Tag: Bible

Three… Two… One and Only – Andy Brown

Last Sunday (9th January) was known in some church traditions as Epiphany Sunday. This tradition celebrates the arrival of the Three Kings in Bethlehem to worship the child Jesus. You can read the entire account in Matthew 2, and although I won’t post the entire text in this post, I may refer to particular verses of…
— Read on andy-brown.org/2022/01/13/three-two-one-and-only/

This Sunday at Church: Encourage Someone to read the Old Testament

This Sunday at Church I want to encourage you to do the following: Encourage Someone to read the Old Testament.

This Sunday at Church: Encourage Someone to read the Old Testament

This Sunday at Church: Praying for those who are depressed

This Sunday at Church I want to encourage you to do the following: Praying for those who are depressed.

This Sunday at Church: Praying for those who are depressed

This Sunday at Church: Encourage the Media Team

For this Sunday here’s what you can do: Encourage the Media Team. If your church has someone do audio visual matters you should be grateful for them.…

This Sunday at Church: Encourage the Media Team

Humility, Compassion and Authority

As ever, it was a great pleasure to speak at my church yesterday morning.

We have been studying the book of Luke, and yesterdays passage cover the first 17 verses of Luke 7.

I share below a copy of the recording, which I hope you enjoy. The microphone picked up a fair bit of background noise which I hope does not spoil your enjoyment.

This Sunday at Church: Pray for new believers who recently got saved

For this Sunday here’s what you can do: Pray for new believers who recently got saved. In the past I wrote “This Sunday at Church: Pray for unsaved …

This Sunday at Church: Pray for new believers who recently got saved

The Isolation Test – Andy Brown

This post was originally written during the height of lockdown in the UK. However, I hope you still find it useful today. Enjoy! 

Every Christian can act like one when they are home alone. But when we are trapped in the same four walls with our close family, not able to go out as we wish, it can be a lot harder to be a good witness for Christ. How are you coping with the Isolation Test?I’m not quite…
— Read on andy-brown.org/2020/04/23/the-isolation-test/

One Heart and Soul – Andy Brown

We conclude Acts 4 today, thinking about verses 31-37. When they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were gathered together. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness. 32 The multitude of those who believed were of one heart and soul. Not one of…
— Read on andy-brown.org/2020/06/11/one-heart-and-soul/

Taking the Lord’s Name – Andy Brown

After a little break yesterday, we return to our series on the Ten Commandments. Today we start thinking about taking the Lord’s Name in vain. “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain. Exodus 2:7 (ESV)…
— Read on andy-brown.org/2020/05/07/taking-the-lords-name/

A Jealous God – Andy Brown

For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.Deuteronomy 4:24 (ESV) God is a consuming fire; a jealous God. What does this mean? A consuming fire is a fire which devours everything in its path. It is not contained nor containable. You may have seen the recent bush fires in Australia appearing the news.…
— Read on andy-brown.org/2020/03/27/a-jealous-god/

Say What You Mean (PoW) – Andy Brown

Pearls of Wisdom Say what you mean, and mean what you say Some say talk is cheap, but actually it can be very costly. How many relationships were ruined after someone said something in anger that they really did not mean. Words can leave deep wounds, yet we seem to respect them so little in…
— Read on andy-brown.org/2020/06/07/say-what-you-mean-pow/

Where To Draw the Line – Andy Brown

Last time, I wrote about how to defend yourself against deception. This time, I want to think about where we draw the line when it comes to Bible teachers we disagree with. What I mean is, no single teacher has everything 100% correct. And if you are looking for a theologically perfect teacher, then you…
— Read on andy-brown.org/2019/06/08/where-to-draw-the-line/