Billy Graham’s funeral to be streamed live at 4:00am AEDT Saturday March 3rd
Posted on March 2, 2018
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The funeral service for Billy Graham will be streamed live at 4:00am AEDT Saturday 3rd March (Noon US EST Friday 2nd) – with coverage beginning two hours earlier.
If you are up at that time, you can watch it here.
Reflections on “What can miserable Christians sing?”
Posted on March 2, 2018
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“Of all the things I have written, my little essay, “What Can Miserable Christians Sing?” has provided me with so many delightful surprises over the years.
I wrote it in about 45 minutes one afternoon, infuriated by some superficial comment about worship I had heard but which I have long since forgotten.
And yet this little piece which took minimal time and energy to author has garnered more positive responses and more touching correspondence than anything else I have ever written. It resonated with people across the Christian spectrum, people from all different church backgrounds who had one thing in common: the understanding that life has a sad, melancholy, painful dimension which is too often ignored and sometimes even denied in our churches. …”
– Published at the 9Marks website in 2014, Carl Trueman’s reflection is well worth contemplating. What message do people take away from your church gatherings?
(From the 9Marks Journal issue entitled ‘The Church Singing’.)
The incredible story of Captain Gardiner
Posted on March 2, 2018
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Bishop of Chile, Rt. Rev. Héctor Tito Zavala Muñoz, tells the story of Captain Allen Gardiner and his mission to bring the gospel to Chile.
From GAFCON.
The Repentant Heart — Lent reflections from Dr Peter Jensen – Part 3
Posted on March 1, 2018
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In the third of seven videos during the season of Lent, GAFCON General Secretary Dr. Peter Jensen asks ‘How’s your heart?’, looking at the repentant heart.
Published by GAFCON.
Debate or theatre?
Posted on March 1, 2018
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“I love our political process and I love the freedom we have in Australia to engage in it. There are many places in the world where old men cling to power without regard to the people. By comparison, Australia’s democratic governance is transparent, consultative and accountable. …
Last week I represented the PCA before the Ruddock Review Expert Panel – a panel charged with the responsibility of constructing an acceptable parliamentary legal framework for the protection of religious freedom in Australia. …”
– Presbyterian Moderator-General, John Wilson, reflects on his meeting with the Expert’s Panel, and encourages Christians to pray for Members of Parliament.
Should I do a PhD in theology?
Posted on March 1, 2018
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“I’m asked this question every so often, so here’s some questions that help answer it. …”
– Some helpful tips from Moore College’s Dr. Lionel Windsor.
Sydney to give thanks for Billy Graham on Friday 9th March
Posted on February 28, 2018
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St. Andrew’s Cathedral in Sydney will host a special thanksgiving service for the life and ministry of Billy Graham. Read more
Reading into discipleship: Knowing vs knowing of God
Posted on February 27, 2018
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“Do you ever feel a sense of guilt or embarrassment when someone mentions one of the great Christian classic works and you’ve never even looked at it? …”
– Kirsten McKinlay points out that knowing about God – and knowing God – are very different things. Read it all at GoThereFor.com.
10 Point Sermon Checklist
Posted on February 26, 2018
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Peter Grainger shares some simple questions you can ask about your sermon – at Unashamed Workman.
The Deceitful Heart — Lent reflections from Dr Peter Jensen – Part 2
Posted on February 25, 2018
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In the second of seven videos during the season of Lent, Archbishop Peter Jensen asks ‘How’s your heart?’, looking at the deceitful heart. Published by GAFCON.
Church Society series for Lent
Posted on February 25, 2018
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We’re now well into the season of Lent.
Whether or not you personally observe Lent, it’s always a good time to mediate on the great truths of Scripture.
Over at Church Society’s blog, Lee Gatiss has been posting Lent reflections:
So far (earliest first), the posts are:
A Revolutionary Act: Saying the Creed.
The Author of Perfect Happiness.
– with more to come, at Church Society.
Reactions to the Church Society, Reform, FWS merger
Posted on February 25, 2018
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Church Society has posted several video reactions to the announced the Church Society, Reform, FWS merger – on their Vimeo channel.
T.C. Hammond: God’s Purposes are Independent of Time (Article 17)
Posted on February 25, 2018
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“So much attention has been paid to what we may call the problems of Predestination that sometimes the positive teaching of the Article is overlooked. It is worthwhile to devote some time to this obvious duty. …”
– The Australian Church Record republishes this 1957 article by Archdeacon T.C. Hammond.
Slipping into the slumber of the Spirit
Posted on February 24, 2018
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“Do you want to square an ethical circle? Then insist that holy matrimony can only be between people of the opposite sex, and, at the same time, approve monogamous, life-long sexual relationships between people of the same sex.
Very strange? Well, the argument in favour goes like this: …”
– GAFCON General Secretary Dr Peter Jensen asks when will the churches of the west wake from their slumber?
(Photo: The Pastor’s Heart.)
Billy Graham in Sydney — and the best decision Phillip Jensen ever made
Posted on February 23, 2018
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“I was just 13 when I first heard Billy Graham preach. At his urging, back on that autumn day in 1959, I decided to give my life to Jesus Christ as my Lord and Saviour. It was the best decision I have ever made and so I have remained for ever thankful to God for Billy Graham.
William Franklin Graham was one of the world’s global citizens, but this week, at age 99, he died in his native state of North Carolina. He preached in more countries to more people than any other man in history. Amongst his preaching tours he visited Sydney three times (1959, 1968, 1979). On each occasion the gospel he preached affected thousands – changing individuals, families and communities. His was a global mission that affected local communities. It was a high-profile ministry that transformed the lives of little people.”
– Read Phillip Jensen’s tribute to Billy Graham, and get a sense for the impact on Sydney of this preacher of the gospel.
What we believe
The message at the heart of Christianity is really quite simple…