The Bible – from Creation to New Creation
Over the past 12 months we have organised our monthly all-age worship services around retelling the story of the Bible – from Creation to New Creation in 11 steps.
Over the past 12 months we have organised our monthly all-age worship services around retelling the story of the Bible – from Creation to New Creation in 11 steps.
Have you got a question that’s really bugging you? It may be related to some of the preaching we’ve had recently, maybe something you’ve seen in the news, or you may have more general issues you’d like to raise.
A few weeks ago, I was asked by my colleagues at work (LICC) to write a piece about how I prepare sermons that aim to encourage people to grow as whole life disciples. They then asked to interview a few people about their reactions to this. The results are included in June’s ‘EG Magazine’. I…
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This is an interesting question because it kind of assumes that we aren’t normally, whereas I would want to suggest that every time we pray the Lord’s prayer – ‘May your kingdom come, may your will be done’ we are making both a protest against the existing ruling authorities – especially of they are unjust…
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New year is a good time to get into some good habits – detox from too much eating and lying around, time to get the blood circulating again. One of the ways you can get some help for this is by following a prayer plan; at least for a while.
From 20 December there will be a series of programmes on BBC1 about the Nativity. This is what one church leader has written about it.
On Sunday we spent some time thinking about the power of thankfulness – the way it gives us a bigger sense of who God is, the way it makes each of us feel more valued, and the way that ultimately being thanked and giving thanks brings wholeness to us. So when I read this today,…
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Sometimes things just make you smile….. [youtube]ZCFCeJTEzNU[/youtube]
(originally aired on BBC Radio Manchester, 13th June 2010) I think I first heard it last Saturday outside Tesco in Prestwich. Three lads messing about making a real racket. I think they’d just bought The Sun and got 3 free plastic horns. And so, reasonably enough, they were trying them out. It sounded fairly horrible.…
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Prayer’s something lost of us need to practice a bit harder! We can be sure that God hears, it’s just that we are not always certain what to ask. I came across an article that I found helpful. It suggests that: Sometimes we ask God to change our circumstances—heal the sick, give us daily…
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