Posts by James Agnew (Page 9)

Posts by James Agnew (Page 9)

Pastor’s Letter – October 18th

Dear friends Last Sunday we started to talk about church health – particularly, how we could know if what we think is God working in our midst is actually God’s work, or not. Jonathan Edwards, the US pastor from the 1700s, asked the same question of the revivals that were happening in his time.  What are the distinguishing marks of a work of God’s Holy Spirit? We…

Sermon Outline – October 11th

DEVOTED TO CHRIST JOHN 4:1-3, 13-15 | CAMERON MUNRO 1. Introduction 2. Don’t be Fooled 3. Searching for Clues 4. Undergoing a “Spiritual” A growing delight in knowing Christ more A growing awe at his Glory and Majesty A growing jealousy for his honour A growing awareness of our sin & his grace A growing desire to make him known 5. Prescriptions of…

Pastor’s Letter – October 4th

Dear friends Over the last few weeks I have been sharing some insights from John Flavel’s little book, Keeping the Heart, which is an extended reflection on Proverbs 4.23 – “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”  Last week I shared six particular actions Flavel recommended as helpful in guarding the heart. The initial element of…

Pastor’s Letter – September 27th

Dear friends Last week I began to share with you some thoughts from John Flavel’s little book, “Keeping the Heart:  How to maintain your love for God”. The book itself is a reflection on Proverbs 4.23 – “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” Initially Flavel makes the point that only a heart that has been regenerated by God’s Holy…

Pastor’s Letter – September 20th

Dear friends With Matt preaching his series through Acts, over the last few weeks I have been able to spend a bit more time reading.  One book I have returned to is a book by a man by the name of John Flavel called “Keeping the Heart”.  Its subtitle is “How to maintain your love for God”. Now John Flavel is probably not familiar to many, if any, of you.  He was an English…

Pastor’s Letter – September 6th

Dear friends This week I was speaking with a pastor-friend and he mentioned someone he knew who was dying of cancer.  I was encouraged as he spoke of how her hope in God for the resurrection transformed the manner in which she approached death.  While obviously there is great grief and pain she endures these things knowing that the best is yet to come.  Christ’s…