The Broadcast

We are in Belfast at the moment.  Only a short visit though.  Have to wait a few months before we finally land for good.  I really cant wait.  Flying over the ever changing city always gives me goose bumps.  We have got a busy few days ahead of us.  Tomorrow we attend a wedding of a [...]

Its so exciting to be able to blog about the Belfast Church Plant.  From across the Newfrontiers group of churches a team of really amazing people have started to gather, all with a massive heart for this great city.  It is astounding how God has begun to bring people in quite extraordinary ways from South Africa, Canada, [...]

I arrived back yesterday from the Newfrontiers North 08 regional conference.  I have decided not to blog in detail about the event as the sermon downloads and conference DVD will be available soon. I will post links and file downloads as they become available.
Here are some brief thoughts…. I will be honest and say that [...]

I guess like me many of you have been watching the events at Lakeland florida unfold over the past few months.  I have met many who have experienced what has been labeled as the ‘healing revival’.  The power of God has clearly been operating in amazing ways.  Yes the doctrine looked a bit weird, and the methods [...]

 Here are my sermon notes from a 3 part series I did on suffering.  This is the first sermon titled Why does a God of love allow suffering?  The following is directly lifted from my notes and may not read very well.
The audio for this sermon is not great quality but is available at http://media.wellspringfamilychurch.org.s3.amazonaws.com/d524afba-af25-466c-a589-44395b7e08f2.mp3
Why does a God [...]

 A few weeks ago I Was at the Newfrontiers Together on a Mission conference in Brighton UK.  Mark Driscoll was speaking (amongst many other things) about how as churches we can and should be better missionally.  One of his challenges was that when we preach we should be preaching missionally to the empty seats beyond the walls of the church.  Driscoll brought [...]

Following are the notes from a lecture I gave titled The Kingdom of God.  Please feel free to use them as you like.  
The Kingdom of God
What is it?

Malkuth - OT
Basilieia - NT

both mean the rank, authority and sovereignty exercised by the King 
The Kingdom is ‘The authority to rule, the sovereignty of the King’ - [...]

The parable of the other son

‘An eye to which nothing is shown but black objects judges something dirty white or even darkly mottled to be whiteness itself’
For the Pharisees and Scribes grace hurt.  The dark objects of legalism and religion had become resident in their hearts and minds. With no frame of reference for an [...]

On Sunday my family and my Sister were visiting a church which is about 30 minutes from where we live.  My sister had never been to this church before so decided to follow behind us in her car.  I drove off staying within the speed limit which for most of the way was 60 mph.  It soon [...]

Last night I had to attend a meeting, arranged at the last minute.  Two things; I dont do meetings very well and I dont do meetings organised at the last minute very well.  The whole concept of having to sit down around a table for more than 15 minutes is not my idea of fun.  To [...]