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Having your heart in your mouth (Romans 10:1-13)
I preached this sermon recently at St Michael’s Anglican Cathedral, Wollongong. Right now, St Michael’s is engaging in a concerted effort to promote conversations about Jesus! People are being asked to...
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Speech and the Spirit
We’ve got to move beyond the question, “Is every Christian an evangelist”? I had a go at moving the issue forward in my series of articles and talks entitled “speech and salvation,” focussing mainly on...
View ArticleMaking Christ Known. Together.
A sermon preached at St Augustine’s Anglican Church, Neutral Bay.
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It’s Time to Speak Out
A sermon preached at St Augustine’s Anglican Church, Neutral Bay. Outline: Telling the Time 1. The promised time (Romans 1:1-2) 2. The fulfilled time (Romans 1:3-4) 3. It’s time to speak out (Romans...
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Faiths in Conversation
A Jew, a Muslim, and an Anglican Minister walk into a classroom … Here’s a 4-hour community teaching event I’m involved in, on 1 November. Faiths in Conversation, at Mosman Community College. Come and...
View ArticleJesus Christ and the Revolution of Calling
Lecture 3 in the UNSW Campus Bible Study Easter Lecture Series 2015: “Jesus Christ and the Revolution of Identity” You are what you do? What do you do? That’s a question people often ask you when they...
View ArticleSpeech not works (Romans 10:8-10)
In my book, I argue that the mention of the "mouth" alongside the "heart" is a key to Paul's argument about the nature of salvation.
View Article“How beautiful are the feet of those who evangelise”– it’s about Paul’s...
I used to think that Romans 10:14-18 was about the (mostly failed) Christian mission to Jews. I was wrong. After closely reading this text, I now think it's about Paul's mission to Gentiles.
View ArticleReview: Antoine X. J. Fritz, To the Jew First or to the Jew at Last? Romans...
This book is a critique of a missiological principle that the church today must “prioritize evangelizing Jews over Gentiles”.
View ArticleGospel speech: a fresh look at the relationship between every Christian and...
A brief biblical exploration of the way the gospel shapes the speech of every Christian as they confess Jesus Christ with their mouth.
View Article“My excuse” (by Leigh Windsor)
Leigh Windsor's explanation of the biblical message about Jesus, why it matters and how to respond.
View ArticleEvent: Learning to speak Christian in an online world (17 March)
Learning to Speak Christian in an Online World. Lionel Windsor & Tony Payne. Thursday 17 March, 7.30pm. Moore College, 15 King St Newtown
View ArticleGospel speech: now available as an ebook
A brief biblical exploration of the way the gospel shapes the speech of every Christian as they confess Jesus Christ with their mouth. Now available as an ebook.
View ArticleLearning to Speak Christian in an Online World: Video
Ephesians helps us come to grips with what Christian speech is all about, and how that affects our speech in the online world. The post Learning to Speak Christian in an Online World: Video appeared...
View ArticleLearning to Speak Christian in an Online World (article)
The paradoxes of social media can make speaking Christianly online quite a challenge. What’s the way forward? The post Learning to Speak Christian in an Online World (article) appeared first on Forget...
View ArticleGospel Speech Online
I've written this brief book to help Christians to speak the gospel of truth in love in the online world, drawing on Paul's letter to the Ephesians. The post Gospel Speech Online appeared first on...
View ArticleTruthing in love
When it appears in the Bible, "speaking the truth in love" (literally "truthing in love") means far more than just "saying true things in a charitable way". The post Truthing in love appeared first on...
View ArticleHow to get a copy of Gospel Speech Online
This year's Men Meeting the Challenge conference theme was about opportunities and challenges for sharing the good news of Jesus Christ online. Since my book Gospel Speech Online is all about this...
View ArticleSharing gospel truth in a biblically illiterate world
Increasingly, people in our world have very little idea of what the Bible says. How can we commend and proclaim biblical truth in these circumstances? Continue readingSharing gospel truth in a...
View ArticleWhy we must be seeker sensitive
The phrase ‘seeker sensitive’ has dropped out of fashion recently. For those who haven’t heard the phrase, the idea of a ‘seeker sensitive service’ is… Read the full post: Why we must be seeker...
View ArticleCountering nowism
It’s been interesting to follow the comments on Tony’s post about the ethics of everyday evangelism. Tony makes a helpful point: rather than getting caught up… Read the full post: Countering nowism...
View ArticleStranger evangelism
I believe in stranger evangelism. Over the course of 2009, my own denomination in this part of the world is mounting a concerted campaign to… Read the full post: Stranger evangelism From Forget the...
View ArticleSpeech and Salvation: Conference Package
I recently led a series of talks and discussions at our church’s weekend conference. I’ve put the whole conference together here into one package for… Read the full post: Speech and Salvation:...
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The message is the mission (Ephesians 1:13)
What is God’s mission? What means is God using to bring about his purposes in Christ? What does that mean for our own mission as Christians and churches? Read the full post: The message is the mission...
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Christ the missionary (Ephesians 2:17–18)
Christ is a missionary. Christ does stranger evangelism. Christ preaches to the choir. Christ crosses cultures. Christ brings peace. So says the Apostle Paul. What does he mean? Read the full post:...
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The importance of being a struggling Christian (Ephesians 6:14–16)
Do you ever feel like the Christian life is a struggle? Struggling is normal for Christians. In fact, it’s not just normal. Christians should be struggling! Read the full post: The importance of being...
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Prayer: the heart of evangelism (Ephesians 6:17–20)
One of the best things we can pray for is that the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ will go out to the world, both through us and through others. Read the full post: Prayer: the heart of evangelism...
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Christian: speak the gospel… online
As so many people are isolated, alone, and frightened, Christians can still share our living hope online. Here's some resources (book + video) to help you. Read the full post: Christian: speak the...
View ArticleThe “New Normal” and the Same Old Story: Evangelism in a Virtual World
There are amazing opportunities in online evangelism. And with the “new normal” under COVID-19, people really are listening. Read the full post: The “New Normal” and the Same Old Story: Evangelism in a...
View ArticleIs “Church Online” Church? (Lionel Windsor, Mikey Lynch, Andrew Heard)
In this discussion for the Reach Australia network‘s podcast, I join Mikey Lynch (leader of Tasmania’s Vision 100) and Andrew Heard (lead pastor of EV… Read the full post: Is “Church Online” Church?...
View ArticleReview: The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self by Carl Trueman
I need to understand the people around me, so I can live for the gospel among them and speak the gospel to them. To do that, I need to understand the people around me. That's where Carl Trueman's book...
View ArticleGod’s heart for all humanity (1 Timothy 2:1–7)
Tensions are very high in our community at the moment. Take the illegal anti-lockdown protest on 23 July 2021 in Sydney. The protesters were expressing a fear and anger that’s clearly present amongst...
View ArticleHow I came to know Jesus
I grew up in the rural-urban fringe of Sydney, in an atheist family. But I had the great privilege to hear about God through SRE Scripture teachers. From Forget the Channel by Lionel Windsor
View ArticleThe easiest conspiracy theory to debunk this Christmas
The conspiracy theory that Jesus Christ wasn’t a real historical person is surprisingly widespread in our community, and very easy to debunk. From Forget the Channel by Lionel Windsor
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