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Feb 2020
As the saying goes: that escalated quickly. Sure we should take precautions. Washing your hands regularly with soap is good advice, according to health authorities. Social distancing, another new concept. The world has seen some tough times before. Are we heading into another? Looks like it. A sense of historical perspective can be helpful. In 1918 World War 1 ended. The previous four years had been shocking. The world had never seen such industrialised death and destruction. Men were sacrificed in the meaningless to and fro of the trenches. Villages were levelled,......
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Mar 2017
Salvation through Jesus Christ ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.’ John 14:6 This article explores the terms on which God has sought to engage with mankind and in particular the significance of the Son of God, Jesus Christ. It explains the undeniable link between Christ’s sacrifice and the necessity to receive God’s Holy Spirit for salvation. The Bible as God’s written Word We believe that the Bible is the self-contained written ‘Word of God’ and that it communicates God’s plan......
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Jan 2017
Is the Good News fake news? In a time of misinformation and fake news, what about the Good News (the gospel)? Is it just another story made up to trap the unwary? How do you know what you know? Who remembers the olden days: “it must be true – there it is in black-and-white!” we would say, pointing to a newspaper. Of course, even then, being in a newspaper was no guarantee of truth, but reputable papers cared about their reputation, even printing retractions when they got something wrong (ok, in......
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Mar 2016
What is the Holy Spirit experience? So what is the Holy Spirit experience? I’m glad you asked. God provides proof of His presence in your life through the Holy Spirit experience. It’s accompanied by a tangible, miraculous, sign. It’s your personal revealing. It’s the reason Jesus came to earth. In the bible, the Holy Spirit is referred to in a number of ways: Holy Spirit, Holy Ghost, Spirit of God, and Spirit of Christ are all terms used to describe God’s Spirit that He sends to the world to live inside those......
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Dec 2015
What We Believe Our personal experience, and its context in the Bible story is much bigger than we can get across in just a few words. The Bible is the story of God’s dealings with Israel; of preachers, teachers, prophets and kings. It is the story of Jesus, the gospel and the Church. It is a story of miracles, direct insights and transformed lives. Everything covered in its pages is important. This statement of belief is merely a starting point for the story. We believe: ■ in the infallibility of the......
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Dec 2015
The Bible – The Written Word of God We believe in the infallibility of the Word of God God’s written revelation of Himself to mankind is what is known as the Bible. Human beings wrote the Bible under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit: “holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit”. …surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he reveals his secret unto his servants the prophets – Amos 3:7 The Bible tells us of: God’s plans for individuals and for nations God’s people Israel......
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Dec 2015
Who is Jesus? We believe Jesus is the Son of God The Bible calls Him King of Kings and Lord of Lords. He called Himself Son of God, and Son of Man. He lived on earth 2000 years ago. Millions believe He lives still. So who is Jesus? He lived, He died His mission was to His own people but He was rejected by them. The religious leaders of His day plotted to have Him killed, and succeeded in their plans. Jesus healed people and even raised them from the dead. He......
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Dec 2015
We believe in the gospel of His death and resurrection ‘The Gospel’ simply means the ‘good message’. In the four gospels in the Bible (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) the good news of the birth, life, ministry, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is told. He died for you He knew He was to die. The prophets had foreshadowed the sacrifice He was to make. When John the Baptist met Jesus for the first time he said: “Behold the Lamb of God, which takes away the sin of the world.” This description......
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Dec 2015
Salvation & God’s Plan for all mankind We believe the directive to repent, be baptised, and receive the Holy Spirit Peter the Apostle told the crowd clearly what must be done for Salvation. Peter specified the response they should have to their newly-found knowledge that Jesus had died for them and was risen from the dead. Repent and be baptised… receive the gift of the Holy Spirit He told them to “…repent, and be baptised every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you......
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Dec 2015
The Holy Spirit We believe we are baptised into the Body of Christ (the Church) through the Holy Spirit In the Bible we read: for by one Spirit are we all baptised into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:13) Receiving the Holy Spirit is essential to join the church. Without it, we are not yet in the “one body”. Different terms, same experience There are several terms used interchangeably in the......
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