Letter from the Manse (152)
Thought provoking, biblical, often topical but always worth a read!
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Singing Psalms
On Sunday evenings we are studying the psalms together. I’m planning to cover the first twenty or so. The psalms were never intended just to be read, either silently or aloud. They’re not merely poems - they are songs. The book of psalms was the hymnbook of ancient Israel. So,...
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Christian Doctrine
We’ve just reached the end of a long series of sermons on Christian doctrine. It was in January 2006 that we began the ‘Truths for Today’ series. For more than three years we’ve been working systematically through the great truths of the Christian faith. It’s done me good. I’ve had...
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Happy Birthday!!
Tomorrow is David’s first birthday... We try to make birthdays special for each member of the family... Wise Christians have always tried to use their birthdays as a time for reflection on the past, and preparation for the future.
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The Return of Christ
On recent Sunday evenings I’ve been preaching on the return of Christ. I want to preach a couple more sermons on that great theme. But already we’ve laid out the broad outlines of what the Bible says about the great event. I pointed out in one of the earlier messages...
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Baptism
Last Sunday was a very happy day. We gathered at Charlesworth, baptised one of the students who has come to us this year, brought him into membership, and then sat down together around the Lord’s Table to remember the Lord Jesus. I was especially glad that many of the children...
