Tag: Tim Chester
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When God Speaks…Things Happen
In 2 Corinthians 4.6 Paul reveals a correlation between the Gospel and Creation: For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. In other words, as Tim Chester helped me see: At creation…
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Total Church
I have recently been listening to Tim Chester and Steve Timmis speak about Total Church. I appreciate their emphasis that two key principles should shape church life: gospel and community. As Tim Chester writes: Christians are called to a dual fidelity: fidelity to the core content of the gospel and fidelity to the primary context…
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Community is Identity
From Tim Chester: The church is not a building you enter. Nor is it a meeting your attend. It is not what you do on a Sunday. To be a Christian is to be part of God’s people and to express that in your life through belonging to a local Christian community. Our Belonging We…
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3 Simple Keys to Effective Evangelism
Some time ago Tim Chester, of The Crowded House, in the UK, wrote a series of short insightful posts titled: Effective Evangelism. In summary, Chester wrote: There are three keys to effective evangelism: Love Jesus Love People Live Life
