Lydia: Courageous Hospitality Jodie introduces us to Lydia whose story is found in Acts 16:11-15,40 Lydia is a character who appears very briefly in the book of Acts, when she meets Paul during his stay in Philippi. Lydia was a successful businesswoman who offered what she had – her home and resources – to help […]
Praying ‘outwards’
Praying ‘outwards’ In this month’s prayer-focused post, Jodie provides practical ideas for how we can pray ‘outwards’ for those around us, our communities and the world. Over the last few months we’ve thought a lot about prayer and explored how it is essentially communicating with, seeking and listening to God. We’ve considered how we can […]
Learning from Jesus – praying in the Garden of Gethsemane
Learning from Jesus – praying in the Garden of Gethsemane How do we pray when we are in deep distress and anguish? How do we pray when it appears God isn’t answering our prayers for relief? How do we pray in the face of great suffering? This month our Week of Prayer falls in the […]
Seeking God
Seeking God Last month I wrote about how prayer is two-way communication (we listen as well as speak) and that, in order to build a relationship, we need to have communication at the centre (we can’t know someone if we don’t communicate with them). God wants to be in relationship with us, that’s why He […]
Prayer is 2-way communication!
Prayer is 2-way communication! Jodie continues her series on prayer. You can read her introduction at Never Stop Praying. When I first started following Jesus as a teenager I was amazed that I could talk to God and that He would listen to me! Prayer and talking to God was a huge excitement and revelation […]
We are thankful
We are thankful During our Sunday meeting we asked Jubilee Church to write down anything which they are thankful to God for. We collected them together on flipchart paper. Here is a picture of all the thankful notes collected together: Jodie has summarised all the thankful notes in words and created a ‘thankful speech bubble’ […]
Emmanuel – God with us
Emmanuel – God with us Today’s post has been written by Jodie. She is a member of the leadership team and is our Operations Manager. Right from the beginning of creation, God has desired to be with His people. In Genesis 3 we read about God walking in the garden in the cool of the […]
Autumn Ministry School part 4
Autumn Ministry School part 4 Continuing our series on our Autumn Ministry School, Jodie tells us about the Prophecy Group. Prophecy Group Over the last six weeks a group of 14 have been meeting weekly to discover more about the gift of prophecy and how to grow in the gift. Each week we have delved […]