Christmas 2020 Christmas 2020 was very different for many people. Joyce, one of the talented writers from Jubilee Church, sums it up. Christmas was different this year Empty tables Empty chairs Empty hearts Christmas was different this year Pandemic surging Lockdown pending Flood waters raging Christmas was different this year Sent no cards Bought no […]
Knowing God’s Call
Knowing God’s Call The last 9 months has been scary, uncertain, full of media negativity and unrivalled. (There, I managed not to use the overworked word of 2020!) But it has also been a time to slow down, to appreciate God’s creation and to listen to God. One of the things I noticed was that […]
Creativity and Jubilee Culture
Creativity and Jubilee Culture Last time we looked at how creativity is an innate part of our human makeup. This time Bernice shows how creativity is a large part of the culture at Jubilee. What do we mean by culture? Culture for Jubilee is about the kind of church we want to be. Culture sets […]
Creativity and Identity
Creativity and Identity Our values and our identity in Christ are some of the key ingredients in making Jubilee the church that it is. In a two-part series Bernice looks at how creativity impacts on these areas. Today she looks at creativity and our Identity in Christ. What do we mean by creativity? Many people […]
Our Identity in Christ
Our Identity in Christ Following on from our last post ‘Who do you think you are?’, Nat Aspley and I have joined together to express our identity in Christ creatively . Nat has written the poems and I have provided the artwork. Sonship Adopted Called to be HIS own Chosen Belonging A child of GOD […]
Bezalel Ben-Uri Ben-Hur
Bezalel Ben-Uri Ben-Hur You may not be aware of the name. Bezalel. Who is he? You may have skipped over his name as you read about the making of the Tent of Meeting. He is the first person we are told about in the Bible to receive gifts of the Spirit. We meet Bezalel in […]
Red Letter Days: The woman at the well
Red Letter Days: Jesus and the Woman at the Well This month’s Red Letter Day has been written by Beccy Clay. John 4: 1-30 I love this story of grace and compassion. It shows us so well how Jesus acted to those he met, and how he continues to act towards us. It demonstrates how […]
Red Letter Days: Nehemiah
Red Letter Days: Introducing a new series A Red Letter Day is a day of significance or opportunity. It is the sort of day that a person looks back on and picks out as memorable or life-changing. In the Bible we read about the lives of different characters, many of whom experienced days which changed […]
Jubilee Culture: Creativity
Jubilee Culture: Creativity What is your response if you are asked if you are creative? Most people will say they are not because they think they are being asked if they draw or paint. But creativity is so much more than that! It encompasses hospitality, writing, knitting, sewing, photography, cooking, garden design – the list […]
Godly Imagination
Godly Imagination Our first Sunday in 2017 was an imaginative get together. The children and young people stayed in the meeting rather than go to their own groups. At the beginning of his talk Chris asked the children to take either a cardboard box or a tube along with some wax crayons and use their […]
Glimpses of Jesus
Glimpses of Jesus During 2016 Jubilee Church has been running a blog called ‘Glimpses of Jesus in the Old Testament’. Our aim Our aim has been to try to paint a picture of Jesus as hinted at, indicated, outlined and glimpsed in the Old Testament. We have not attempted to provide a comprehensive study but […]