Planted by Water

Continuing today with my reflections on Jeremiah 30-31 and how they spoke to me of some of the principles and truths that I believe God has been restoring to his church:

Devourer devoured/enemies into exile (30:16) - we have victory over all our enemies; the Christian life does not need to be characterised by struggle and defeat; we are called and enabled to live a victorious Christian lifeHealth/Healing (30:17) - although truths about healing had already been restored to the church in earlier years, faith in God for miracle has … Continue reading More Principles of Restoration...

Reading through Jeremiah recently, I came to the great chapters about God’s promise to restore his people (Chps. 30 & 31) and I found myself reflecting on the kind of things that I believe God has been restoring to his church over the last 30-40 years. Many of you, like me, have been a part of what has been called ‘the restorationist movement’ but of course the principles God has been restoring are not limited to any one ‘movement’ or ‘grouping’ of God’s people. My commitment, anyway, is not to a …

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Had a meeting today with other elders from the Northern region, overseeing churches that are part of the family of churches who relate to Keri Jones.

We had a great time; it is really a privilege to serve alongside and enjoy friendship with such quality men. Recently, God spoke to me about ‘planning now for what you expect in the future,’ so in our discussions together we talked about important things to consider when planning for growth; we just all shared insights we had gleaned over the years. I’m including some of …

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Jon Dumville (what a great guy!) has asked me what I meant by the word, superspirtuality, that I used in my last post. So incase anyone else was wondering, I though I’d write a post on it. Of course, the problem with any words that we use is that different people mean slightly different things by them. So I’ll just explain what I mean when I use this word.

It is a false and phony kind of spirituality (though people demonstrating it may be sincere about it and doing what they …

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Recently, I have been speaking to the church about tips that I would give to people after ten years involved in pastoral ministry and watching the things that make people go off course in their spiritual life, and things that help them to progress spiritually. I suppose they are quite selective and reflective of recent emphases I have been making; ask me another time and the list may be a little different. But all of them are important. I’m …

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