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Reflections of a Christian nurse

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From time to time, during my career as a nurse and nurse educator, I was asked to give a talk on, ‘My faith and my work.’

Here’s what I came up with on one of these occasions.

AS A CHRISTIAN NURSE, I HAVE LEARNED SOMETHING ABOUT…

1. THE WONDER OF LIFE

As a nurse, I have repeatedly marvelled at the miracle of life itself. I cannot understand how anyone who has witnessed the birth of a baby, or who has studied the workings of the human brain, or who has seen the body’s
remarkable recuperative powers at work, can fail to see in all of these things the wisdom and power of a wise and powerful Creator-God.…

The fear of the Lord

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A term used frequently in Scripture to denote a right attitude towards God.

1. IMPORTANCE

Deut 4: 10 “…that they may learn to fear me all the days that they live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children so.”

Prov 1:7 “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge.”

Eccle 12:13 “…the whole duty of man.”

Luke 12:4, 5 “…fear him who, after he has killed, has power to cast into hell.”…

What can the Coronavirus teach us?

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The number of people, globally, who are known to have been infected by the Coronavirus has just passed the 1 million mark.  Deaths associated with the virus are spiralling.  Expressions such as ‘self isolation’, ‘social distancing’, ‘ramping up’, and ‘shutting down’, have taken on a new meaning and significance.  The race is on to provide more diagnostic tests, discover a suitable treatment, offer enough protective gear to those working on the front line.

But what lessons can we learn, even while we are in the midst of the crisis?…

The uniqueness of Christ

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The uniqueness of Christ is seen, not only in the things which he did do, but also in the things which he did not do:-

  1. He never withdrew or modified anything he said. He who was the Truth, always spoke the truth.
  2. He never confessed any sin. The best and holiest of men and women have been the first to acknowledge their sin and failure. But not Jesus. His life stood up to the closest of scrutiny.
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Divorce and remarriage

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Some time ago, I participated in a debate about divorce and remarriage in Church.  I argued that a divorced person may be remarried in church during the lifetime of a former spouse, certainly if the divorce had been occasioned by adultery on the part of the former spouse, and possibly for other reasons also.  I’m afraid I don’t have a record of the counter-argument, but here’s what I presented:-

There are many things that we should be able to agree on:-

  • that marriage is ordained by God, Gen 2:24.
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Psa 13 – How long, O Lord? (sermon notes)

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Text: Psalm 13

Ever experienced an unresponsive landlord, lover, parent?  Here, the psalmist is confronting an (apparently) unresponsive God!

1. Protest, vv1-2

A threefold problem: circumstantial (enemy), personal (troubled thoughts), spiritual (God has gone AWOL).

How do you feel about that?

  • happy with God all the time?
  • never known God on intimate terms?
  • used to low expectations?
  • disrespectful?

David was ‘a man after God’s own heart’ (1 Sam 13:14; Acts 13:22).

Marghanita Laski: ‘What I envy most about you Christians is your forgiveness; I have nobody to forgive me.’ …

Bibliography

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This list includes works quoted in the text and others which have been used in preparation.

Dates in brackets indicate original publication dates of reissued works.

Aitken, W.H. Revival work. In The Banner of Truth. 177 (June 1879).

Alexander, A. Thoughts on religious experience. Banner of Truth. 1967 (1844)

Alexander, A. The Log College. Banner of Truth, 1968 (1851).

Baker, E. The revivals of the Bible. Ambassador, 1988 (1906).

Beak, P. Jonathan Edwards and the phenomena of revival.…

The nature of Christ’s death

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A summary of ch. 26 of John Flavel’s The Fountain of Life.

“Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, you have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain.” Acts 2:23

In this text, we have an account of

1. The nature of the death Christ died, which is here described more generally, as a violent death, You have slain him: and more particularly, as a most ignominious, cursed, dishonorable death; you have crucified him.…

Christ’s humiliation in his life

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“And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself; and became obedient to death, even the death of the cross.” Phil. 2:8

DOCTRINE. That the state of Christ, from his conception to his resurrection, was a state of deep debasement and humiliation.

The Lord Jesus was humbled in his incarnation, his life, and his death.  Here we deal with the second of these.

I. The Lord Jesus was humbled in his very infancy, by his circumcision according to the law, Lk 2:21. …

Making sense of what the Bible says about God

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The Bible says many different things about God, at many different times and by many different people.  It is all too easy (wrote Ian Paul some while ago) to simply read the words on the page and then decide whether we think we believe them or not.

Think of the passage in Numbers 15:32-36, where God says concerning the man who was caught gathering sticks on the Sabbath, “The man must die”.

It is conceivable (just!)…