Martin Wickens
Speaking the Truth in Love
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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…
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The Bible Doctrine of the Lamb (01) – Sidlow Baxter
Sidlow Baxter was a former pastor of the church I worked with in Sunderland, England. In this series of sermons Pastor Baxter brings out some wonderful truths regarding the Bible doctrine of the Lamb. The notes below are ones I compiled from his message and I think they help bring it all together. From every…
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The Centrality of the Lamb – Sidlow Baxter
Let this Bible doctrine of the Lamb show to us what God thinks about the Lamb. In one way or another right through the Bible it is Jesus as the Lamb who has the preeminence. All other disclosures whether through Pentateuchal Law, or Israelitish history, whether Psalmodic of philosophic, whether prophetic or doctrinal, whether visional…
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Assumptions and the Arc of Distortion
In management circles in the business world I remember hearing about the Arc of Distortion. In fact, during management training we had whole segments on communication, something we should spend more time on as Christians and especially as preachers. The arc of distortion basically describes what happens between the one trying to send a message…
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Urgent Prayer Request – Honduras
I just received this e-mail from the Ritchies, missionaries in Honduras. Please pray for them and their ministry: This will be short……As I write this we are preparing to evacuate Choluteca. Due to the non-stop torrential rains we have had as of late, the goverment of Honduras has ordered the main dam just north of…
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Scenes From Church History
Since arriving in the USA I have tried to get back into a schedule of reading new books and material. One of the first reading projects has been this book Edited by Mark Sidwell, Faith of Our Fathers: Scenes from Church History. In the books introduction the editor explains the intention of the book is…
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Scenes From Church History
Since arriving in the USA I have tried to get back into a schedule of reading new books and material. One of the first reading projects has been this book Edited by Mark Sidwell, Faith of Our Fathers: Scenes from Church History. In the books introduction the editor explains the intention of the book is…
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New Grace Baptist, Tarboro NC
Last Thursday my family and I prepared to drive 5 hours north-east to visit with some old friends of ours in Tarboro, North Carolina. Mike and Marianne have been faithfully serving the Lord in Tarboro, NC for a few years now and they have been a blessing to us in many ways. As we went…
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Solid Rock Independent Baptist, Liberty SC
This past weekend we had the opportunity to meet up with my pastor, Tom Dotson and Mrs. Jane. They took us to one of the churches they know in the area they are currently staying in. We enjoyed our visit with Solid Rock Independent Baptist Church in Liberty, South Carolina. They gave us a warm…
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Our Anniversary – 6 Years
6 years ago today Carrie and I married. This is actually the first day we have spent our anniversary in the same time zone in which married. All the others we have spent in the UK. Since that day we have seen many blessings and a few trials. We have lived in 4 houses and…