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Breakthrough – Russ Parker
Sometimes people in prayer for a church or community seem to hit a glass ceiling – things go fine, but there isn’t real breakthrough. Here is an opportunity to find out one of the powerful causes – past history of … Continue reading
Posted in Effective Church
Tagged blessing, breakthrough, communities, forgiveness, future, history, past, Prayer, region, Russ Parker, transformation, wholeness
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Music Prayer Film Video and Festivals
How do we as Christian celebrate the seasons including secular celebrations? Today, I was stopped in my tracks by 4 artpieces which I now find are related. I began by feeling drawn to picking up and rereading a section in … Continue reading
Posted in Contemplation, Mission
Tagged celebration, Easter, film, Melissa Parrick, Passion, Prayer, seasons, St Valentines, Video
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Why people don’t go to prayer meetings (Frequently Unspoken Questions and Answers)
(An imagined conversation) There’s going to be a half-night of prayer (7 pm to 11 pm) this Friday. That’s nice for you. I won’t be there. Why? Look, I’ll be honest. It’s too boring. What do you think a prayer … Continue reading
The Word we study has to be the Word we pray…
It has been over 15 years since I first read ‘The Ragamuffin Gospel’ by Brennan Manning, and it was well due a re-read. Today a couple of paragraphs have caught my attention and my heart.. and I’m sharing with you … Continue reading
Posted in Contemplation, Effective Church, Prayer
Tagged Brennan Manning, Contempation, Prayer, Word
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Lectio Divina – Psalm 103 – Praise the Lord, my soul…
Often when God told Israel off he said something along the lines of “you have not remembered me”. To pursue a deep intimate relationship with God the first thing we need to encourage ourselves to remember him. in Psalm 103 … Continue reading
Why millennials are leaving the church – Rachel Held Evans
How do we connect with church, why are people leaving church…. What is Church? Reading Rachel Evans blog post this morning I was reminded that in 2007 Tearfund published a report into church attendance in the UK (available here). I … Continue reading
Quiet Places – July 2013
Last night we ran our regular quiet place… a space for people to come an enter into silence.. to meet with God face to face… After folks went their own way I picked up the camera and took a few … Continue reading
What is Lectio Divina?
“Lectio Divina”, a Latin term, means “divine reading” and describes a way of reading the Scriptures whereby we gradually let go of our own agenda and open ourselves to what God wants to say to us. As a guideline there are … Continue reading
Posted in Lectio Divina, Ministry, Prayer & Intercession
Tagged lectio divina, meditation, Prayer, Word of God
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Lectio – the Beatitudes, Matthew 5
Today’s reading comes from Matthew 5 – the beatitudes. I was really challenged by my brief visit to the For the Right Reasons print shop yesterday – and somehow reflecting on the beatitudes seems a right thing to focus on. … Continue reading
Lectio – Romans 2 – Simeon
Todays Lectio comes from Luke chapter 2. Joseph and Mary had brought Jesus to be presented at the temple – to be presented before the Lord as was the custom. Today we look at the prophesy of Simeon… 25 At … Continue reading
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