Against the world for the sake of the world

Been loving Piper’s 2005 conference message on Athanasius. Very well worth listening to or reading in full. But to whet your appetite, here are the lessons he draws out: Defending and explaining doctrine is for the sake of the gospel of Christ’s glory and our everlasting joy. Joyful courage is the calling of a faithful shepherd. If something is worth fighting for, it worth rejoicing over. Let us stand courageous and out-rejoice…

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The light dawns

We finally got to the coming of Christ in our Bible overview with the 2nd year apprentices. The light has dawned, the king has come, grace has appeared, the branch has sprung up, the Son has been given. Resources for the last couple of weeks of Training Wednesdays: 365 Messianic Prophecies (Jews For Jesus) How Christ fulfilled and ended the Old Testament regime (John Piper) The Persian Empire (Youtube) The…

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iServe Africa Reloaded

Excited to be on week 2 of the new adventure of ‘Training Wednesdays’ as part of an enhanced 2nd Year programme for the iServe apprentices. Some resources and notes so far: Biblical Theology 1-2 Jonathan Griffiths (ed), The Perfect Saviour: Key Themes in Hebrews, IVP Servant Leadership lessons from 2 Corinthians 1-5 iServe Africa Webmaster

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