On The Prosperity Gospel — 9Marks
Posted on April 17, 2022
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From the latest 9Marks Pastors Talk –
“The prosperity gospel is wicked. It leads people on a path toward destruction. It lures people into a false sense of security. At the same time, the temptation to believe a version of this prosperity gospel lies in all of our hearts and minds.
We need to be equipped to call out this false gospel both in our lives and in the lives of our friends and family.
That’s why Sean DeMars and Mike McKinley wrote Health, Wealth, and the Real Gospel. They’re burdened to expose the errors of the prosperity gospel while upholding the beautiful purity of the real gospel.”
The religion of self-worship
Posted on April 15, 2022
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“Steve Chalke of the Oasis Trust, and former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, have with others written this in a letter to the Prime Minister:
To be Trans is to enter a sacred journey of becoming whole: precious, honoured, and loved, by yourself, by others and by God.
In one sentence this brings into the open what a good deal of the LGBT+ movement has become: it is now a sacred quest, an agenda no longer driven science, common sense, or simple compassion; but by a transcendental vision, a desire for mystical fulfilment and a metaphysical belief in unseen realities. This is, more than anything else, a religion.
But it is not Christian religion. …”
– Matthew Roberts at The Critic looks at the worldview behind a recent letter that’s been making news in the UK.
Photo: Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams.
See also:
‘To Be Trans is to Enter a Sacred Journey of Becoming Whole’: A Former Archbishop of Canterbury and the Liberal Enthusiasm for Transgender Ideology – Albert Mohler’s Briefing for Thursday 14 April 2022. See Part 3:
“This is a public statement made by someone who had held major public responsibility in an historic Christian Church, and he basically here is offering a theology that is directly contrary to scripture and he is doing so believing that the message that he is bringing will lead to human happiness, wholeness, and flourishing.”
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Why the Christian argument for a ban on transgender conversion therapy fails. – Anglican theologian Martin Davie.
“I very much regret having to disagree with Archbishop Rowan Williams. He is someone whom I deeply respect and from whose writings I have learned an enormous amount. However, as part of my responsibility as a theologian, I feel that I need to say publicly that I disagree with the Christian argument for a ban on transgender conversion therapy put forward by Archbishop Williams and thirteen other Christian writers in their recent open letter to the Prime Minister. What they say in the letter is deeply misleading and they completely fail to make a convincing Christian case for such a ban. …”
The Truth of Jesus: John Anderson speaks with Phillip Jensen
Posted on April 14, 2022
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Former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia John Anderson has interviewed many interesting people over the last few years.
With Easter upon us, he speaks with Phillip Jensen, Bible Teacher and Evangelist.
Fascinating interview. Encouraging to watch and great to share.
It’s available at johnanderson.net.au – and also on YouTube where a timeline of topics discussed is posted underneath the video.
The Challenges of Global Anglicanism #7: Anglican evangelicalism
Posted on April 13, 2022
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From Church Society in the UK:
“Bishop Henry Scriven, General Secretary of the Evangelical Fellowship in the Anglican Communion reflects on the future for Anglican evangelicals around the world in his contribution to our Lent series for 2022.”
“Easter in a minute” – from the Bishop of Bathurst
Posted on April 12, 2022
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Bishop of Bathurst Mark Calder has released this one-minute Easter message for 2022.
Also, Bishop Calder has posted several Easter service and sermon videos. If you’re unable to get to church this Easter, you’ll find them a great encouragement.
Archbishop Kanishka Raffel’s Easter Message 2022
Posted on April 11, 2022
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Archbishop of Sydney Kanishka Raffel has released this Easter Message for 2022.
Watch and share widely.
It’s ideal to download and play in church, or to post on church websites!
Thanks to Russell Powell at Anglican Media Sydney for the video and the transcript.
Image: Anglican Media Sydney.
