GRACE BLOGS COLLECTION
by Peter Wade
I remember the slogan from my youth. "When you are in a fix, look up Philippians 4:6," so just do it! Here is the command: "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God" (ESV). The Message Bible says, "Don't fret… Read More
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by Peter Wade
"Now there are also many other things that Jesus did. Were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written" (John 21:25 ESV). "... I can't imagine a world big enough to hold such a library of books" (Message Bible). It would… Read More
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by Peter Wade
It may come as surprise to some Christians that the main purpose of the Day of Pentecost was not to make speaking in tongues available to believers. The experience was certainly part of the package, as is clearly seen in Acts chapter 2, but when Jesus taught his disciples about what was about to happen,… Read More
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by Peter Wade
One of the most intriguing events in the period between the Resurrection and Ascension of Christ took place on Resurrection Day. Just about every preacher would love to have been there, or at least been a fly on the wall and overhear the conversation. It is briefly mentioned in Mark 16:12, "After these things he… Read More
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by Peter Wade
In the 40 days between the resurrection and ascension of Christ, there are records of many witnesses to the facts. In our last newsletter I wrote of the necessity of the resurrection and how the early church made it the center of their preaching. Let's go back for a moment to this period when the… Read More
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by Peter Wade
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by Peter Wade
Both the historical record of the early church in Acts and the letters of Paul place the emphasis from Easter on the Resurrection of Christ. They do mention the death of Jesus on the cross and his burial but we as Christian believers are to look at the other side of the cross! Speaking of… Read More
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by Peter Wade
A close friend of mine shared this phrase recently. It is based on Psalm 18:19 (ESV), "He brought me out into a broad place; he rescued me, because he delighted in me." My friend wrote: "I read this psalm and fell in love again. I highlighted a phrase that thrills me. Absolutely. 'He delighted in… Read More
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by Peter Wade
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by Peter Wade
About nothing, one may think, nothing can be said. It does look like an unlikely subject for a teaching. Plato would disagree; he said "I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing." Around 1600 Shakespeare wrote a famous play, "Much Ado About Nothing." A modern… Read More
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It has dawned upon me after some twenty years of trying to plant and establish the local church, that it is something only God can do. I am no more a church-planter or builder than you are. The Lord is the only one who can really establish anything. It is true that each one of… Read More
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by Peter Wade
Sometimes phrases just stand out on my screen and almost shout at me to think about them. These are "Really?" moments, and the title was one of these. Every day I look through a list of ebooks under the broad umbrella of "Christianity." Usually there are 60 or more and sometimes up to 300. A… Read More
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