22

  Pragmatism

  By J.P. Thackway

  The Erosion of Today’s Church We use the word “pragmatism” or “pragmatic” in ordinary conversation. The word comes from the Greek prāgmatikós meaning “practical.” Therefore, on this level it simply...

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  11.05.20

  Church Misgivings

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  (What follows has been given to us by a couple [a retired pastor and his wife] who settled in a certain local church in the UK. To their dismay, it...

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  09.10.18

  The Spirit of the Age and the Church in our day

  By J.P. Thackway

  Christians often use the phrase, “The spirit of the age.” By it we refer to certain attitudes and values in society. This prevailing “spirit” can either be that influenced by...

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  13.10.17

  The Reformation and its Effects

  By J.P. Thackway

  Readers will not need to be reminded that 2017 is the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. According to where one stands, this event is one of “the wondrous works...

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  05.04.16

  Pastoral Perspectives in the Pilgrim’s Progress 2

  By Peter Kinley

  The next significant evidence about the pastoral relationship between the local church and the pilgrim is the PALACE BEAUTIFUL. This is Bunyan’s way of describing how Christian joined a local...

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