Into the Pray

Dear Church,  You can watch the video that this podcast is referring to here . In this deep-dive follow-up to this video , Nick and Mairi unpack the stark, sobering reality that occurs when the structural machinery of modern churches collides with the true Word of the LORD. If you have ever felt a profound, unsettling disconnect between the casual peace of the church platform and the heavy burden...

Dear Church,  You can watch the video version of this podcast here . Sick of the apostate 'church'? Read our statement and confession of faith here . In 1883, the volcanic island of Krakatoa gave months of warning signs—tremors, ash, and minor blasts—before its catastrophic eruption. Yet, many ignored the data until it was too late. Spiritual history mirrors natural history. In this teac...

Dear Church,  Greetings to you all! You can watch the original YouTube version of this podcast here . Relevant email correspondence (anonymous) here . OUR STATEMENT & CONFESSION OF FAITH IS HERE . In this video I pluck up the courage to call the finest men and brothers in the land to repentance — the men of Puritan and Reformed tradition — who should be calling and leading and teaching the nat...

Dear Church,  Greetings to you all! You can read a short blog preview for this podcast here and my message to Justin Welby and HTB is here . OUR STATEMENT & CONFESSION OF FAITH IS HERE . When Esther chapter 4 and verse 14 is used to encourage young people in large gatherings, how is it that church pastors often fall short? Esther was brought to the kingdom for such a time as she was; but she f...

Dear Church,  Greetings to you all! You can watch a short video preview for this podcast here . How would one of the finest preachers throughout the history of Great Britain have responded to the Artemis II mission to the moon? “The modern scientist who denies the gospel is confirming the gospel.” — Martyn Lloyd-Jones Maranatha? 🤝 You can give here . 🤝 Contact us here .  ✍️ Books (free to those...

Dear Church  Greetings to you all! If you’d prefer, you can watch the video version of this podcast here . The brokenness of the carnal recruitment processes of the world is reflected in the recruitment processes (and adverts) of the Church. What do we include in our person specification for a church leader? We include at least these 14 points in our personal specification for a church leader: 1....

Dear Church  Greetings to you all! If you’d prefer, you can watch the video versions of this podcast here and here . This Christmas we focus on Luke chapter one and Isaiah chapter 9 — how many Christmas cards have you seen with Isaiah 9:5 on it? We hazard to guess…none. In this special podcast episode, you can listen to a short devotional about Zechariah’s radical transformation of faith, followed...

Dear Church  This is the video HERE to watch before listening to this podcast. This is the Q&A session with pastors and elders following episode four of a new six-part YouTube series in which Mairi is reading out our 2024 book, God Closed Church. (All info about the book here ).  How do church pastors and elders typically think about the all-important church closures of March 2020? Where are t...

Dear Church  WATCH this podcast here. Gandalf said, "Swords are no more use here!" on the Bridge of Khazad-dûm in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring to emphasize that the creature they were facing, Durin's Bane, was a foe beyond their collective skill and physical weapons. He meant that their swords were useless against this powerful being, a demon of shadow and flame...

Dear Church  Following on from the second episode of a new six-part YouTube series in which we are reading out our 2024 book, God Closed Church , this is a follow-up conversation about the importance of recognising the illogical place of 'agree to disagree' that the Church comes to on matters of eternal importance. (All info about the book here ). WATCH this podcast here. What of this ju...

Dear Church  This is the first episode of a new six-part YouTube series in which Mairi is reading out our 2024 book, God Closed Church. (All info about the book here ).  We are only including this episode on the podcast because we are trying to encourage engagement with the videos on YouTube. You can  help us by 'liking/commenting/sharing'   the videos there. Here is the first video.  Yo...

Dear All,  A YouTube version of this podcast filled with powerful images is here .  What does it mean to repent? What would it mean for you to repent, dear Christian? What would it mean for you to repent, lost unbeliever? And you, beloved Body and Bride of Christ…what would it mean for you to repent? Yours in Christ,  Nick & Mairi Franks PS Our main giving page is here . You can read a full ch...

