Dear all at IPC, There are times when the relentless nature of the Christian life is discouraging. The battle with the world, the flesh and the devil will not go […]
Repentance – Minister’s Letter Sept 23
Dear all at IPC, Martin Luther, the great German Reformer in the first of his 95 Thesis that he hammered on to the door in Wittenberg in 1517 said…. ‘When […]
Saving Grace, Sustaining Grace & Dying Grace – Minister’s Letter July 2023
Dear all at IPC, Grace is one of those terms with which we are so familiar, that we lose sight of what it is. The children’s acronym ofGod’s RichesAt Christ’s Expense is very […]
The aim of Satan – Minister’s Letter June 23
Dear all at IPC, We’re thinking this month on what is the motivation of the Devil having seen his origin and his defeat in previous months. What is he aiming […]
The Origin of Satan – Minister’s Letter May 23
Dear all at IPC, We began to look last month at Christ’s victory over the Devil and I want us to think a little on the origin of the devil. […]
Christ’s Victory over Satan – Minister’s Letter April 23
Dear all at IPC, I want to spend a few months in these letters thinking about the Devil. It’s not that I enjoy thinking or writing about him, but I […]
The trauma of criticism – Minister’s Letter March 2023
Dear all at IPC, There are different types of criticism and some are more easy to cope with than others: hostile criticism, negative criticism, public criticism, constructive criticism, there is […]
We are not the International Presbyterian Churches – Minister’s Letter Feb 2023
Dear all at IPC, Our church’s name is the International Presbyterian Church but the name of the denomination to which we belong is also the International Presbyterian Church. At times […]
Show me the Verse! – Minister’s Letter Jan 23
Dear all at IPC, “Can you give me a verse that shows….?”“Where in the bible does it directly say God is Father, Son and Holy Spirit?” “There is no verse […]
Advent Confessions of Sin
These are the Confessions of Sin we’ve used during Advent for the last few years at IPC Ealing. I think I got them from David Gibson in Aberdeen. 1st Sunday […]