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What will you do with this Gift of Time?
If you had said to me six months ago that a time was coming when the people of the UK would be asked to remain in their homes for at least three weeks I wouldn’t have believed you and yet … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, film, Following Jesus, Kingdom of God, Life experiences, Life in all it's fullness, modern parable, Relationship with God
Tagged busy, busyness, investing in our relationship with God, is christianity a duty or a relationship, kingdom of God, making time for what is important, over busy, pour our your hearts, relationship with God, seek first the kingdom of God, time is precious, time to stop, too busy
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Are You Ready for Black Sunday?
On Black Friday, lots of people head to the shops so I figured that I would call today Black Sunday to inspire people to go to church. On Black Friday, shoppers desperately try to save money by err… spending money … Continue reading
Posted in church, Faith, Learning, Life experiences, Life in all it's fullness, Relationship with God
Tagged black Friday, black Sunday, excuse not to go to church, fulfillment, investing in our relationship with God, life in all its fullness, meaning of life, Orchard baptist Church, relationship with God, search for meaning
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Shall we be Friends (Part 2)
If you missed it, you can quickly read the first part of this short parable here. Bill sat in his hotel room feeling lousy. He hadn’t talked to Pete for 3 years and life just wasn’t the same any more. … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, discipleship, Faith, Following Jesus, Prayer, Relationship with God
Tagged believe the Bible, bible, Christianity is about a relationship not a religion, do we know what the Bible says?, God speaks through the Bible, God wants to talk with us, how to read the Bible, investing in our relationship with God, jesus taught in parables, parables, relationship with God, talk with God, talk with Jesus
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Good Evening Holy Trinity
I was sat at the concert, minding my own business when unexpectedly I heard: ‘Good evening Holy Trinity!’ It turned out that the person speaking was announcing that pupils from Holy Trinity school were there but their announcement caught me … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, God is our father, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Life experiences, Relationship with God
Tagged Christianity is about a relationship not a religion, empowered by the Holy Spirit, filled with the spirit, God the father, holy spirit, In step with the spirit, investing in our relationship with God, jesus, jesus came as a human, Jesus is God, life experiences, relationship with God, trinity
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The one about showing people how to find the way?
I had been in the hospital before with my son and had followed him to the correct department. Now I was back a few months later without him and unfortunately I couldn’t quite remember the way. Fortunately the receptionist told me … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, church, discipleship, Faith, Following Jesus, Life experiences, Prayer, Relationship with God
Tagged called to follow Jesus, Christianity is about a relationship not a religion, disciples who make disciples, discipleship, follow Jesus, God speaks through the Bible, God wants to talk with us, investing in our relationship with God, life experiences, making disciples, prayer is simple, privilege of prayer, relationship with God, talk with God, talk with Jesus, what is a disciple, what is the church for, you cannot be a disciple alone
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The One About Trying to get Signal
As we walked down the path, my son kept holding his hands up in the air. Apparently he wasn’t praising God or even trying to block the sun that was shining in his eyes, so what was he doing? You have … Continue reading
Posted in Being honest about our faith, creative communication, discipleship, Faith, God is with us, Life experiences, Listening to God, Relationship with God
Tagged access to God, access to the father through Jesus, cost of discipleship, geocaching, God is closer than you think, God is with us, God with us, I am with you always, investing in our relationship with God, jesus died for us, knowing Jesus, life experiences, prayer, relationship with God, what did it cost God the father to send his son, why did Jesus die?
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An Encounter with God is better than an Explanation about Him
Sadly, many Christians think that evangelism is primarily about passing on information about Jesus but it is so much more. I want people who don’t know Jesus yet to, Encounter him rather than just to hear an Explanation about him. Talk … Continue reading
Posted in Being honest about our faith, Faith, Prayer, Relationship with God
Tagged Christianity is about a relationship not a religion, do we understand what prayer is?, evangelism, investing in our relationship with God, is christianity a duty or a relationship, knowing Jesus, prayer, relationship with God, talk with God, talk with Jesus, talking with God
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Don’t worry, I won’t get kittens when I grow up
The other day, my daughter started randomly talking with me about when she grows up. She may only be 6, but one day she said that she is going to have her own house and that she will have kittens. A short while … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, film, Following Jesus, God is with us, God loves us, Life experiences, Loving one another, Relationship with God
Tagged Click father scene, family, father and daughter, film, friendship, investing in our relationship with God, making time for what is important, people are more important than projects, priorities, relationship with God, relationships, What is the most important thing?
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The One Where the Panels Appeared Broken
So, I received an e-mail that said that the solar panels had generated nothing for the previous month. Unfortunately I received it on a day when I couldn’t get to the church to check on the system and so I had to try to … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, freedom, Life experiences
Tagged christian analogy of solar panels and the sun, do not be afraid, fix you, fix you coldplay, God restores, God wants to fix you, have a break, investing in our relationship with God, jesus can fix us, life experiences, relationship with God, relationships, restoration, slowing down, solar energy, time is precious, time to stop
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