It came as something of a shock when I discovered that when I became 79, I actually had become 80.
Continue readingAuthor: Paul Beasley-Murray
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.
Let your light shine
Recently I was preaching at the anniversary of a Baptist church here in Essex. As an aside, unlike Anglican churches
Continue readingThe Spirit of Jesus is the Spirit of God – Reflection 6
From the conversation of Jesus in the Upper Room with his disciples, we discover that the Spirit of Jesus who
Continue readingThe Spirit helps in our weakness – Reflection 5
Jesus said to his disciples in the Upper Room, “I will ask the Father, and he will give you another
Continue readingThirsty for God – Reflection 4
Jesus claimed to be able to satisfy people’s thirst for God. It was a sensational claim. He was essentially making
Continue readingGod desires to worship him in Spirit and in truth – Reflection 3
Jesus was in conversation with a Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well. The conversation got off to a wonderful start about
Continue readingThe wind of the Spirit – Reflection 2
“The wind blows where it chooses” (3.8) – what a wonderful metaphor for the Spirit! However, Nicodemus was puzzled by
Continue readingBorn of the Spirit – Reflection 1
Following the celebration of Pentecost last Sunday, for six weeks my blogs will feature reflections on John’s account of the
Continue readingA Spirit-filled church is a multicultural church
At Pentecost God poured out his Spirit in a totally strange, inexplicable, indeed miraculous manner. Luke’s account of the coming
Continue readingThe Lord’s Day
In his ‘Revelation’ in which John set out his vision of how through Christ the Lord God will totally defeat
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