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
On Sunday, it was lovely to gather together and have space to think about the year ahead. Many different people shared what they felt God was saying and the Core Team fed back on some of their reflections from their ‘away’ weekend (at Mike and Judy’s house!). Kelly shared her Read more
Introduction In what ways do you connect with God? Use the prompt below if you are struggling to think of some answers: Do any of the below describe you? Would you consider any of the others? Consider These Bible verses are about Jesus’ relationship with God: Note in Luke 11: Read more
I have become deeply convicted that our one purpose as Christians is to grow in love, both for God and for others. However, you can pray for an hour every morning, work your way through the Bible in a year every year, have ‘quiet time’ every day, and still not Read more