by Watermark Community Church | Feb 11, 2020 | Bible, Prayer |
This is a repost from: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/jehoshaphat-and-coronavirus/ – by Jason Seville, Feb 6 2020 “We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.” As I sit in my apartment in coronavirus-laden China, I’m hard pressed to think of...
by Chris Thornton | Jan 29, 2020 | Prayer |
“He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honour him.” Psalm 91:15 Augustine in reflecting on this statement says “And how shall I call upon my God — my God and my Lord? For when I call on Him I ask...
by Kevin Murphy | Jan 14, 2020 | Gospel |
As a church, on Sundays we are busy revisiting our values: Gospel, Community and Mission, and we have spent the last few weeks looking at the gospel. We’re spending this extended time doing so because understanding the gospel and its implications for us as a...
by Chris Thornton | Jan 1, 2020 | Christian Life, Mission, Prayer |
Here’s a great article from Colin Marshall on how we engage with coming to the church gathering on a Sunday. The ‘Pew Prayer’ Some years ago a pastor, Ray Ewers, instructed me in the finer art of how to walk into church. To most people, this might appear to be a...
by Chris Thornton | Dec 12, 2019 | Christian Life |
“What must we do to be doing the works of God? Jesus answered them, ‘This is the work of God that you believe in him whom he has sent’.” John 6:28-29 What does God want us to do? Jesus reply is: Believe. The word sounds so passive, so inactive that the cry of our...
by Chris Thornton | Nov 13, 2019 | Gospel |
I was waiting for the train at Sheung Wan MTR this morning when a man came next to me and in a loud, agitated voice asked me “Do you know what day today is?” I wracked my brains to think what it could be. Seeing the blank look on my face, he supplied the answer. “It’s...
by Chris Thornton | Oct 31, 2019 | Bible, Judgement |
Here’s Part IV of Tim Chester’s article on judgement. If you haven’t read the others, do click back to get all the posts. Christ’s judgment establishes the value of human beings Have you ever heard something like this: ‘The problem with Christianity...
by Chris Thornton | Oct 16, 2019 | Bible, Judgement |
Here is part III of the article of God’s judgement by Tim Chester… Sometimes Christians are a bit embarrassed by God’s judgment. We would rather talk about God’s love. But I want to suggest that God’s judgment is good news. Christ’s judgment establishes...
by Chris Thornton | Oct 3, 2019 | Bible, Judgement |
Here’s the second part of the article from Tim Chester on God’s judgement. In the first part we saw how Revelation gives an alternative story to evil triumphing in the world. It declares God’s judgements are true and just: The justice of God matters...
by Chris Thornton | Sep 16, 2019 | Bible, Judgement |
I’m reposting a great blog article by Tim Chester from his website on God’s judgement as seen in the book of Revelation. Here it is: The film Arlington Road tells the story of Michael Faraday – a man trying to rebuild his life after the death of his wife,...
