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Confession of sin – the fruit of the Spirit

September 17, 2018 ilfordipc

Some of you have asked for the words for this confession of sin that we used recently in church. Here…

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Posted in: confession of sin, fruit of the Spirit, Worship services

Why it’s good to be in a cessationist church

September 11, 2018 ilfordipc

In the Bible, God talks in the following ways: Elijah heard a still small voice (1 K 19:12). Samuel heard…

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Posted in: cessationism, charismatics, Reformed tradition

Handshakes & church membership

July 27, 2018 ilfordipc

You’re going to be hearing me talk about church membership in the coming months at church, and church membership makes…

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Posted in: "right hand of fellowship", church membership

Nails or screws?

July 19, 2018 ilfordipc

It wouldn’t surprise me if some of you inwardly groan when we sing a Psalm in our Sunday services. The…

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Posted in: Music, Psalm singing, Worship services

Love your neighbour

July 11, 2018 ilfordipc

This is a lovely, true story. We need to keep telling stories like this. “Reverend Kees Sybrandi was not, by…

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Posted in: Christian living, everybody loves good neighbours, Islam

Your most important piece of furniture

June 29, 2018 ilfordipc

People today invest money in their beds, their mattresses, their bathrooms, their TVs, and sound system. But the Christian’s most…

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Posted in: Christian living, hospitality, love

“Test the spirits” (1 John 4:1)

May 22, 2018 ilfordipc

I said on Sunday that I’d say a little bit more about the sermon preached at the Royal Wedding. It…

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Posted in: discernment, Royal wedding, test the spirits

Help me read my Bible

May 8, 2018 ilfordipc

Philip asked [the Ethiopian eunuch]… ‘Do you understand what you are reading?’ And he said, ‘How can I unless someone…

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Posted in: Bible reading, commentaries

Asking Advice

April 19, 2018 ilfordipc

I pointed out in a sermon on 1 Thessalonians 2 last week that for many people their relationship to their…

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Posted in: Christian living, pastoring

The Benefit of Frequent Communion

January 19, 2018 ilfordipc

Human nature is funny. Sometimes the more frequently we do something, the less “special” it feels. We can enjoy “one-offs”…

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Posted in: sacraments, the Lord's Supper

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