“Whatever grabs your heart, wags your tongue.” Love it from Glen Scrivener at the New Ground conference.

Don’t quit - victories are ahead! “35-40% of ministers last less than 5 years in the ministry.” (The Gospel Coalition, 2013) “Pastors who make it to their fifth year have a good chance of experiencing their most fruitful ministry at a church.” (Lifeway Research, 2023)

Judgment in Scripture comes “because you trusted in your works and your treasures” (Jer 48:7). So what’s the solution? How do you avoid trusting your strivings and savings? Well: rest from your works, and give of your treasures. Or, as we call it now, Sunday. Happy Lord’s Day!

New Post: Would Paul praise your church the way he praised the Church in Rome? thesimplepastor.co.uk/would-paul-pra…

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐆𝐞𝐧 𝐙 𝐌𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐌𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 For most of my life, I didn’t feel particularly masculine. I don’t care for fixing engines, blowing stuff up, wrestling in the mud, or getting jacked. I did play football in high school, but as a

This is insane!

“He chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him.” —Eph 1:4 “We’re thousands of years too late to blow it.” —Sam Allberry

Such a joy to be with Novio Church in #Nijmegan today, visiting The Parkers who we sent from Redeemer Colchester 2 years ago to be part of the team. Today, they prayed off a student returning to #brazil - a sending church! @calummcdonald2001 from Redeemer Colchester was leading worship too.

Give your kids a sense of adventure - it’ll give them incentive to overcome fears, push through barriers and develop resilience.

“Sin forsaken is one of the best evidences of sin forgiven.” (J. C. Ryle)

Alistair Begg encourages listeners to act with compassion toward others, bearing in mind that at one time we all were foolish, disobedient, deceived, and enslaved. Listen to the entire series at bit.ly/4glLhtW

"Christians believe in the virgin birth of Jesus. Materialists believe in the virgin birth of the universe. Choose your miracle." Glen Scrivener

The church’s formal structures don’t produce life of themselves. Merely to attend a “place of worship” has no intrinsic worth. Relationships, bonds of love, impartation of the truth, unity in the Spirit, the inspiration of the Spirit are essential to our life in Christ.

Don't make being a dad over complicated. Love this from Phil thesimplepastor.co.uk/dont-make-bein… via Phil Whittall

“Woe to us if we tremble before criticism and yawn before the cross.” Marshall Segal

"The fear of God is the death of every other fear; like a mighty lion, it chases all other fears before it." (C.H. Spurgeon)

Post of the day: Christopher Watkin with such a wise, positive and thoughtful piece on AI at The Gospel Coalition. Yes, yes, yes: thegospelcoalition.org/article/ready-…