Category Archives: Sacraments
If it is by the Spirit of God that I drive out demons, then the Kingdom of God has come upon you – Matt 12:28

Do not rejoice at this, that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven – Luke 10:20 I received a phone call from a friend of mine, asking for help. His friend was unable to go to his own home because it was haunted by a dark spiritual power. Both of them […]
- December 1, 2015
- / Category 2 Timothy 1, Exorcism, Fear of God, From the Streets, Luke 10, Marketplace Christianity, Matthew 12, Ministry, Miracle, Prayer, Sacraments, Sanctification, The Book of 2 Timothy
- / Posted By Kevin Bennett
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The Message of Christian Baptism: Death…?

“Baptized into his death” – Romans 6:3 I recently had the privilege of Baptising this young man. Our conversations leading up to the event led me to show him that Baptism is, first and foremost, all about dying.
- September 18, 2013
- / Category Audio - Preaching, Baptism, Reflection on Ministry, Romans 6, Sacraments
- / Posted By Kevin Bennett
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What is Transubstantiation? When a Zebra is not a Zebra; it’s an Ottoman, but it’s still a Zebra.

What is Transubstantiation? The Roman Catholic theology of Transubstantiation describes the Bread and Wine ceremony (Eucharist) as “the actual partaking of Christ in person, hence literally”. Many Protestants consider it to be a metaphor or a mnemonic instead. Who is right? Firstly, let’s just acknowledge that people have died over this question. In the Reformation, at various […]
- May 14, 2012
- / Category Christology, Commentary, Sacraments, Transubstantiation
- / Posted By Kevin Bennett
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The Salvation Army and the Sacraments

Is the Salvation Army a Church? Originally, no. The Salvation Army originally denied that it was a church (“we are not professing to be a church” – Catherine Booth, War Cry, 2 January 1883). It came in for criticism because for a long time it did not enter into the debates between Christian denominations concerning the “Sacraments” […]
- May 9, 2012
- / Category Church Group, Commentary, Sacraments
- / Posted By Kevin Bennett
- / 4 Comments.
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Has the Eucharist been redefined?
Does the Roman Catholic Church still hold to Transubstantiation as a doctrine? I attended Midnight Mass at the beautiful St Mary’s Church in Ipswich on Christmas Eve 2011. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and will do it again this year. A couple of things caught my attention, and in my interest as a student of the […]