This Sunday we continued in our Lenten ‘listening mode’. Sometimes we can realise ‘after the event’ that God has been speaking to us about something; but life and busyness can so easily drown out ‘his still small voice’. Reflect Take a few minutes to think about your current day-to-day: have Read more
Throughout lent, we’ve been seeking God together as a church. One way we can do that is by reading the Bible. Did you know there are some psalms that are traditionally read during lent? They might not be psalms you usually think to read as they are psalms of lament… Read more
Read 1“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven… 5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the Read more
Overview On Sunday we followed on from last Equipping, looking at the other 3 aspects of prayer (the first being Talking to God) which are: Talking with God: “As disciples of Jesus, we long to pray our own words and share what’s on our minds and hearts. In prayer, we Read more
Prayer walking tips taken from Arise: Go Deeper: Consider the Numbers blessing: “The Lord bless you and keep you [you could name the person, street, or building here]; th eLord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give Read more
Read: “I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, and for this reason I do not cease to give thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers. I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father Read more
Reflection: I love the way words can sometimes conjure up wonderful images in our minds, so when the phrase “Peace, Like a River” came into my mind I was immediately captured by the phrase. We all know what a river is of course, but how do we apply the word Read more
This week at Journey into Prayer we looked at Mark 11:15-17 which relates how Jesus threw the money lenders and animal sellers out of the Temple courtyard. He quoted from the book of Isaiah saying, ”’My Temple will be called a house of prayer for all nations’. But you have Read more
The word “bless” or “blessing” is used over 600 times in our Bible… in the 50 chapters of Genesis, it’s used almost 100 times alone! It’s a big deal. However, for me, it had become a word that meant so many things it had somewhat lost its weight. The word Read more
In a previous Midweek Musings, we have mentioned that the Psalms, in all their glorious poetry, function as a ‘toolbox,’ a jumping off point for our exploration of our relationship with God. The simplest way to illustrate this perhaps is the association of Psalm 23 with funeral services. And so to Psalm 27… Read more