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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Tag Archives: Following Jesus
Living the Jesus Way (Luke 6)
The Jesus Way of living -as outlined in Luke 6- is extraordinary. In the familiar line by G.K.Chesterton: “The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult; and left untried.” Luke 6: 27 begins: … Continue reading
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Tenderhearted (Eph 4)
There’s an interesting addition in Ephesians 4:32. It’s an adjective: “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted…” We may easily gloss over it without really reflecting on its importance. Here’s the thing: it’s quite possible to be professionally kind, calm cool … Continue reading
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Containing the New Wine? (Luke 5)
“Comparisons are odious.” It’s a very old English phrase which means that you can’t compare things that are different. To compare them, they have to connect in some way. “I like cheese, but I dislike jam” makes sense (in a … Continue reading
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“My heart bursts its banks”- Five Kingly Qualities
Psalm 45 was written as a “poem to the King” on the occasion of a royal marriage, but it goes much further than mere panegyric. Indeed, in the opening line, the writer confesses that “My heart overflows…” In … Continue reading
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Making the Mosaic (Eph 4)
A Practical Instruction Imagine, if you will, that Ephesians 4 is a practical instruction given to all the churches in one town as a way of understanding just how they might work together. And then consider that that might be pretty … Continue reading
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“Delight Yourself in the Lord” – An Exploration of Relationship
“Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.”(Psalm 37:4) The combination of delight and desires is subtle.It’s not a bargaining chip, like saying “If I say I love you,will you give me what I … Continue reading
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“You are the Temple” (1 Cor 3)
“You realize don’t you, that you are the temple of God, and God himself is present in you? …God’s temple is sacred— and you, remember, are the temple” (1 Corinthians 3:16- 17, The Message). Christianity doesn’t have, and never has … Continue reading
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Who do you think you are?
In Romans 8, there are eight powerful statements of true identity in Christ. As I read through the chapter again this morning, remembering the cross and the empty tomb, I’m declaring them over my life. In Jesus I have no … Continue reading
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What the Cross achieves, the Spirit effects
The cross achieves something: the Spirit effects that achievement in our lives and in our world. There’s much to say here, but this morning, let’s just focus on this passage from John 16: “But very truly I tell you, it … Continue reading
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“it’s not what he does, it’s what he is…”
“He cannot do anything deliberate now. The strain of his whole weight on his outstretched arms hurts too much. The pain fills him up, displaces thought, as much for him as it has for everyone else who has ever … Continue reading
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