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Time to Pause and Reflect? Some thoughts and questions for church leaders
This post is a copy of my contribution to the Eastern Baptist Association ‘Thought for the Week’ which is sent to the Ministers in the EBA. I am reposting it here in case other church leaders find it helpful as we … Continue reading
Posted in change, church, Faith, Leadership, Life experiences
Tagged are we open to God's leading, being open to change, change, church worship, I am doing a new thing, I'm coming back to the heart of church, Is the church spirit or me centred?, Leadership, living church, love your neighbour, pour our your hearts, scattered church, what is the church for
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When I can’t do it is the right answer!
To certain members of the Ross household it felt like the end of the world – our internet had stopped working at home! While we waited for an engineer to come and fix the problem I bought a mobile wifi … Continue reading
Seeing Blockages as Opportunities and not Obstacles
As we walked along we came to a barrier under a bridge but there was also a diversion sign. As I paused it occurred to me that this was a perfect illustration of what I believe that God has been … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Following Jesus, God is with us, Life experiences, Listening to God, Relationship with God, trust
Tagged adventure of following Jesus, are obstacles a nuisance or an opportunity, are we open to God's leading, called to follow Jesus, fix your eyes on Jesus, follow Jesus, God doesn't waste a hurt, God guiding us, God of surprises, In our faith I believe that the direction that we are headed in is more important than where we are., kind of following Jesus doesn't work, leap of faith, life experiences, surprised by Jesus, trust, trust God, trust in God, trusting even when things go wrong, trusting in God, trusting Jesus, when things go wrong
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Looking for God Moments
When we serve God and create our own definition of success, it can lead to us feeling we have failed when we should be celebrating the amazing things that God is doing! Last week, I spent a few days at … Continue reading
Posted in Being honest about our faith, Blessed to be a blessing, Faith, Following Jesus, Learning, Life experiences, Life in all it's fullness, Not ashamed of Jesus
Tagged are we open to God's leading, being honest and open, Calming of the storm, celebrations, changed by an encounter with God, evangelism, God is at work, God is at work in our everyday lives, honest about our faith, life experiences, pause, peace be still, sharing God's love, telling our story
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Is Jesus speaking to his followers through Pokemon Go?
Pokemon Go is incredibly popular but it has also been a challenging reminder to me about a key element of what it means to follow Jesus. In case you somehow aren’t familiar with it, Pokemon Go is a game that … Continue reading
Posted in Being honest about our faith, Faith, Following Jesus, Kingdom of God, Life experiences, Listening to God, Relationship with God
Tagged A Christian perspective on Pokemon Go, are we open to God's leading, changed by an encounter with God, filled with the spirit, God transforms, kingdom of God, led by Jesus, let god change you, may your kingdom come may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven, Pokemon Go, seek first the kingdom of God, what does the Bible say about Pokemon Go
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Don’t ask God to direct your steps if you aren’t willing to move your feet
So, Tracey and I were out geocaching and as we walked along we came to a section of footpath that was underwater. We were right next to a footpath sign and we had our gps unit and so we knew … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Following Jesus, Life experiences, trust
Tagged adventure of following Jesus, are we open to God's leading, called to follow Jesus, coping with difficulties, follow Jesus, geocaching, Jesus is Lord, led by Jesus, life experiences, trust God, trust in God, trust in the lord, trusting even when things go wrong, trusting in God
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The God Who Opens Doors
God says, ‘I have opened a door for you that no one can close’ (Revelation 3.8). It is so encouraging to be reminded that God is all powerful and that he can open doors and surprise us as he opens things … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Faith, God is powerful, God is with us, Listening to God, trust
Tagged are we open to God's leading, being open to change, God guiding us, God is all powerful, God is powerful, God opens doors, god's power is made perfect in weakness, power made perfect in weakness, Revelation 3 8, Stronger
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Distraction + Satnav switching off = Detour
I was driving home from a meeting and I was chatting to Tracey on the phone (using the hands free connection of course) when the satnav screen suddenly and unexpectedly went blank. I was pretty sure that I knew where … Continue reading
The Geocache That Seemed Impossible
How are we ever going to get that down was my dominant thought as we approached. The geocache we were hunting for was in a tree about 15 ft up and it looked impossible to get down. Some of my children wanted to … Continue reading
Posted in Being honest about our faith, Faith, God is powerful, God is with us, God loves us, Life experiences, Prayer
Tagged are we open to God's leading, geocaching, God can do the impossible, God guiding us, God has the best perspective on life, peace, prayer, with God all things are possible
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