A change of direction The original title for this blog post was going to be ‘When stopping the right thing, is the right thing’ but it seemed a bit cumbersome. The fact is though, that we can be doing the right thing, following the path God called us to and seeing success. But it’s not […]
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A Family Get-together
A Family Get-together Recently Jubilee Church went away for the weekend to spend time together and with God. We had an amazing guest speaker, Angela, who has helped the church over the last decade. She brings her personal experience of living both in South Africa and the UK alongside her prophetic gift. Over the years […]
Foundations part 1
Foundations: Identity Who we are in Christ is a cornerstone teaching at Jubilee. We are sons and daughters, adopted into the Kingdom, Ambassadors, born again (recreated), co-heirs with Jesus. Join us in our look at our identity through a study of Ephesians. What does the Bible say about who we are? By clicking on each […]
A Creative Walk through Genesis
A Creative Walk through Genesis According to the Bible the first thing we learn about God is that He is creative. He is The Creator. He speaks life into existence. Today as we read through the creation account in Genesis 1:1-25 – the first 5 days – I’m going to ask some questions or suggest […]
Let’s honour one another
Let’s honour one another As we came together recently to celebrate the life Queen Elizabeth ll, much has been said about duty, honour and respect. On her 21st birthday the Queen promised that her life would be in our service, and she was true to her word. Her sense of duty and service was shored […]
Ministry Schools return
Ministry Schools return During Autumn 2021 we trialled Ministry Schools instead of Lifegroups. We were thrilled with how successful these were. This Autumn Term, Ministry Schools are back with some new ones added. Bible School: Strengths for Life’s Seasons The five Old Testament books of Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes and Esther form what […]
Finding God in Silence
Following on from Peter’s post, encouraging us to sit and rest, Hazel introduces the idea of finding God in the silent moments. Silence I recently read the book ‘Silence’ by Joanna Nyland. Together with the theme in my recent daily readings it has encouraged me to think about how God calls us sometimes to find […]
Beyond exhaustion!
Although each year officially ends in December, to parents, pupils and teachers the year ends in July. Before we get into the busyness of getting away on holiday and getting ready for a new school year in September, Peter reminds us of the need to rest. Beyond exhaustion! Do you ever feel too tired to […]
Trusting God in a time of financial crisis part 3
Trusting God in a time of financial crisis part 3 Paul’s final post reminds us that we can all help and encourage others. We have discussed the dangers of becoming fearful and approaching the current cost of living situation negatively in the previous blogs. Let’s now look at how we can help and encourage each […]
Trusting God in a time of financial crisis part 2
Trusting God in a time of financial crisis part 2 In the second of three posts, Paul talks more about trusting God whatever the circumstances. In the last blog I wrote about not giving way to fear in the current cost of living challenge. Instead, we need to build our faith in the certain knowledge […]
Trusting God in a time of financial crisis part 1
Trusting God in a time of financial crisis part 1 This is the first of three weekly posts about the current cost of living challenge from Paul Plagerson. Paul is the author of ‘If God is so good, why do I always seem to be broke?’ Don’t Panic The governor of the Bank of England […]
Modelling a legacy
Tom introduces us to the legacy he and the youthwork team are promoting amongst our young people. Modelling a legacy It is quite a moment when you realise that the next generation are watching you and taking on board what you are doing. We maybe don’t realise that our reactions to events and interactions with […]