I have now been a Christian for 14 years, since the year I left high school and completed my Higher School Certificate (HSC). Since then I’ve been schooled in the Bible and devoted myself to understanding it, but until about 6-9 months ago I never really understood the power of prayer. How long it has [...]
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Quiet Time Toolkit
Posted in Devotions, Encouragement, Father Heart of God, Feelings/Affect, Meditation on God, Prayer, Reflections, Revelations, Spurgeon on 21 April, 2012 (Saturday) | Leave a Comment »
The God of spiced pomegranate and need-filling
Posted in Devotions, Encouragement, Spurgeon on 10 March, 2012 (Saturday) | Leave a Comment »
”Do not be content with an interview (of quick prayer with Jesus) every now and then, but always seek to retain His company. Only in His presence will you find comfort and safety … Keep close to your soul’s Husband. Lean your head on His breast, and ask to be refreshed with the spiced wine [...]
Moore College conference on feelings- Day 2
Posted in Church, Healing and Restoration, Inspiriation, Preaching (Homiletics), Quotes, Spurgeon, Suffering on 15 September, 2011 (Thursday) | Leave a Comment »
The affections of Christ exist because of the existence of His afflictions This is one of the constant refrains throughout the ‘True Feelings’ conference yesterday and today at Moore College. The second today was brilliant; in many ways I enjoyed it more than the first. The line-up included a talk on using emotions in pastoral [...]
Moore College conference on feelings- Day 1
Posted in Church, Inspiriation, Quotes, Spurgeon on 14 September, 2011 (Wednesday) | 2 Comments »
Today at Moore Theological College, I attended the first day of the conference on emotions and feelings. The itinerary involved a sermon on Philippians 1:1-11 (focused on v. 8 and the affection of Paul, as preached by Richard Gibson); cultural overview of emotions by Andrew Cameron; Affections of Christ by Gibson; the Puritans and Affections [...]
Don’t Let Your Friends Influence You: God’s Jealous
Posted in Devotions, Spurgeon on 13 September, 2011 (Tuesday) | Leave a Comment »
A sensational devotional today by Spurgeon (Sept. 12, Morning): “God is jealous.” – Nahum 1:2 Your Lord is very jealous of your love, O believer. Did he choose you? He cannot bear that you should choose another. Did he buy you with his own blood? He cannot endure that you should think that you are [...]
20% Christian?
Posted in Spurgeon on 25 August, 2011 (Thursday) | Leave a Comment »
In his reflection for the morning of August 25, Spurgeon chose a terrific verse to reflect on: Song of Songs 2:3. Here is the crux of it: “His fruit was sweet to my taste.” Faith, in the Scripture, is spoken of under the emblem of all the senses. It is sight: “Look unto me and be [...]
I’m being confirmed: danger/s present
Posted in Bible college, Devotions, Encouragement, Inspiriation, Music: Worship, My Ministry (God's ministry through me), Quotes, Spurgeon on 25 August, 2011 (Thursday) | 1 Comment »
Over the last 5 weeks, I have been induced to the quiet life of theology study at the Wesley Institute. I am thoroughly, thoroughly enjoying it. It is challenging me in some ways, informing me in others, but- if anything- it is confirming in me many of my deep suspicions about theology, the Christian life, [...]
Spurgeon’s Devotion for August 19 (Morning)
Posted in Devotions, Encouragement, Inspiriation, Spurgeon on 19 August, 2011 (Friday) | Leave a Comment »
I very much like to read the bi-daily devotions of my favourite Affective preacher, C.H. Spurgeon, a man in point who proves the fact that being an Affective preacher does not mean you are a mindless pot smoker because you’re emotional about your faith in Christ or that emotional outpouring somehow gives you a lesser [...]
