Queen's Road Cell

In this chapter Edmund Chan says that well-intentioned leaders can fail to lead in a God-centred way. We can become weary and lose perspective as we lead, so it is important to set up proper framework for decision-making. He speaks about leading first 1) from a spiritual perspective (knowing God’s will and seeking His face), then from a 2) personal perspective (arising out of our own character and being), and finally from an 3) organisational perspective (following the principles, procedures and best practices available). Taken together, these aspects of leadership encompass God’s agenda, our personal agenda, and finally, the management agenda. A practical approach to decision-making can therefore be stratified   into three corresponding layers: looking to the theological first, to the personal (impact on people) next, and finally, doing best practices following organisational structure Acts 15 is the record("minutes!") of the only major church council in Scripture. Th...

5  The Lord spoke to me again: 6  “Because this people has refused the waters of Shiloah that flow gently, and rejoice over Rezin and the son of Remaliah, 7  therefore, behold, the Lord is bringing up against them the waters of the River, [ c ] mighty and many, the king of Assyria and all his glory. And it will rise over all its channels and go over all its banks, 8  and it will sweep on into Judah, it will overflow and pass on, reaching even to the neck, and its outspread wings will fill the breadth of your land, O Immanuel.” 9  Be broken, [ d ] you peoples, and be shattered; [ e ]      give ear, all you far countries; strap on your armor and be shattered;      strap on your armor and be shattered. 10  Take counsel together, but it will come to nothing;      speak a word, but it will not stand,      for God is with us. [ f ] 11  For the Lord spoke thus...

Joyce mentioned how we do it tend to think of Jesus as a “superhero” whose life we model after - unlike David, or Daniel or Joseph. This is even though we see David’s imperfections, whereas Jesus had no imperfections.  This is because we tend to think of Him as ‘God’ and therefore not so vulnerable to temptation. And yet we only experience the full power of temptation when we resist it without giving in. Unlike Jesus, who resisted every sort of temptation like us (Heb 4:15)  we are like someone who tries to carry a heavy weight and then lets it down immediately when it becomes too heavy, unlike the Lord who bore the full burden without ever letting it down.\ I asked if it is the 'norm' for Christian couples to have children. Younger couples nowadays may not have a strong parental instinct and will often see children as an option. Scripture teaches us that: The marriage mandate is not only about companionship (Gen 2:18), but procreation (Gen 1:28). In both OT and NT, child...