Apr 11th 2021 -
A few years ago I was given a few prophetic words around the idea of me being called to evangelism. I loved chatting to my friends about my faith but I didn’t love the idea of going up to a stranger and asking them if they knew Jesus. I would see others doing it and think it was brilliant, but...
Apr 8th 2021 -
This is the final stage of a small group, and it is the stage that makes the small group cycle a cycle. Our small groups have been formed, found its feet, grown as a group, turned its attention to Jesus, and looked outwards into mission, evangelism and growth. All of these things are great! The growth of small groups and by...
Apr 6th 2021 -
When Holly, a 2nd-year student in Bath, was invited to try church, she had no idea much this invitation would change her life. A year on from giving her life to Jesus, Holly shares her experience of coming to faith and sharing the reason for her hope. “I’ve been in church all my life, but I didn’t know Jesus. I started uni...
Apr 4th 2021 -
Into darkness, God spoke. The world formed. Into dust, God-breathed. We were formed. We walked together hand in hand. Man, woman, creator, in the cool of the morning sun But in dripped doubt, then in flooded blame and shame. How could we rebel against our Papa? How could we accuse each other? Thud. We’d fallen. Banished from his presence through our own selfish pride, the fractures grew. With floods...
Apr 3rd 2021 -
"...so the Sovereign Lord will make righteousness and praise spring up before all nations." (Isaiah 61:11) On the final day of lent we finish with the following promise: ‘so the Sovereign LORD will make righteousness and praise spring up before all nations.’ For the Israelites, righteousness meant living in line with the covenant between them and God through obedience to God’s law. And although there...
Apr 2nd 2021 -
"For as the soil makes the sprout come up and a garden causes seeds to grow..." (Isaiah 61:11) Today is Good Friday, the day we remember everything Jesus did for us on the cross and the sacrifice made on the very first Good Friday. The day grace poured out like living water, the day that brought the gift of forgiveness and...
Apr 1st 2021 -
"and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels..." (Isaiah 61:10) I’m currently engaged to be married. The wedding is on the horizon, a point in the distance that my whole life is moving towards. It’s strange living between a promise and a reality. The offer has already been made, and I have accepted - you can tell by the jewel on my...
