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How To Feast

Post author:ilfordipc
Post published:10 November 2023
Post category:discernment fellowship gospel grace Reformed tradition

Everyone has a different attitude to Christmas, some very for, some very against, and lots in the middle. Ecclesiastes 11:17 offers a good, practical goal for the season.

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Judge not

Post author:ilfordipc
Post published:3 October 2023
Post category:everybody loves good neighbours News public theology

I reckon the best-known verse in the Bible today is "Judge not". It's a nifty, two-word response to almost any moral criticism. Are you meant to be on a diet…

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Communion and kissing

Post author:ilfordipc
Post published:26 September 2023
Post category:love sacraments the gospel the Lord's Supper

Where were you when you had your first kiss? Who was it with?! There’s holy kissing in the Bible, which is a form of greeting (Rom 16:16) or goodbye (Gen…

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Putting down roots: a call to young people

Post author:ilfordipc
Post published:17 August 2023
Post category:britain church culture Ilford knowing the times London priorities

How about this as a vision for your life? Put down your roots deep and early. Commit to a local church for life. Then pass that vision on to the…

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“Help! I can’t concentrate when I read my Bible”

Post author:ilfordipc
Post published:11 July 2023
Post category:Bible Bible reading Christian living meditation

Lots of us struggle to concentrate when we read our Bibles. What can we do about it? - sharpen your resolve. Do you believe this book is more valuable than gold and…

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Take away the love of sinning

Post author:ilfordipc
Post published:8 June 2023
Post category:Christian living holiness love the gospel

"Take away the loving of sinning" That line always stood out and stuck in my head as a teen. It comes from the second verse of Charles Wesley’s famous hymn, “Love…

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Why every church should practice “open” and “closed” communion

Post author:ilfordipc
Post published:24 May 2023
Post category:catholicity of church church church membership keys of the kingdom the Lord's Supper

Does your church practice “open” communion or “closed” communion? That’s not an unusual question for people to ask. The terminology isn’t completely clear, but by “open” communion, people usually mean…

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The testimony we want our children to have

Post author:ilfordipc
Post published:15 May 2023
Post category:children parenting Psalm singing The Holy Spirit

It was the testimony of John the Baptist (Luke 1:41, 44). It was very likely the testimony of Timothy (2 Tim 1:5; 3:15). Of course, it was the testimony of…

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Honour the king!

Post author:ilfordipc
Post published:2 May 2023
Post category:public theology sanctification trends

The last time I checked, “Honour the king” is still in our New Testaments (1 Peter 2:17). The ESV translates “king” as “emperor”, but my Greek lexicon tells me the…

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Spirit-filled singers

Post author:ilfordipc
Post published:27 April 2023
Post category:Psalm singing sanctification The Holy Spirit Worship services

Here are seven short, 1-minute videos I recorded about singing. The Holy Spirit turns us into singers, and he designs our singing to do a number of things. Hope they're…

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How To Feast

Judge not

Communion and kissing

Putting down roots: a call to young people

“Help! I can’t concentrate when I read my Bible”

Take away the love of sinning

Why every church should practice “open” and “closed” communion

The testimony we want our children to have

Honour the king!

Spirit-filled singers

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