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Donning the garments of prayer (Parakletos 2012 – July 5 – 8).

bolaoged — Fri, 18 May 2012 10:28:12 PDT

Some have decided that it is too late, some have folded their hands in despair, but we believe that the Most High still reigns in the affairs of men. We believe that He is calling His church to once again don the garments of prayer and call forth His purposes into the earth. And in July it [...] Related posts:

Forfeit stuff or forfeit God

bolaoged — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 13:28:38 PDT

That Moses was an amazing man. One of the things he said that has remained a major part of my prayer life is that unusual statement he made to God shortly after his people had set up an idol for themselves and incurred God’s displeasure. It so happened that Moses did not share their disgrace, [...] Related posts:

The way we began

bolaoged — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 01:21:16 PST

I love the non conformism of Jesus. He surprised, He angered, He stunned people with His behaviour. He overturned tables everyone else felt comfortable with. He did not wash where the done thing was to do it, ostentatiously. He held forth about praying secretly rather than where everyone could see and marvel at your holiness. Then He came up with stuff about giving secretly, giving secretly, now what is that? How are people to know how amazing you are if you do not do your amazing stuff for all to see? Strangely He did not seem to think that what people saw mattered as much as what God saw, and went on to add that your heavenly Father who sees what you do in secret will reward you openly. That's good, but then He said if you do your good stuff to be seen by men, then their admiration is all the reward you're getting, God considers you've had enough. That's slightly less palatable. And some of us still choose the admiration of our peers over God's approval. So Jesus kicked against things people thought normal, Visit the blog to read related articles.

When God is not ‘nice’.

bolaoged — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:36:32 PST

On one occasion some people interrupted Jesus’s sleep and He did not quite like it. I guess they had felt they had good reason, they were in danger of death and needed His help. The gospel of Matthew, in very few words recounts the story of the disciples of Jesus as they were caught in [...] Related posts:

Nice things that have happened to you lately

From desires to manifest reality

bolaoged — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 04:52:10 PST

I am very touched by the goodness of God, by the kindness of the Lord. He is totally pure, wonderful and loving, slow to anger and abounding in mercy. When you pore over the new covenant, you get a profound picture of the loveliness of God’s heart towards people. He wants to help, He wants [...] Visit the blog to read related articles.

Steps of joy

bolaoged — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:34:12 PST

If you are ever looking for me in heaven you will find me sitting with Paul the apostle discussing the book of Ephesians (or perhaps Romans, or perhaps, well, never mind). The point is that the man had a revelation of God that must surely be sweeter still as we dwell in the presence of [...] Visit the blog to read related articles.

The fool, the fool

bolaoged — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:08:05 PST

Here are some really interesting things the Bible says about a fool; just thought it could edify us : A fool rejects wisdom and good advice. You will be disgraced if you are a stubborn fool. It is a fool who spreads lies A stupid fool hates to turn from evil A stupid fool is never [...] Visit the blog to read related articles.

This is our future

bolaoged — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:23:17 PST

Sometimes people walk into our church and hear me speak and think I’ve been smoking something, but that is because we may be looking at the same thing but we are not seeing the same thing. A couple of years ago, during one of our seminars another minister while preaching said stuff that made my [...] Visit the blog to read related articles.

Dirty those hands and fulfill your dreams

bolaoged — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:02:00 PST

The other day I was speaking to someone who has big plans. I love it when people have big plans. And in the course of the conversation it turns out that there are a few nuts and bolts that are still missing from their plans. To get those in place they will have to step down to a position lower than where they are right now, get their hands dirty and pick up information and skills that will stand them in good stead to succeed in their chosen plans. Visit the blog to read related articles.

Incarnational thinking – a word from a Christmas past.

bolaoged — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 02:45:33 PST

For me christmas is a time of great rejoicing.. Indeed the whole year is for rejoicing as the cause of joy is perennial. Yet we sometimes get caught up in doing life and even doing church and somehow do less of God Himself. But i always challenge myself to rethink the incarnation. Christians believe something [...] Related posts:

Centrestage

bolaoged — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 07:34:30 PST

Jesus is at the heart of our faith. You are not a Christian because you believe in God, in the existence of a divine being, but because you believe in Jesus. ; in who He is and in what you came to the earth to do. Many would say that they believe in God and [...] Related posts:

Can these things be ?

Who are you following?

bolaoged — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 05:57:14 PST

Recently I stepped briskly off a flight and made a beeline for the exit intent on getting home quickly and making the most of the day since I was going to be off again the next day, and this time on a lengthy trip. A handful of people walked ahead of me and I followed. [...] Visit the blog to read related articles.

Oh, anything but God, please

bolaoged — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 15:51:49 PDT

It is customary when some intelligent people gather to hear them go into raptures about the works of nature, what nature has done, made, what it has so cleverly provided, And all marvel at the goddess nature so rich, so munificent. One is struck by the way in which an almost unimaginable blindness can seal [...] Visit the blog to read related articles.

Cough mixtures for the perfecting of the saints

bolaoged — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:46:25 PDT

When we were children we had malaria shots every year, as, like clockwork we fell prey to the dire doings of the anopheles mosquito year after year. We knew the symptoms, once the feverishness started and that strange feeling of wanting to lie in the sun all day, joints aching, we knew what was in [...] Visit the blog to read related articles.

Wild with joy

bolaoged — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 08:10:01 PDT

Recently I was studying Ephesians and went wild with joy. I can imagine in what state must have been the apostle when he wrote these glorious words. That he would write this to encourage them is astounding enough, that he would write it because it truly is so, is breathtakingly magnificent. No wonder he felt [...] Related posts:

wild and wonderful

Hounding the dreamers

bolaoged — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:04:41 PDT

One day a young man had a dream, and then another dream, and they got him into trouble. People hated him for them and did him great evil. But later the very people who gave him hell were saved because of his persistence to follow his dreams, the very dreams for which they hated him. [...] Visit the blog to read related articles.

Breathtaking, unsolicited generosity

bolaoged — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 05:28:35 PDT

N.T Wright in his commentary on the book of Ephesians likens it to the London Eye, the massive wheel-like attraction that gives you an unequalled view of Central London and its monuments, from the Big Ben to the Houses of Parliament, the palaces, cathedrals, parks and gardens, the very best there is. Likewise the book [...] Related posts:

My generosity spurned

This media bowl of lentils and our lost birthright

bolaoged — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 05:31:32 PDT

Last week I had a conversation with a family member about films, the need to produce Christian films that communicate biblical perspectives on truth and life. I explained that I was not interested in subtlety, not in the least, I wanted to present an alternative worldview but do it brilliantly, so brilliantly that even non [...] Visit the blog to read related articles.

Lifeboat operators wanted.

bolaoged — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 13:09:16 PDT

When we did our sermon series on the church, one of the areas we focused on was the mandate of the church to reconcile men to God, in other words evangelism. It is in the very nature of the church as conceived by Christ Jesus Himself. He instructed us to go and make disciples. The [...] Visit the blog to read related articles.

A life changing letter from a man in chains

bolaoged — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:56:26 PDT

We are beginning this Sunday a systematic exposition of the epistle to the Ephesians. I have been stuck in the book for the past month and a half and stuck in the first half of the first chapter for the past few days. The thing about this letter is that it is exceedingly glorious. Right [...] Visit the blog to read related articles.