Celebrate Jesus: Our Stories Of Lives Changed
Join us and listen to people share their stories of how faith in Jesus has led to changed directions, new priorities and a deep sense of purpose.
Join us and listen to people share their stories of how faith in Jesus has led to changed directions, new priorities and a deep sense of purpose.
Join us as we pray together in creative ways – that God will change the story for our city.
The story finishes in a similar way to how it started. Jesus comes to people who have messed up, who know they aren’t capable, who aren’t to be trusted and he restores purpose and personhood to them.
He did it then, and he still does.
Have you woken on a morning, blinked in the sunshine, and heard the birds knowing that today will be a good day? It’s Resurrection morning! The King offers us the power to live a new life in the sun.
What’s your addiction? What do you take or do that quietens the restlessness,the discontent or the fear? Have the short-term fixes become your master now? Can Jesus set us free from addictive behaviours?
It’s all been leading here. A strange journey to a strange enthronement. The death-machine does its best to put out the light of the world. But that cross becomes a throne! It’s the old story that’s not just for Easter!
Have you been ‘cancelled’ or ‘unfollowed’ yet? All you will need to do is express an opinion that someone doesn’t agree with and the pile-on will follow as sure as night follows day. Our unity can be so fragile. Some of us know that Christians can be as bad at this as anyone else.It’s why Jesus prayed for us. It’s the longest prayer we know that Jesus prayed. It might be the most important prayer you will get to listen in on.
When the storms hit and you’re surrounded with uncertainty, you need to know how you will stand firm. John’s gospel offers the invitation that holds firm. If Jesus is like a tree, we can be like branches – so close, so connected, so aware of the life of Jesus flowing through us. Enough for the best of days and for the very worst of days.
Following Jesus is not about trying harder to be ‘good’. It’s not about being frigid or rigid or self-righteous or self-condemning. It’s about being so aware of the presence of God residing in your life by the Holy Spirit that the whole world seems like an adventure playground you can enjoy with God as you follow Jesus.
Sometimes it feels like you are the only person sitting in the church with doubts. The next thought is to accuse yourself of being a hypocrite. The next move is to stop coming. Here’s the truth: you’re not the only one. You’re not a hypocrite and you shouldn’t leave. Doubt can be the gateway to deeper understanding.
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