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A Spiritual Growth Check
Dr Peter Masters

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Growth means dependence upon God, communion with Christ, daily engagement in holiness, prayer and proclamation. We cannot select one or two of these but must engage in all.

Ask, Seek, Knock
Dr Peter Masters

A man in a white shirt praying outdoors with clasped hands and closed eyes.
We usually consider these famous words in an evangelistic context. But we realise they are equally made for all believers, because Christ spoke of the Father’s readiness to give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him.

Does the Lord Really Guide?
Dr Peter Masters

Camel caravan traversing vast desert dunes under a clear sky.
The last few decades has seen the rejection of a precious Biblical principle – that God has a specific plan and purpose for the life of each of his children, and that they should seek his direction in all the great issues of life.

The Necessity and Justification for the Free Offer of the Gospel
Rev. Malcolm Watts

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What a Gospel this is! Christ, his love, his pardon, his righteousness, his Spirit, his holiness, his strength and his fulness, are all offered freely to poor, miserable sinners. Nothing must interfere with this freeness.