Dr Ken Baker
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Hello! Val and I live in London, in the UK. We are teachers (http://kenandval.com), pastors of a local Nazarene church in Walthamstow and prayer activists working to develop new expressions of the kingdom of God.
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Category Archives: New Church
“Working in Whispers…”
“It’s all a matter of paying attention, being awake in the present moment, and not expecting a huge payoff. The magic in this world seems to work in whispers and small kindnesses.” ― Charles de Lint There’s an interesting addition in Ephesians … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Faith, God, Holiness, Jesus, Morning Devotions, New Church, New Testament, Prayer, Sin & Repentance, Uncategorized
Tagged Christianity, Ephesians, Jesus, Kindness, Religion, tenderhearted
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“We being many, are one body…”
In Romans 12, Paul works on the idea of the church being like a human body, with different parts functioning together to create one harmonious whole. Here’s a snippet: “For by the grace given me I say to every one … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Church Planting, Contemporism, Evangelism, Faith, God, Holiness, Jesus, Morning Devotions, New Church, New Testament, Prayer, Purity, Sin & Repentance, Uncategorized
Tagged Body of Christ, Christ, Christianity, Chrsit, church, corinthians, Holiness, Jesus, Lord, New Testament
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“Do everything without complaining…”
Benjamin Franklin famously said, “Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain – and most fools do.” In his classic book, Games People Play, psychiatrist Eric Berne said that one of the most frequent of human pastimes is a game he called, … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Contemporism, Evangelism, Faith, God, Holiness, Jesus, Morning Devotions, New Church, New Testament, Prayer, Purity, Sin & Repentance, Uncategorized
Tagged Anointing, Bible, Catholic Church, Christ, Christian, Christianity, church, church today, Conversation, conversion, Evangelism, Faith, Following Jesus, God, Holy Spirit, Lord, Morning Devotions, Prayer, Religion and Spirituality, Spiritual, Talking
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Jesus & What Prayer is NOT
Jesus’ intent was not to entertain: he had important information to pass on and he wanted his listeners to be alert and attentive to what he said. But even the serious discussion was often accompanied by wry remarks and comical … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Evangelism, Faith, God, Holiness, Jesus, life, Listening, Morning Devotions, New Church, New Testament, Prayer, Sin & Repentance, The church today, Uncategorized
Tagged Christianity, Faith, Jesus, life, Lord's Prayer, Luke, Matthew, New Testament, Prayer, Religion
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Kingdom, Power, Glory
Each clause in the Lord’s Prayer comes with the additive “As above, so below.” That is to say, we are praying for the life of heaven to be seen and experienced on earth. Everything we long for -whether or not … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Contemporism, Faith, God, Holiness, Jesus, life, Listening, Morning Devotions, New Church, New Testament, Prayer, Purity, Sin & Repentance, The church today, Uncategorized
Tagged Christianity, Conversation, Evil, Faith, Glory, God, Holiness, Jesus, Kingdom, life, Lord's Prayer, Prayer, Provision, Religion, Temptation
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“When he was criticised, he did not criticise in return…”
Jesus knew all about criticism. The Bible tells us of a constant sniping that went on. His words were taken out of context, and his actions misrepresented and misunderstood; but how did he respond? In 1 Peter 2:23 there’s an indication … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Contemporism, Faith, God, Holiness, Is it me?, life, Listening, Media, Morning Devotions, Networking, New Church, New Testament, Prayer, Purity, Sin & Repentance, Uncategorized
Tagged character, Christianity, Conversation, Criticism, Faith, grudge, Jesus, life, unforgiveness
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Defy the Culture by refusing to get angry
Jesus was the archetypal Culture-Defier. He taught creative ways to swim against the tide of the prevailing worldview. In a culture of fear, suspicion and prejudice, he taught (and lived out) confident love, empathy and kindness. And where people felt … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Contemporism, Faith, God, Jesus, life, Morning Devotions, New Church, New Testament, Prayer, Sin & Repentance, Uncategorized
Tagged Bible, Christ, Christian, Christianity, church, church today, Communication, Conversation, Evangelism, Faith, Following Jesus, God, Gospel of Luke, Holy Spirit, Morning Devotions, Paul, Spiritual
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He speaks and it gets done (Luke 7:1-10)
“When Jesus had finished saying all this to the people who were listening, he entered Capernaum. There a centurion’s servant, whom his master valued highly, was ill and about to die. The centurion heard of Jesus and sent some elders … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Contemporism, Evangelism, Faith, God, Jesus, Morning Devotions, New Church, New Testament, Prayer, Uncategorized
Tagged Faith, God, Gospel of Luke, Miracles, New Testament
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Specks and Planks (Luke 6)
‘Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?” (Luke 6:41) So often we read these familiar sayings of Jesus and forget how funny they are. … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Contemporism, Faith, God, Jesus, life, Morning Devotions, New Church, New Testament, Prayer, Uncategorized
Tagged Bible, Christ, Christian, church, church today, Conversation, conversion, Evangelism, Following Jesus, God, Gospel of Luke, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Luke, Morning Devotions, Prayer, Spiritual
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