But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Experiencing Joy is part of being a Christian – yet sometimes we don’t ‘feel’ particularly joyful, or indeed we struggle to find ‘joy’ … Continue reading
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Just to get you in the mood… Love songs quiz – a prize for knowing all the ?’s… Love is all around….? All … Continue reading
In the sermon we explored a number of reasons why people don’t engage with caring for God’s world. Andy grouped these into 1) Scientific objections, 2) Theological objections and 3) Personal objections. Which of these is most important to you … Continue reading
That we are ‘not alone’ is both a comfort and a challenge. A comfort that we find company in and among God’s people, the Church, but also a challenge to share that good news with those both in and out … Continue reading
Exodus 1-2 but especially 1:1-8 A recent definition I heard of stress, from a Christian perspective is ‘forgetfulness’ – forgetting who God is and forgetting who we are. The pharoah in the story of Moses (Exodus 1:8) forgot all that … Continue reading
Exodus 3:18-20 God promises that he will make the Egyptians ‘favourably disposed’ to the Israelites requests. Why is it we so often think that Evangelism is all about what we do? Which names did God give us to pray for … Continue reading
The theologian N.T Wright came up with the idea of a 5-act model of the Bible, and this has been extended by some observers since into a 6-act version which essentially makes more of a distinction between what is happening … Continue reading
Had a good chat with resident deanery Judaism expert David Moss and he put me onto some interesting thinking from Judaism that explores the weakness of robotic obedience. Noah it seems rather gets a pasting for not asking more questions. … Continue reading
Just to get you started, a few questions to think about… 1. What is it to obey someone and why do we do it? 2. Andy defined obedience as “to do what God wants us to do and to be … Continue reading