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    Revival

    A good few years ago I was at a conference in the UK about revival. There were some notable speakers there including a gentleman called Wynne Lewis. Wynne Lewis is credited as having grown Kensington Temple (a Pentecostal church in London, UK) to be the largest church in the country (even...
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    What does teachable spirit mean

    Being teachable ... some people have fixed ideas about things and can't be taught. No matter how much you say, their opinion never changes. Being teachable is about being open to consider what the other person is saying and maybe even changing your mind about things you've held to for years...
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    Mission/outreach - what works?

    Are you suggesting that the "come to me ... I am gentle and humble at heart ... " invitation is only given to little children? No worries. And to you.
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    Mission/outreach - what works?

    Same here, and I did. But have you considered the scrutiny that hymn writers are under? I know that Graham Kendrick and Godfrey Birtill pass their songs past a theologian before going public with them, I imagine the same is true of Getty and Townend. Even if it isn't true, would it really...
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    Mission/outreach - what works?

    Answering a question with a question - is that a sidestep to avoid answering? How does your understanding match up with Jesus' invitation: "Come to me ... for I am gentle and humble at heart ... you will find rest for your souls" ? Matt 11: 28 Hardly wrathful. Something happened at the...
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    Mission/outreach - what works?

    I find friendship works ... not just for "pew filling", but also for a richer, rounder life - more friends = better. I'm also interested in the idea of "pastoral evangelism" (has that phrase been used before?) where pastoral care is extended outside the church. I guess things like CAP comes...
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    Mission/outreach - what works?

    You say that, but ... God loves us - even when we were sinners. And He showed His love for us by sending His only begotten Son. And remember - it is the kindness of God that leads men to repentance. Does your church ever sing the hymn/song "In Christ Alone"? This is verse 2...
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    Many are called, FEW choose to be chosen ...

    I probably used the wrong word. I used it to represent the idea of eternal conscious torment - being burnt alive forever by a loving God. An infernalist being someone who holds that view. edit: here are a couple of definitions of infernalism: From this page...
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    Numeracy challenge

    I think it was Q7 - the male/female ratios question.
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    Many are called, FEW choose to be chosen ...

    You'd think, wouldn't you - but, you make it sound like I don't listen. I do listen. Yet, there are still valid questions. For example, how can the same collection of 66 books bring about Calvinism, Arminianism, Unitarianism, Trinitarianism, Universalism, Infernalism etc etc. (Lets not...
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    Many are called, FEW choose to be chosen ...

    I love Spurgeon, too :)
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    Numeracy challenge

    Darn - I got one wrong. I should have used pencil and paper.
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    Many are called, FEW choose to be chosen ...

    Indeed. But ... our view on the nature and character of God and our relationship with Him affects the message we preach which in turn affects how people get saved. For example, I find Jonathan Edwards' sermon "Sinners in the hands of an angry God" to be quite unacceptable (note the...