Kristyn Getty reads the ESV for Crossway
Crossway has added Kristyn Getty’s recording of the entire Bible to its ESV Bible apps and at ESV.org. It’s another encouragement to engage with God’s Word.
See a video and links to download the apps here.
Bible Trek Conversations: Dr Peter Williams
In this 24 minute video Andrew Ollerton chats with the Principal of Tyndale House Dr Peter J. Williams about the significance of Galilee in the life and ministry of Jesus.
This is a part the Bible Trek series of short videos recorded on location by Andrew Ollerton.
Review of Reformation Anglican Worship
“Reformation Anglican Worship by Michael Jensen is the latest volume in The Reformation Anglican Essentials Library. As its name suggests it provides a thorough survey of the principles of Anglican worship found in the denomination’s Reformation legacy.
For what is obviously a scholarly work, Reformation Anglican Worship is a surprisingly enjoyable read. Jensen has found just the right balance between depth of information and an accessible style which anyone with an interest in the topic will appreciate. …”
– David Ould provides this review, plus a link to a special price from The Wandering Bookseller.
The road map back to public church meetings in NSW – with Michael Stead
Dr Michael Stead, Bishop of South Sydney, is Dominic Steele’s guest on The Pastor’s Heart to discuss how churches in NSW will likely need to adjust when they reopen (possibly from 31st October). A very helpful discussion.
Lifting our voices to God — Wednesday at 7:00pm
Anglican churches across the Diocese are encouraged to join together and pray at 7:00pm on Wednesday, September 22 at the Lifting Our Voices to God livestream event.
In the one-hour online event, Christians will be encouraged to corporately lift their hearts, minds and vision to God during the pandemic. Read more
Encouragement to use The Word One to One
John Mason, President and Chairman of Anglican Connection, is encouraging his North American readers to consider using The Word One to One as a very helpful tool in evangelism.
As part of that, he reminds us of this brief 2016 interview with the then Dean of Sydney, and now Archbishop, Kanishka Raffel.
The books are available locally from The Wandering Bookseller.
Community supports beloved bookseller
“It was a message that Karl Grice hoped never to write.
The unexpected and severe impact of Sydney’s second major lockdown, which is still ongoing, meant that just as things were starting to look up for the event-based Christian bookseller, everything came to a stop once more. …”
– SydneyAnglicans.net reports on The Wandering Bookseller and how you can support them.
And here’s The Wandering Bookseller’s website.
COVID Vaccination and The Church
“The recent announcement by the Australian government that increased freedoms would be available to citizens who were double vaccinated for COVID-19, or have exemption on medical grounds, has caused significant consternation in the Christian community. Issues of conscience and concerns about exclusion have been raised as reasons why such measures should not be introduced.
This paper has been written to consider how Australian churches should respond. …”
– The Gospel Coalition Australia has republished this very helpful article by Dr. Megan Best (palliative care doctor, researcher and bioethicist).
Well worth taking the time to read and consider.
Growing Old — Blessing or Curse?
Equal But Different has published three reflections on growing older – by Lesley Ramsay. She writes of the dangers and blessings of growing older:
Growing Old — Blessing or Curse? Part 1.
Growing Old — Blessing or Curse? Part 2.
Growing Old — Blessing or Curse? Part 3.
Jesus, Freedom and Authority in Lockdown
ACL Council’s Lionel Windsor is continuing his series on “Jesus, Freedom and Authority in Lockdown” at Forget the Channel.
Part 1. How should Christians in lockdown respond to authorities? 1 Timothy 2:1–7 tells us to pray. But it’s not a bare command—it also tells us why.
Part 2. God is not an alternative or enemy to human governments. Rather, he is the Lord over them. That’s why we are to pray to him.
Part 3. When our physical horizons are narrowed down in lockdown, our gospel vision can also become narrowed to ourselves and our group.
Also published at The Australian Church Record, which already has Part 4 online.
Keep the Bible Front and Centre
“To state the obvious, we must let the Bible shape what we do as mission leaders.
That means that we need to keep on constantly thinking about the priority that we give to our personal reading of the Bible, to our use of the Bible in our day-to-day ministry and to the way that we apply the Bible as we think through what is happening in the world today.
I’d like to encourage you to do two things …”
– Kevin Murray, National Director of Australian Presbyterian World Mission, writes at Missions Interlink.
Archbishop Raffel on Sunrise 13 September 2021
Archbishop Kanishka Raffel was interviewed on Seven’s Sunrise this morning, 13 September 2021.
The interview highlights the desire to minister to all while acting responsibly during the COVID outbreak.
The Jesus people met
“There is no piece of ancient literature that has as much manuscript evidence to support its integrity, as John’s gospel. …
In John 3 and 4 we meet Nicodemus and the unnamed woman of Samaria, they could not be more contrasting. …”
– At The Expository Preaching Trust, David Cook shares some insights from the Gospel of John.
Preaching Class with John Piper — 30 Videos
“John Piper—co-founder of Desiring God, former preaching pastor at Bethlehem Baptist Church, and author of The Supremacy of God in Preaching and Expository Exultation: Christian Preaching as Worship—has recorded 19 mini-lectures on preaching (about 10 minutes each, for a total of about four hours). This is then followed by a two-and-a-half hour workshop where Piper is joined by three younger local preaching pastors to talk through various issues. …”
– Justin Taylor draws attention to what promises to be a very helpful resource.
John Piper’s 9/11 Radio Interview
From Desiring God:
“Twenty years ago today, at 8:14 a.m., American Airlines Flight 11 was highjacked. And with it began a nightmare no one who lived through it will forget. …
The following morning, Pastor John was called on to be one of the Christians who would speak into the tragedy — for him, on KTIS, a local radio station. Where was God on 9/11? There, for about forty minutes, he spoke wisdom into the shock and sorrow.
We want to share the recording with you today on Ask Pastor John, on this twentieth anniversary. The interview covers the importance of grieving and creating space for sorrow, yet a sorrow under God’s all-encompassing sovereignty. Pastor John explains why 9/11 was a call for national humbling, a wake-up call. God was shaking the foundations of America and calling sinners to come to Christ — a global call not just for Americans but also for Palestinians, Saudis, and Afghans. …”
What we believe
The message at the heart of Christianity is really quite simple…