Jesus gathered them together and then sent them out in pairs. After He ascended and the Pentecost experience launched the collection of believers to a new phase of existence an episode took place. In it, a pair of the apostles encountered a beggar who was lame and they healed him in the name of Jesus […]
Read More Was Jesus Onto Something? The Partnership ApproachThe sporting context was the first time I really appreciated partnerships. In as much as it is a team sport with 11 players on each side, there were certain areas where two players connected to be productive for the team because of the understanding they developed. Some at times referred to a sort of telepathy […]
Read More PartnershipsThis follows recent entries I’ve written about appreciating gospel partnership and then defining them based on my experiences. I felt it would be worth sharing some lessons I’ve learnt from pursuing them. In the first part of the lessons, I explored how it was worth pursuing as long as prayer was pivotal. In the second part, I considered opposition and […]
Read More Lessons From Pursuing Gospel Partnerships – Part ThreeThis follows recent entries I’ve written about appreciating gospel partnership and then defining them based on my experiences. I felt it would be worth sharing some lessons I’ve learnt from pursuing them. In the previous entry I explored how it was worth pursuing as long as prayer was pivotal. Here are some more lessons. Expect Opposition and Misunderstanding Now […]
Read More Lessons From Pursuing Gospel Partnerships – Part TwoThis follows recent entries I’ve written about appreciating gospel partnership and then defining them based on my experiences. I felt it would be worth sharing some lessons I’ve learnt from pursuing them. It Is Well Worth Pursuing We are called to go into the world and make disciples. That is the call. Often we’re given […]
Read More Lessons From Pursuing Gospel Partnerships – Part OneAfter the recent post on appreciating gospel partnerships, it occurred to me it might be of some use sharing some lessons I’ve learnt in pursuing them. I hope to share those in an upcoming post. I am not arrogant enough to believe I have the answers in this area or am in any way an […]
Read More What Is A Gospel Partnership?One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer—at three in the afternoon … Peter looked straight at him, as did John. (Acts 3:1, 4) There was this Christian organisation for whom I volunteered. They would mention the partnerships they had with other organisations. To a large extent those partnerships appeared […]
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