Martin Wickens
Speaking the Truth in Love
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Deputation 2010 – July Update
The last few weeks we have been in South Carolina, Tennessee, back to South Carolina, then I traveled up to Pennsylvania for a week before returning back to South Carolina. On the way up to Pennsylvania and on the way back down I was able to stop and visit with churches in Virginia. We spent…
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Tuesday Nights at Bethesda: Genesis
A few years ago a friend of mine, Pastor Stephen Boreland, became pastor of Bethesda Free Church in Sunderland, England. Bethesda has a rich history which I would love to share more about another time. However, what Bethesda has long been famous for is a strong tradition of sound, doctrinal teaching. Some of the best…
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Worms
While I was in Bible School in Northern Ireland I attended Braehill Baptist Church in north Belfast. David Moore was the pastor at that time but has since moved to become the pastor of Milton Baptist Church in England. The other day while traveling I listened to a sermon he preached entitled “Worms” and I…
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God Save the Queen
Amidst all the patriotic fervour (note the ‘u’) in the USA this weekend I starting thinking of some of the verses of the British national anthem, God Save the Queen. Most know the first verse only, God save our gracious QueenLong live our noble QueenGod save the Queen!Send her victoriousHappy and gloriousLong to reign over…
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The End is Nigh, Probably
Google has many interesting and useful tools. Most people know about it as a search engine, they know about their e-mail system, GMail and they use Google Maps. But there are many other features and tools which go somewhat unnoticed. One of those is little tools is Google Suggest. This is how Google describes it:…
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Get Up or Get Out
He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose. And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land. Matthew 9:24-26 In Matthew 9…
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Do You Know What Time it Is?
Yesterday morning, around 9:30am we left Mauldin, South Carolina and headed for Goodlettsville, Tennesse. We had a great trip for the most part. The children behaved well and we were kept safe. Samuel had to stop to use the bathroom about 15,000 times, but that was okay, better than the alternative. But something happened as…
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All That Hate Me Love Death
But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death. – Proverbs 8:36 Proverbs 8, from beginning to end, gives many practical encouragements concerning wisdom. It describes as a person, some believe it is even a reference to Christ. If Christ be the Word, which He is, and…
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Relaxing, Galilean, Vision and Dalton
Since we arrived in the USA we have had an enjoyable time relaxing and visiting with friends and family. Normally I hit the road almost immediately, but this trip has been a little different. We have been able to visit friends and our home church here in the USA. We have seen friends who have…
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The Basis for Our Praise
I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high. ~Psalm 7:17 When we praise God everything hinges on this, we praise according to His righteousness. How much is bound up in that short phrase! We may praise God because His gift of righteousness…