This is part five of a blog series by John Alley on the subject of apostolic authority. These are taken from Chapter 5 of his book, The Apostolic Revelation. Part four is available here. Authority in Church Discipline The local church (specifically the elders or leaders), does have...
John 17:20-26 – Unity If you read my last blog you were encouraged to meditate on Paul’s appeal in 1 Corinthians 1:10, “that they agree with one another so there may be no divisions among them, and that they may be perfectly united in mind and...
John 17:20-26 – Unity The Apostle Paul was passionate about the Lord Jesus and the Church. His desire to protect and mature the Church is very evident in his pastoral letters. Although the corrections that needed to be brought varied from church to church, the focus...
Lloyd Gill has just returned on behalf of ‘Peace’ from some fruitful ministry in both Tanzania and Kenya meeting with key brothers, congregations and ministries in Dar ‘es Salaam, and also in Nairobi and the surrounding areas. In Tanzania during December 6-9, Lloyd spoke and ministered...
This is part four of a blog series by John Alley on the subject of apostolic authority. These are taken from Chapter 5 of his book, The Apostolic Revelation. Part three is available here. The Specific Authorities of an Apostle A review of the New Testament shows...
This is part three of a blog series by John Alley on the subject of apostolic authority. These are taken from Chapter 5 of his book, The Apostolic Revelation. . Part two is available here. A Different Style of Authority Note at this point that Christ’s leadership and...
This is part two of a blog series by John Alley on the subject of apostolic authority. These are taken from Chapter 5 of his book, The Apostolic Revelation. . Part one is available here. No Authority Without Submission to Authority But wait! There can be no authority without...
This is part one of a series of blogs by John Alley on Apostolic Authority. These are taken from Chapter 5 of his book, The Apostolic Revelation. The question of authority is one of the pivotal issues for the reformation of the church. As we often...
In Ephesians 4:13 it states “This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ.” (NLV) What is going to...
Have you ever stopped to consider what you value in ministry? Ministry is about others, and your values should therefore be others focussed. Sometimes ministers find that subconsciously they have self focussed ministry values, aimed to make themselves sucessful. That is, they serve others, so...
