Over the last two weeks in my blog I have exegeted 1 Cor 13.4-7 and unpacked the way in which
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Paul is the chairman of Ministry Today, as also the College of Baptist Ministers, and from 1993 – 2014 was Senior Minister of Central Baptist Church, Chelmsford. He can be contacted at paul@paulbeasleymurray.com.
Five ways love does act
In last week’s blog we looked at Paul’s hymn to love in 1 Corinthians 13 where Paul went into a
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In 1 Cor 13.4-8 Paul goes into a good deal of detail to describe the nature of agape love. He
Continue readingJesus makes all the difference
Today I want to look at the story of the wedding of Cana when Jesus turned gallons of water into
Continue readingCalled Christians
The term ‘Christian’ is only found three times in the New Testament. First in Acts 11.25-26 Luke comments: “It was
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Paul addresses his Letter to the Romans “To all God’s beloved in Rome, called to be saints”. This translation found
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My maternal grandfather belonged to ‘The Brethren’. The Brethren trace their origins to Dublin, where several groups of Christians met
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Rom 10.9 makes a wonderful text for an Easter baptismal service: “If you confess with your lips that Jesus is
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The first Christians saw themselves as followers of ‘the Way’. For instance in Acts 9.2. Luke introduces the story of
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Over the years I have often preached on the Great Commission of Matthew 28.18,19 with a view to encouraging my
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