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The Folly of Pilate – Opening John 19 in Helensburgh https://t.co/ZFYIHMrtQY
Bethesda Christian Fellowship in Helensburgh invited me to speak at their morning service recently, to speak about Solas’s work and to preach from John 19. We have a few friends and suppoerters at Bet…

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Marketplace Apostles (with Gideon Okoli) https://t.co/lIz4e50LhS

What does it really mean to live out your faith in the marketplace? In this episode of PEP Talk, Simon and Gavin sit down with Gideon Okoli for a powerful conversation about purpose, leadership, and influence be…

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Motivation for Mission #12: Don’t Miss Out! https://t.co/s0wk6fwC47

Phineas and Hophni are some of the saddest characters that you will meet in all of the Bible. They were the sons of Eli (who was High Priest and Judge in Israel), and when we first meet them they are given a …

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Chatting about evangelism on the Keswick podcast https://t.co/aZiLyfuPxg
This is an older ministry report – because this podcats has surfaced after a delay! Andy Bannister was invited to lead the evangelism seminars at The Keswick Convention and in the run-up, Gavin Matthews f…

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Is Christianity Just Blind Faith? https://t.co/DH02PPbI3a

“Either you believe it, or you don’t, but don’t tell me there’s evidence for Christianity being true! It’s all just blind faith.” Sometimes we are told that, to believe in Christianity, you have to just take a total le…

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Wondering About Death With Teenagers in Edinburgh https://t.co/vJKus7f6En
Thinking together about death, specifically what happens when we die; might not be the obvious choice of topic for a youth event on a Friday evening in Edinburgh. However at Scripture Union Scotland’s Eq…

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Unexpected Seekers (with Tom Wharin) https://t.co/JStM7UuJ86

Your church might have the best outreach programmes and top-notch facilities, or maybe its struggling to survive on a dying high street in a small market town. Either way, God surprises us with unexpected seekers, e…

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Motivation for Mission #11: The Presence of God https://t.co/6ijV6wmlmO
I was speaking to a Christian friend recently who said that he wished he could have more direct experience of God. He said that he reads things in Scripture of people encountering God and being filled with…

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“Is Christianity just a leap of faith?”: Restaurant Evangelism in Hampshire https://t.co/3eNjKJA3M2
Our great friends at Cowplain Church in Hampshire organised a wonderful outreach ecent at The Exchange restaurant. It really was a memorable evening!

A couple of weeks before t…

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If I Became a Christian Would I Have To Quit Smoking and Drinking? https://t.co/DsNjslYgQH

Christianity is often viewed as simply a set of cultural practices, and when you become a Christian you’re simply adopting those new cultural practices, swapping out one set of rules fo…

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THANK YOU! https://t.co/LMY8Mj9qOC
Solas’s work is vital, exciting and demanding. Our speakers are reporting a spiritual hunger across the country as they share and defend the gospel of Jesus in cafe’s, restaurants, pubs, campuses and churches up and down the land. Our trainin…

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Wondering at Kinross Rugby Club https://t.co/3bizTuVwYB
Christian ministry can sometimes be frustrating! Sunday night at Kinross Rugby Club was one of those occasions. I had been looking forward to speaking at this event for ages for many reasons: I love Loch Leven Church, the…

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Addressing a Crisis of Confidence https://t.co/MgxaXrjpXJ

What is it that holds you back from sharing the Gospel? For most of us, it boils down to a lack of confidence. We don’t have confidence in our knowledge to field difficult questions, we don’t have confidence that we wo…

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Motivation for Mission #10: Speaking God’s Word https://t.co/FIZnPLPTdG
Francis of Assisi (1181-1226), is alleged to have said: “Preach the gospel at all times, and if necessary, use words.” That might be one of the great misquotes of Christian history!

There are two problems…

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Steve, Strathclyde, & Students! https://t.co/zMCJr6yOTp
Spirituality, love, freedom, success and truth. Those are some of the topics that I had the opportunity to speak to university students about this past February at Strathclyde University

in Glasgow for their Christian Un…

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Have You Ever Wondered Why Everyone Is Talking About God? https://t.co/zzXDI9nLTt

In our uncertain world of pandemics, unceasing foreign conflicts, and economic rollercoasters, is there anything we can hold onto for peace and stability? A world without God might be appealing …

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Gearing up for mission at Park United Free Church, Uddingston https://t.co/Xt5ej0kx71
It was a privilege to return to Park United Free Church of Scotland in Uddingston, located to the southeast of Glasgow, to lead their morning service. Having visited last year and enjoyed a w…

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Have You Ever Wondered Why We Are So Afraid of Thinking About Death? https://t.co/oFn6CHFrK8

In Victorian times, sex was taboo but death was an everyday fact of life. Today, we’re the opposite – death is the subject we don’t like to talk or think about. But what if all our fe…

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Motivation for Mission #7: The Gospel is Good News https://t.co/v4CN3I6fj6
Sometimes I wonder if our enthusiasm for evangelism is at a low ebb because we’ve lost a sense of just how much good news the gospel is. We know the word “gospel” literally means good news, but sometime…

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At the UCCF staff conference https://t.co/S6SavB9LUv

Andy and Gavin report from The Quinta centre near Oswestry where they found the UCCF family in good heart!