The PASSION Blog

As I mentioned the other day I am reading John Peters book, “Great Revivalists: 1700 to the present day”.
In the closing summary he shares some of the common things that the major revivalists believed or were committed to. I found these quite interesting.

Submission to the teaching of the Bible
Openness to the supernatural guidance of the [...]

I woke up this morning with a real joy in my heart. You see today is my birthday!
Some people get all depressed on their birthday and see it as being another year older. They look at their wrinkles, their enlarging waistline or their balding heads. Not me, I count my blessings. And to be honest [...]

I read Acts chapter 6 the other day. It was a time when the church was really growing quickly and the Apostles were finding it hard to keep up with all the extra work that was required. They felt they were being diverted from prayer and preaching.
As I reflected on this passage four things jumped [...]

I just received a book in the mail from a Koorong order. It is by John Peters and called, “Great Revivalists: 1700 to the present day”. From a quick read it looks really good.
It starts with a chapter that surveys some of the revivals in this time period and has biographies of some of the [...]

Micah 6:8 has been one of my favourite verses for a long time. It is simple and straight to the point. If you have ever wondered what God requires of you as a Christian – here’s a good place to start…
He has showed you, O man, what is good.
And what does the LORD require of [...]

Hello all,
Over the years I have written a few short articles on sharing your faith as a Christian. Today I though I would share them in one go. Below are the links for you to check out when you have time.

Five tips for effective one-on-one evangelism
Relational evangelism
Praying for breakthrough in evangelism
Evangelism lessons from the [...]

In Acts 4 we see that Peter and John’s healing of the lame man brought attention. News spread all over Jerusalem and it had even reached the ears of the Jewish High Council and the Sadducees.
The leaders of the day were deeply concerned that they were preaching Jesus and that He was the one who [...]