Forced to Leave Peter looks at times in the Bible where we see how refugees dealt with their circumstances and challenges us about what our response would be. Recently I have been drawn to the book of Ruth and found some relevance to current world events! Elimelech and Naomi with their two sons Mahlon and […]
Dealing with Delay
Dealing with Delay Alison writes about our approach to dealing with delay. How have you coped during the last two years? “Hope deferred makes the heart sick but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.” Proverbs 13 v12 Definition of Delay To defer something means to put off to a later time or postpone, […]
Dealing with Change
Dealing with Change Previously we looked at several questions around ‘What will normal look like post lockdown?’ I hope you have had time to think about what things you might want to leave behind from your pre-pandemic life. Rob wrote about the questions many people are asking about God’s plans for their lives: Questions about […]
What In The World Is Going On?
What In The World Is Going On? The last few months of 2019 saw unrest and unhappiness, not just in the UK but across many countries around the world. There was bullying, rancour, name calling, turmoil, wars and rumours of wars. In all, it was not a pleasant time and many may have asked: What […]
The Importance of Story Telling
The Importance of Story Telling ‘Do you remember when …?’ How often when friends or family get together does a conversation start with ‘Do you remember when we …’ and a story begins of a holiday, an occasion, a memory or an adventure. It’s not a story from a book, or a story that’s necessarily […]
A perfect man and his wife!
This is the second in Peter Davey’s series on The Life of Job. His introduction can be found here. A perfect man and his wife! I continue to find myself excited and inspired by the story of Job although some of its statements are quite challenging. What about Job’s wife? Over the years I have […]
Christmas 2018
Today’s post has been written by Peter Davey Christmas 2018 Christmas is often a time to catch up with family and friends; a time for sharing, updating and remembering. We listen to the familiar words of the birth of Jesus and perhaps skip over details. Can I invite you to consider two people for a […]
Habakkuk: Suffering & Sovereignty
Suffering & Sovereignty: A look at the message of Habakkuk Habakkuk is a fascinating little book! Tucked away in the so-called minor prophets towards the end of the Old Testament, it has a unique style and a timeless message. As a church we spent some time earlier in the year looking at its message and […]
Taking the bandages off Lazarus
Today we welcome Peter Davey. Peter is married to Jill and together they have been in Christian ministry since the early days of their marriage. They have four grown up children and dozens of grandchildren and are a great addition to the Jubilee family in their example and wisdom of years. Taking the bandages off […]
What does serving look like to you?
What does serving look like to you? Recently Paul Norris talked about being Devoted to Fellowship which included serving one another. He said: “When we see that the early church were devoted to the fellowship it shows a devotion to the whole, a devotion to who they are together. A devotion to serving. But this […]
Being continually thankful
Being continually thankful We are a few days into the New Year and already many of the resolutions people made on January 1st will have been broken. I don’t make resolutions. I choose a word for the year that describes what I want to see more of in my life. Last year’s word was ‘connect’ […]
Discipleship Series
Discipleship series Part 1 The theme for much of the teaching this year at Jubilee has been Discipleship. This post gathers together the first part of the teaching with links to the podcasts. 1. What is Discipleship? Click here for the Podcast Discipleship is learning to live like Jesus – to grow in our relationship […]