Archive for November, 2008

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passion to plant


2008
11.30

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I was 11 years old when God filled me with His Holy Spirit. It was a profound and life changing experience. One of the lasting effects has been a passion for church planting. We spent much of our secondary school career discussing how we might accomplish this. It is one of the many reasons I love the vision of Newfrontiers which has long been committed to planting churches across the UK and increasing around the globe.

The new web site Newfrontiers Church Planting outlines a strategic plan to plant in the UK. Can I take this opportunity and encourage you to read and engage with this excellent vision.

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esv study bible


2008
11.29

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Having just taken delivery of the new ESV study bible I thought I’d make my recommendation. It is an excellent study tool, thoroughly absorbing and informative. Having used the NIV study bible for many years and learned a huge amount from it my initial reaction is that this new study bible is significantly more useful!! It seems the ESV study bible is now widely available in good book shops including amazon. You can read more at www.esvstudybible.org. My advice is get one and use it!! Adrian Warnock is advertising a significant reduction for buying in bulk via his web site www.adrianwarnock.com.

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books for christmas!!!


2008
11.22

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Just a quick suggestion for people who might be looking for Christmas present ideas. We’ve put together a recommended book list of titles we can really endorse. Follow this link to ‘Shelfari’ or enter this URL in your browser address bar http://www.shelfari.com/tcchoniton you can click on books you like and find them in Amazon.

Books are for life not just for Christmas

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god is busy!!


2008
11.04

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Jesus said to them, “My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I, too, am working.”

John 5 v 17

I wonder if you have ever considered the question, What is God doing?

I have recently been reading the story of Joseph which begins in Genesis 39. This must have been a question Joseph struggled to answer.

Joseph was consistently faithful and hard-working, he didn’t fall to temptation or become distracted by the trappings of success, yet on at least two occasions it seemed God had utterly abandoned him.

The temptation is the same for us, we can often feel “God has stopped working”. Joseph could have reacted to that thought and abandoned his faith, made the most of the situation and sinned.

But God was busy!! Busy working out plans to save nations!! Plans that Joseph knew nothing about but plans in which he would play a key role.

Remember ‘My Father is at his work’ is always true whether we understand his workings or not. The fate of nations may rest on our engagement with Him.

God is busy working throughout time and eternity. Be alert and full of faith