Holy Week Message from Archbishop Foley Beach
Posted on April 11, 2022
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“We do not pray to a God who is aloof. We pray to a God who knows what it is to suffer pain, who through the suffering of the Cross made the way of life and peace and has not abandoned us to our suffering. …”
Archbishop of the Anglican Church in North America, and Chairman of GAFCON, Dr. Foley Beach has released his Easter message – Read it all here.
The Challenge of Feminism
Posted on April 11, 2022
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Equal but Different has republished two articles by Dr Claire Smith on “The Challenge of Feminism” –
Part 1 – Should We Call Ourselves Feminists?
Part 2 – God’s Better Solutions.
The Challenges of Global Anglicanism #6: Episcopacy in England, Africa and North America
Posted on April 10, 2022
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Church Society is continuing its series on the Challenges of Global Anglicanism:
“Lee Gatiss introduces three bishops from different parts of the Anglican world who speak about episcopacy and being a bishop today.
The bishops are: Rod Thomas, Bishop of Maidstone in the Church of England; Stephen Fagbemi, Bishop of Owo in the Church of Nigeria; and Julian Dobbs, Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of the Living Word, part of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA).”
Centre for Christian Living — Commanding the heart: Lust
Posted on April 10, 2022
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Coming up on Wednesday 4th May, Marshall Ballantine-Jones and Dani Treweek are speaking at the next Centre for Christian Living event at Moore College.
Attend in person or watch online.
Allowah Presbyterian Children’s Hospital needs help to keep the doors open
Posted on April 9, 2022
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Back in November 2021 we reported that Presbyterian Social Services in NSW are seeking help in gaining vital funding for the Allowah Presbyterian Children’s Hospital in Dundas, “the only hospital dedicated to the health of children with disabilities in NSW”.
Now CEO Liz McClean writes,
“As you know, Allowah has had a rough couple of years financially due to COVID-19.
We have been working on obtaining government funding for the past 12 months, however it’s now looking like that won’t be an option, at least in the short term.
Unfortunately, that means that we will come to the end of our internal resources before we are able to get services and admissions back to a sustainable level.”
As a result, Allowah has started an appeal, and perhaps you can help them keep the doors open.
Evangelism and New Churches Conference
Posted on April 8, 2022
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Here’s an encouraging conference to help train and equip you for effective gospel conversations.
Saturday 4th June 2022 at St. Anne’s Anglican Church, Ryde.
Details from Evangelism and New Churches.
How the Person Became a Self
Posted on April 7, 2022
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“In 2020, while the world was on lockdown due to COVID-19, Carl Trueman published one of the most important books of the last several decades.
In The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self, Trueman built on the insights of contemporary thinkers such as Philip Rieff and Alasdair MacIntyre to show how modern thinkers … gave expression to a worldview … that made possible and plausible the arguments of the late-modern theorists who shaped the postmodern sexual revolution …
It is a penetrating analysis of recent intellectual history that shows why people are willing to believe ideas today that our grandparents would have rejected out of hand—without need of argument, evidence, or proof—just two generations ago.
The only problem? The book is over 400 pages long. … I knew that many of Carl’s potential readers would not have the time or appetite to wade through so many of his finer, nuanced discussions. So I emailed Carl, praising the book as essential reading. But I also suggested that he consider writing a shorter, more accessible version of the basic argument for non-specialists. Carl has now produced that volume with Strange New World, and it sparkles on every page. …”
– If the length of The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self put you off, Strange New World might be just what you need. Ryan T. Anderson writes at First Things.
The book is available widely – here are some booksellers.
GAFCON Australasia Conference 2022 set for August
Posted on April 7, 2022
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The GAFCON Australasia 2022 Conference is planned for 15-18 August.
See the website for details and booking.
How to apologise — The Pastor’s Heart
Posted on April 6, 2022
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On the Pastor’s Heart:
“Actor Will Smith has apologised for his actions at the Oscars and former Hillsong Global Pastor Brian Houston has apologised to his church.
It makes one think then – what makes a good apology, and how can we apologise well?
Bruce Burgess from Peacewise speaks to us today on the seven things that make up a good apology.”
What we believe
The message at the heart of Christianity is really quite simple…