The 2018 Sola 5 Conference will be held from 5–7 September 2018 at Brackenhurst Baptist Church. The theme is “Partnered to Plant,” and will focus on what it looks like for churches in association to partner together in church plants. We anticipate a good time 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
Every now and again, a biblical phrase is lifted out of context to teach things that the writer never intended. Despite President Lincoln’s bold claims, Jesus’ words about a house divided (see Mark 3:22–27) had nothing to do with the American Civil War. Biblical phrases Read More …
Have you ever wondered about the verse that suggests a stranger might be an angel in disguise? Or, at least, the verse that is sometimes interpreted that way? I am speaking of Hebrews 13:2: “Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some Read More …
“Khoi-San king declares that the Cape has seceded from SA.” So the headline in The Citizen this past Tuesday. At first blush, one is very sympathetic, even hopeful. Yet when you look below the surface, well, not so much. This brings to my mind my recent Read More …
In the life of the congregation, sheep reproduce sheep, while shepherds reproduce shepherds. And to the degree that shepherds reproduce shepherds, the flock will be in a healthy state to be fruitful, multiply and replenish the fold. This, like God’s creation mandate to Adam and Read More …
