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Articles on this site express varying points of view, to encourage mature thinking on serious issues. The assumption is that you will want to study a controversial topic from various angles before you arrive at a conclusion, rather than simply believe what someone told you when you were impressionable! (So some stuff here is ‘hot’. Proceed at your own risk!). See the Statement of Faith for John Mark Ministries' theological stance.

Unmasking The Inevitable (Brueggemann)

By and others ⋅ January 5, 2003 ⋅ One comment

“Through worship, prophetic word, and protest, we are called to expose oppressive social realities and insist: It could be otherwise.” by Walter Brueggemann From biblical times, those in authority have claimed that their hold on power is legitimate and rational. The claim is hard to counter, especially in “good times.” But the Bible directs that […]

Worship: To Soothe Or Disturb?

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Dorothy Mathieson Dr Dorothy Mathieson’s ministry has included being a Baptist pastor and the Australian Coordinator of Servants to Asia’s Urban Poor. _______________________________ Worship energizes us to be partners in kingdom truth, love, righteousness and justice ________________________________ The worship was so polished. Meticulous musical precision. There was the lighter beginning, then the ‘moving into a […]

Psalms On Sundays: 96 – Sing A New Song

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Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 2-014 Sunday 20 Jan 2002 Reading: PSALM 96 – SING A NEW SONG (From ‘Encounter with God’ Bible Reading Notes) Think about the worship you will offer in your local church, then read this psalm and try to follow its example. The opening words of this psalm do not mean that the […]

Shattered Dreams By Larry Crabb

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(…who also wrote such insightful and life-giving books as INSIDE OUT, FINDING GOD, CONNECTING, SAFEST PLACE ON EARTH…all not to be missed) I loved the endorsement that the publisher of this book got from Bill Hybels, Senior Pastor of Willow Creek Community Church in the Chicago area: “I’ve lost count of how many times God […]

Sin You Didn’t Commit, The

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Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 1-190 (Practical Christian Living) THE SIN YOU DIDN’T COMMIT by Michael There is a sin of which each of us is guilty. Oddly enough, we “did it” without “doing” a thing. It’s called a sin of omission … the sin we do by doing nothing. You see, each of us will find […]

Gandalf’s Wisdom And God’s Calling

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Hi, Here is a sermon that I put together that uses illustrations from Lord of the Rings to help with this weeks reading. I hope you find it helpful. This is my first posting on this network, and I would be interested to hear any feedback that you may have, positive or negative. Please excuse […]

Psalms On Sundays: 91 – True To Experience

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Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 1-221 Sunday 16 Dec 2001 Reading: PSALM 91 – TRUE TO EXPERIENCE? (From ‘Encounter with God’ Bible Reading Notes) ‘Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, grant us to be grounded and settled in thy truth by the coming down of the Holy Spirit into our hearts’ (St Clement of Rome, c. AD […]

Psalms On Sundays: 97 – Darkness Of God

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Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 2-019 Sunday 27 Jan 2002 Reading: PSALM 97 – THE DARKNESS OF GOD (From ‘Encounter with God’ Bible Reading Notes) If you have had any recent experience of dark clouds, this psalm is for you. Ask God to bring its message home to you. It comes as a surprise to discover this […]

Shine With Adoration To God

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Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 1-223 (Sermon/notes) LET US SHINE WITH ADORATION TO GOD (Luke 2:1-20) by Mike O’Brien Imagine you are the shepherds out that night of Jesus birth. Here you are out in the field, when everyone else is comfortable in their homes. You are one of the despised and neglected people because you live […]

Psalms On Sundays: 98 – Joy Unlimited

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Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 2-024 Sunday 03 Feb 2002 Reading: PSALM 98 – JOY UNLIMITED (From ‘Encounter with God’ Bible Reading Notes) Ask God to help you catch the spirit of joy and praise that runs through the whole of this psalm. Recently I celebrated the anniversary of the day on which I was brought to […]

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