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Though I accepted the Lord Jesus as my savoiur when I was just 11 years old, sadly, when I left school 4 years later and joined the great wide world of employment and all the distractions presented to me I also left behind my Christian faith. For many years this was the way of life I followed until, that is, I hit a trial that left me so depressed I felt my life was so worthless I made a serious attempt to end it. By God's grace He spared me and on my return home I was suddenly reminded of all those Christian choruses I had worshipped God with as a youth. I attended a Christian rally a few weeks later and recommitted my life to God. I spent a year at a Bible school where I developed my relationship and took part in evangelistic outreach. Today, I attend North Road Christian Fellowship, an A.O.G. pentecostal church based in Preston, Lancashire, England. Our church has an evangelistic outlook and we are engaged in the G12 vision. Mid week we attend Cell Groups where we tend to one anothers' needs, spiritually and physically. I'm so glad that our loving heavenly father never gives up on us. I truly believe I have found my spiritual home where the fellowship of believers is shared in love and grace.<br><br>I've chosen my homeland's ensign (Isle of Man) for my avatar basically because the three legs symbol and it's Latin motto translates "Whichever way you throw me I stand". I guess as Christians we can confidently adopt this motif with the assurance that whichever way this world may throw us, on the last day we will, by God's Grace, ultimately stand.<br>My interests vary from Evangelism and Church acitivities to Web design and the internet. Music and country walks with my small dog, Penny.
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Q5. Criticism and Praise
Mike Dickinson replied to Pastor Ralph's topic in #2. Letters to the Seven Churches (Revelation 2-3)
#2 Q5. Summarize the lessons of this chapter. What are the churches criticized for? Ephesus -
Q4. Apathy
Mike Dickinson replied to Pastor Ralph's topic in #2. Letters to the Seven Churches (Revelation 2-3)
#2 Q4. Why are so many churches a "hotbed of apathy"? I believe the biggest reasons for apathy in the church is because of its -
Q3. Religious Compromise
Mike Dickinson replied to Pastor Ralph's topic in #2. Letters to the Seven Churches (Revelation 2-3)
#2 Q3. Why do you think the religious compromise required by participating in heathen religious practices in the trade guilds was so spiritually destructive? The term -
#2 Q2. Why would loosening of sexual standards to conform to the prevailing morals of the culture be destructive of vital Christian faith and witness? A real touchy subject at the moment in the Anglican or Church of England in America. The ordaining of an Anglican Bishop who confesses openly to being active in a homosexual relationship. Years ago this issue wouldn
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Q1. First Love
Mike Dickinson replied to Pastor Ralph's topic in #2. Letters to the Seven Churches (Revelation 2-3)
#2 Q1. How can a local congregation lose its "first love" for Jesus? I believe as, the Word warns us, there are many subtle ploys of the Devil (Ephesians 6:11) and as I said before -
Q4. The Exalted Christ
Mike Dickinson replied to Pastor Ralph's topic in #1 Christ in the Midst of the Lampstands (Rev 1)
#1 Q4. The vision of Christ among the lampstands (1:12-20) is much different than the Carpenter-Teacher who walked the roads of Galilee and Judea. Why? By this stage Jesus had accomplished the Mission His Father God had set Him out to do. Something I think we overlook about Jesus as He went about His ministry on earth was the very fact that He knew what one day He would have to face. All the while He was teaching and loving His followers He knew the intolerable death on the cross that was looming ever closer with each passing day. If you -
Q3. Comfort
Mike Dickinson replied to Pastor Ralph's topic in #1 Christ in the Midst of the Lampstands (Rev 1)
#1 Q3. In what countries are Christians presently experiencing tribulation or persecution for the faith? It always fascinates me that from out of Abraham -
Q2. Father and the Son
Mike Dickinson replied to Pastor Ralph's topic in #1 Christ in the Midst of the Lampstands (Rev 1)
#1 Q2. What does 1:8 tell us about the Father? The Father is the speaker here in 1:8 and in 21:6. But Jesus is the speaker in 1:17 and 22:12-13. What is the significance of this for our understanding of who Jesus is? God states His case clearly. He always was and always will be. Whilst Jesus says likewise, He is after all, co equal with God, He further cements the human aspect of His personality. The very crux of our salvation depended entirely on -
Q1. Faithful Witnesses
Mike Dickinson replied to Pastor Ralph's topic in #1 Christ in the Midst of the Lampstands (Rev 1)
#1. Q1. Revelation is written to encourage and strengthen a church facing intense persecution. Why is the theme of testimony and witness so important to that purpose? Being coaxed into a swimming bath when we -
Q6. Practicum in Christian Unity
Mike Dickinson replied to Pastor Ralph's topic in #3. Unity in the Church
Q6. What act of Christian unity could you practice over the next two weeks that would help you live out this truth in your life? I have a fellow believer friend that attends the same Cell group as I do. He -
Q5. Balancing Doctrine with Unity
Mike Dickinson replied to Pastor Ralph's topic in #3. Unity in the Church
Q5. (Ephesians 4:5) In what sense should "one baptism" unite us rather than divide us? I think the nub of the problem between different denominations lays with the different interpretations of -
Q4. Seven Commonalities that Unite Us
Mike Dickinson replied to Pastor Ralph's topic in #3. Unity in the Church
Q4. (Ephesians 4:4-6) What are the seven elements that unite all Christians mentioned in verses 4 through 6? One Body; One Spirit; One Hope; One Lord; One Faith; One Baptism; and one God who is Father of all. Which one or two are most compelling to you? One God and one Body. Why? Because we are called to Love the Lord our God with ALL our heart, soul and mind and to Love our neighbour as ourselves. -
Q3. The Unity of the Spirit
Mike Dickinson replied to Pastor Ralph's topic in #3. Unity in the Church
Q3. (Ephesians 4:3) According to verse 3, who brings about the unity? For as long as we remain at one with the spirit, it is through God -
Q2. Essential Attitudes for Unity
Mike Dickinson replied to Pastor Ralph's topic in #3. Unity in the Church
2. (Ephesians 4:2) What characteristics or attitudes are necessary for maintaining unity with other Christians according to verse 2? By being humble, gentle and patient with one another. Bearing with one another in love. Sounds like the fruit of the spirit to me (Galatians 5:22) and so it is! Which of these do you think is most important? That