Here are the songs I’ve picked to reflect some of the themes of this week’s scripture from Acts chapter 6 and some of the ways this scripture speaks in to our current context. I hope you find them helpful.
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This week a reflective piece from Neil, our latest news and an interview with Andrew Gordon where he explores what life is like as a new dad, how faith became a reality for him and what the connection is between local church, sandwiches and Snowdon.
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News of the resurrection of Jesus was deeply disturbing to the authorities, who were desperately trying to keep order. The apostles directly threatened the status quo – they stood in the temple offering a radically different understanding of all that God was doing.
They were arrested and put in jail, but the angel broke down the door – and gave them specific orders to go back and to keep on speaking.
In contexts where it’s easy for faith to be kept private, we are called to this same bravery…
Acts 5:12-42 is a passage filled with signs and wonders, fear of violence, challenge to authority, weighing up arguments and fighting against God! Here’s some extra songs that link with our service today.
Our latest weekly communication. This week a reflective piece from Neil, an interview with Clare, our latest news and some useful links & resources.
In a week where we have seen protests about blatant acts of injustice, and against a backdrop where coronavirus has affected BAME people more than others, it’s easy to feel disempowered to know how to change anything.
But Acts 4:32-5:11 shows the result of being filled with the Spirit and how the resurrection of Jesus created the foundations of a new society. That society challenged the existing culture, but also revealed the best and the worst of the community…
The story of Ananias and Sapphira is a tale of two extremes: great generosity & solidarity on the one hand; lies & judgement on the other. Here are some songs which reflect on these themes…
Our latest weekly communication. This week a reflective piece from Neil, an interview with Chris & Dave, our latest news and some useful links & resources.
The second in our series of worship podcasts led by the young people of our church sharing their hopes, struggles and prayers as young people living a Christian life under lockdown.
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