Tag: Reformed Charsmatic
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1 | Grace in the Wilderness and For the Wilderness | Matthew 4: 1-11
I wonder: if you were asked what some of the challenges the Church faces in our context are, what would you say? The answer would depend a lot on our background and our desire for our own lives. We might say: declining numbers, a loss of tradition, a lack of confidence, among other things. Then,…
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5 | From the Mountain to the Ordinary (1 Peter 1:22-25)
There is something about the mountain top, the beauty of getting there after a long hike, and looking around and suddenly the breathlessness of the couple of hours it took to get to that moment feels a lot less, and the world seems a lot smaller as you look out across the views, and it…
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4 | Redeemed for Such a Time as This (1 Peter 1:17–21)
A Holy life because of the wholeness of Christ
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Live Because The Light Has Come (Isaiah 63:7-10)
1 What Do We Do When the Wait is Over? We have all had that season in life when we have been waiting for something to come, or perhaps even something to finish, and then it does. We find ourselves thinking, is that it or now what? The tension of waiting is that, when the…
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Faithfulness Amidst False Teachings (2 Timothy 3)
This has been a heavy letter, as Paul seems to capture everything about, and in the human experience. He writes to Timothy from the depths of his heart, and with an honesy that we rarely see today Paul has reminded Timothy of his Call, Delight and duty in the gospel. It is a letter to…
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The Wisdom of Worship: The Ark, the Temple, and the Joy of God’s Presence (1 Kings 81:-11)
Introduction It seems that one day, King David was sitting in the comfort and beauty of his Palace, surrounded by the splendour of Jerusalem, protected by her walls; it suddenly dawned on the King that while he was sitting in the splendour and comfort of his palace, the Ark of the Covenant – that Symbolised…
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Atr Irwin 