Edifying Articles
Articles by our Pastor and other invited writers
Ink Changing Lives?
“A drop of ink can change a life” is still true, even in this day of IT when little ink is used. It’s the words that impact people’s lives, but transformation comes when the “Word” – Jesus, risen and reigning – speaks into our hearts through His Spirit and works change in us for His glory. Enjoy these articles and let God speak to you through them.
Young in Heart – Reminiscing
/in Article, Blog /by Bob HarveyMemories – Recognise Anyone? What’s Your Age? What age is too old to be young at heart? Well, I guess “young at heart” has no age limits because you can’t see inside to test it out. I imagine that the meter to test the youngness would be the “Joy Scale” of just wanting […]
What Were Early Christians Like?
/in Article, Blog /by Bob HarveyThe Epistle to Diognetes, c. AD 130 Here is a gem we are most fortunate to have as only one copy survived the centuries. We do not know who wrote it. It came from the second century. It was, as the New Testament, originally written in Greek. In this brief excerpt, we have preserved a […]
Why Pray if God’s already decided?
/in Article, Blog /by Bob HarveyPrayer and Predestination A Conversation Between Prayerful and Prayerless (by John Piper) Prayerless: I understand that you believe in the providence of God. Is that right? Prayerful: Yes. Prayerless: Does that mean you believe, like the Heidelberg Catechism says, that nothing comes about by chance but only by God’s design and plan? Prayerful: Yes, […]
The Elder (by Jim Hopkin)
/in Article, Blog /by Bob HarveyMy Heart – Christ’s Home
/in Article, Blog /by Bob Harvey…If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.” (John 14:23 NIV) My Heart Christ’s Home One evening I invited Jesus Christ into my heart. What an entrance He made! It was not a spectacular, emotional thing, but […]
Four Reasons why Biblical Doctrine Matters
/in Article, Blog /by Andre SchwartzLove wants to know more Firstly, if you love someone, you want to know everything about them. If a young man meets a girl and falls in love, he’ll want to find out all sorts of things about her – what sort of family she’s from, which school she went to, what her hobbies are, […]
Frustrations of a Missionary (Part 2)
/in Article, Blog /by Bob HarveyAre you a Missionary? Someone defined a missionary as a “person called, prepared and guided by God, to be what God made him to be in a cross-cultural context.” Obviously the key is the “cross-cultural context” otherwise we’d all be missionaries and the word would just mean a “Christian.” Of course we know that all […]
The Frustrations of a Missionary (Part 1)
/in Article, Blog /by Bob HarveyMissionaries! Frustrated? Missionaries aren’t supposed to get frustrated, are they? Aren’t they – like Pastors – a class apart that is exempt from normal human emotions? Rest assured, they are human and they do get frustrated. What are some of the main reasons? 1. The local people’s complex language and strange ways of thinking and […]