The Christian Prayer of Jabez
9 Jabez was more honourable than his brothers; and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him…
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“Declaring What is Profitable”: Using Doctrinal Statements
In previous articles in this series, we have seen how Creeds, Confessions, and Statements of Faith are documents which articulate…
Does My Work Matter?
I believe that many of us have asked this question at least once in our lifetime. Or for some of…
The Life of Benjamin Bailey
Benjamin Bailey was born in November 1791 in Dewsbury, England. Bailey was sent as a missionary by the Church Missionary…
Lessons from Solomon’s Prayer for Wisdom
Just ponder over these words from the 17th century hymn by Nahum Tate and Nicholas Brady, a paraphrase of Psalm…
“Entrust to Faithful Men”: Drawing up a Church’s Statement of Faith (Part 2)
In my previous article, I aimed to persuade you to be a church that joyfully adopts and teaches a Statement…
“Entrust to Faithful Men”: Drawing up a Church’s Statement of Faith (Part 1)
With regard to a Statement of Faith, there are several types of churches that you can encounter. On one extreme…
Sola Gratia Implies Sola Fide
In Acts 15, we encounter a doctrinal disagreement in the early church. For certain Jewish Christians insisted that Gentile converts…
The Prayer Of Jehoshaphat
“…nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are on You.”2 Chron 20:12b One thing that we can…
“No Itch to Clog”: 4 Practical Benefits of Using Confessions of Faith for Indian Churches
The Reformed1 Baptists of the 17th century were charged by some Christians as being heretics seeking to bring false teaching…
Protecting the Flock
In previous articles we have seen that we teach the church as we sing, we lead the church as we…
Caring for the Flock Through Singing the Gospel
Everyone who walks into a church service on a Sunday is battling one of three things, and maybe all three…
