Jonathan Shanks
26 June 2011
In the last few years a new label has emerged—the giga-church. A giga-church has over 10,000 people in average attendance. Over 36 giga-churches exist in the United States alone. The first church in Jerusalem would have dwarfed many of these modern giga-churches. In the first century immediately following Pentecost; God blessed His church in an [...]
Food for Thought 12.06.11
Last week’s sermon was on Acts 2:42-47 and in it I referred to the fact that the early church were “devoted” to the apostles teaching and the fellowship. I raised the question: how are we going with our devotion to God’s Word and the fellowship? For many of us the idea of study is quite [...]
Food for Thought 01.05.11
When they say that life can “turn on a dime” they’re not joking. Life for the Shanks’ changed dramatically recently with the sudden and unexpected death of my father. We were blessed to be close, so it’s been tough, but Leanne and I praise God for the reality of our hope in Christ, and our [...]
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