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Articles from Sola 5 Pastors
One Foundation: Built on Christ Alone
A family must have somewhere to stand. It is true that, through the gospel, former strangers have been made into one household, but every household is, sooner or later, also a house, and every house needs a foundation. Paul writes in Ephesians 2:20 that the church is...
Knowing God: An Introduction
What comes to mind when you think about God? A. W. Tozer famously observed that what comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us. That is because our understanding of God is deeply revealing. It reveals what we worship, what we...
One Household: No Longer Strangers
Humans long for home—not just a building with four walls, but a place where we are known, accepted, and belong. We can travel thousands of kilometres, stay in beautiful homes and comfortable hotels, enjoy good food and good company, yet still find, in the end, that...
A Portrait of Error: What False Teachers Have Always Done
In the letter bearing his name, Jude does not aim for friendly compromise. He issues an urgent a call to arms—a summons to “contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints” (v. 3). In making his case against the false teachers who had infiltrated...
Growing Old in the Church: Finishing Well for the Glory of God
We all age. Each birthday reminds us that time moves steadily forward. But Christians understand that ageing is both a biological and a spiritual process. So how do we grow old faithfully—specifically, in the church? What role do older believers play in the church?...
Gospel Partnerships: A Portrait from Romans 16
Romans has long been a favourite book of many Christians, but the closing chapter receives little attention. As Paul brings his letter to a close, having unfolded the grandeur of the gospel—its power to save (chapters 1–11) and its call to transformed living (chapters...
The High and Holy with the Low and Lowly: The God Who Comforts at Rock Bottom
Have you ever faced a moment when everything seemed to collapse at once? Perhaps grief overwhelmed, sin weighed heavily, hope felt distant, and God appeared silent. In such moments of difficulty, we naturally find ourselves asking, where is God? Or perhaps, what is...
Don’t Waste Good Friday: Why Extravagant Worship is Not a Waste
There is an account recorded in Matthew 26, which is familiar to Christians today but was scandalous to religious Jews in the first century. The text finds Jesus reclining at a dinner table in the house of Simon the leper. The language is immediately arresting—Jesus...
The Groaning God Hears: How the Holy Spirit Intercedes in Our Deepest Weakness
Suffering frequently produces in us a response—complaint, tears, words. But there is a kind of suffering that silence us. There are moments in life—moments of overwhelming loss, devastating failure, or circumstances too broken to comprehend—when we come before God and...