Making sure the prayer happens at the prayer meeting

Yesterday evening we had our monthly plenary prayer meeting. We try to make prayer a central part of the life of the church. We already

I didn’t go to the church prayer meeting and it was absolutely the right decision

For the first time since becoming the pastor at Oldham Bethel Church, I did not go to our church prayer meeting. I wasn’t on holiday,

Four reasons to defend the utter sovereignty of God

Almost all believers agree with the sovereignty of God. Where we disagree is over the extent of God’s sovereignty. It ranges from the Open Theists,

Don’t just stay in and watch the football

I’m not going to be able to watch the England game tonight. If we win, I might watch the highlights. If we lose, being English,

Congregational participation opens the door to nonsense. Here’s why we should do it anyway.

Growing up, I spent time in two quite different circles. Initially, my family were Brethren; latterly, we moved into Grace Baptist circles. Leaving aside the

Pray for what you’ve been promised

I am in the throes of planning and preparing our next church series in Acts. It looks like we’ll be starting sometime in May so,

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