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In the fellowship in Reading I conducted a series of Bible studies in 1st Corinthians on the theme of expressing the life of Christ in the local church. Corinth had wonderful beginnings with apostles, prophets, pastors and teachers. The believers had received spiritual gifts and were equipped to be 'God's People' in that city but things had gone badly wrong. These studies trace the nature and purpose of a local church and the obstacles that stand in the way of its achieving of God's purpose. Matt Steed videoed the series and it is now available online in various forms. You can also use the 'dynamic notes' which will give links to other sites and information. We called the series...
Bob Oakley, one of the brothers in the church here, and myself have long been burdened about the number and quality of Bible versions which now circulate. We did a series of studies to examine the nature of the Scriptures and their translation. We concluded by looking at a selection of different versions in comparison. I would recommend this as a really useful starting point for consideration of this vital issue. Currently you will find downloadable mp3s for the series at...
...the videos and notes will be online very shortly.
We have also added numbers of M-other Tongue mp3s in Polish, Russian, Spanish, German and Romanian. Please pass these URLs on to anyone you know who might benefit from them. You will find a mini-menu at...
and lastly, for this blog, I have begun a series of compilations on different themes. These are based on Dot Twivey's boxed sets of messages. So far I have done two compilations... tell me what you think.
