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Advent 13: The Journey to Bethlehem
Mary travelled the 70 miles to Bethlehem whilst she was heavily pregnant. I’ve always been aware that the Bible doesn’t mention a donkey and a number of years ago I heard someone talking about the journey to Bethlehem saying that … Continue reading
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Tagged Advent, christmas, Christmas story, first Christmas, Fritz von Uhde, giving our stress to God, God with us, how to respond when we are stressed, Immanuel, Journey to Bethlehem, letting go of work and stress, perseverance, persevrance, road stress, the road to Bethlehem, when life is hard, why was Jesus born in Bethlehem
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Advent 3: When life is FRUSTRATING!!!
Zechariah had never felt so frustrated. He had been unable to speak since he had encountered the angel in the temple and not being able to talk was making his everyday life difficult. He remembered coming out of the temple several … Continue reading
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Tagged Advent, christmas, Christmas story, giving our stress to God, hiding or facing up to pain, letting go of the things that hold us back, letting go of work and stress, Mary and zechariah contrasted, pour our your hearts, Zechariah and the angel
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The one about the Ofsted Inspection
I can’t remember the last time that I had more than one teacher tell me ‘that theme was so appropriate for today’ following a school assembly. When this happened a few days ago, it was such an encouraging end to a … Continue reading
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Tagged Calming of the storm, christian assembly ideas, feeling overwhelmed, God is speaking to us, God of surprises, God speaks, God's gift of peace, how to respond when we are stressed, letting go of work and stress, life experiences, Ofsted inspection, peace, peace be still, philippians 4.7, school assembly, storms of life
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The one about the Flat Battery
So, I ran out at high-speed and jumped into the car and as I turned the key and the engine did nothing :(. The car had a flat battery because we had only used it for very short journeys for a few … Continue reading
Posted in Being honest about our faith, Faith, Life experiences, Relationship with God, rest, restoration
Tagged alternator, charging up, find rest in God, flat battery, how do we rest?, jump start, letting go of work and stress, living for God energizes us, Psalm 62 1, rest, sabbath, soul finds rest in God, what gives you rest
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