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Like the Word Like the Word has Bible study material by John Robershaw who was a church leader for 34 years. Christian Publisher

09/01/2026

Love, Grace and Mercy - New article
At last I have finished this article which I have been writing for years. These themes are throughout the Bible and it has been difficult to be selective. I have included what I consider to be most relevant from the Bible and there are some issues which are less obvious and controversial!

Bible study love grace mercy John Robertshaw

24/03/2024

New article - Repeats or Mantras
This might seem like a strange subject for a Christian article. It was triggered by listening to some modern Christian songs in church meetings. I realise that it may be controversial but I do try to be biblical!

Repeats and Mantras in Christian worship, prayer and songs

10/05/2023

PRESENCE OF GOD
A few months ago, the pastor of a church which I follow announced that the main aim in their church meetings was for people to experience the presence of God. I was aware that this is an increasingly popular thing to say in modern churches and it sounds spiritual and plausible, but I began to wonder if it was actually a biblical idea? This article looks further into this! I guess it will be controversial - haha!

What is the presence of God. Bible study by John Robertshaw

02/11/2022

BREAD AND WINE
Known as the breaking of bread, communion, the Lord's supper, love feast, eucharist etc. This article looks at the source Bible passages and the various ways that Christians interpret the sharing of bread and wine. There are also a few ideas for sharing bread and wine in the home.

Bible study by John Robertshaw on bread and wine, communion, Lords supper, eucharist

08/07/2022

JUST ELDERS - a new article
Rev, Minister, Vicar, Priest, Pastor, Bishop, Deacon....and so the list goes on! The earliest churches, however, had a simple leadership structure with just elders. This article explores this and suggests that this simple structure is also appropriate for modern churches.

This Bible study by John Robertshaw explores the simple biblical church structure with just elders as leaders.

Yes - this page used to be 'Coastline Christian Resources' but it has now changed to 'Like the Word' reflecting a change...
02/06/2022

Yes - this page used to be 'Coastline Christian Resources' but it has now changed to 'Like the Word' reflecting a change in emphasis. On the website, coastline.org.uk has become part of liketheword.org. For more look at https://www.coastline.org.uk

Books by John Robertshaw - Coastline Christian Resources

28/04/2022

SLAVERY AND ABUSE
New article:
Much human suffering is caused by ownership, control and abuse by other people. This short article focuses on a few situations relevant in the world today. Let us have sensitivity and compassion for those who are trapped in slavery and abuse.
https://www.liketheword.org/doc?ref=slavery-and-abuse

Human suffering caused by slavery and abuse. Bible study by John Robertshaw.

24/01/2022

TRUE REPENTANCE
New Article. What is true repentance, why is it so necessary and how can we distinguish it from false repentance? Some Bible examples help to answer these questions.

Definition of repentance, true and false. With Bible examples. By John Robertshaw.

04/01/2022

BEWARE OF BABYLON
My latest article looks at the significance of Babylon in the past and at the end-time. It will make you think about Babylon's influence on today's society and even your own life!

Bible study about the history and future of Babylon with present day application

17/12/2021

BOOKS BY JOHN ROBERTSHAW
I wrote 5 books during my time as a church leader. Each was written for a different reason.
• FIRST STEPS (Basic Bible studies for new Christians)
• KNOCK KNOCK (Starter book for those interested in finding out what Christians believe)
• SCENES OF LIFE (Bible studies on life issues from birth to death!)
• BAGGAGE CHECKOUT (Bible solutions to life's problems and the past)
• BIBLE PLOT (Grasping the story line of the Bible)
Four of these books are currently in print.
All of the books are now all available as free pdfs for reading on screen or printing. They can be accessed from this link:

Some of these PDFs were not originally written for publication and are of variable quality. Use the entries and your back button to navigate around the directory. Browsers and devices behave in their own way - they may display the pdfs on the screen and/or download them to your device file storage.....

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