Welcome to my website, a site that contains the text from different booklets that I have written. The booklets have been written over the last twelve years or so, each one being prompted by a particular situation or circumstance. Each one is to do with trying to understand something more about the Kingdom of God - the Lord Jesus Christ - or His Church. This site is primarilly for Christians but please feel free to read on if you are seeking to know something of what life is really all about.
Trying to understand is impossible without it being the Holy Spirit who gives us understanding. We can intellectually understand a thing but to truly have spiritual understanding, this only comes from God. So I pray that those who read may look to 'the' Teacher, the Spirit of God, who alone can open our eyes to see and give us ears to hear. He alone will take from these writings and confirm what is from Him. May the Lord bless you as you read.
A Little About Myself
I live in Swarthmoor, in the North West of England and I am married with three adult children. I became a Christian in 1978 when God, by His Spirit, gave me new life in Jesus Christ. I do not represent any denomination. Since 1978 I have been on a journey, endeavouring to follow the Lord Jesus Christ and aware that God has a plan and a purpose that impacts on us all. I know that it is possible for every man to hear His voice for "the true Light... enlightens every man that comes into the world," (John 1:9). Jesus said, "I say to you, ask and it will be given to you, seek, and you shall find, knock, and it shall be opened to you, for everyone who asks, receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks, it shall be opened," (Luke 11:9-10). This I can say is true and is my experience. A site like this, therefore, is not to try and persuade, but hopefully be used by Him as a tool to help others see and hear.
Who Is Leading The Church?
'Who Is Leading The Church?' is the title of the first booklet that I wrote back in 1994. It began as a letter to a Polish girl who was staying with us at the time. She could not understand why we were not in any denominational church yet spoke of the church as being those who believed in Jesus Christ, the church being His body - the people. Some years before, I was privileged to be one of a small group who began to ask the question, "What is wrong with the Church?" What the Lord began to show us had us questioning all we were doing, driving us into scripture to check out what we were hearing, and realising the problem was in fact in us! It was all the Lord had shown us that I poured out from my heart into that letter. As far as I recall it was written in one session - it just flowed.
Our Polish visitor still didn't seem to understand but I was encouraged by a close friend with whom I shared what was written to turn the letter into a booklet and have it printed. So it was I gave a few copies away and somehow this caused others to ask for a copy or copies. Most requests, to my amazement, came from the USA. Soon I had run out of the first run of 1000 that I had had printed and I had to have more done. It seemed they got to places that I would never have imagined. One day I had a request asking if I minded it being translated into Spanish and some time later was told it had been gladly received in Peru! Since then, to my knowledge, it has been translated into Greek, German and Polish.
Above all, what has blessed me to know, was that it had confirmed to others what the Holy Spirit was already telling them. I realise that for some it is too radical perhaps but I believe it is only what can be found in scripture. So it is I would encourage the reader to not quickly discard what you read but ask the Lord to give you spiritual understanding whilst being aware that it must conform to the scriptures He brought forth through men moved by His Spirit.
The answer to the question, "Who Is Leading The Church?", of course, should be "Jesus". That in reality He isn't, is a tragic fact. If you want to know more read on.
Booklets
The following booklets may be opened as Pdf files:-
Who Is Leading The Church?
- A booklet written to ask the question, 'Does Jesus need to be acknowledged afresh as our ONLY Leader?' This booklet is both challenging and prophetic. A change has happened that has radically effected the Church but most have not discerned this. This message is desperately neededdownload:
Who is leading the church
(152k)Some Notes On Righteousness and The Nature of Sin
- A booklet identifying what separates mankind from God and to look at the 'word of righteousness'. This booklet has been written to look at mankind's real problem - that he is separated from God - and tries to understand the amazing gift His answer brings. Paul counted all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus, his Lord, in order to gain Christ, so that he might be found in Him, not having a righteousness of his own but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith, that he might know Him and the power of His resurrection.download:
Righteousness and The Nature of Sin
(62k)Free From Sin - Some Notes on Sanctification and Holiness
- This booklet is about being 'set apart' unto God. It is about being holy. Although the Lord wants us separated from sin, when He speaks of 'holiness' He wants us fully separated unto Himself. Trying to be holy seems doomed to failure. So this booklet will differentiate between 'trying' to be holy by endeavouring to walk by the Law rather than by the Spirit, and will show that for those who are in Christ our correct walk comes through knowing that we are already holy - sanctified - saints.download:
Free from Sin?
(76k)Some Notes on the Kingdom of God
- A booklet about the Kingdom of God and how we walk in the reality of Jesus being our King. What is the Kingdom of God and how do we walk in the reality of Jesus being our King? This booklet tries to answer this question.download:
The Kingdom of God
(68k)The Day of the Lord
- As the Day of the Lord draws near few seem to be aware that this will initially bring an awesome time of judgement upon all the nations. As to when this day will come and who it will effect are questions some in the Church, the Body of Christ, seem to ignore! Yet the coming end-time role of the Church will have a great bearing on who this 'day' will effect, and in what manner. Much misunderstanding exists regarding the 'Day of the Lord', as to it's timing and to it's format. Some even ignore its reality! This booklet endeavours to see what scripture has to tell us about this 'awesome day'. The answers are of great importance.download:
The Day of the Lord
(136k)Trying To Understand the End of the Age and the Ages to Come
- A book which may challenge the reader as it looks at some of what Scripture tells us about the end of the present Age and the ones to come. This book has been written to discuss what Scripture tells us about the end of this age, and the ones that follow, to encourage the reader to check 'if these things be so' as he looks to Scripture and to the Holy Spirit to disclose what is to come, so he may be prepared and able to play his part. The Lord has told me that the understanding contained in this book will become increasingly important.download:
Trying To Understand the End of the Age and the Ages to Come
(728k)Contact
If you would like a hard copy of any of the booklets mentioned on this site please write to me at 'colinwinfield (at) hotmail (dot) co.uk' I will try and answer any questions if possible and should you have any comments please feel free to pass them on.
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