I’m spending a lot of time in my garden at the moment – the weather has been fine and our new seating addition to the back of the house is a beautiful place to spend the morning. It’s here that I’ve spent time reading through “The Bruised Reed” by Richard Sibbes (you can read my...
In this article, as I’m blogging my way through 1 Timothy, I’m going to be looking at the role of Deacon. We;ve come to the section of the letter that explains who should lead the church and in Chapter 3 Paul identifies two primary leadership roles in the church: Elders – Definition: Servant leaders Deacons – Definition:...
Richard Sibbes was a 16th Century Anglican minister. Although a Puritan he was considered a conformist because he remained a Church of England minister and used the Common Book of Prayer. His writings have been the source of great encouragement to many and so three of us are currently reading one of his best-known works,...
As I’m blogging my way through 1 Timothy i’ve come to a section of the letter that explains who should lead the church. You’ll know, if you’ve been following along with these blogs that Timothy is a young pastor in a divided church and Paul is writing to him to encourage him to set things...
