“Some days it feels as if the equipping either just isn’t working or it’s never ending and we’ll never ever get anywhere - so we listen to Paul again speaking from Philippians 1:6 - ‘…and I am certain that God who began the good work within you, will continue His work until it’s finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns’ …”
- Robin Knox
We started with an imaginative reading from Mark 1: 16-20 - have a read and then listen to the message!
“God has a much bigger story, and being loved means being a part of that big story, as well as being loved personally and individually. I'm actually not sure we can make sense of it, but we have to wrestle with it…”
- Kris Gilbert
“The good news is that Jesus can set us free.
Even if we don’t really know quite what it is that isn’t right with our lives, Jesus can see clearly, and he can help us to break free.
He gives us hope;
He brings true freedom.”
- Tracey Hunt
“A neighbour is somebody that has compassion.
Somebody who can feel what it’s like to be in need
and then responds with respect and kindness”
- Ian Waddington
“We are called to be actively joyful - actively rejoicing in our privilege; the privilege of being children of God”
- Tony Plews
“When all the rest of the world would rush us out of our discomfort, and shush us into cheer, Advent calls to us - keep awake, see the need, hold the sorrow, and sit in the waiting.”
- Russell Thorp
“I had to keep choosing to hope,
But in order to sustain that hope,
I had to learn to lament;
To be real about where I was with God.
To be real about my anger, my disappointment and my fear;
To acknowledge the reality;
To bring that before God”
- Aaron Hendry