Dear Body of Christ,  A YouTube version of this podcast is here .  As we prayed and read Acts chapter 21 this morning, like Paul in Acts chapter 17 v 16, we were provoked by the immaturity of the behaviour of the men involved.  Paul walked bow-legged because of the extreme suffering that he endured (the marks of the Lord Jesus Christ, no less — Galatians 6:17) and yet he was wrongly accused of bei...

ADMONISHMENT: receiving from those trained by anguish Dear All, Disciples of Jesus Christ seem to me to be in one of three possible categories: — Not listening (preaching false gospels of ease) — Ravenously hungry for truth — Somewhere between the two Would you open your Bible with me at 1 Thessalonians 5 and Acts 20 for less than 15 mins? A YouTube version of this podcast is here .  Yours in Chri...

Dear All, Thank you for taking the time to listen to Into the Pray . You can find all content, including seminal books to flesh-out what we’re saying, below!  A YouTube version of this podcast is here .  Our main giving page is here . This week on Into the Pray , I am joined by a former Baptist pastor from England, Mark Lindsell, who kindly shares his radical testimony from the only appropriate po...

Dear All, Thank you for taking the time to listen to Into the Pray . You can find all content, including seminal books to flesh-out what we’re saying, below!  Our main giving page is here . This week on the Into the Pray podcast, I am joined by a fellow disciple of Jesus Christ, Andy Ewan, sharing his recent and radical testimony from the other side of the world. Thoughts? A YouTube version of thi...

Dear All, Thank you for taking the time to listen to Into the Pray . You can find all content, including seminal books to flesh-out what we’re saying, below!  Our main giving page is here . "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." (Edmund Burke) We often hear from good men and women who are harassed and agitated by the plight of the Body of Christ...

*Translation in this video is edited down to a minimum while preserving some for a beautiful glimpse into Indian culture* Last night Nick was kindly invited by our Indian friend, Pastor John, to share a word at his regular pastors gathering. You can watch the YouTube video version of this session here . Paul taught Timothy and the Church to, “…preach the word; be ready in season and out of season;...

Hello everyone, Would you help us establish a new radical home church? (More info on this podcast to follow). You can support our work here . In addition to our podcasts this year, we have published approximately 60 videos over on YouTube and, perhaps especially if you're new here, you will be helped by a summary of our 12 key moments of the year. If you prefer, you can watch this podcast on...

Martyn Lloyd-Jones is our ‘go-to’ minister though he passed away in 1981. The quality of his preaching/teaching is very difficult to find today such is the rising tide of ecumenical seeker-sensitivity. Lloyd-Jones departed from all such nonsense and, rather, preached about such awesome realities as, ‘…the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men…’ (Ro...

Martyn Lloyd-Jones is our ‘go-to’ minister though he passed away in 1981. The quality of his preaching/teaching is very difficult to find today such is the rising tide of ecumenical seeker-sensitivity. Lloyd-Jones departed from all such nonsense and, rather, preached about such awesome realities as, ‘…the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men…’ (Ro...

Martyn Lloyd-Jones is our ‘go-to’ minister though he passed away in 1981. The quality of his preaching/teaching is very difficult to find today such is the rising tide of ecumenical seeker-sensitivity. Lloyd-Jones departed from all such nonsense and, rather, preached about such awesome realities as, ‘…the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men…’ (Ro...

Martyn Lloyd-Jones is our ‘go-to’ minister though he passed away in 1981. The quality of his preaching/teaching is very difficult to find today such is the rising tide of ecumenical seeker-sensitivity. Lloyd-Jones departed from all such nonsense and, rather, preached about such awesome realities as, ‘…the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men…’ (Ro...

Martyn Lloyd-Jones is our ‘go-to’ minister though he passed away in 1981. The quality of his preaching/teaching is very difficult to find today such is the rising tide of ecumenical seeker-sensitivity. Lloyd-Jones departed from all such nonsense and, rather, preached about such awesome realities as, ‘…the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men…’ (Ro...

This advent I will be reading Martyn Lloyd-Jones’, “The Plight of Man and the Power of God” as an audiobook for your advent devotions. I trust that this will be of encouragement as we reflect on the deep mystery of the incarnation and the Word become flesh. You can also see a little glimpse of the closed 800-year-old cathedral that we filmed in yesterday here . Book orders for Christmas delivery (...