The 2019 World Outreach Celebration will be held from 7–10 March 2019. Our guest speaker will be Ken Mbugua from Emmanuel Baptist Church in Nairobi, Kenya. Ken studied at Central Africa Bible College in Kitwe, Zambia, from which he holds an undergraduate degree in Bible. Read More ...
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“The unchangeableness of the divine purpose is a necessary consequence of the unchangeableness of the divine nature.”
Johann Keil
Pastor
Hildesheim, Germany
Quoted in John Blanchard, Gathered God: A Treasury of Quotations for Christians
“We are to evangelize not because it is pleasant, not because it is easy, not because we may be successful, but because Christ has called us. He is our Lord. We have no other choice but to obey him.”
Leighton Ford
President, Leighton Ford Ministries
Charlotte, North Carolina
Quoted in John Blanchard, Gathered God: A Treasury of Quotations for Christians
“As a race we are not even stray sheep, or wandering prodigals merely, we are rebels with weapons in our hands. Our supreme need from God, therefore, is not education of our conscience … but our redemption.”
P. T. Forsyth
Scottish Theologian
Principal of Hackney College, London
Quoted in John Blanchard, Gathered Gold: A Treasury of Quotations for Christians
“Jesus is with us! His authority rests with his Church! Let us possess and use it with humility and energy.”
R. Kent Hughes
Professor of Practical Theology, Westminster Theological Seminary
Glenside, Pennsylvania
Recently I was listening to the Neil Young song After the Goldrush. I’m always struck by one lyric: “I was thinking about what a friend had said, I was hoping it was a lie.” I don’t know what Mr. Young had in mind. Was he referring Read More …
In the previous article I introduced the biblical principle of congregational government or “elder-led congregationalism.” In this article I want to expand on the biblical justification for the practice of the congregation deciding who is “in” and who is “out.” In other words, we will Read More …
In this first of several articles, I will begin to address the matter of biblical church governance—specifically, what is known as “congregationalism” or “Elder-led congregationalism.” The purpose is to help each member of Brackenhurst Baptist Church to show up to work. Recently at our quarterly Read More …
How much would you pay for a prayer? That is the question that was asked in a recent edition of The Atlantic magazine by Sigal Samuel. The article carried the following sub-heading: “In India, thousands are embracing apps that allow them to pay for a Read More …
