In Acts 4, the early church responds to opposition not with fear or strategy, but by turning to Scripture in prayer. They anchor themselves in who God is and speak His truth over their situation. They take words from Psalm 2 and apply them directly to what they are facing. Read more
On Sunday, during our Journey into Prayer gathering, Dorothy shared a couple of passages that helped guide our prayer walking: Psalm 33 v 13 – 15 The Lord looks down from heaven and sees the whole human race.From his throne he observes all who live on the earth. He made their hearts, so he understands everything Read more
On Sunday we took the chance to each review our relationship with God in prayer and how this has progressed over the last few years. Read 2 Corinthians 3:18 ‘…we can be mirrors that brightly reflect the glory of the Lord. And as the Spirit of the Lord works within Read more
Because Jesus was born as a child into the world, it paved the way for us to become children of God. The following passages tell us about this: Isaiah 9 v6, John 1 v 12-14, 1 John 3 v 1a-2, Romans 8 v 15-17 Reading them slowly and prayerfully, consider Read more
Read The Parable of the Ten Virgins 25 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish and five were wise. 3 The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. 4 The wise Read more
Read The Widow’s Olive Oil The wife of a man from the company of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that he revered the Lord. But now his creditor is coming to take my two boys as his slaves.” Elisha replied to her, “How Read more
Read The Parable of the Lost Son [or Daughter!] 11 Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. 12 The younger onesaid to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he dividedhis property between them. 13 “Not long after that, the younger son got Read more
Read Jesus’ Triumphant Entry 11 As Jesus and his disciples approached Jerusalem, they came to the towns of Bethphage and Bethany on the Mount of Olives. Jesus sent two of them on ahead. 2 “Go into that village over there,” he told them. “As soon as you enter it, you will see a young donkey 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
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