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March/April 2019

If there’s one thing that Christians never tire of hearing about, it’s the cross of Jesus Christ. Martyn Lloyd-Jones described the cross of Christ as ‘the greatest display and exposition of the character of the everlasting God’, and ‘the supreme and the sublimest declaration and revelation of the holiness of God’. He’s right, isn’t he?

So in this issue, we look again at the cross. Adrian Brake begins by reflecting on the words Jesus, keep me near the cross, and encourages us to make regular return journeys to the cross, to keep the atonement fresh in our thoughts and because we need constant reassurance of God’s love for us.

John Woolley wonders aloud what the thief on the cross might have seen and experienced as he watched Jesus die, and heard those wonderful words, ‘Today, you will be with me in paradise.’ One man who is already experiencing that Paradise is Gwynn Williams, who died last October. His preaching, which was usually in Welsh, was known for an emphasis on the cross of Christ, so it’s appropriate that we’ve translated one of his most-loved sermons especially for this issue of the magazine.

One of the wonderful things about the cross is that there are so many different ways of looking at what Christ achieved. As Sammy Davies reminds us, while often we rightly focus on legal forgiveness or relational acceptance, we must not forget that the cross also brought about victory, triumph and conquest — and if we forget that, perhaps we end up seeing ourselves as less than conquerors.

Of course, that’s just a fraction of what’s inside this issue of the Magazine. And if the articles touch your heart as they remind you of all that God has done — and that’s our prayer — why not pass on your copy of the Magazine to others, or share the articles on Facebook, so that others can benefit too?

  1. A word of encouragement
    by Jonathan Stephen

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  2. Turning obstacles into opportunities
    by Ramez Atallah

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  3. Jesus, keep me near the cross
    by Adrian Brake

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  4. Y GRŴP - A church planting strategy for rural Wales
    by Simon Bowkett

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  5. The king on the cross
    by John Woolley

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  6. Church planting in the Welsh valleys
    by Steve Carter

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  7. The download of our sin
    by Gwynn Williams

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  8. Hannah More
    by Sarah Allen

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  9. Less Than Conquerors?
    by Sammy Davies

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  10. Golgotha - Why was Jesus crucified outside the city?
    by Mark Barnes

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  11. A faithful God
    by Elvira Henry

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  12. Young Staff Network - International Fellowship of Evangelical Students
    by Heledd Job

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  13. Eternity
    by Jonny Raine

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  14. Book review — Prone to wander
    by Sheila Stephen
  15. Book review — Universe: Time, Space, Life, God: How things fit together
    by Jonathan Thomas

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  16. Book review — The Preacher’s Catechism
    by Jonathan Thomas

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  17. Book review — Celestial Fire – A recent awakening in Eastern Europe
    by Sheila Stephen

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  18. Book review — The Mark of the Christian
    by Eryl Davies

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